Bristow (surname)

Bristow is a surname, derived from the earlier name of the city of Bristol. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Abraham Bristow (c. 1771 – 1846), British mariner
 * Alan Bristow (1923–2009), British helicopter entrepreneur, founder of Bristow Helicopters
 * Allan Bristow (born 1951), American basketball coach
 * Benjamin Bristow (1832–1896), American lawyer and politician
 * Chris Bristow (1937–1960), British racing driver
 * Edmund Bristow (1787–1876), English artist
 * Emma Bristow (born 1990), British motorcycle racer
 * Eric Bristow (1957–2018), English darts player
 * George Bristow (disambiguation), any of several people by that name
 * Grant Bristow (born 1958), Canadian security agent
 * Guy Bristow (born 1955), English footballer
 * Gwen Bristow (1903–1980), American author and journalist
 * Henry William Bristow (1817–1889), English geologist
 * John Bristow (1701–1768), English merchant and politician
 * Joseph Bristow (professor), British academic
 * Joseph L. Bristow (1861–1944), American politician
 * Laurie Bristow (born 1963), British diplomat
 * Mark Bristow (born 1962), English paralympic cyclist
 * Mark Bristow (businessman) (born 1959), South African businessman
 * Naomi Bristow (born 1997), Canadian country music artist
 * Patrick Bristow (born 1962), American actor
 * Paul Bristow, British politician
 * Richard Bristow (1538–1581), English Catholic writer
 * Robert Bristow (1662–1706), MP for Winchelsea 1698–1701
 * Robert Bristow (1687–1737), MP for Winchelsea 1708–37
 * Robert Bristow (1712–1776), MP for Winchelsea 1738–41, New Shoreham 1747–61
 * Robert Bristow (engineer) (1880–1966), British harbour engineer best known for development of the port of Kochi in India

Fictional characters

 * Jack Bristow, on the television series Alias
 * Irina Derevko, a character on the television series Alias also known as "Laura Bristow"
 * Sydney Bristow, on the television series Alias