Brier is an English topographic surname. It was used for people who lived near briar patches or as a nickname for a prickly person. Notable people with the surname include:
Bob Brier (born 1943), American Egyptologist Glenn W. Brier (1913 - 1998), United States statistician and weather forecaster Hannah Brier (born 1998), British sprinter Joe Brier (born 1999), British sprinter and brother of Hannah Kathy Brier (born 1975), American actor and singer Markus Brier (born 1968), Austrian golfer Paul Brier (born 1959), American general Sabrina Brier (born 1994), American actress, comedian, and influencer Tom Brier (born 1971), American ragtime composer and pianist, child prodigy
See also Briers, a surname
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