Brierley (surname)

Brierley is a surname of English origin. The name may refer to:

• Benjamin Brierley (1825–1896), British author
• Benjamin Brierley (rugby player) (born 1986), German rugby union international
• David Brierly (1935–2008), English actor
• Ellen Brierley and Jennet Brierley, two of the twelve witches tried at Lancaster Assizes in August 1612 for their part in the Pendle Hill witchcraft case
• Herbert Brierley, English footballer
• Justin W. Brierly (1905–1985), American educator and lawyer
• Marjorie Brierley (1893–1984), English pioneer of psychoanalysis in Britain
• Roger Brierley (1935–2005), British accountant and actor
• Ron Brierley (born 1937), New Zealand investor and corporate raider
• Saroo Brierley (born c. 1981), Indian/Australian businessman and author, subject of Lion (2016 film)
• Thomas Brierley (1785–1855), British Freemason whose gravestone became a mystery
• Tom Brierley (1910–1989), English and Canadian cricket player
• Walter Brierley (1862–1926), English architect