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Brandon Lewis

Brandon Lewis, British Conservative politician, MP for Great Yarmouth 2010-2024; Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2020-22 and Lord Chancellor September-October 2022; resigned July 2022 during the Johnson ministerial revolt.

Brandon Maggart

Brandon Maggart (Brandon Roscoe Maggart Jr., born December 12, 1933, Carthage, Tennessee) is an American stage, film, and television actor: Theatre World Award 1963, Tony nominee for Applause, roles in Dressed to Kill, Christmas Evil, and The World According to Garp, and Lou Waters on Showtime's Brothers; father of Fiona Apple, Maude Maggart, and Garett Maggart.

Brandon Marsh (baseball)

Brandon Chase Marsh, born 1997 in Buford, Georgia, is an American MLB outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies, traded from the Angels in 2022 and a 2022 World Series starter.

Brandon Marshall

Brandon Marshall (born 1984) is a former NFL wide receiver with 970 catches and 83 touchdowns, known for 1,000-yard seasons with four teams and later mental health advocacy.

Brandon Mayfield

Brandon Mayfield is a Portland, Oregon attorney wrongfully arrested by the FBI in May 2004 over the Madrid train bombings after a faulty fingerprint identification; Spanish police later matched the print to Ouhnane Daoud, triggering a 2006 OIG report and reforms.

Brandon McCoy Jr.

Brandon McCoy Jr., Michigan Wolverines freshman guard, five-star 2026 recruit from Sierra Canyon, McDonald's All-American, three-time USA Basketball gold medalist; out 2026-27 with right knee ACL injury.

Brandon McManus

Brandon McManus, NFL placekicker (Temple, undrafted 2013), Super Bowl 50 champion with Denver; 297-of-362 FGs (82.0%), 61-yard long, No. 2 in Broncos scoring; later Jacksonville and Green Bay; 2024 lawsuit dismissed, NFL found insufficient evidence.

Brandon McMillan (animal trainer)

Brandon McMillan (animal trainer): American dog trainer, three-time Emmy winner per his site, host of CBS's Lucky Dog, from a wild-animal trainer lineage, author of Lucky Dog Lessons and MasterClass instructor using force-free methods.

Brandon Micheal Hall

Brandon Micheal Hall (born 1993, Anderson, South Carolina) is a Juilliard-trained American actor, star of ABC's The Mayor as Courtney Rose, CBS's God Friended Me as Miles Finer, TBS's Search Party as Julian, and Broadway's Trouble in Mind.

Brandon Miller (basketball, born 2002)

Brandon Miller (born 2002) is an American NBA forward for the Charlotte Hornets, drafted second overall in 2023 from Alabama; SEC Player of the Year, All-Rookie First Team, 2025-26 team-leading 20.2 PPG.

Brandon Moreno

Brandon Moreno, Tijuana-born UFC flyweight, first Mexico-born UFC champion; two-time undisputed champion, famous four-fight Deiveson Figueiredo rivalry, BJJ black belt, record 23-9-2.

Brandon Nakashima

Brandon Nakashima, American tennis player from San Diego, 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals champion, career-high No. 17 in 2026, first American since Fish 2011 to reach Canada and Cincinnati semifinals in one season.

Brandon Nimmo

Brandon Tate Nimmo, Wyoming-born MLB outfielder (born 1993, Cheyenne), Mets 2016-2025 then Texas Rangers 2026; 2011 first-round pick (13th), career .261 average, 149 HR, .359 OBP, on-base specialist.

Brandon Novak

Brandon Novak, born 1978 in Baltimore, is an American former professional skateboarder known for the CKY videos and Jackass films, later an addiction recovery advocate.

Brandon Phillips

Brandon Phillips (Dat Dude), born 1981, American MLB second baseman; Reds star 2006-16, four Gold Gloves, three All-Stars, 30-30 in 2007; retired a Red via one-day contract at 2026 Reds Hall of Fame induction.

Brandon Prust

Brandon Prust (born 1984, London, Ontario) is a Canadian former NHL enforcer-forward; 486 NHL games, 115 points, 1,036 PIM with Calgary, Phoenix, the Rangers, Montreal, and Vancouver; later a junior coach.

Brandon Quinn

Brandon Quinn (Brandon Quinn Swierenga, born 1977, Aurora, Colorado) is an American TV and film actor known as Tommy Dawkins in Big Wolf on Campus and Ronnie Sullivan in Netflix's Sweet Magnolias, also lead of BET's Rebel and Gabe Duncroft on The Fosters.

Brandon Reeves

Brandon Reeves is a Partner at Lux Capital who joined in 2017 and has led investments in Hugging Face, Chronosphere, and Benchling, and helped lead Anduril and Applied Intuition.

Brandon Ríos

Brandon Rios (Brandon Lee Gonzalez Rios, "Bam Bam"), American boxer from Oxnard, California, active 2004-2019; WBA lightweight champion 2011, lost to Pacquiao 2013; record 35-5-1, 26 KOs.

Brandon Routh

Brandon Routh (born 1979, Des Moines, Iowa) is an American actor and former model, full name Brandon James Routh, cast by Bryan Singer as Superman in Superman Returns (2006); later the Atom on The CW and Superman again in Crisis on Infinite Earths.

Brandon Roy

Brandon Roy (born 1984) is a former NBA guard, 2006 sixth pick traded from Minnesota to Portland, 2007 Rookie of the Year, three-time All-Star, whose degenerative knees ended his career; now a Seattle high school coach.

Brandon Royval

Brandon Royval, "Raw Dawg," American UFC flyweight from Denver, former LFA champion and title challenger, 18-9 record, submission-heavy brawler; losses mostly to champions Van, Moreno, Pantoja.

Brandon Rush

Brandon Rush (born 1985, Kansas City, Missouri) is a former NBA guard-forward, 2008 first-round pick, Kansas 2008 NCAA champion, and 2015 Golden State Warriors NBA champion; brother of Kareem Rush.

Brandon S. Gaut

Brandon S. Gaut is an American plant evolutionary genomicist and Distinguished Professor at UC Irvine, known for a 2005 Science analysis of artificial selection in maize genes.

Brandon S. Long

Brandon S. Long, also known as Brandon Scott Long, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana since 2023.

Brandon Saad

Brandon Saad, born 1992 in Pittsburgh, is an American NHL left wing, 2011 second-round pick of Chicago, two-time Stanley Cup winner (2013, 2015) with the Blackhawks, later Columbus, Colorado, St. Louis, and Vegas.

Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson (born 1975) is an American fantasy and science fiction author, creator of the Mistborn saga and The Stormlight Archive, who completed Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time.

Brandon Scott

Brandon Scott, full name Brandon Maurice Scott, is an American Democratic politician who has served as mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, since December 2020, after winning the 2020 election.

Brandon Shores Generating Station

Brandon Shores Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant in Baltimore, Maryland, built by BGE with units online in 1984 and 1991 and now owned by Talen Energy.

Brandon Siler

Brandon Siler, Orlando-born linebacker for the Florida Gators and 2006 BCS national champion; third-team All-American, Butkus semifinalist; drafted 240th overall in 2007 by the Chargers, later Kansas City Chiefs.