Brierley (surname)

Brierley is a surname of English origin. The name may refer to:

* Benjamin Brierley (1825–1896), British author
* Benjamin Brierley (rugby player) (born 1986), German rugby union international
* David Brierly (1935–2008), English actor
* Ellen Brierley and Jennet Brierley, two of the twelve witches tried at Lancaster Assizes in August 1612 for their part in the Pendle Hill witchcraft case
* Herbert Brierley, English footballer
* Justin W. Brierly (1905–1985), American educator and lawyer
* Marjorie Brierley (1893–1984), English pioneer of psychoanalysis in Britain
* Roger Brierley (1935–2005), British accountant and actor
* Ron Brierley (born 1937), New Zealand investor and corporate raider
* Saroo Brierley (born c. 1981), Indian/Australian businessman and author, subject of Lion (2016 film)
* Thomas Brierley (1785–1855), British Freemason whose gravestone became a mystery
* Tom Brierley (1910–1989), English and Canadian cricket player
* Walter Brierley (1862–1926), English architect

Surname list

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