Brill (surname) explained

Brill is a German and English surname.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

Artists

• John Frederick Brill (died 1942), British World War II soldier and mural artist
• Matthijs Brill, and Paul Brill, 16th century Flemish landscape painters
• Slavko Brill (1900–1943), Croatian sculptor

Athletes

• Dean Brill (born 1985), English footballer
• Debbie Brill (born 1953), Canadian high-jumper
• Frank Brill (1864–1944), American bowler and baseball player
• Karl Brill (fl. 1900s), 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 (1935–2019), Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law

Musicians

• Karsten Brill, German singer better known as Attila Dorn
• Logan Brill, American singer
• Shirley Brill, Israeli clarinetist

Performers

• Charlie Brill (born 1938), American actor
• Eddie Brill, American comedian, writer, and actor
• Fran Brill (born 1946), American voice actress and puppeteer, worked on Sesame Street
• Lindy Brill (born 1963), British actress
• Marty Brill (comedian) (1932–2021), American comedian
• Patti Brill (1923–1963), American actress, singer, dancer

Politicians and government officials

• 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
• Howard W. Brill (born 1943), chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
• Julie Brill, commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission

Scientists

• Abraham Brill (1874–1948), Austrian-born American psychiatrist
• Alexander von Brill (1842–1935), German mathematician
• Eric Brill, computer scientist
• Henry Brill (1906–1990), American psychiatrist
• Nathan Edwin Brill (1860–1925), American physician
• Robert H. Brill, American archaeologist and chemist
• Steve Brill, American naturalist
• Yvonne Brill (1924–2013), Canadian rocket scientist

Writers

• Bill Brill (1931–2011), American sportswriter
• Paul Brill, American composer, songwriter, and producer
• Steven Brill (filmmaker) (born 1962), American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor
• Steven Brill (journalist) (born 1950), founder of American Lawyer magazine and other information services
• William H. Brill (1871–1923), American journalist

Others

• Angel Kreiman Brill (1945–2014), Chief Rabbi of Chile
• David Brill (cinematographer) (born 1944), Australian journalist
• David P. Brill (1955–1979), American gay rights advocate
• Jeanette Goodman Brill (1888–1964), American lawyer and judge
• Kurt Brill (1916–1978), Wehrmacht officer
• Samuel Löw Brill (1814–1897), Hungarian rabbi
• William Brill (RAAF officer) (1916–1964), Australian military pilot

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brill Name Meaning & Brill Family History . www.ancestry.com . 20 March 2023.