Brewer (surname)

Brewer is a surname of English origin, meaning a person who brews beer. It has an alternative derivation from the old French bruière meaning "heath", either via Bruyère in Calvados or from residence at a heath in England.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• A. Max Brewer (1923–1966), American politician
• Aaron Brewer, several people
• Aida Brewer (born 1955), American public official
• Alan West Brewer (1915–2007), Canadian-English physicist and climatologist.
• Albert Brewer (1928–2017), American politician, Governor of Alabama 1968–71
• Alex Brewer, several people
• Alexander Brewer (1906–1984), English cricketer and soldier
• Alison Brewer, American ice hockey player
• Allison Brewer (born 1954), Canadian social activist and politician
• Andrew Brewer (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey coach
• Annie Brewer (1874–1921), British nurse
• Anthony Brewer, several people
• Ashleigh Brewer (born 1990), Australian actress
• Ashley Brewer (born 1991), American sports anchor and journalist
• Ashley Maynard-Brewer (born 1999), Australian soccer player
• The Brewer twins (Derek and Keith, born 1973), American models
• Bert Brewer (1876–1946), British boxer
• Bessie Marsh Brewer (1884–1952), Canadian-American printmaker, painter, sculptor and teacher
• Betty Brewer (Virginia Luella Brewer, c.1920s–2006), American actress
• Bill Brewer, British philosopher
• Billy Brewer (1934–2018), American football coach
• Billy Brewer (died 1914), English professional footballer
• Brandon Brewer (born 1984), Canadian boxer
• Brittany Brewer (born 1997), American basketball player
• Brooke Brewer (1894–1970), American athlete
• Bryan Brewer, president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe 2012–2014
• Cameron Brewer (born 1973), New Zealand politician
• Carl Brewer (ice hockey) (1938–2001), Canadian ice hockey player
• Carl Brewer (politician) (1957–2020), American politician, former mayor of Wichita, Kansas
• Carlos Brewer (1890–1976), United States Army general
• Carmelite Brewer Christie (1852–1931), American missionary
• Caroline Brewer (born 1962), British field hockey player
• Carson Brewer (1920–2003), American journalist
• Catherine Brewer Benson (1822–1908), American pioneer of women's higher education
• Chandler Brewer (born 1997), American football player
• Charles Brewer, several people including:
  • Charles Brewer (businessman) (born 1958), American entrepreneur
• Charley Brewer, several people
• Charlotte Brewer (born 1956), British literary academic
• Chester Brewer (1875–1953), American college sports coach
• Chet Brewer (1907–1990), American baseball player
• Chloe Brewer (born 2002). English cricketer
• Chris Brewer (born 1962), American football player
• Chris Brewer (poker player) (born 1993), American poker player
• Christine Brewer (born 1955), American opera singer
• C. J. Brewer (disambiguation), multiple people
• Colten Brewer (born 1992), American baseball player
• Conan Brewer (born 1982), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Contessa Brewer (born 1974), American television journalist
• Corey Brewer (born 1986), American basketball player
• Corey Brewer (basketball, born 1975) (born 1975), American basketball player
• Craig Brewer (born 1971), American film director
• Cynthia Brewer (born 1960), American geographer
• D'Angelo Brewer (born 1996), American football player
• David Brewer (disambiguation), several people
• Darnell Brewer, American politician
• Denise Brewer (born 1966), American politician
• Derek Brewer (1923–2008), Welsh medievalist
• Derek Brewer (cricket administrator) (born 1958), British sports administrator
• Dewell Brewer (born 1970), American football player
• Doc Brewer, American racing driver
• Don Brewer (born 1948), American drummer
• Douglas Brewer (1925–2018), Welsh experimental physicist
• Drake Brewer, ring name of Joe Doering (born 1982), American wrestler
• E. Cobham Brewer (1810–1897), compiler of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
• Earl L. Brewer (1869–1942), American politician, Governor of Mississippi 1912–1916
• Eddie Brewer (1919–2003), British conservationist
• Elisabeth Brewer, American nurse and loyalist
• Eric Brewer (ice hockey) (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
• Eric Brewer (scientist), American scientist
• Evan Brewer (born 1981), American musician
• Francis B. Brewer (1820–1892), American physician and politician
• Frederick Mason Brewer (1903–1963), English inorganic chemist
• Gage Brewer (1904–1985), American musician
• Gail Brewer-Giorgio (1939–2025), American author
• Gale Brewer (born 1951), American politician
• Gardner Brewer (1806–1874), American merchant
• Gary Brewer, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and banjoist
• Gary Brewer (politician), American politician
• Gay Brewer (1932–2007), American golfer
• G. C. Brewer (1884–1956), American leader of the Churches of Christ
• Gene Brewer (born 1937), American science fiction author
• George Brewer, several people including:
  • George Keefer Brewer (1914–1959), American actor (George Reeves)
• Gil Brewer (1922–1983), American novelist
• Gordon Brewer, Scottish journalist and broadcaster
• Grady Brewer (born 1970), American boxer
• Graeme Brewer (born 1958), Australian swimmer
• Gregory Brewer (born 1951), American Episcopal bishop
• Griffith Brewer (1867–1948), British aviator
• Gunter Brewer (born 1964), American football coach
• Gurley Brewer (1866–1919), American attorney, publisher, and political activist
• Guy Brewer (1904–1978), American politician
• Hannah Brewer (born 1993), Australian soccer player
• Harper Brewer Jr. (born 1937), American politician
• Heather Brewer-Segal (1931–2006), Bermudian-South African tennis player
• Heinrich Brewer (1640–c.1713), German priest and historian
• Henry William Brewer (1836–1903), British illustrator
• Henry Charles Brewer (1866–1950), his son, British painter
• Herbert Brewer (1865–1928), British composer
• Holly Brewer (born 1964), legal historian
• Ian Brewer (1936–2010), Australian rules footballer
• Jack Brewer (disambiguation), several people
• Jake Brewer (1981–2015), American political activist
• Jamie Brewer, American actress and model
• Jamison Brewer (born 1980), American basketball player
• Jan Brewer (born 1944), Governor of Arizona, 2009–15
• Jane Brewer (1924–2017), mayor of Cambridge, Ontario
• James Brewer (disambiguation), several people including:
  • Jim Brewer (baseball) (1937–1987), American baseball player
• Jeaffreson Vennor Brewer (1853–1924), English rugby union player
• Jehoiada Brewer (1752?–1817), Welsh dissenting minister
• Johanna Brewer, American software developer and academic ethnographer
• John Brewer, several people including:
  • John Sherren Brewer (1810–1879), English historian
• Johnny Brewer (1937–2011), American football player
• Jon Brewer (born 1950), English film director
• Jonathan Brewer (born 1987), American football coach
• Jordan Brewer (born 1997), American baseball player
• Josiah Brewer (1796–1872), American minister and author
• Joyce Brewer (1915–2011), Australian cricketer
• Jude Brewer (born 1985), American writer, actor, and producer
• Judith Livers Brewer (born c.1949), American firefighter
• Judson A. Brewer (born 1974), American psychiatrist, neuroscientist and author
• Julia Hartley-Brewer (born 1968), British journalist
• Katie Eyre Brewer, American politician
• Ken Brewer (1941–2006), American poet
• Kidd Brewer (1908–1991), American football player, coach and administrator
• Leigh Brewer (1933–2013), New Zealand dancer and choreographer
• Leigh Richmond Brewer (1839–1916), American Episcopal bishop
• Leo Brewer (1919–2005), American physical chemist
• Les Brewer (1922–2019), American businessman, founder of College of the Atlantic
• Lindsay Brewer (born 1997), American model and racing driver
• Lingg Brewer (born 1944), American politician and educator
• Lloyd Brewer (1929–2003), Australian rules footballer
• Lucy Brewer, literary pen-name of first woman Marine
• Lynn Brewer, American businesswoman
• Madeline Brewer (born 1992), American actress
• Margaret A. Brewer (1930–2013), United States Marine Corps general
• Maria E. Brewer, American diplomat
• Marilyn Brewer (born 1937), American politician
• Marilynn Brewer, American psychologist
• Mark Brewer (disambiguation), several people
• Martha Farmer Brewer (1928–2006), American political spouse, first lady of Alabama 1968–71
• Maura Brewer, American performance artist
• McKinley Brewer (1896–1955), American baseball player
• Mel Brewer (1918–1977), American football player and coach
• Mike Brewer (disambiguation), several people
• Montie Brewer (born 1957), American businessman
• Neil Brewer (British musician and songwriter)
• Nick Brewer (born 1989), British rapper
• Nicola Brewer (born 1957), British diplomat and academic administrator
• Nicole Brewer (born 1983), American beauty queen
• O. H. P. Brewer (died 1891), Cherokee politician
• O. H. P. Brewer Jr. (1871–1951), Cherokee politician
• Peggy Brewer Musgrave (1924–2017), British-American economist
• Phil D. Brewer (1861–1932), American politician
• Rebecca Brewer (born 1983), Canadian multi-disciplinary artist
• Rhett Brewer, musician
• Richard Brewer, several people including:
  • Richard B. Brewer (1951–2012), American businessman
  • Richard M. Brewer (Dick Brewer, 1850–1878), American cowboy
  • Rick Brewer, Canadian politician
• R. J. Brewer, ring name of John Stagikas (born 1979), American professional wrestler
• Robert Brewer (disambiguation), several people
• Rod Brewer (born 1966), American baseball player
• Ron Brewer (born 1955), American basketball player
• Ron Brewer (Canadian football) (1937–2024), Canadian football player
• Ron Brewer (politician) (1921–2003), Australian politician
• Ronnie Brewer (born 1985), American basketball player
• Rosalind Brewer (born 1962), American business executive and chemist
• Ross Brewer (born 1953), Australian rules footballer
• Ross Brewer (gymnast) (born 1979), British gymnast
• Roy Brewer (1909–2006), American trade union leader
• Ruth Brewer Eisenberg (1902–1996), American pianist
• Ryan Brewer, American football player
• Samuel Brewer (1670–1743), English botanist
• Samuel Brewer (dissenter) (1724–1796), English dissenting clergyman
• Sandra Brewer, Australian politician
• Sarina Brewer, American artist
• Scott Brewer, American politician and judge
• Sean Brewer (born 1977), American football player
• Shaft Brewer Jr. (born 1999), American soccer player
• Sherwood Brewer (1923–2003), American baseball player and manager
• Stella Brewer Brookes (1903–1993), American folklorist, writer and professor
• Stephen Brewer (born 1948), American politician
• Steve Brewer (born 1957), American fiction author
• Talbot Brewer, American philosopher
• Teresa Brewer (1931–2007), American singer
• Thandi Brewer (died 2019), South African showrunner
• Tina Williams Brewer, American artist
• Thomas Brewer, several people including:
  • Thomas Mayo Brewer (1814–1880), American naturalist
  • Tom Brewer (1931–2018), American baseball player
• Tim Brewer (born 1955), American NASCAR crew chief and analyst
• Trevor Brewer (1930–2018), Welsh rugby union international player
• Trey Brewer (born 1985), American bodybuilder
• Vivion Brewer (1900–1991), American activist
• William Brewer, several people including:
  • William D. Brewer (1922–2009), American ambassador
  • William Henry Brewer (1828–1910), American botanist
• Willis Brewer (1844–1912), American politician
• Wilmon Brewer (1895–1998), American classical scholar
• Xavier Brewer (born 1990), American football player and coach
• Zach Brewer (1979–2024), American racing driver