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Brian Adams (South Carolina politician)

Brian Adams (born 1969, in Mt. Clemens, Michigan) is a Republican South Carolina senator for District 44 who worked in law enforcement and property appraisal.

Brian Armstrong (businessman)

Brian Armstrong, born 1983, is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Coinbase, the largest US cryptocurrency exchange, in 2012 and serves as its chief executive.

Brian Ascher

Brian Ascher is an American venture capitalist who has been a Partner at the Palo Alto firm Venrock since 1998, known for early investments in Vocera, Tudou, DATAllegro, Adify, and SlideShare.

Brian Babin

Brian Babin, Republican U.S. Representative for Texas's 36th District since 2015, dentist and former mayor of Woodville, chairs the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee in the 119th Congress.

Brian Baird

Brian Baird (born 1956), American clinical psychologist and Democratic U.S. Representative for Washington's 3rd congressional district, 1999-2011; later president of Antioch University Seattle and 4Pirz Communication in Edmonds, Washington.

Brian Bergen

Brian Bergen is an American Republican politician representing New Jersey's 26th district in the General Assembly since 2020, its Republican whip since 2024, and a former Apache helicopter pilot.

Brian Berry

Brian Joe Lobley Berry (1934–2025) was a British-born geographer who led geography's quantitative revolution and became the youngest social scientist elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Brian Boru

Brian Boru (Brian Bórama, Brian mac Cennétig), d. 1014, Dál Cais king of Munster and high-king of Ireland from 1002; killed at Clontarf, 23 April 1014; famed via the Cogadh Gáedhel re Gallaibh legend.

Brian Buchanan

Brian Buchanan is an American politician, a Republican member of the Indiana Senate representing District 7 since 2018, and chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce and Technology.

Brian Burch

Brian Burch (born 1975, Phoenix, Arizona) is U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, confirmed 49-44 in August 2025, and co-founder and former president of the CatholicVote advocacy group.

Brian Burley

Brian Burley is an American politician and Republican nominee for the U.S. House in California's 42nd District in 2026, and a trustee on the Huntington Beach City School District Board.

Brian C. Lea

Brian Charles Lea (born 1983) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Tennessee since 2026, nominated by President Donald J. Trump.

Brian C. Wimes

Brian C. Wimes is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri since 2012, appointed by President Barack Obama.

Brian Chavez

Brian Chavez is an American politician and Republican member of the Ohio Senate representing the 30th district, appointed in December 2023 after serving on the state Oil and Gas Commission.

Brian Chee

Brian Chee is an American venture capitalist and Managing Partner at Polaris Partners, where he leads healthcare investing from San Francisco and chairs US HealthVest.

Brian Chesky

Brian Chesky is an American technology executive who co-founded Airbnb with Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk in 2008, is its chief executive officer, and owns a 13.7% stake.

Brian Clark (September 11 survivor)

Brian Clark is a Canadian businessman, an executive vice president of Euro Brokers, who survived from the 84th floor of 2 World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Brian Cunningham (New York politician)

Brian Cunningham is an American Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 43rd district in Central Brooklyn, which includes Crown Heights and Flatbush, since March 2022.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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.