Adrian (surname)

Adrian is a surname derived from the Latin personal name Adrianus. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Barbara Adrian (1931–2014), American artist
 * Chris Adrian (born 1970), American author
 * Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian (1889–1977), British electrophysiologist and recipient of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology
 * Iris Adrian (1912–1994), American actress
 * Max Adrian (1903–1973), Northern Irish stage, film and television actor and singer
 * Nathan Adrian (born 1988), American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist
 * Phil Adrian, Canadian football player
 * Rhys Adrian (1928–1990), British playwright and screenwriter
 * Richard Adrian, 2nd Baron Adrian (1927–1995), British physiologist, only son of Edgar Adrian