John Brown (October 23, 1820 – November 4, 1896) was a leader among the Mormons in the southern United States and in the pioneer exodus to the West.

He was baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Perry County, Illinois, by George P. Dykes.

Brown later served as a Mormon missionary in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Liverpool, England.

He headed a group of Latter-day Saints, mainly from Mormon Springs, Mississippi, who moved west in 1846.

[1] Brown made 13 trips across the country leading Latter-day Saints to Utah and other parts in the West.