This time the male name in First Names First is Brian. We give you max five names per year. So, take your pick, and find some inspiring stories behind these names. Give this a couple of minutes – for lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us. Let them!
Brian Urquhart* international civil servant/author/ played a significant role in the founding of the United Nations – Bridport, Dorset, England (1919)
Brian O’Neill* sports executive (NHL) – Montreal, QC Canada (1929)
Brian Epstein* manager of the Beatles – Liverpool, England (1934)
Brian Bamford* golfer – Surrey, England (1935)
Brian Dennehy* actor – Bridgeport, CT USA (1938)
Brian O’Leary* astronaut/ scientist/ufologist – Boston, MA USA (1940)
Brian De Palma* film director – Newark, NJ USA (1940)
Brian Wilson* singer (The Beach Boys) – Inglewood, CA USA (1942)
Brian Cox* actor - Dundee, Scotland (1946)
Brian May* musician (Queen) – Hampton, Middlesex, England – Who Wants To Live Forever (1947) pic
Brian Sutter* hockey player/coach – Viking, AB Canada (1956)
Brian Butterfield* baseball player/coach/manager – Bangor, ME USA (1958)
Brian Regan* stand-up comedian – Miami, FL USA (1958)
Brian Williams* journalist/television news anchor – Ridgewood, NJ USA (1959)
Brian Boitano* figure skater/OG – Mountain View, CA USA (1963)
Brian Bellows* hockey player/SC – St. Catharines, ON Canada (1964)
Brian Cox* musician (Dare)/physicist – Oldham, England (1968)
Brian Leetch* hockey player (NHL 100) – Corpus Christi, TX USA (1968)
Brian Heidik* actor/ Survivor S5 Contestant/of Finnish descent – Burtonsville, MD USA (1968)
Brian Acton* computer programmer/ Internet entrepreneur – MI USA (1972)
Brian Baumgartner* actor/director – Atlanta, GA USA (1972)
Brian Austin Green* actor – Los Angeles, CA USA (1973)
Brian Geraghty* actor/of Irish descent – Toms River, NJ USA (1975)
Brian Boucher* hockey goalie/television analyst – Woonsocket, RI USA (1975)
Brian Tyree Henry* actor – Fayetteville, NC USA (1982)
Brian Gleeson* actor/son of Brendan Gleeson – Dublin, Ireland (1987)
Brian Ortega* mixed martial artist – Los Angeles, CA USA (1991)
Brian Dumoulin* hockey player/SC – Biddeford, ME USA (1991)
Brian Pintado* race walker – Ecuador (1995)
Updated 10.8.2023