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Eric Brown may refer to:
Eric Brown (pilot) (born 1919) British test pilot
Eric Brown (writer) (born 1960) British science fiction author
Eric Brown (actor) (born 1964) American film and TV actor
Eric Brown (golfer) (1925–1986) Scottish golfer
Eric Brown (American football) (born 1975) former American football safety
Eric Brown (judge) former Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
Eric D. Brown (born 1984) American musician songwriter and producer
Eric Brown (footballer) Liberian footballer.