Brit, Brits or BRIT may refer to:

People

Nicknames

British people British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.: British nationality law governs mo ...

, people of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies, and their descendants * Brit Hume (born 1943), American TV journalist *

Brit Selby Robert Briton Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Ho ...

(born 1945), Canadian ice-hockey player *

Brit Smith Brittany Smith, better known by her stage name Matisse, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and model. She was best known for being part of the duo Brit & Alex (with her twin sister Alex) until their breakup in 2009. Matisse was signed to ...

(born 1985), American actress, model, singer, and songwriter *

Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...

(born 1981), American singer

Given names

Brit Andresen Brit Andresen is a Norwegian-born Australian architect and was the first female recipient of the RAIA Gold Medal, awarded in 2002, for her sustained contribution to architecture through teaching, scholarship and practice. Biography Andresen w ...

, Norwegian-born Australian architect *

Brit Bildøen Brit Bildøen (born 28 January 1962) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, essayist, children's writer and literary critic. She was born in Ålesund. She made her literary debut in 1991 with the poetry collection ''Bilde av menn''. Her first novel, ''Eit ...

(born 1962), Norwegian poet, novelist, essayist, children's writer and literary critic *

Brit Hoel Brit Hoel (born 19 December 1942 in Arendal) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 1981, and was re-elected on three occasions. She had previously served in the position of ...

(born 1942), Norwegian politician *

Brit Marling Brit Heyworth Marling (born August 7, 1982) is an American actress and screenwriter. She rose to prominence after starring in several films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, including ''Sound of My Voice'' (2011), ''Another Earth'' ...

(born 1982), American writer, producer, director and actress *

Brit McRoberts Brit Lind-Petersen-McRoberts (born 10 February 1957), also known as Brit Townsend, is a Canadian former track and field athlete who competed in middle-distance running events. Born in Copenhagen in Denmark, she later moved to Canada and represen ...

(born 1957), Canadian retired middle-distance runner *

Brit Morgan Brittany Morgan Dengler (born September 24, 1987) is an American actress. Early life Morgan was born and raised in the Marlton section of Evesham Township, New Jersey, where she was a 2005 graduate of Cherokee High School. Career Morgan's fi ...

(born 1987), American film and television actress *

Brit Pettersen Brit Pettersen Tofte (born 24 November 1961) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. Pettersen earned one gold and two bronzes at two Winter Olympic Games. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, she won one g ...

(born 1961), Norwegian former cross-country skier *

Brit Sandaune Brit Sandaune (born 5 June 1972) is a Norwegian footballer and pre-school teacher. She is originally from the rural area of Skatval in the municipality of Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag, and is educated in economy and administration. Brit is today se ...

(born 1972), Norwegian soccer player and pre-school teacher *

Brit Solli Brit Solli (born 1959) is a Norwegian archaeologist and Professor of Medieval archaeology at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo.

(born 1959), Norwegian archaeologist *

Brit Volden Brit Volden (born 4 April 1960) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She won the 1987 Relay World Championship,Cri-Zelda Brits Cri-Zelda Brits (), also written Crizelda Brits and Cri-zelda Brits (born 20 November 1983) is a South African cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm Fast bowling, medium-fast bowler, Brits was originally called up to the South Africa ...

(born 1983), South African cricketer *

Danie Brits Danie Brits was a South African Professional Wrestling, professional wrestler and former South African Heavyweight Title, South African Heavyweight Champion, known for his work in many of South Africa's major promotions in the past and for his 1 ...

, South African former professional wrestler * Gorka Brit (born 1978), Spanish footballer *

Grant Brits Grant Brits (born 11 August 1987) is a South African-born competition swimming (sport), swimmer who represented Australia at various international championship events including at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he secured an Olympic ...

(born 1987), Australian freestyle swimmer *

Okkert Brits Okkert Brits (born 22 August 1973, in Uitenhage) is a former South African track and field athlete who specialised in the pole vault. He was the silver medallist at the World Championships in Athletics in 2003. He was a four-time champion at th ...

(born 1973), South African former pole vaulter *

Schalk Brits Schalk Burger Brits (born 16 May 1981) is a South African former professional rugby union player who last played for the South Africa national team and the in Super Rugby. He primarily played as a hooker. He was part of the 2019 Rugby World ...

(born 1981), South African rugby union footballer * Walter Brit (fl. 1390), a fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and the reputed author of works on astronomy and mathematics, as well as a treatise on surgery

Places

* Brits, North West, a town in the North West province of South Africa, near Pretoria * River Brit, a river in Dorset, England * Britstown, a small farming town in the Northern Cape of South Africa

Organizations

* Botanical Research Institute of Texas, a global botanical research institute and learning center in the U.S. * Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology, a unit of the Department of Atomic Energy with its headquarters in Navi Mumbai, India *

Brit + Co. Brit + Co is a website and lifestyle brand targeted at women. The company was founded by Brit Morin in 2011. History Brit + Co was founded in late 2011 by Brit Morin, who served as CEO. In January 2018, the company hired Jill Braff, a forme ...

, an online DIY community/e-commerce company based in San Francisco * Brit plc, an international general insurance and reinsurance group acquired by Fairfax Financial in May 2015 * BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology, a British performing arts and technology school in the London Borough of Croydon

Other uses

* The Brit Awards, the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards *

Bedford Road Invitational Tournament The Bedford Road Invitational Tournament (BRIT) is one of the most prestigious, and largest boys high school basketball tournaments in all of Canada. It takes place every January at Bedford Road Collegiate in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The current ...

, a basketball tournament held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada * Brit bein HaBetarim, the Biblical covenant between God and Abraham; see

Covenant of the pieces According to the Old Testament, the covenant of the pieces or covenant between the parts () is an important event in Jewish history. In this seminal event God revealed himself to Abraham and made a covenant with him (in the site known nowadays as ...

Brit milah The ''brit milah'' ( he, בְּרִית מִילָה ''bərīṯ mīlā'', ; Ashkenazi Hebrew, Ashkenazi pronunciation: , "Covenant (religion), covenant of circumcision"; Yiddish pronunciation: ''bris'' ) is Religion and circumcision, the cerem ...

, the circumcision of a Jewish baby boy on the eighth day of life *

Brit (character) Brit is a fictional superhero in the Image Universe. He first appeared in ''Brit'' (July 2003), and was created by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore. Publication history Brit starred in three one-shots: ''Brit'' (July 2003), ''Brit: Cold Death' ...

, an Image Comics superhero and series *

Brit Stevenson The ''Saw'' series of horror films features a large cast of characters created primarily by directors and screenwriters James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Darren Lynn Bousman, Patrick Melton, and Marcus Dunstan. The films focus primarily on the chara ...