People
- Alexander Picton Brereton (1892-1976), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Cuthbert A. Brereton (1850-1910), British civil engineer
- Dan Brereton, artist and illustrator
- Dermott Brereton (b.1964), Australian rules footballer
- Frederick Sadleir Brereton (1852–1957), British author
- John Brereton (1571/72? - 1632?), British explorer and writer
- John Le Gay Brereton (1871-1933), Australian poet
- Joseph Lloyd Brereton (1822-1901), English educational reformer and writer
- Kevin Brereton (b.1972), Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer
- Laurie Brereton (b.1946), Australian politician
- Lewis H. Brereton (1890-1967), American military aviation pioneer
- Mocky Brereton, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Patrick Brereton, author and academic at Dublin City University
- Robert Maitland Brereton (1834–1911), English railway engineer
- R. P. Brereton (1818-1894), British engineer and colleague of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
- Thomas Brereton (1782-1831), Irish soldier, governor of Senegal
- William Brereton (disambiguation), any of several people:
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