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Brian Friel
Brian Friel (1929–2015), Irish playwright and short-story writer from Omagh and Derry, author of Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Translations, Faith Healer, and Dancing at Lughnasa; co-founder with Stephen Rea of the Field Day Theatre Company in 1980.
Brian G. Feagan
Brian G. Feagan, also known as Brian Feagan, was a Canadian gastroenterologist and clinical epidemiologist at Western University who led more than 140 trials of inflammatory bowel disease treatments.
Brian G. Spratt
Brian G. Spratt is a British molecular microbiologist at Imperial College London known for developing multilocus sequence typing, a standard method for tracking bacterial strains.
Brian G. Weinshenker
Brian G. Weinshenker is an American neurologist and multiple sclerosis researcher who spent 30 years at the Mayo Clinic and is a professor of neurology at UVA Health since 2022.
Brian Garcia
Brian Garcia is an American Democratic politician and attorney serving in the Arizona House of Representatives from the 8th district, after serving on the Tempe Union High School District board.
Brian George
Brian George (born 1952, Jerusalem) is an Israeli-born British-Canadian character and voice actor known as Babu Bhatt on Seinfeld, Dr. Koothrappali on The Big Bang Theory, the voice of Ki-Adi-Mundi, and Ahmad in Deli Boys.
Brian Geraghty
Brian Timothy Geraghty, American actor born 1975 in Toms River, New Jersey; Neighborhood Playhouse graduate known for Specialist Owen Eldridge in The Hurt Locker, Officer Sean Roman on Chicago P.D., Ronald Pergman on Big Sky, and Theodore Roosevelt on The Alienist. Distinct from the Irish businessman and other namesakes.
Brian Gleeson (actor)
Brian Gleeson (born 1987, Dublin) is an Irish actor, writer, and producer, son of Brendan Gleeson and brother of Domhnall. Known for Bad Sisters, Logan Lucky, Phantom Thread, Peaky Blinders, and co-creating Frank of Ireland.
Brian Glover
Brian Glover (2 April 1934 – 24 July 1997), English character actor, writer, teacher and wrestler (ring name Leon Arras). Known for Kes, Alien 3, Porridge, The Mysteries, and Tetley tea commercials.
Brian Goodell
Brian Goodell (born 1959, Stockton, California), American distance swimmer; 1976 Montreal double gold medalist in 400 m and 1,500 m freestyle, both in world-record times; five world records; 1980 boycott ended his career; later Mission Viejo mayor.
Brian Grazer
Brian Grazer (born 1951) is an American producer, co-founder of Imagine Entertainment with Ron Howard, Best Picture Oscar winner for A Beautiful Mind, producer of 24 and Arrested Development, and author of A Curious Mind.
Brian Greene
Brian Randolph Greene is an American theoretical physicist and mathematician at Columbia University known for research in superstring theory and bestselling books like The Elegant Universe.
Brian Greenwood
Sir Brian Greenwood is a British physician-scientist in clinical tropical medicine who directed the MRC Laboratories in The Gambia from 1980 to 1995 and advanced malaria control.
Brian Gregory Keating
Brian Gregory Keating is a physicist at the University of California, San Diego, who conceived the BICEP telescope at the South Pole and wrote Losing the Nobel Prize.
Brian Griese
Brian David Griese, born 1975 in Miami, is a former NFL quarterback who played 11 seasons, won a Super Bowl with the Broncos, and later coached the 49ers' quarterbacks.
Brian Griffin
Brian Griffin is the talking white Labrador dog of the Griffin family in Family Guy (1999–), voiced by creator Seth MacFarlane in his natural voice; a martini-loving failed writer, Stewie's best friend, killed off in "Life of Brian" and revived two episodes later.
Brian H. Anderton
Brian Henry Anderton, born 1945, is a British neuroscientist and emeritus professor of neuroscience at King's College London whose research traced the tau protein and neuronal cytoskeleton into Alzheimer's disease.
Brian Haley
Brian Haley (Brian Carlo Haley, born 1963, Seattle) is an American actor and stand-up comedian known for Baby's Day Out, Little Giants, Mars Attacks!, Wings, and Gran Torino, and for a 1990 Johnny Carson Tonight Show break.
Brian Halligan
Brian Halligan is an American technology executive who co-founded HubSpot, the Cambridge, Massachusetts marketing software company, with Dharmesh Shah, and was its chief executive officer until September 2021.
Brian Hallisay
Brian Hallisay, also credited as Brian Gleidson Hallisay, is an American actor born 1978, known for Will Davis in Privileged, Kyle Parks in The Client List, Ben Hunter in Revenge, and Doug Kendall in 9-1-1, and husband of Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Brian Harman
Brian Harman (born 1987, Savannah, Georgia) is an American left-handed PGA Tour golfer, University of Georgia alum, four-time tour winner, and 2023 Open Championship champion at Royal Liverpool by six shots.
Brian Harrison (Texas politician)
Brian Harrison is an American Republican politician representing District 10 in the Texas House of Representatives since 2021, after serving as chief of staff at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Brian Harrison Walker
Brian Harrison Walker, born 1940 in Harare, Zimbabwe, is an Australian ecologist who co-developed the state-and-transition model of rangelands and led resilience theory for social-ecological systems.
Brian Hartline
Brian Hartline, former Ohio State and NFL wide receiver (Dolphins, Browns), longtime Ohio State receivers coach and offensive coordinator, named USF head football coach in December 2025.
Brian Harvey
Brian Harvey (Brian Lee Harvey, born 1974) is an English singer, lead vocalist of 1990s boy band East 17 ("Stay Another Day"); sacked 1997 over an ecstasy interview, later E-17 and solo artist.
Brian Head (neuroscientist)
Brian Head is a neuroscientist and Professor of Anesthesiology at UCSD who studies gene therapy for central nervous system repair and received a Presidential Early Career Award in 2012.
Brian Helgeland
Brian Helgeland (born 1961) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer, Oscar winner for L.A. Confidential, also known for A Knight's Tale, Mystic River, 42, Legend, and Finestkind.
Brian Henson
Brian Henson (born 1963), American director, producer, and puppeteer, son of Jim Henson; Chairman of The Jim Henson Company, former CEO, director of The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island.
Brian Herbert
Brian Herbert (born 1947, Seattle) is an American science fiction author, son of Frank Herbert, coauthor with Kevin J. Anderson of twelve Dune continuation novels, author of Dreamer of Dune, and president of the Herbert legacy company.
Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins is an American investor who founded King Street Capital Management, a New York distressed-debt hedge fund firm, in 1995 and leads it today as managing partner.