Brinley

Brinley is a given name and a surname meaning 'burned clearing’. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Brinley Rees (1919–2004), Welsh academic
 * Brinley Richards (1904–1981), Welsh language poet, author, Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales 1972–1975
 * Brinley Williams (1895–1987), Welsh dual-code international rugby wing
 * Henry Brinley Richards (1817–1885), Welsh composer
 * Henry Brinley Richards (1817–1885), Welsh composer

Surname

 * Bertrand R. Brinley (1917–1994), American writer of short stories and children's tales
 * Charles Brinley (1880–1946), American actor of the silent era
 * D. Putnam Brinley (1879–1963), American artist of the modernist school
 * Godfrey Brinley (1864–1939), tennis player from the United States
 * Godfrey Brinley (1864–1939), tennis player from the United States