E(a)rnest (or Ernie) Brown(e) may refer to:

Politicians Ernest Brown (British politician) (1881–1962), British politician Ernest M. Brown (1890–1961), member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Ernest S. Brown (1903–1965), U.S. Senator from Nevada Earnest Brown Jr. (born 1970), American jurist and politician in Arkansas

Sportspeople Ernest Brown (basketball) (born 1979), American basketball player Ernest Brown (coach) (1872–1905), American football player and coach with the Georgia Bulldogs Ernie Brown (gridiron football) (born 1971), American football defensive end Earnest Brown IV (born 1999), American football defensive end Ernest Brown (cyclist), Welsh cyclist and rugby player

Others Ernest Brown (dancer) (1916–2009), African American tap dancer Ernest William Brown (1866–1938), British mathematician and astronomer Ernie Lively (Ernest Wilson Brown Jr., 1947–2021), American actor Ernest Brown (photographer) (1877–1951), Scottish photographer