Bryden is a surname of Lowland Scots origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Beryl Bryden (1920–1998), English jazz singer * Bill Bryden (1942–2022), Scottish stage, film, and television actor * Dave Bryden (1927–2013), Australian rules footballer *

James Bryden Thomas James Bryden (1 June 1877 – 12 October 1917) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Otago, one in each of the 1912–13 and 1913–14 seasons. He was killed in action during World War I at the First B ...

(1877–1917), New Zealand cricketer; died on active service in World War I *

James L. Bryden James Lumsdaine Bryden (1833 – 18 November 1880) was a Scottish medical officer who worked in India as a surgeon-major. He was among the first to study the epidemiology of cholera in India and claimed that outbreaks could be predicted on the basi ...

(1833–1880), British epidemiologist in India *

John G. Bryden John G. Bryden (August 25, 1937 – July 24, 2016) is a former Senate of Canada, Canadian Senator. A lawyer, former public servant and businessman, Bryden was summoned to the Senate as a Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal by Governor General of C ...

(1937–2016), Canadian politician from New Brunswick; MP since 1994 *

John H. Bryden John H. Bryden (born July 15, 1943 in Dundas, Ontario) is a Canadian politician, journalist, and historian. Education He received an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History from McMaster University in 1966, and a Masters of Phil ...

(born 1943), Canadian historian and politician from Ontario; MP 1993–2004 *

Kenneth Bryden Walter Kenneth (Ken) Bryden (April 9, 1916 – December 17, 2001) was a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation/NDP member of the Ontario legislature from 1959 to 1967, an economist, academic, civil servant and author.Lewis Bryden Lewis Bryden (born 1944) is an artist known for naturalistic landscapes – mainly of the Connecticut River valley. He also paints genre scenes and makes realism sculptures. Bryden's ''plein air'' paintings include Mexico, Cuba, Alaska, Russia, ...

(born 1944), American painter * Marion Bryden (1918–2013), Canadian politician from Ontario; MP 1975–90 *

Matthew Bryden Matthew Bryden is a Canadian political analyst active in the Horn of Africa. He worked for several aid and political organizations in Somalia after spending some time in the region during his leave from the Canadian military in 1987. He served as ...

, Canadian political analyst *

Nell Bryden Nell Bryden (born March 8, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. Early life Bryden was born in New York Hospital and grew up in an artist loft on Atlantic Avenue (New York City), Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights. ...

(born 1977), American singer-songwriter *

Olivia Mary Bryden Olivia Mary Bryden (1883–1951) was a British portrait painter and decorative artist. Biography Bryden grew up in Tunbridge Wells and attended West Hill School in Eastbourne before training as an artist in Paris. She studied at the Académie d ...

(1883–1951), English artist *

Philip Bryden Philip Bryden, BA ( Dalhousie) 1975, BA (Jurisprudence) (Oxford) 1978, B.C.L. (Oxford) 1979, LL.M. (Harvard) 1985 is a lawyer, and Deputy Minister.Sankey, Derek (2010)An Interview with the University of Alberta’s Dean of Law: Recognizing that A ...

, Canadian law professor * Rod Bryden (born 1941), Canadian businessman; owner of the Ottawa Senators ice hockey team * T. R. Bryden (born 1959), American professional baseball player * Robert Alexander Bryden (1841–1906), Scottish architect

Fictional characters

*Bryden Bandweth, a Black female teenager from Project Mc² {{surname, Bryden Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin