It is unclear whether the general and historian Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, who was married to the daughter of emperor Alexios I Komnenos, Anna Komnene, was his son or grandson.
Tidak jelas apakah jenderal dan sejarahwan Nikephoros Bryennios Muda, yang menikahi putri kaisar Alexius I Komnenus, Anna Comnena, adalah putra atau cucunya.