Brisbane (surname) explained

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

• Abbott Hall Brisbane (1804–1861), American military officer, plantation owner, and author
• Albert Brisbane (1809–1890), American author and theorist
• Arthur Brisbane (1864–1936), American newspaper editor
• Charles Brisbane (1769–1829), British naval officer
• James Brisbane (1774–1826), British naval officer
• Margaret Hunt Brisbane (1858–1925), American poet
• Patrick Brisbane (1926-1974), Australian Anglican priest
• Thomas Brisbane (1773–1860), Scottish soldier and Governor of New South Wales
• William Henry Brisbane (1806–1878), abolitionist