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 Matthew Brisbane (1787–1833), Scottish sailor 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