Bryden is a surname of Lowland Scots origin. Notable people with the surname include: *

Beryl Bryden Beryl Audley Bryden (11 May 1920 – 14 July 1998) was an English jazz singer, who played with Chris Barber and Lonnie Donegan. Ella Fitzgerald once said of Bryden that she was "Britain's queen of the blues". Life and career Bryden was bor ...

(1920–1998), English jazz singer * Bill Bryden (1942–2022), Scottish stage, film, and television actor *

Dave Bryden David Greenhill Bryden (23 June 1927 – 30 August 2013) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Bryden was an old school ruckman-cum- back pocket recruited from Wonthaggi, Victoria who, at his prime was c ...

(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 (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 Marion Helen Bryden (2 April 1918 – 12 February 2013) was a politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1990. Prior to becoming a politician, she was acti ...

(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 Rod, Ror, Ród, Rőd, Rød, Röd, ROD, or R.O.D. may refer to: Devices * Birch rod, made out of twigs from birch or other trees for corporal punishment * Ceremonial rod, used to indicate a position of authority * Connecting rod, main, coupling, ...

(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