Bristow is a surname, derived from the earlier name of the city of

Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, city, Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Glouces ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Abraham Bristow (c. 1771 – 1846), British mariner *

Alan Bristow Alan Edgar Bristow, (3 September 1923 – 26 April 2009) founded one of the world's largest helicopter service companies, Bristow Helicopters Ltd, which prospered primarily in the international oil and mineral exploration and extraction indus ...

(1923-2009), British helicopter entrepreneur, founder of

Bristow Helicopters Bristow Helicopters Limited is a British civil helicopter operator originally based at Aberdeen Airport, Scotland, which is currently a part of the U.S.-based Bristow Group (, S&P 600 component) which in turn has its corporate headquarters in ...

Allan Bristow Allan Mercer Bristow, Jr. (born August 23, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive. Bristow played college basketball at Virginia Tech, and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of t ...

(born 1951), American basketball coach * Benjamin Bristow (1832–1896), American lawyer and politician * Chris Bristow (1937–1960), British racing driver *

Edmund Bristow Edmund Bristow (1 Apr 1787 – 12 Feb 1876) was an English animal, still life and subject painter. Life and work Bristow was born in Eton, Berkshire, the son of an heraldic painter. At an early age he was patronised by the Princess Elizabeth, ...

(1787–1876), English artist *

Emma Bristow Emma Bristow (born 29 October 1990 in Boston, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom), is an Professional motorcycle trials rider and 8 times Women's World Trials Champion. In 2014 Emma became the first British rider to win the Women's FIM Trial World C ...

(born 1990), British motorcycle racer *

Eric Bristow Eric John Bristow, (25 April 1957 – 5 April 2018), nicknamed "The Crafty Cockney", was an English professional darts player. He was ranked World No. 1 by the World Darts Federation a record five times, in 1980, 1981 and 1983–1985. He was ...

(1957–2018), English darts player * George Bristow (disambiguation), any of several people by that name * Grant Bristow (born 1958), Canadian security agent * Guy Bristow (born 1955), English footballer * Gwen Bristow (1903–1980), American author and journalist * Henry William Bristow (1817–1889), English geologist *

John Bristow John Bristow (25 April 1701 – 14 November 1768), of Mark Lane, London, and Quidenham, Norfolk, was an English merchant, financier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1734 to 1768. Early life Bristow was the third survivin ...

(1701–1768), English merchant and politician * Joseph Bristow (professor), British academic *

Joseph L. Bristow Joseph Little Bristow (July 22, 1861July 14, 1944) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from the American state of Kansas. Elected in 1908, Bristow served a single term in the United States Senate where he gained recognit ...

(1861–1944), American politician *

Laurie Bristow Sir Laurence Stanley Charles Bristow (born 23 November 1963) is a British diplomat who served as British Ambassador to Afghanistan between June and November 2021, notably during the fall of Kabul. He served as British Ambassador to Azerbaij ...

(born 1963), British diplomat * Mark Bristow (born 1962), English paralympic cyclist *

Mark Bristow (businessman) Dennis Mark Bristow is a South African businessman, the President and CEO at Barrick Gold Corporation. He was previously the Founder and CEO at Randgold Resources, which was purchased by Barrick in 2018. Early life Born in Estcourt, South Afri ...

(born 1959), South African businessman * Naomi Bristow (born 1997), Canadian country music artist * Patrick Bristow (born 1962), American actor * Paul Bristow, British politician *

Richard Bristow Richard Bristow (1538 at Worcester – 1581 at Harrow on the Hill) was an English Catholic controversialist and Biblical scholar. Life Richard Bristow was born on 1538 in Worcester, England. At the Age of 17, he went to the University o ...

(1538–1581), English Catholic writer *

Robert Bristow (1662–1706) Robert Bristow (December 1662 – 27 August 1706) was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Winchelsea from 23 July 1698 to November 1701. He died aged 43. His sons Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germani ...

, MP for Winchelsea 1698–1701 * Robert Bristow (1687–1737), MP for Winchelsea 1708–37 * Robert Bristow (1712–1776), MP for Winchelsea 1738–41, New Shoreham 1747–61 * Robert Bristow (engineer) (1880–1966), British harbour engineer best known for development of the port of Kochi in India

Fictional characters

Jack Bristow Jonathan "Jack" Donahue Bristow, played by Victor Garber, is a fictional character of the ABC television series ''Alias''. He is the father of the central character Sydney Bristow, played by Jennifer Garner. For playing the character, Garber r ...

, on the television series ''Alias'' * Irina Derevko, a character on the television series ''Alias'' also known as "Laura Bristow" * Sydney Bristow, on the television series ''Alias''

Fictional characters

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