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Brian K. Vaughan
Brian K. Vaughan, born 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio, is an American comic book writer and screenwriter known for creator-owned series including Saga and Y: The Last Man.
Brian Keith
Brian Keith (Robert Alba Keith, 1921-1997), American film, television, and stage actor; Marine veteran 1941-45; Uncle Bill on Family Affair with three Emmy nominations, Judge Hardcastle, The Parent Trap, and Theodore Roosevelt in The Wind and the Lion.
Brian Kerwin
Brian Kerwin, born in 1949 in Chicago, is an American actor known for playing Ed in Torch Song Trilogy on Broadway and film, and Steve Heidebrecht in August: Osage County.
Brian Koppelman
Brian Koppelman, American screenwriter and showrunner, co-creator of Showtime's Billions and Super Pumped with David Levien, and co-writer of Rounders and Ocean's Thirteen.
Brian Krause
Brian Jeffrey Krause (born 1969, El Toro, California) is an American actor known as Leo Wyatt on Charmed (1998–2006, 150+ episodes), Return to the Blue Lagoon, and Sleepwalkers; also producer, director, and Charmed rewatch podcast host.
Brian Littrell
Brian Thomas Littrell (born 1975, Lexington, Kentucky) is a Backstreet Boys member and contemporary Christian solo artist whose 2006 album Welcome Home and the single "In Christ Alone" won a 2006 GMA Music Award.
Brian Marshall
Brian Marshall is an American rock bassist, founding member of Creed and bassist of Alter Bridge with Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti; left Creed in 2000, rejoined in 2009, plays Sadowsky and Music Man StingRay 5 basses. Not the Broadway Cares development officer of the same name.
Brian Masters
Brian Masters (born 1939) is a British writer and journalist, author of over twenty books on French literature, the British dukedoms, and serial killers. His Killing for Company (1985) on Dennis Nilsen won the CWA Gold Dagger; he was portrayed by Jason Watkins in ITV's Des (2020).
Brian May
Brian May is Queen's lead guitarist and an astrophysicist who worked with NASA's New Horizons team. Distinguishable from the Red Special guitar itself, which he built with his father Harold from fireplace mantel wood.
Brian McCardie
Brian McCardie (1965–2024), Scottish actor born in Bellshill, played crime boss Tommy Hunter in Line of Duty and Alasdair in Rob Roy; died of an aortic dissection in Glasgow.
Brian McFadden
Brian McFadden, Irish singer-songwriter and TV presenter born 1980 in Dublin; original Westlife member 1998-2004 with twelve UK number-one singles, then solo hits "Real to Me" and "Almost Here", and Boyzlife with Keith Duffy since 2016.
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight (born 1969, Buffalo, New York) is an American R&B singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for "Back at One" (No. 2 Hot 100), "One Last Cry," and "6, 8, 12"; he holds 17 Grammy nominations without a win and has sold over 25 million albums.
Brian McNamara
Brian McNamara (born 1960, Long Island, New York) is an American character actor known for Billionaire Boys Club (1987, Golden Globe nomination), Arachnophobia, Short Circuit, and as Gen. Michael Holden on Army Wives; not to be confused with actor Brian Dewar McNamara.
Brian Michael Bendis
Brian Michael Bendis (born 1967, Cleveland) is an American comics writer, creator of Jinxworld, co-creator of Miles Morales, Jessica Jones, and Riri Williams, writer of Ultimate Spider-Man, New Avengers, and Action Comics 1000, and five-time Eisner winner.
Brian Michael Smith
Brian Michael Smith (born 1983, Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American trans actor and advocate, the first Black trans man as a network TV series regular, playing Paul Strickland on 9-1-1: Lone Star and Toine Wilkins on Queen Sugar.
Brian Molko
Brian Molko (born 1972, Brussels, Belgium) is the singer, guitarist, and main songwriter of Placebo, the London alternative rock band formed in 1994 with Stefan Olsdal, known for androgynous glam image, "Nancy Boy", Bowie patronage, and 12 million albums sold.
Brian Moore (novelist)
Brian Moore (1921-1999), Belfast-born novelist also published as Bernard Mara and Michael Bryan, wrote some twenty novels including The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, Black Robe, and Lies of Silence, winning two Governor General's Awards and three Booker shortlistings; Graham Greene called him his favorite living novelist.
Brian Moser (Dexter)
Brian Moser, aka the Ice Truck Killer and Rudy Cooper, is Dexter Morgan's biological brother and the secondary antagonist of Showtime's Dexter franchise, created by Jeff Lindsay, played by Christian Camargo, and killed by Dexter in the season 1 finale.
Brian Murphy (actor)
Brian Trevor John Murphy (1932–2025), English comedy actor; played landlord George Roper in Man About the House and George and Mildred, and Alvin Smedley in Last of the Summer Wine; not the journalist or other namesakes.
Brian O'Conner
Brian O'Conner is the fictional Fast & Furious character played by Paul Walker, an undercover LAPD officer who joins Dominic Toretto's crew and is retired alive, not killed, in Furious 7.
Brian O'Halloran
Brian O'Halloran (born 1969) is an American actor, producer, and podcaster best known as Dante Hicks in Kevin Smith's Clerks (1994), Clerks II, and Clerks III, and for roles in Vulgar and Brutal Massacre.
Brian Peck
Brian Richard Peck (born 1960) is an American former actor and dialogue coach, Scuz in The Return of the Living Dead, convicted in 2004 of sexually abusing Drake Bell and a registered California sex offender.
Brian Posehn
Brian Posehn (born 1966, Sacramento, California) is an American comedian, actor, voice actor, and writer known for Mr. Show, Just Shoot Me's Kevin Liotta, The Sarah Silverman Program's Brian Spukowski, Bert on The Big Bang Theory and its 2026 spinoff, Comedians of Comedy, Grandpa Metal, and co-writing 45 Deadpool issues.
Brian Quinn (comedian)
Brian "Q" Quinn (born 1976) is an American comedian, actor, and producer, a member of The Tenderloins and star of truTV's Impractical Jokers, a former FDNY firefighter, and co-host of the Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! podcast.
Brian Redban
Brian Redban (Brian Alan Reichle, born 1974) is an American comedian and podcast producer from Columbus, Ohio, co-creator of Kill Tony, original producer of The Joe Rogan Experience, and founder of the Deathsquad podcast network.
Brian Regan (comedian)
Brian Regan is an American stand-up comedian known for his clean, observational humor. He has maintained a touring career for over three decades and won multiple American Comedy Awards.
Brian Rix
Brian Rix, Baron Rix (1924–2016), English actor-manager famous for Whitehall Theatre farces such as Dry Rot and Reluctant Heroes, later Mencap secretary general, chairman, and president, and a crossbench life peer campaigning for people with learning disabilities.
Brian Robbins
Brian Robbins (born 1963, Brian Levine) is an American producer-director turned executive: co-creator of All That and Kenan & Kel, founder of AwesomenessTV, and head of Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, and Paramount Global co-CEO.
Brian Robertson (guitarist)
Brian 'Robbo' Robertson, Scottish guitarist born 1956 in Glasgow, Thin Lizzy twin-lead partner to Scott Gorham (Jailbreak, Live and Dangerous), later Motörhead's Another Perfect Day guitarist and Wild Horses founder.
Brian Setzer
Brian Setzer (born 1959), Long Island guitarist and vocalist, founded the Stray Cats rockabilly trio and the Brian Setzer Orchestra; 3 Grammy wins, 13 million records, 1959 Gretsch 6120 signature guitars.