| Pronunciation | /ˈbɹaɪ.ənt/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | England |
Bryant is an English surname, a variant of "Bryan". Notable people and characters with the surname include:
Contents
A
- Aidy Bryant (born 1987), American actress and comedian
- Albert Bryant Jr. (born 1952), American general
- Alexander Bryant or Briant (1556–1581), English Jesuit martyr
- Anita Bryant (born 1940), American singer and former gay rights opponent
- Anthony J. Bryant (born 1961), American historian of Japan
- Antonio Bryant (born 1981), American football player
- Arthur Bryant (1899–1985), British historian
- Austin Bryant (born 1996), American football player
B
- Bart Bryant (1962–2022), American golfer
- Bear Bryant (1913–1983), American college football coach
- Benjamin Bryant (disambiguation), several people
- Bob Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bobby Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
- Boudleaux Bryant (1920–1987), American songwriter
- Brad Bryant (born 1954), American professional golfer
- Brady Bryant (born 1982), American soccer player
- Brandon Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
- Brooke Bryant (born 2000), American ice hockey player
- Bunyan Bryant (1935–2024), American environmental justice advocate and academic
C
- Castell V. Bryant (born 1948), President of Florida A&M University
- C. Farris Bryant (1914–2002), American politician
- Charles Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
- Chase Bryant (born 1993), American country singer and songwriter
- Chris Bryant (born 1962), British politician
- Christian Bryant (born 1992), American football player
- Clay Bryant (1911–1999), Major League Baseball player for Chicago Cubs
- Clora Bryant (1927–2019), American jazz trumpeter
- Cleve Bryant (1947–2023), American college football coach
- Cobee Bryant, American football player
- Coby Bryant (born 1999), American football player
- Cora Mae Bryant (1926–2008), American blues musician
D
- Dan Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
- David Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
- Desmond Bryant (born 1985), American football player
- Dez Bryant (born 1988), American football player
- Dezerea Bryant (born 1993), American sprinter
- Diana Bryant (born 1947), Australian judge
- Domingo Bryant (born 1963), American football player
E
- Ed Bryant (born 1948), American politician
- Edward Bryant (1945–2017), American writer
- Edwin Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
- Elijah Bryant (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Elizabeth Bangs Bryant (1875–1953), British arachnologist
- Em Bryant (born 1938), American professional basketball player
F
- Felice Bryant (1925–2003), American songwriter
- Fernando Bryant (born 1977), American football player
- Frank Bryant (cricketer) (1909–1984), Australian cricketer and cricket administrator
G
- Gary Bryant Jr. (born 2001), American football player
- Gianna Bryant (2006–2020), American student-athlete
- Gordon Bryant (1914–1991), Australian politician
- Gridley Bryant (1789–1867), American railroad engineer
- Gridley James Fox Bryant (1816–1899), American architect
- Gyude Bryant (1949–2014), Liberian politician
H
- Harold Child Bryant (1886–1968), American outdoors nature educator
- Harrison Bryant (born 1998), American football player
- Henry Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
- Howard Bryant (born 1968), American sports journalist
- Howard Bryant (politician) (1861–1930), American politician
- Hunter Bryant (born 1998), American football player
J
- Jacky Bryant, fictional character from Virtua Fighter
- Jacob Bryant (1715–1804), British scholar and mythographer
- Jen Bryant (born 1960), American poet, novelist and children's author
- Jennings Bryant (1944–2020), American scientist
- Jim Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jimmy Bryant (1925–1980), American guitarist
- Joe Bryant (1954–2024), American basketball player, father of Kobe Bryant
- John Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joseph D. Bryant (1845–1914), New York Surgeon General
- Joshua Bryant (born 1940), American actor best known for playing Scully in M*A*S*H
- Joy Bryant (born 1976), American actress
- Joyce Bryant (1927–2022), American singer and actress
K
- Karyn Bryant (born 1968), American actress
- Kaylee Bryant (born 1997), American actress and model
- Keedron Bryant (born 2007), American singer
- Kelly Bryant (born 1996), American football player
- Kelvin Bryant (born 1960), American football player
- Kobe Bryant (1978–2020), American basketball player
- Kris Bryant (born 1992), American baseball player
L
- Lane Bryant, American clothes designer
- Lori Bryant-Woolridge (born 1958), American writer
- Louise Bryant (1885–1936), American journalist
- Lucas Bryant (born 1978), Canadian actor
M
- Ma'Khia Bryant (1994/1995 – 2021), American teen fatally shot by police
- Maida Bryant (1926–2016), New Zealand nurse, local politician, and community leader
- Margot Bryant (1897–1988), British actress
- Mark Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
- Martin Bryant (born 1967), Australian spree killer and perpetrator of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre
- Martin Bryant (programmer) (born 1958), British computer programmer
- Mary Bryant (1765–after 1794), Cornish convict transported to Australia
- Matt Bryant (born 1975), American football player
- Matt Bryant (footballer) (born 1970), English football player with Bristol City and Gillingham
- Michael Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
- Miriam Bryant (born 1991), Swedish-Finnish singer-songwriter
- Myles Bryant (born 1998), American football player
N
- Nicola Bryant (born 1960), British actress
O
- Orshawante Bryant (born 1978), American football player
P
- Pat Bryant (born 2002), American football player
- Paul W. Bryant Jr. (born c. 1945), American banker, investor, and philanthropist; son of Bear Bryant
- Peter Bryant (disambiguation), several people
- Phil Bryant (born 1954), American politician
- Precious Bryant (1942–2013), American musician
R
- Ralph Bryant (born 1961), Major League Baseball player
- Ralph C. Bryant (1877–1939), American professor of forestry
- Randal Bryant (born 1952), American computer scientist
- Ray Bryant (1931–2011), American jazz pianist, composer
- Red Bryant (born 1984), American football defensive end
- Rick Bryant (1948–2019), New Zealand singer
- Romby Bryant (born 1979), Canadian football wide receiver
- Ron Bryant (born 1947), American Major League Baseball pitcher
- Ronny Rey Bryant (aka Baby Bash) (born 1975), American rapper
S
- Samuel W. Bryant (1877–1938), American admiral
- Sarah Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
- Scott Poulson-Bryant, American music journalist
- Serderius Bryant (born 1991), American football player
- Stanley Bryant (born 1985), American football player
- Stephen Bryant, English violinist
T
- Terl Bryant, British drummer, member of the band Iona
- Tom Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
V
- Vanessa Bryant (born 1982), American philanthropist, nonprofit executive, and former model
- Ventell Bryant (born 1996), American football player
W
- Wallace Bryant (born 1959), American professional basketball player
- Wanda G. Bryant (born 1956), American judge
- Waymond Bryant (born 1952), American football linebacker
- Wayne R. Bryant (born 1947), American politician
- Wendell Bryant (born 1980), American football player
- William Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
- William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878), American poet and journalist
- Winston Bryant (born 1938), Arkansas Lieutenant Governor and attorney general
See also
- Bryant (disambiguation)
- Briant (disambiguation)
- Bryan (disambiguation)
- Senator Bryant (disambiguation)
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