'''James Brown''' is the name of several notable people:
- James Brown, soul and funk singer and bandleader, born 1933
- James Brown, American TV personality, born 1955
- James Brown, U.S. Senator from Louisiana (1766-1835)
- James Brown, British music journalist and magazine editor
- Jim Brown, né James Nathaniel Brown, American football player and film actor
- Jimmy White, British snooker player who officially changed his name by deed poll to James Brown to tie in with his sponsor, HP Sauce, a manufacturer of brown sauce.