Famous People with Name Brien

Brien Thomas "B. T." Collins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Brien Thomas "B. T." Collins: was an American politician from California and a member of the Republican party. Collins won a special election that September for the Sacramento-area 5th District against fellow Republican Barbara Alby, and narrowly beat her again in the 1992 GOP primary

Brien McMahon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Brien McMahon: was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate (as a Democrat from Connecticut) from 1945 to 1952. McMahon was a major figure in the establishment of the Atomic Energy Commission, through his authorship of the Atomic Energy A

Periwinkle Kay O'Brien            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Periwinkle Kay O'Brien: Gilpin is one of the children of the late Jim O'Brien, a Baptist minister who became a musician and was later a well-known and respected radio and TV News weatherman/personality in Philadelphia until his death in a skydiving accident on September 25, 1983

Douglas Robert Zachariah Brien            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Douglas Robert Zachariah Brien: was an American football placekicker. He played for the New York Jets, the Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, the Indianapolis Colts, the New Orleans Saints, and the San Francisco 49ers. Brien was picked in the 3rd round of the 1994 NFL Draft by San Francisco out of University of California, Berkeley.

Don Brien            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Don Brien: is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s.

Pierre Brien            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Pierre Brien: was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2003. By career, he has worked in administration and economics. Brien was elected in the Témiscamingue electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993, 1997 and 2000 elections, serving in the 35th, 36th and 37th Canadian Parliaments respectively. He had served as the party's whip from 15 August 2001 until 16 December 2002. Brien left the Bloc Québécois following his decision to seek a seat in the Quebec National Assembly with the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ). He remained in federal Parliament as an independent Member of Parliament from 16 January 2003 until he resigned from federal politics on 14 March 2003. He became the ADQ's candidate in the provincial Rouyn-Noranda-Témiscamingue riding, but he and Rémy Trudel of the Parti Québécois both lost against Liberal Daniel Bernard in the 2003 Quebec election.

John Wesley Brien            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Wesley Brien: was a Canadian politician and physician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1917 election as a Member of the Unionist Party to represent the riding of Essex South. Prior to his federal political career, he had just served a year in the Canadian Expeditionary Force as a medical officer before being forced to return home due to injury. He also served as a captain in the British Canadian Recruiting Mission in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. His cousin, James Brien, was also a Member of the Canadian House of Commons.