Bryson (surname)

Bryson is a surname. Notable people with the surname 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
• Jill Bryson (born 1961), Scottish singer and member of Strawberry Switchblade
• Jim Bryson (musician), 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
• Kerenza Bryson (born 1998), British modern pentathlete
• Lindsay Bryson (1925–2005), British admiral
• Lois Bryson (1937–2024), Australian sociologist
• 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
• Patricia M. Bryson, American clubwoman
• 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

Fictional characters include:

• Denise/Dennis Bryson, in the television series Twin Peaks

See also

• Bryson (given name)
• Branson (surname)
• Brayson
• Brinson (surname)
• Brison
• Bronson (name)
• Brunson