Brill (surname)
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Brill is a fairly uncommon family name, most seen in the Dutch language. People with the surname Brill include:
Artists
- John Frederick Brill (died 1942), World War II mural artist
- Matthijs Brill, and Paul Brill, 16th century Flemish landscape painters
- Slavko Brill (1900–1943), Croatian sculptor
Athletes
- Dean Brill (born 1985), athlete
- Debbie Brill (born 1953), Canadian high-jumper
- Frank Brill (1864–1944), American bowler and baseball player
- John Brill (born 1970), American ice hockey player
- Karl Brill, American football player
- Martin Brill (born 1956), New Zealand fencer
- Marty Brill (American football) (1906–1973), football coach
- Sam Brill (born 1985), American soccer player
Businesspeople
- E. J. Brill, founder of Brill Publishers (Leiden)
- J. G. Brill, founder of J. G. Brill and Company
- Ron Brill, American businessman and co-founder of Home Depot
Educators
- Ann Brill, Dean of the School of Journalism at Kansas University
- Ralph Brill (born 1935), Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Howard W. Brill, Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court and Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas
Performers
- Charlie Brill (born 1938), American actor
- Eddie Brill, comedian
- Fran Brill (born 1946), voice actress and puppeteer, worked on Sesame Street
- Lindy Brill (born 1963), British actress
- Marty Brill (comedian) (born 1932), American comedian
Politicians
- Arthur Brill, German politician during the 1920s and 1930s
- Barry Brill (born 1940), New Zealand politician
- Hermann Brill (1895–1959), German politician who opposed the rise of Nazism
- Julie Brill, commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
Scientists
- Alexander von Brill (1842–1935), mathematician
- Eric Brill, computer scientist
- Henry Brill (1906–1990), psychiatrist
- Nathan Edwin Brill (1860–1925), physician
- Robert H. Brill, archaeologist and chemist
- Steve Brill, naturalist
- Yvonne Brill (1924–2013), rocket scientist
Writers
- Abraham Brill (1874–1948), Austrian-born American psychiatrist
- Bill Brill (1931–2011), sportswriter
- Logan Brill, singer/songwriter
- Paul Brill, American composer, songwriter, and producer
- Steven Brill (journalist) (born 1950), founder of American Lawyer magazine and other information services
- Steven Brill (scriptwriter) (born 1962), actor, director, and screenwriter
- William H. Brill (1871–1923), journalist
Others
- Angel Kreiman Brill (1945–2014), Chief Rabbi of Chile
- David P. Brill (1955–1979), gay rights advocate
- Kurt Brill (1916–1978), Wehrmacht officer
- Samuel Löw Brill (1814–1897), Hungarian rabbi
- William Brill (RAAF officer) (1916–1964), Australian military pilot
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