Bryson (surname)
Bryson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alexander Bryson, Scottish biologist, geologist, and horologist
- Andrew Bryson, American admiral
- Ann Bryson, British actress
- Arthur E. Bryson, Jr., American professor of engineering, the "father of modern optimal control theory"
- Bernarda Bryson Shahn, formerly Bernarda Bryson, American painter and lithographer, the widow of artist Ben Shahn
- Bill Bryson, American author
- Bill Bryson , Australian politician
- Bill Bryson, Sr., American sports journalist
- Craig Bryson, Scottish footballer
- Dean F. Bryson, American attorney, 77th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
- E. Brent Bryson, American attorney
- George Bryson, Jr., Quebec lumber merchant and political figure
- George Bryson, Sr., Scottish-born businessman and political figure in Quebec
- Hugh Alexander Bryson, Canadian politician, farmer, and insurance agent
- Ian Bryson, Scottish footballer
- Jeanie Bryson, American singer
- Jennifer S. Bryson, American academic
- Jim Bryson, Canadian singer/songwriter
- Jim Bryson , American politician from Tennessee
- John Bryson, various people
- Joseph R. Bryson, American politician from South Carolina
- Lindsay Bryson, British admiral
- Lyman Bryson, American educator and media adviser
- Marian Bryson, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Michael Bryson, American news and sports reporter and editor
- Oliver Bryson, British fighter ace, Royal Air Force officer, and George Cross recipient
- P. Miles Bryson, American collage and sound artist
- Paul Bryson, English cricketer
- Peabo Bryson, American singer-songwriter
- Reid Bryson, American atmospheric scientist, meteorologist, geologist, and professor
- Rudi Bryson, South African cricketer
- Shawn Bryson, American football professional player
- Thomas Bryson, Quebec merchant and political figure
- William Bryson, various people
- Winifred Bryson, American actress
Fictional characters include:
- Denise/Dennis Bryson, in the television series Twin Peaks
