Brill (surname)

Brill is a German and English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Artists

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

Athletes

 * Dean Brill (born 1985), English footballer
 * Debbie Brill (born 1953), Canadian high-jumper
 * Frank Brill (1864–1944), American bowler and baseball player
 * Karl Brill (fl. 1900s), 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 (1935–2019), Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law

Musicians

 * Karsten Brill, German singer better known as Attila Dorn
 * Logan Brill, American singer
 * Shirley Brill, Israeli clarinetist

Performers

 * Charlie Brill (born 1938), American actor
 * Eddie Brill, American comedian, writer, and actor
 * Fran Brill (born 1946), American voice actress and puppeteer, worked on Sesame Street
 * Lindy Brill (born 1963), British actress
 * Marty Brill (comedian) (1932–2021), American comedian
 * Patti Brill (1923–1963), American actress, singer, dancer

Politicians and government officials

 * 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
 * Howard W. Brill (born 1943), chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
 * Julie Brill, commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission

Scientists

 * Abraham Brill (1874–1948), Austrian-born American psychiatrist
 * Alexander von Brill (1842–1935), German mathematician
 * Eric Brill, computer scientist
 * Henry Brill (1906–1990), American psychiatrist
 * Nathan Edwin Brill (1860–1925), American physician
 * Robert H. Brill, American archaeologist and chemist
 * Steve Brill, American naturalist
 * Yvonne Brill (1924–2013), Canadian rocket scientist

Writers

 * Bill Brill (1931–2011), American sportswriter
 * Paul Brill, American composer, songwriter, and producer
 * Steven Brill (filmmaker) (born 1962), American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor
 * Steven Brill (journalist) (born 1950), founder of American Lawyer magazine and other information services
 * William H. Brill (1871–1923), American journalist

Others

 * Angel Kreiman Brill (1945–2014), Chief Rabbi of Chile
 * David Brill (cinematographer) (born 1944), Australian journalist
 * David P. Brill (1955–1979), American gay rights advocate
 * Jeanette Goodman Brill (1888–1964), American lawyer and judge
 * Kurt Brill (1916–1978), Wehrmacht officer
 * Samuel Löw Brill (1814–1897), Hungarian rabbi
 * William Brill (RAAF officer) (1916–1964), Australian military pilot