Brinker is a surname of Dutch and German origin. Notable people with the surname include:
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Anja Brinker
Anja Brinker (born January 18, 1991) is a retired German artistic gymnast.
Brinker started gymnastics in her hometown of Melle at age 6 before moving to Hanover for better training conditions. When she was 13, the training center there closed a ...
(born 1991), German artistic gymnast from Melle, Lower Saxony
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Bill Brinker
William Hutchinson "Dodo" Brinker (August 30, 1883 - February 5, 1965) was a Major League Baseball outfielder and third baseman. Brinker played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the season. In 9 career games, he had 4 hits in 18 at-bats. He batte ...
(1883–1965), Major League Baseball outfielder and third baseman
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Bob Brinker
Robert John Brinker (born circa 1941) is an American financial advisor and radio host. From 1986 to 2018, Brinker hosted the syndicated financial radio show ''Moneytalk''. He previously had a show on local New York radio on WMCA. Prior to that B ...
, the host of the radio show Moneytalk
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Chris Brinker
Chris Brinker (December 17, 1970 – February 8, 2013) was an American film producer and director, known for his work in the film ''The Boondock Saints'' (1999), and also as an actor in a small role in that film. He was co-producer on '' Lonely ...
(1970–2013), American film producer and director
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Christine Brinker (born 1981), German skeet shooter
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Howard Brinker (died 2004), NFL assistant coach
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Maren Brinker
Maren Fromm (née Brinker; born 10 July 1986) is a retired German volleyball player, a member of Germany women's national volleyball team.
Personal life
On 24 June 2017 she married Christian Fromm, German national team volleyball player.
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(born 1986), female volleyball player from Germany
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Nancy Brinker
Nancy Goodman Brinker (born December 6, 1946) is the founder of The Promise Fund and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, an organization named after her only sister, who died from breast cancer. Brinker was also United States Ambassador to Hungary from ...
(born 1946), the founder and CEO of ''Susan G. Komen for the Cure''
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Norman E. Brinker
Norman Eugene Brinker (June 3, 1931 – June 9, 2009) was an American restaurateur who was responsible for the creation of new business concepts within the restaurant field. He served as president of Jack in the Box, founded Steak and Ale, and h ...
(1931–2009), prominent restaurateur
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Ruth Brinker Ruth Marie Brinker (May 1, 1922 – August 8, 2011) was an American AIDS activist and founder of the nonprofit, Project Open Hand. She began her activism in 1985 by providing food and meals to home-bound AIDS patients in San Francisco who were too ...
(1922–2011), American AIDS activist and founder of the nonprofit ''Project Open Hand''
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Scott Brinker
Scott Brinker, born 28 September 1971 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, is a computer programmer and entrepreneur. He currently serves as the VP of platform ecosystem of HubSpot, a customer relationship management (CRM) platform and is known for his m ...
(born 1971), computer programmer and entrepreneur
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Victory Brinker
Victory Brinker (born February 4, 2012) is an American singer and performer specializing in classical music and live covers of arias. She performed on season 16 of ''America's Got Talent''.
Biography
Victory, who was adopted by the Brinker fa ...
(born 2012), American child opera singer and actress
See also
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Beebo Brinker (novel)
''Beebo Brinker'' is a lesbian pulp fiction novel written in 1962 by Ann Bannon (pseudonym of Ann Weldy). It is the last in a series of pulp fiction novels that eventually came to be known as ''The Beebo Brinker Chronicles''. It was originally p ...
, lesbian pulp fiction novel written in 1962 by Ann Bannon
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Brinker International
Brinker International, Inc. (or simply Brinker) is an American multinational hospitality industry company that owns Chili's and Maggiano's Little Italy restaurant chains. Founded in 1975 and based in Dallas, Texas, Brinker currently owns, opera ...
(NYSE: EAT), the parent company of Chili's and Maggiano's Little Italy
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Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates
Hans may refer to:
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* Hans (name), a masculine given name
* Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician
** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans
** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...
, novel by American author Mary Mapes Dodge, first published in 1865
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Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction The Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction was established by Susan G. Komen for the Cure in 1992 to recognize leading scientists for their significant work in advancing research concepts or clinical application in the fields of breast cance ...
, for work in the fields of breast cancer research, screening or treatment
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USS Henry Brinker (1861)
USS ''Henry Brinker'' was a small steamship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was placed into service as a gunboat and assigned to the blockade of ports of the Confederate States of America.
Constructed in Brookl ...
, small steamship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War
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Dutch-language surnames
German-language surnames
Low German surnames