Bryson (surname)

Bryson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Fictional characters include:
 * Alexander Bryson (1816–1866), Scottish biologist, geologist, and horologist
 * Andrew Bryson (1822–1892), American admiral
 * Ann Bryson (born 1964), British actress
 * Arthur E. Bryson Jr., American professor of engineering, the "father of modern optimal control theory"
 * Bernarda Bryson Shahn (1903–2004), formerly Bernarda Bryson, American painter and lithographer, the widow of artist Ben Shahn
 * Bill Bryson (born 1951), American author
 * Bill Bryson (politician) (1898–1973), Australian politician
 * Bill Bryson Sr. (1915–1986), American sports journalist
 * Craig Bryson (born 1986), Scottish footballer
 * Dean F. Bryson (1910–1995), American attorney, 77th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
 * E. Brent Bryson (born 1957), American attorney
 * George Bryson Jr. (1852–1937), Quebec lumber merchant and political figure
 * George Bryson Sr. (1813–1900), Scottish-born businessman and political figure in Quebec
 * Hugh Alexander Bryson (1912–1987), Canadian politician, farmer, and insurance agent
 * Ian Bryson (born 1962), Scottish footballer
 * Isla Bryson, Scottish transgender criminal
 * Jacob Bryson (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Jeanie Bryson (born 1958), American singer
 * Jennifer S. Bryson, American academic
 * Jim Bryson, Canadian singer/songwriter
 * Jim Bryson (politician) (born 1961), American politician from Tennessee
 * John Bryson (disambiguation), various people
 * Joseph R. Bryson (1893–1953), American politician from South Carolina
 * Lindsay Bryson (1925–2005), British admiral
 * Lyman Bryson (1888–1959), American educator and media adviser
 * Marian Bryson (?), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
 * Michael Bryson (1942–2012), American news and sports reporter and editor
 * Oliver Bryson (1896–1977), British fighter ace, Royal Air Force officer, and George Cross recipient
 * P. Miles Bryson (born 1964), American collage and sound artist
 * Paul Bryson (born 1968), English cricketer
 * Peabo Bryson (born 1951), American singer-songwriter
 * Reid Bryson (1920–2008), American atmospheric scientist, meteorologist, geologist, and professor
 * Rudi Bryson (born 1968), South African cricketer
 * Shawn Bryson (born 1976), American football professional player
 * Thomas Bryson (1826–1882), Quebec merchant and political figure
 * William Bryson (disambiguation), various people
 * Winifred Bryson (1892–1987), American actress
 * Denise/Dennis Bryson, in the television series Twin Peaks