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Britt Strandberg

Britt Strandberg (Britt Marianne Strandberg, later Lundén), born 1934, Swedish cross-country skier; only skier on all three Swedish 3×5 km relay medal teams, gold 1960, silver 1964 and 1968 Olympics.

Britta Curl Salemme

Britta Curl Salemme (Britta Curl-Salemme), American ice hockey forward born 2000 in Bismarck, ND; Olympic gold 2026, three NCAA titles at Wisconsin, Minnesota Frost and PWHL Detroit player.

Britta Heidemann

Britta Heidemann, German épée fencer born 1982 in Cologne; 2008 Olympic champion, 2007 world and 2009 European champion, first épée fencer with the Golden Triple; later IOC member 2016-2024 and Olympic Refuge Foundation board member.

Britta Laue

Britta Laue (also spelled Lause) was a German sprinter with SC Brandenburg Berlin, first-leg runner of the women's 10 × 100 m club relay that set a 2:05.3 world record on 20 July 1929 in Frankfurt.

Britta Steffen

Britta Steffen, German freestyle sprint swimmer (born 1983, Schwedt/Oder), double 2008 Olympic champion in 50 and 100 m freestyle, 2009 world champion, holder of the 23.73 and 52.07 world records, Hall of Fame inductee.

Brittany Bowe

Brittany Bowe (Brittany Starr Bowe), born 1988 in Ocala, Florida, is an American long-track speed skater, four-time Olympian with two bronzes, six-time world champion, 1000m world record holder (1:11.61), and former FAU basketball point guard.

Brittany Elmslie

Brittany Joyce Elmslie (born 1994, Nambour, Queensland) is a retired Australian swimmer, five-time Olympic medallist, and dual 4x100 m freestyle relay gold medalist at London 2012 and Rio 2016, setting the 3:30.65 world record in Rio.

Brittany Mahomes

Brittany Mahomes (nee Matthews), American co-owner of the NWSL's Kansas City Current since 2020, former UT Tyler soccer player and one-season pro in Iceland, founder of Brittany Lynne Fitness, wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Brittany Schussler

Brittany Schussler is a Canadian retired long track speed skater who competed at three Olympic Games and won four team pursuit world championship medals, with gold in 2009 and 2011.

Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner (born 1990) is an American WNBA center, 2013 No. 1 pick, 2014 champion with Phoenix, 2x Defensive Player of the Year, 3x Olympic gold medalist, WNBA blocks-record holder, and 2022 Russian detainee, now with the Connecticut Sun.

Brittney Reese

Brittney Reese (born 1986, Inglewood, California) is an American long jumper, 2012 Olympic champion and 2016 and 2020 Olympic silver medalist, with four outdoor and three indoor world titles and a 7.31 m personal best.

Brock (Pokémon)

Brock (タケシ, Takeshi) is the Pewter Gym Leader of Kanto in Pokémon and Ash Ketchum's longest-serving anime companion, a Rock/Ground-type trainer aiming to be a Pokémon Breeder, known for Zubat's record-quick capture and his team's many evolution methods.

Brock Boeser

Brock Boeser, Vancouver Canucks right wing, 2015 first-round pick (23rd overall), Burnsville, Minnesota native; 227 career goals, 40-goal 2023-24 season, seven-year $50.75M deal signed July 1, 2025.

Brock Bowers

Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders tight end drafted 13th overall in 2024 out of Georgia; two-time John Mackey Award winner; NFL rookie records of 112 receptions and 1,194 yards.

Brock Boyd

Brock Boyd is an American football wide receiver, number 11 for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a freshman in 2026 from Southlake Carroll High School in Texas, where he set the program's all-time receiving yards record before flipping from TCU to Ohio State.

Brock Glenn

Brock Glenn (Auburn Brock Glenn), American college football quarterback from Covington, Tennessee; Lausanne Collegiate School star who started FSU's 2023 ACC Championship as a true freshman, played 2023-2025 at Florida State, then transferred to Western Kentucky in 2026.

Brock Holt

Brock Holt (Brock Wyatt Holt), MLB utility infielder-outfielder (2012-2021) for Pirates, Red Sox, Brewers, Nationals, Rangers; 2015 All-Star, 2018 World Series champion, first postseason cycle.

Brock Huard

Brock Huard, born 1976 in Seattle, is a former quarterback from the University of Washington drafted 77th overall by the Seahawks in 1999; he played sparingly for Seattle and Indianapolis and became a Seattle radio host and college football analyst.

Brock Lampe

Brock Lampe (born 2003, Kenosha, Wisconsin) is an NFL fullback from Northern Illinois; signed by the Patriots as a 2025 undrafted free agent, later Seahawks and Bills practice squad.

Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar, "The Beast Incarnate," American wrestler and fighter: 2000 NCAA heavyweight champion, youngest WWE Champion (2002), seven-time WWE Champion, and UFC heavyweight champion in his fourth MMA fight (5-3 record).

Brock Nelson

Brock Nelson (Brock Christian Nelson), American NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche, drafted 30th overall by the Islanders in 2010; won 2026 Olympic gold with Team USA, first American to reach 1,000 NHL games and win Olympic gold in one season.

Brock Osweiler

Brock Osweiler, NFL quarterback (2012-2018), Denver Broncos backup and Super Bowl 50 winner, Houston Texans' $72 million free-agent bust; 15-15 starter, 7,418 yards, 37 TD, 31 INT; later ESPN analyst.

Brock Purdy

Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers quarterback, 2022 draft's final pick (Mr. Irrelevant, 262nd overall) from Iowa State; franchise-record 2023 season, Super Bowl run, five-year $265M extension through 2030.

Brock Rechsteiner

Brock Rechsteiner, wide receiver from Jacksonville State signed by the New Orleans Saints in 2026; son of WWE Hall of Famer Scott Steiner, cousin of Bron Breakker; suspended six games 2026 for PED policy violation, then waived.

Brock Rodden

Brock Rodden, born 2000 in Durant, Oklahoma, is a Seattle Mariners switch-hitting utility infielder, 2023 fifth-round pick from Wichita State, 2024 MiLB Gold Glove second baseman, PCL All-Star, MLB debut August 14, 2026.

Brodie Kemp

Brodie Kemp (born 2001) is a Carlton AFL footballer, pick 17 in the 2019 draft from Bendigo Pioneers; a 192cm swingman who overcame ACL and Achilles injuries to become a key defender then marking forward.

Brodie Lee

Brodie Lee (Jonathan Huber, 1979–2020), also Luke Harper in WWE, American wrestler from Rochester; Wyatt Family member, AEW Dark Order leader and TNT Champion; died at 41 of a lung condition.

Brodie Smith (ultimate)

Brodie Smith, American ultimate frisbee player and trick shot YouTuber; won 2010 college title with Florida and club titles with Doublewide (2012) and Johnny Bravo (2014); played in the AUDL's first game; not the Adelaide Crows AFL footballer of the same name.

Brody King

Brody King (Nathan Blauvelt, born 1987) is an American professional wrestler and musician, currently signed to All Elite Wrestling and the frontman of the hardcore band God's Hate.

Broforce

Broforce: 2D run-and-gun platformer by Free Lives, published by Devolver Digital, released October 15, 2015 after April 2014 Early Access. Parody action heroes, destructible terrain, 4-player co-op; final Broforce Forever update August 2023.