Brien is a surname and male given name. Notable people with this name include:

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Alan Brien Alan Brien (12 March 1925 – 23 May 2008) was an English journalist best known for his novel ''Lenin''. This took the form of a fictional diary charting Vladimir Lenin's life from the death of his father to shortly before his own demise in 1924. ...

(1925–2008), English journalist * Alizée Brien (born 1993), Canadian racing cyclist *

Chris Brien Christian John Brien is a drummer, percussionist and drum clinician. From 1992 he was a member of the Australian rock, funk and disco band Swoop and appears on all three of their studio albums, ''Thriller'' (October 1993), ''Woxo Principle'' (N ...

, drummer, percussionist and drum clinician *

Don Brien Don Brien (born September 1, 1959 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian sprint canoer, who competed in the mid to late 1980s. He won a bronze medal with partner Colin Shaw in the K-2 1000 m at the 1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships a ...

(born 1959), Canadian sprint canoer *

Doug Brien Douglas Robert Zachariah Brien (born November 24, 1970) is a former American football placekicker and American businessman. He played twelve seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for seven teams: San Francisco, New Orleans, Indianapolis ...

(born 1970), American football placekicker *

Edward Brien Edward Henry Brien (1811-1902) was Archdeacon of Emly from 1858 until 1880. Brien was born in Devon and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was the Rector of Enniskerry until his appointment as Archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior cle ...

(1811–1902), Archdeacon of Emly * Francis Brien, pseudonym of Australian writer Hilary Lofting *

James Brien James Brien (born February 4, 1848 in Howard Township, Canada West-died August 10, 1907) was a politician and physician. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1887 election as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the r ...

(1848–1907), politician and physician *

Jennifer Brien Jennifer Brien is a talk radio host based in Providence, Rhode Island. She was born and raised in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and served six years in the Army Military Police (MP) K-9 Unit. Career Brien formerly hosted her own show on weekdays from 1: ...

, American talk radio host *

Jerry Brien Jerry Brien was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played for Western Suburbs, St. George and for the New South Wales Rugby League team. He also coached the Canterbury-Bankstown club and Western Suburbs. Playing career In 19 ...

, Australian rugby league football player *

John Wesley Brien John Wesley Brien (November 24, 1864 - January 11, 1949) was a Canadian politician and physician. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1917 election as a Member of the Unionist Party to represent the riding of Essex South. ...

(1864–1949), Canadian politician and physician *

Jon D. Brien Jon D. Brien is a United States Democratic Party, Democratic former member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing the state's District 50 for constituents in Woonsocket and was first elected on November 7, 2006. He is married a ...

, American politician * Kathleen Brien, also known as

Katy B Kathleen Anne Brien (born 8 May 1989), better known as Katy B, is an English singer and songwriter. She released her debut studio album, ''On a Mission (Katy B album), On a Mission'', in 2011, which spawned two top five hits, "Katy on a Mission ...

(born 1989), English singer and songwriter * Lévis Brien (born 1955), Canadian politician *

Pierre Brien Pierre Brien (born 22 June 1970 in Ville-Marie, Quebec) was a Member of Parliament from 25 October 1993 to 14 March 2003. By career, he has worked in administration and economics. Brien was elected in the Témiscamingue electoral district u ...

(born 1970), Canadian politician * Raley Brien, pseudonym of American writer

Johnston McCulley John William Johnston McCulley (February 2, 1883 – November 23, 1958) was an American writer of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro. Biography Born in O ...

Robert Brien Robert C. Brien (born 26 October 1944 in Sydney) was a tennis player in the 1960s and 1970s. Tennis career In 1963 Brien, with Greg Cotterill, won the Australian Championships Boys Doubles Championship. As a 19-year-old who had been in the Un ...

(born 1944), Australian tennis player *

Rory Brien Rory is a given name of Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the ga, Ruairí/''Ruaidhrí'' and gd, Ruairidh and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas. for the given name "Rory". The meaning of the name is "red king", ...

(born 1991), Australian rugby league football player * Timothy Brien, defendant in

Varnum v. Brien ''Varnum v. Brien'', 763 N.W.2d 862 (Iowa 2009), was an Iowa Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously held that the state's limitation of marriage to opposite-sex couples violated the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution. The ...

Tony Brien Anthony James Brien (born 10 February 1969) is an Irish former footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester City, Chesterfield, Rotherham United, West Bromwich Albion, Mansfield Town, Chester City and Hull City.http://www.neilbr ...

(born 1969), Irish football player * William Roy Brien (1930–1987), English football player *

William W. Brien William 'Willie' Warren Brien is the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer of University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. Previously, he was the Executive Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery, Director of the Cedars-Sinai Orthopae ...

, American orthopedic surgeon

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Brien Best Brien Anderson Best (born ) is a Barbadian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Barbados at international competitions. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamann ...

(born 1996), Barbadian weightlifter *

Brien Cobcroft Brien Cobcroft (1934–2010) was an Australian equestrian. He won a bronze medal in team eventing at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the ...

(1934–2010), Australian equestrian *

Brien Cokayne, 1st Baron Cullen of Ashbourne Brien Ibrican Cokayne, 1st Baron Cullen of Ashbourne (born Brien Ibrican Adams; 12 July 1864 – 3 November 1932) was a British businessman and banker. Cokayne was the fourth son of George Edward Cokayne ( Adams until 15 August 1873), author ...

(1864–1932), British businessman and banker *

Brien Cullen Brien A. Cullen (born November 30, 1955) is an American former college football coach. Cullen served as the head coach for the Worcester State Lancers from 1983 to 2019. Career Cullen graduated from Worcester State College with a Bachelor of Art ...

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

coach *

Brien McIlroy James Brien McIlroy (28 July 1939 – 1995)Brian McIlroy
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(1939–1995), Scottish football player *

Brien McMahon Brien McMahon, born James O'Brien McMahon (October 6, 1903July 28, 1952) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate (as a Democrat from Connecticut) from 1945 to 1952. McMahon was a major figure in the establis ...

(1903–1952), American lawyer and politician * Brien S. Wygle (1924–2020), American pilot *

Brien Taylor Brien McKeiver Taylor (born December 26, 1971) is a former pitcher in minor league baseball. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, primarily with the New York Yankees organization. In his career, he had a Win–loss record (pitching), win ...

(born 1971), pitcher in minor league baseball

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