Selected People With This Name
- Brian (mythology), Celtic mythological figure
- Surname
- Donald Brian (1877-1948), Canadian-American actor, dancer, and singer
- Havergal Brian (1876–1972), British classical composer
- Mary Brian (1906–2002), American actress and movie star
- Given name
- Brian Alderson (1950–1997), Scottish footballer
- Brian Bell (musician) (born 1968), member of American rock group Weezer
- Brian Blessed (born 1937), English actor
- Brian Boitano (born 1963), American figure skater
- Brian Boru (941-1014), Irish king who overthrew the centuries-long domination of the Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill
- Brian Clough (1935–2004), British football manager
- Brian Cowen (born 1960), former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of the Republic of Ireland
- Brian de la Puente (born 1985), NFL football player
- Brian De Palma (born 1940), American film director
- Brian Eno (born 1948), English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer
- Brian Epstein (1934–1967), English businessperson, manager of The Beatles
- Brian Horwitz (nickamed "The Rabbi"; born 1982), American major league baseball outfielder
- Brian Johnson (born 1947), member and lead vocalist of the hard rock band AC/DC
- Brian Johnston (1912–1994), British cricket commentator
- Brian Jones (1942–1969), founding member, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist in the English rock group The Rolling Stones
- Brian Joo (born 1981), American-born Korean singer, former member of the R&B duo Fly to the Sky
- Brian Jossie (born 1977), American professional wrestler performing under the ring name of Abraham Washington
- Brian Joubert (born 1984), French figure skater and 2007 World Champion
- Brian Lara (born 1969), former West Indian cricketer
- Brian Laudrup (born 1969), former Danish international soccer player
- Brian Littrell (born 1975), member of the boy band, The Backstreet Boys
- Brian May (born 1947), famous guitarist from the band, Queen
- Brian McConaghy (born 1950), Canadian forensic scientist
- Brian McKnight (born 1969), R&B singer
- Brian Molko (born 1972), lead vocalist of the band Placebo
- Brian Moore (disambiguation)
- Brian Moorman (born 1976), American football player for the Buffalo Bills
- Brian Mulroney (born 1939), former Canadian prime minister (1984–1993)
- Brian O'Driscoll (born 1979), Irish rugby player
- Brian Paddick (born 1958), British politician
- Brian Peaker (born 1959), Canadian rower
- Brian Piccolo (1943–1970), American football player for the Chicago Bears and subject of TV movie Brian's Song
- Brian Retterer (born 1972), American swimmer
- Brian Smith (disambiguation)
- Brian Stephney (born 1983), Montserratian cricketer
- Brian Urlacher (born 1978), American football player for the Chicago Bears
- Brian Viloria (born 1980), American boxer
- Brian Warner (born 1969), American singer, better known by his stage name Marilyn Manson
- Brian Westbrook (born 1979), American football player for the Philadelphia Eagles
- Brian Wilson (born 1942), member of American music group, The Beach Boys
- Brian Wilson (baseball) (born 1982), pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
- Fictional characters
- Brian Griffin on Family Guy, voiced by Seth MacFarlane
- Brian Kinney on Queer as Folk (US), played by Gale Harold
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Famous quotes containing the words selected and/or people:
“She was so overcome by the splendor of his achievement that she took him into the closet and selected a choice apple and delivered it to him, along with an improving lecture upon the added value and flavor a treat took to itself when it came without sin through virtuous effort. And while she closed with a Scriptural flourish, he hooked a doughnut.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (18351910)
“The earth had a single light afar,
A flickering, human pathetic light,
That was maintained against the night,
It seemed to me, by the people there,
With a Godforsaken brute despair.”
—Robert Frost (18741963)