People
- Charlie Brown (singer) (born 1986), British singer
- Charlie Brown (born 1970), American rapper and member of Leaders of the New School
- Charles Brown (musician) (1922–1999), American blues singer
- Charlie Brown Jr. (band), Brazilian rock band
- Charlie Brown (DJ) (c. 1942 – 2022), American radio DJ
- Charles Brockden Brown (1771–1810), American novelist
- Charles D. Brown (1887–1948), American stage and film actor
- Charles Brown (actor) (1946–2004), American actor with Negro Ensemble Company
- Charlie Brown (pilot) (1922–2008), American World War II pilot, involved in the Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident in 1943
- Charles Brown (Royal Navy officer) (c. 1678 – 1753), Royal Navy officer
- Charles Brown (Medal of Honor, 1864) (1841–1919), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Charles Brown (marine) (1849–?), American 1871 Korean Expedition Marine and Medal of Honor recipient
- Charles Henry Brown (1872–1917), New Zealand Army officer who served during World War I
- Charles R. Brown (1899–1983), United States Navy four-star admiral
- Charles Q. Brown Jr. (born 1962), chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Sir Charles Richmond Brown, 4th Baronet (1902–1995), British soldier
- Charlie Brown (Georgia politician) (1903–1995), Atlanta politician for whom the airport Charlie Brown Field is named
- Charlie Brown (Indiana politician) (born 1938), Indiana state representative
- Charlie Brown (West Virginia politician) (born 1950), West Virginia attorney general
- Charles Brown (congressman) (1797–1883), U.S. representative from Pennsylvania
- Charles Brown (mayor) (1873–1943), mayor of Murray, Utah, 1906–1909
- Charles Brown (Wisconsin politician) (1828–?), Wisconsin state assemblyman
- Charles Elwood Brown (1834–1904), U.S. representative from Ohio
- Charles Harrison Brown (1920–2003), U.S. representative from Missouri
- Charles Henry Brown (politician) (1904–1959), Vermont lawyer and politician
- Charles Brown (Australian politician) (1895–1970), Australian politician from Queensland
- Charles Brown (Labour politician) (1884–1940), British Labour Party member of parliament for Mansfield, 1929–1940
- Charles Brown (New Zealand politician) (1820–1901), from Taranaki
- Charles Hunter Brown (1825–1898), New Zealand politician from Canterbury
- Charles Arthur Brown (1919–1997), American auxiliary bishop of Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Charles E. Brown Jr. (1911–1996), Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Army
- Charles John Brown (born 1959), American Catholic archbishop and apostolic nuncio to the Philippines
- Charles John Brown (moderator) (1806–1884), Scottish minister
- Charles Oliver Brown (1848–1941), Congregational minister and bugler in the American Civil War
- Charles Reynolds Brown (1862–1950), American Congregational clergyman and educator
- Charles Rufus Brown (1849–1914), American Baptist clergyman and Semitic scholar
- Charlie Brown (defensive back) (born 1942), National Football League and Canadian Football League player
- Charlie Brown (running back) (born 1945), National Football League player
- Charlie Brown (wide receiver, born 1948), National Football League player
- Charlie Brown (wide receiver, born 1958), National Football League player
- Charles Brown (offensive lineman) (born 1987), American football player
- Charles Edwin Brown (1936–2022), American football offensive lineman
- Charles H. Brown (American football) (1886–1963), American college football player and coach, judge
- Charles Brown (footballer), Scottish footballer who played for Tottenham
- Charlie Brown (footballer, born 1898) (1898–1979), English footballer with Southampton and Queens Park Rangers
- Charlie Brown (footballer, born 1999), English footballer with Milton Keynes Dons
- Charlie Brown (Scottish footballer) (1924–2019), Scottish footballer who played for Queen of the South
- Charlie Brown (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1956), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood
- Charlie Brown (footballer, born 1873) (1873–1941), Australian rules footballer for Carlton
- Charlie Brown (baseball) (1871–1938), American baseball player
- Charlie Brown Jr. (basketball) (born 1997), American professional basketball player
- Charlie Brown (basketball, born 1936) (1936–2022), American college basketball player
- Charles Brown (boxer) (born 1939), American Olympic bronze medalist
- Charlie Brown (boxer) (born 1958), American boxer
- Charles Brown (cricketer, born 1815) (1815–1875), English cricketer
- Charles Brown (cricketer, born 1854) (1854–1917), Australian-born English cricketer
- Charles Brown (ice hockey) (born 1947), American ice hockey player
- Charles Brown (roque player) (1867–1937), American Olympic bronze medalist
- Charles Brown (rugby union, born 1887) (1887–1966), New Zealand rugby union player
- Charlie Brown (rugby union, born 1878) (1878–1944), South African international rugby union player
- Charlie Brown (rugby union, born 1909) (1909–1976), Scottish rugby union player
- Charles Brown (water polo), New Zealand water polo player
- Charles Brown (pole vaulter) (born 1956), American pole vaulter, 1978
Songs
- "Charlie Brown" (The Coasters song), written by Leiber and Stoller in 1959
- "Charlie Brown" (Benito di Paula song), released in 1974
- "Charlie Brown" (Coldplay song), released in 2011
- "Charlie Brown" by Beabadoobee from the album Fake It Flowers, released in 2020
Other uses
- Charlie Brown is a character in the Peanuts comic strip.
- You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a musical comedy that is based on the Peanuts comic strip.
- Charles E. Brown Middle School is located in Newton, Massachusetts, United States.