Brill (surname)

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Brill is a fairly uncommon family name, most seen in the Dutch language. People with the surname Brill include:

Artists

• John Frederick Brill (died 1942), World War II mural artist
• Matthijs Brill, and Paul Brill, 16th century Flemish landscape painters
• Slavko Brill (1900–1943), Croatian sculptor

Athletes

• Dean Brill (born 1985), athlete
• Debbie Brill (born 1953), Canadian high-jumper
• Frank Brill (1864–1944), American bowler and baseball player
• John Brill (born 1970), American ice hockey player
• Karl Brill, American football player
• Martin Brill (born 1956), New Zealand fencer
• Marty Brill (American football) (1906–1973), football coach
• Sam Brill (born 1985), American soccer player

Businesspeople

• E. J. Brill, founder of Brill Publishers (Leiden)
• J. G. Brill, founder of J. G. Brill and Company
• Ron Brill, American businessman and co-founder of Home Depot

Educators

• Ann Brill, Dean of the School of Journalism at Kansas University
• Ralph Brill (born 1935), Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law
• Howard W. Brill, Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court and Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas

Performers

• Charlie Brill (born 1938), American actor
• Eddie Brill, comedian
• Fran Brill (born 1946), voice actress and puppeteer, worked on Sesame Street
• Lindy Brill (born 1963), British actress
• Marty Brill (comedian) (born 1932), American comedian

Politicians

• Arthur Brill, German politician during the 1920s and 1930s
• Barry Brill (born 1940), New Zealand politician
• Hermann Brill (1895–1959), German politician who opposed the rise of Nazism
• Julie Brill, commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission

Scientists

• Alexander von Brill (1842–1935), mathematician
• Eric Brill, computer scientist
• Henry Brill (1906–1990), psychiatrist
• Nathan Edwin Brill (1860–1925), physician
• Robert H. Brill, archaeologist and chemist
• Steve Brill, naturalist
• Yvonne Brill (1924–2013), rocket scientist

Writers

• Abraham Brill (1874–1948), Austrian-born American psychiatrist
• Bill Brill (1931–2011), sportswriter
• Logan Brill, singer/songwriter
• Paul Brill, American composer, songwriter, and producer
• Steven Brill (journalist) (born 1950), founder of American Lawyer magazine and other information services
• Steven Brill (scriptwriter) (born 1962), actor, director, and screenwriter
• William H. Brill (1871–1923), journalist

Others

• Angel Kreiman Brill (1945–2014), Chief Rabbi of Chile
• David P. Brill (1955–1979), gay rights advocate
• Kurt Brill (1916–1978), Wehrmacht officer
• Samuel Löw Brill (1814–1897), Hungarian rabbi
• William Brill (RAAF officer) (1916–1964), Australian military pilot