Bryant (surname)

Bryant

Pronunciation	/ˈbɹaɪ.ənt/
Origin
Region of origin	England

Bryant is an English surname, a variant of "Bryan". Notable people and characters with the surname include:

A

• Aidy Bryant (born 1987), American actress and comedian
• Albert Bryant Jr. (born 1952), American general
• Alexander Bryant or Briant (1556–1581), English Jesuit martyr
• Anita Bryant (born 1940), American singer and former gay rights opponent
• Anthony J. Bryant (born 1961), American historian of Japan
• Antonio Bryant (born 1981), American football player
• Arthur Bryant (1899–1985), British historian
• Austin Bryant (born 1996), American football player

B

• Bart Bryant (1962–2022), American golfer
• Bear Bryant (1913–1983), American college football coach
• Benjamin Bryant (disambiguation), several people
• Bob Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bobby Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Boudleaux Bryant (1920–1987), American songwriter
• Brad Bryant (born 1954), American professional golfer
• Brady Bryant (born 1982), American soccer player
• Brandon Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Brooke Bryant (born 2000), American ice hockey player
• Bunyan Bryant (1935–2024), American environmental justice advocate and academic

C

• Castell V. Bryant (born 1948), President of Florida A&M University
• C. Farris Bryant (1914–2002), American politician
• Charles Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Chase Bryant (born 1993), American country singer and songwriter
• Chris Bryant (born 1962), British politician
• Christian Bryant (born 1992), American football player
• Clay Bryant (1911–1999), Major League Baseball player for Chicago Cubs
• Clora Bryant (1927–2019), American jazz trumpeter
• Cleve Bryant (1947–2023), American college football coach
• Cobee Bryant, American football player
• Coby Bryant (born 1999), American football player
• Cora Mae Bryant (1926–2008), American blues musician

D

• Dan Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
• David Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Desmond Bryant (born 1985), American football player
• Dez Bryant (born 1988), American football player
• Dezerea Bryant (born 1993), American sprinter
• Diana Bryant (born 1947), Australian judge
• Domingo Bryant (born 1963), American football player

E

• Ed Bryant (born 1948), American politician
• Edward Bryant (1945–2017), American writer
• Edwin Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Elijah Bryant (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Elizabeth Bangs Bryant (1875–1953), British arachnologist
• Em Bryant (born 1938), American professional basketball player

F

• Felice Bryant (1925–2003), American songwriter
• Fernando Bryant (born 1977), American football player
• Frank Bryant (cricketer) (1909–1984), Australian cricketer and cricket administrator

G

• Gary Bryant Jr. (born 2001), American football player
• Gianna Bryant (2006–2020), American student-athlete
• Gordon Bryant (1914–1991), Australian politician
• Gridley Bryant (1789–1867), American railroad engineer
• Gridley James Fox Bryant (1816–1899), American architect
• Gyude Bryant (1949–2014), Liberian politician

H

• Harold Child Bryant (1886–1968), American outdoors nature educator
• Harrison Bryant (born 1998), American football player
• Henry Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Howard Bryant (born 1968), American sports journalist
• Howard Bryant (politician) (1861–1930), American politician
• Hunter Bryant (born 1998), American football player

J

• Jacky Bryant, fictional character from Virtua Fighter
• Jacob Bryant (1715–1804), British scholar and mythographer
• Jen Bryant (born 1960), American poet, novelist and children's author
• Jennings Bryant (1944–2020), American scientist
• Jim Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jimmy Bryant (1925–1980), American guitarist
• Joe Bryant (1954–2024), American basketball player, father of Kobe Bryant
• John Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joseph D. Bryant (1845–1914), New York Surgeon General
• Joshua Bryant (born 1940), American actor best known for playing Scully in M*A*S*H
• Joy Bryant (born 1976), American actress
• Joyce Bryant (1927–2022), American singer and actress

K

• Karyn Bryant (born 1968), American actress
• Kaylee Bryant (born 1997), American actress and model
• Keedron Bryant (born 2007), American singer
• Kelly Bryant (born 1996), American football player
• Kelvin Bryant (born 1960), American football player
• Kobe Bryant (1978–2020), American basketball player
• Kris Bryant (born 1992), American baseball player

L

• Lane Bryant, American clothes designer
• Lori Bryant-Woolridge (born 1958), American writer
• Louise Bryant (1885–1936), American journalist
• Lucas Bryant (born 1978), Canadian actor

M

• Ma'Khia Bryant (1994/1995 – 2021), American teen fatally shot by police
• Maida Bryant (1926–2016), New Zealand nurse, local politician, and community leader
• Margot Bryant (1897–1988), British actress
• Mark Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Martin Bryant (born 1967), Australian spree killer and perpetrator of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre
• Martin Bryant (programmer) (born 1958), British computer programmer
• Mary Bryant (1765–after 1794), Cornish convict transported to Australia
• Matt Bryant (born 1975), American football player
• Matt Bryant (footballer) (born 1970), English football player with Bristol City and Gillingham
• Michael Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Miriam Bryant (born 1991), Swedish-Finnish singer-songwriter
• Myles Bryant (born 1998), American football player

N

• Nicola Bryant (born 1960), British actress

O

• Orshawante Bryant (born 1978), American football player

P

• Pat Bryant (born 2002), American football player
• Paul W. Bryant Jr. (born c. 1945), American banker, investor, and philanthropist; son of Bear Bryant
• Peter Bryant (disambiguation), several people
• Phil Bryant (born 1954), American politician
• Precious Bryant (1942–2013), American musician

R

• Ralph Bryant (born 1961), Major League Baseball player
• Ralph C. Bryant (1877–1939), American professor of forestry
• Randal Bryant (born 1952), American computer scientist
• Ray Bryant (1931–2011), American jazz pianist, composer
• Red Bryant (born 1984), American football defensive end
• Rick Bryant (1948–2019), New Zealand singer
• Romby Bryant (born 1979), Canadian football wide receiver
• Ron Bryant (born 1947), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Ronny Rey Bryant (aka Baby Bash) (born 1975), American rapper

S

• Samuel W. Bryant (1877–1938), American admiral
• Sarah Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Scott Poulson-Bryant, American music journalist
• Serderius Bryant (born 1991), American football player
• Stanley Bryant (born 1985), American football player
• Stephen Bryant, English violinist

T

• Terl Bryant, British drummer, member of the band Iona
• Tom Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people

V

• Vanessa Bryant (born 1982), American philanthropist, nonprofit executive, and former model
• Ventell Bryant (born 1996), American football player

W

• Wallace Bryant (born 1959), American professional basketball player
• Wanda G. Bryant (born 1956), American judge
• Waymond Bryant (born 1952), American football linebacker
• Wayne R. Bryant (born 1947), American politician
• Wendell Bryant (born 1980), American football player
• William Bryant (disambiguation), multiple people
• William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878), American poet and journalist
• Winston Bryant (born 1938), Arkansas Lieutenant Governor and attorney general

See also

• Bryant (disambiguation)
• Briant (disambiguation)
• Bryan (disambiguation)
• Senator Bryant (disambiguation)