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Brian Dennehy
Brian Manion Dennehy (1938–2020), American stage and screen actor; breakthrough as Sheriff Teasle in First Blood; two Tony Awards for Death of a Salesman and Long Day's Journey Into Night; six Emmy nominations.
Brian Dietzen
Brian Dietzen (born 1977) is an American actor, BFA University of Colorado Boulder, known as Dr. Jimmy Palmer on NCIS since 2004, series regular from 2012, and NCIS co-writer.
Brian Doherty (hedge fund manager)
Brian Doherty is an American investment professional who serves as Head Trader, Managing Director, and Management Committee member at hedge fund Lone Pine Capital, which he joined in 2006.
Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy (Waldo Brian Donlevy, 1901–1972), Irish-born American character actor of tough-guy roles; Oscar-nominated for Beau Geste (1939), starred in The Great McGinty, played Quatermass twice, and led radio/TV's Dangerous Assignment.
Brian Dowling (presenter)
Brian Dowling (born 1978, Rathangan, Kildare) is an Irish TV and radio presenter who won Big Brother 2001 and Ultimate Big Brother 2010, hosted Big Brother on Channel 5 (2011–2013), and anchors Virgin Media's The Six O'Clock Show; married to Arthur Gourounlian, two daughters via surrogacy.
Brian Doyle-Murray
Brian Doyle-Murray (born Brian Murray, 1945, Chicago), American actor, writer, and voice artist, older brother of Bill Murray. Second City and SNL veteran, co-writer of Caddyshack, and voice of SpongeBob's Flying Dutchman; not the South African actor Brian Murray.
Brian Draper
Brian Gordon Draper, born 1950, is a South African-born UK company director and statistician who sat on the board of Winton Capital Management from 2002 to 2003.
Brian Driscoll
Brian J. Driscoll, Jr., American former FBI special agent and Hostage Rescue Team commander, was Acting FBI Director January 20 to February 20, 2025 after a White House clerical error, resisted Justice Department demands for January 6 agent names, led the Critical Incident Response Group, was fired August 8, 2025, and sued Kash Patel.
Brian Druker
Brian J. Druker is an American physician-scientist at Oregon Health & Science University who developed the targeted drug imatinib (Gleevec), transforming chronic myeloid leukemia survival from about 30% to nearly 90%.
Brian Drummond
Brian Drummond (born 1969) is a Canadian voice actor from Vancouver known as the original Ocean dub Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z, Ryuk in Death Note, Dr. Eggman in Sonic Prime, and Knuckles in Sonic Underground.
Brian Duffy
Brian Duffy (1933–2010), known professionally as Duffy, was a British fashion and portrait photographer who, with David Bailey and Terence Donovan, defined Swinging London and shot Bowie's Aladdin Sane cover.
Brian Duker
Brian Duker, NFL coach, defensive coordinator of the New York Jets (named January 2026) under Aaron Glenn; formerly Miami Dolphins pass game coordinator/secondary coach and Detroit Lions defensive backs coach; Towson graduate.
Brian Dunkleman
Brian Dunkleman (born 1971) is an American comedian and actor, co-host of American Idol season 1 (2002) with Ryan Seacrest; he left after one season, later working in stand-up, hosting, and Uber driving.
Brian E. Henderson
Brian E. Henderson was an American physician and cancer epidemiologist at the University of Southern California who founded the Los Angeles County cancer registry and the Multiethnic Cohort study.
Brian E. Murphy
Brian E. Murphy, also known as Brian Edward Murphy, is an American district judge in Massachusetts, nominated by President Biden and confirmed in December 2024.
Brian Ebel
Brian Ebel is an American research hydrologist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Lakewood, Colorado, who studies how wildfire and other disturbances change water availability and hazards.
Brian Eno
Brian Eno (born 1948), English musician, producer, and visual artist; founding Roxy Music member who coined ambient music with Music for Airports (1978), devised Oblique Strategies, and produced Bowie, Talking Heads, and U2.
Brian Epstein
Brian Samuel Epstein (1934–1967) was an English music entrepreneur, head of the NEMS record shops in Liverpool, who discovered the Beatles and managed them from 1962 until his death in 1967.
Brian F. Hoffman
Brian F. Hoffman (1925–2013) was an American cardiac electrophysiologist and pharmacologist who chaired Columbia's pharmacology department for over 30 years and built the framework still used to classify cardiac arrhythmias.
Brían F. O'Byrne
Brían F. O'Byrne (born 1967, Mullagh, County Cavan) is an Irish actor; Tony winner for Frozen (2004), Emmy nominee for Mildred Pierce, and IFTA winner for Conclave (2024).
Brian F. Volkman
Brian F. Volkman is an American biochemist and NMR structural biologist, professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin since 2010, known for work on metamorphic proteins like XCL1.
Brian Fallon
Brian Fallon (born 1980, Red Bank, New Jersey) is the Gaslight Anthem's frontman and a solo artist fusing punk and heartland rock; albums include The '59 Sound, Handwritten, Painkillers, and Not Bad for New Jersey.
Brian Fargo
Brian Fargo, born in 1962, is an American video game designer who founded Interplay in 1983, publisher of Wasteland and Fallout, and later inXile Entertainment.
Brian Feldman (Maryland politician)
Brian Feldman is an American Democratic politician who has represented Maryland's 15th district in the State Senate since 2013, after a decade in the House of Delegates.
Brian Fernandez
Brian Fernandez is an American Democratic politician from Yuma, Arizona, who entered the state House in 2021 and was elected to the Arizona Senate in 2022.
Brian Fiete
Brian Fiete is an American software engineer who co-founded the casual games studio PopCap Games in Seattle in 2000, serving as its Chief Technical Officer and programming Bejeweled.
Brian Fitzpatrick (American politician)
Brian K. Fitzpatrick (born 1973), Republican U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 1st District since 2017, former FBI agent, brother of Michael Fitzpatrick, Problem Solvers Caucus chairman, frequent Trump critic.
Brian Fleury
Brian Fleury is an NFL coach, offensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks since February 2026 and formerly the San Francisco 49ers' run game coordinator and tight ends coach; former Maryland and Towson quarterback.
Brian Flores
Brian Flores is an NFL coach, Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator since 2023 and Miami Dolphins head coach 2019-21 (24-25), known for aggressive blitz schemes and leading a discrimination lawsuit against the NFL.
Brian Friedman
Brian Friedman (born 1977) is an American choreographer, creative director, and TV judge known for Britney Spears videos, So You Think You Can Dance, and Simon Cowell's X Factor and Got Talent franchises.