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 Alexander Britton Hume (born June 22, 1943), known professionally as Brit Hume, is an American journalist and political commentator. Hume had a 23-year career with ABC News, where he contributed to ''World News Tonight with Peter Jennings'', ''N ...

(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 t ...

(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, 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 Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, ...

(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 o ...

(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 (born 1987), American film and television actress * Brit Pettersen (born 1961), Norwegian former cross-country skier * Brit Sandaune (born 1972), Norwegian soccer player and pre-school teacher * Brit Solli (born 1959), Norwegian archaeologist * Brit Volden (born 1960), Norwegian orienteering competitor

Family names

* Cri-Zelda Brits (born 1983), South African cricketer * Danie Brits, South African former professional wrestler * Gorka Brit (born 1978), Spanish footballer * Grant Brits (born 1987), Australian freestyle swimmer * Okkert Brits (born 1973), South African former pole vaulter * Schalk Brits (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[1] with its headquarters in Navi Mumbai, India * Brit + Co., 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, a basketball tournament held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada * Brit bein HaBetarim, the Biblical covenant between God and Abraham; see Covenant of the pieces *Brit milah, the circumcision of a Jewish baby boy on the eighth day of life *Brit (character), an Image Comics superhero and series * Brit Stevenson, a character in the film ''Saw V'' portrayed by Julie Benz * Brit, the mascot of Albion College in Albion, Michigan