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Brennan Heart & Jonathan Mendelsohn

Brennan Heart & Jonathan Mendelsohn are a Dutch–American hardstyle pairing of producer Fabian Bohn and American vocalist Jonathan Mendelsohn, best known for their 2013 track "Imaginary".

Brennan Lee Mulligan

Brennan Lee Mulligan, American writer and game master, creator and DM of Dimension 20 on Dropout, co-creator of Strong Female Protagonist, Worlds Beyond Number co-founder, and Game Master of Critical Role's Campaign 4.

Brennen Grey

Brennen Grey is an American dark, high-energy techno DJ and producer from Los Angeles, now based between Los Angeles and Berlin, who runs the label GRY LBL.

Brenner Prize

The Brenner Prize (פרס ברנר) is an annual Israeli literary prize awarded by the Hebrew Writers Association in Israel for Hebrew prose and debut books, established in 1945.

Brenner-Verlag

Brenner-Verlag was an Austrian publishing house founded in Innsbruck in 1910 by Ludwig von Ficker to publish the cultural journal Der Brenner, which ran until 1954.

Brennivín

Brennivín (Icelandic aquavit, nicknamed Svarti dauði or Black Death) is Iceland's signature caraway-flavored spirit, introduced by the state monopoly in 1935 after prohibition on spirits ended, bottled at 40% ABV, and now produced by Kveldúlfur Distillery under Ölgerðin.

Brenock O'Connor

Brenock Grant O'Connor, English actor and singer born 2000 in Worthing, known as Olly in Game of Thrones and Tom Harris in Alex Rider, also starred as Conor in the Sing Street musical and records as McGovern.

Brent Butt

Brent Butt (born 1966, Tisdale, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and writer, creator and star of Corner Gas (2004–2009), Hiccups, Corner Gas Animated, and the 2023 novel HUGE; Best Male Stand-Up, 2001 Canadian Comedy Awards.

Brent Chalem

Brent Russell Chalem (1975–1997) was an American child actor who played Horace in The Monster Squad (1987) and appeared in Punky Brewster, Small Wonder, and Quantum Leap; he later graduated UC Berkeley and died of pneumonia in Las Vegas at 22.

Brent Comer

Brent Comer (born 1996) is an American actor and singer from Frederick, Maryland, a James Madison University musical theater graduate who originated Darrel Curtis in the Tony-winning Broadway musical The Outsiders and appears in Netflix's The Mosquito Bowl (2026).

Brent Corrigan

Brent Corrigan, stage name of Sean Paul Lockhart (born 1986), American gay adult film performer and director whose underage debut, name dispute, and producer Bryan Kocis's 2007 murder inspired King Cobra (2016).

Brent Everett

Brent Everett (Dustin Germaine), born 1984 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, is a Canadian gay pornographic film actor and director with over 40 films since 2003, Channel 1 exclusivity, GayVN and Grabby honors, and husband-manager Steve Peña.

Brent Faiyaz

Brent Faiyaz (Christopher Brent Wood), independent R&B singer from Columbia, Maryland; Sonder member; albums Sonder Son, Wasteland (No. 2 Billboard 200), Larger Than Life, Icon (2026).

Brent Hinds

Brent Hinds (1974–2025), American guitarist and co-vocalist who co-founded metal band Mastodon; known for Leviathan, Crack the Skye, Grammy-winning Emperor of Sand, side projects Fiend Without a Face and West End Motel; died in an Atlanta motorcycle crash.

Brent Morin

Brent Morin (born 1986, South Windsor, Connecticut) is an American comedian, actor, and writer in Los Angeles, known as Justin Kearney on NBC's Undateable, for the Netflix special I'm Brent Morin, and for Merry Happy Whatever.

Brent Mydland

Brent Mydland (1952-1990) was an American keyboardist and vocalist, the Grateful Dead's longest-tenured keyboardist (1979-1990), formerly of Silver and Bobby and the Midnites; he died of a speedball overdose.

Brent Smith

Brent Smith is the American singer, lyricist, and primary songwriter of Shinedown, the Jacksonville, Florida rock band he founded in 2001 after Dreve; holder of a record 25 Mainstream Rock Airplay number ones and over 10 million albums sold.

Brent Spiner

Brent Spiner, born 1949 in Houston, Texas, is an American actor known as Lt. Commander Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation and its films, also playing Lore and the Soong family, plus roles in Independence Day, Broadway shows, and Star Trek: Picard.

Brent Weeks

Brent Weeks, American epic fantasy author born and raised in Montana, wrote the Night Angel Trilogy (2008, monthly rapid release) and the five-book Lightbringer Series; millions sold, Oregon resident.

Brenton Thwaites

Brenton Thwaites (born 1989, Cairns, Queensland) is an Australian actor known for Dick Grayson/Nightwing in Titans (2018–2023), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent, and The Giver, after Home and Away.

Bresaola

Bresaola, or Bresaola della Valtellina IGP, is salt-cured, air-dried lean beef from Valtellina, Lombardy, protected since 1996, made only in Sondrio province, very high protein, low fat, high sodium, eaten raw in thin slices.

Bresha Webb

Bresha Webb (Breshae Renee Webb, born 1984) is an American actress and comedian from Baltimore, known for Marlon, Run the World, Hacks, Night School, and her Hulu stand-up debut LOL Live.

Bret Easton Ellis

Bret Easton Ellis, American novelist of Less Than Zero (1985), American Psycho (1991), and The Shards (2023); deadpan satirist of privileged, disaffected Los Angeles and Wall Street.

Bret Harrison

Bret Harrison (born 1982, Portland, Oregon) is an American actor known for Grounded for Life, The Loop, Reaper, and Breaking In; not Brett Harrison of Red Knot or Patti Harrison.

Bret McKenzie

Bret McKenzie, New Zealand musician and comedian of Flight of the Conchords (with Jemaine Clement), Grammy 2008 winner, Oscar 2012 winner for "Man or Muppet", The Black Seeds founder, and Sub Pop solo artist (Songs Without Jokes, Freak Out City).

Bret Michaels

Bret Michaels (Bret Michael Sychak), American singer from Pennsylvania, lead singer of glam metal band Poison ("Every Rose Has Its Thorn"), later solo artist, Rock of Love and Celebrity Apprentice reality TV star, diabetic.

Bretman Rock

Bretman Rock (Bretman Rock Sacayanan, born 1998) is a Filipino-American beauty and lifestyle creator from Hawaii who went viral in 2015 on YouTube and Vine, starred in MTV's Following: Bretman Rock, and was the first openly gay man on Playboy's cover.

Breton lai

The Breton lai is a short medieval narrative poem of love, adventure, or the supernatural, first recorded in French by Marie de France in twelfth-century England.

Brett Anderson

Brett Anderson (Brett Lewis Anderson), born 1967 in Haywards Heath, Sussex, is the English lead singer and lyricist of Suede, whose 1993 debut topped the UK chart and won the Mercury Prize; he later fronted the Tears, released four solo albums, wrote two memoirs, and rejoined Suede in 2010.

Brett Blake

Brett Blake (born 1987) is an Australian stand-up comedian from Perth, based in Melbourne, known for Bogan Genius, Little Turd, Taskmaster Australia season 5, and podcasts Work Hates and Flat Stick; distinct from the Annuity.com founder of the same name.