# 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. 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
* Eduardo Brewer (born 1978), Panamanian Architect
* 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 Brewer, several people
* 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