
Brian Gutekunst (born 1973), American football executive. Brian Grazer (born 1951), American Oscar-winning film and television producer. Brian Gowins (born 1976), American football player. Brian Gottfried (born 1952), American tennis player. Brian Ginsberg (born 1966), American former gymnast. Brian Gaine, American football executive. Brian Folkerts (born 1990), American football player. Brian Epstein (1934–1967), English businessperson, manager of The Beatles. Brian Eno (born 1948), English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer.
Brian Dowling (born 1978), Irish television presenter. Brian Dennehy (1938-2020), American actor. Brian Deneke (1978–1997), American teenage punk musician. Brian De Palma (born 1940), American film director. Brian Dabul (born 1984), Argentinian tennis player. Brian de la Puente (born 1985), NFL football player. Brian Cowen (born 1960), former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of the Republic of Ireland. Brian Clough (1935–2004), British football manager.
Brian Broomell (born 1958), American football player.Brian Boru (941–1014), Irish king who overthrew the centuries-long domination of the Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill.Brian Bonsall (born 1981), American rock musician, singer, guitarist and former child actor.Brian Bollinger (born 1968), American football player.Brian Boitano (born 1963), American figure skater.Brian Blessed (born 1937), English actor.
Brian Bass (born 1982), American former professional baseball player. Brian Austin Green (born 1973), American actor and rapper. Brian Asamoah (born 2000), American football player. Brian Aldiss (1925–2017), British author. Brian Alderson (1950–1997), Scottish footballer. Brian Ah Yat (born 1975), American football player. Variant spellings such as "Brien" are sometimes used as female given names, especially among members of the Irish diaspora. Variants of the name include Briant, Brien, Bran, Brion, Bryan, Bryant, Brjánn (in Icelandic) and Bryon. The surname Brian can also sometimes be a French surname derived from the Old Occitan word brian, meaning " maggot" and used as a nickname. The English and French surname Brian is sometimes derived from the personal Celtic personal name shown above. The surname Brian is sometimes an English and Irish variant spelling of the surname Bryan. The name has become increasingly popular in South America, particularly Argentina and Uruguay, since the early 1990s. It retained its popularity in the United States for longer its most popular period there was from 1968 to 1979 when it consistently ranked between eighth and tenth. It was the fourth most popular male name in England and Wales in 1934, but a sharp decline followed over the remainder of the 20th century and by 1994 it had fallen out of the top 100. Within the Gaelic speaking areas of Scotland, the name was at first only used by professional families of Irish origin. Also, in the north-west of England, the 'Irish' name was introduced by Scandinavian settlers from Ireland. Bretons also settled in Ireland along with the Normans in the 12th century, and 'their' name was mingled with the 'Irish' version. This is because the name was introduced to England by Bretons following the Norman Conquest. The name was also quite popular in East Anglia during the Middle Ages.
The name is quite popular in Ireland, on account of Brian Boru, a 10th-century High King of Ireland. For example, the element bre means "hill" which could be transferred to mean "eminence" or "exalted one". It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word meaning "high" or "noble". It is common in the English-speaking world. Breanna, Breanne, Brianna, Brianne, Brien, Brion, Brina, Bryan, Bryantīrian (sometimes spelled Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin.