Brest (surname) explained

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

• Harold Brest, 20th-century American prisoner
• Jorge Romero Brest (1905–1989), Argentine art critic and curator
• Lewis F. Brest (1842–1915), Union Army soldier
• Martin Brest (born 1951), American filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, film editor, and actor
• Paul Brest (born 1940), American academic
• Vida Brest (1925–1985), Slovenian poet and writer