Brest is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Harold Brest
Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay was the site of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary between 1934 and 1963. There were a total of 14 escape attempts from the prison made by 34 prisoners during this time. Two men tried twice, making for a total of ...
, 20th-century American prisoner
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Jorge Romero Brest
Jorge Aníbal Romero Brest (October 2, 1905 – February 12, 1989) was an influential art critic in Argentina, who helped popularize avant-garde art in his country.
Life and work
Born in Buenos Aires in 1905, Romero Brest enjoyed multiple int ...
(1905–1989), Argentine art critic and curator
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Lewis F. Brest (1842–1915), Union Army soldier
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Martin Brest
Martin Brest (born August 8, 1951) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Education
Brest was born in the Bronx, New York, and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1969, from New York University's School of the Arts in ...
(born 1951), American filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, film editor, and actor
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Paul Brest
Paul Brest (born 1940) is an American scholar of constitutional law, a former president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and a former dean of Stanford Law School. He is an influential theorist on the role of non-profit organizations i ...
(born 1940), American academic
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Vida Brest (1925–1985), Slovenian poet and writer
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