Brittain is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bill Brittain (1930–2011), American author Charles Francis Brittain (born 1950), American philosopher Colin Brittain (born 1986), American drummer Donald Brittain (1928–1989), Canadian filmmaker Erica Brittain, American biostatistician Joe Brittain, English rugby league footballer of the 1910s, and 1920s Marion Luther Brittain (1865–1953), U.S. educator Martin Brittain (born 1984), English professional football player Neil Brittain, Northern Irish television presenter and journalist Paul Brittain, American actor and comedian, Saturday Night Live Ronald Brittain, MBE (1899–1981), British Regimental Sergeant Major (R.S.M.) Thomas Brittain (1806–1884), British naturalist Thomas Lewis Brittain (1744–1827), English Dominican Vera Brittain (1893–1970), English writer, feminist, and pacifist Victoria Brittain (born 1942), British journalist and author Wayne Brittain, Australian Football League (AFL) coach