Brandon (surname)

Brandon is a surname of British, Irish and French origin. Notable persons with that surname include:

• Alexander Brandon (born 1974), American musician and composer
• Alfred de Bathe Brandon (all of Wellington, New Zealand):
  • Alfred Brandon (politician) (1809–86), politician
  • Alfred Brandon (mayor) (1854–1938), Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand (son of the above)
  • Alfred Brandon (lawyer) (1883–1974), of Wellington, New Zealand (son of the above)
• Arthur Brandon (1822–1847), British architect and architectural writer, brother of Raphael B.
• Brent D. Brandon (born 1960), U.S. Air Force aviator, Distinguished Flying Cross
• Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (Catherine Brandon) (1519–1580), duchess of Suffolk
• Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, close friend and brother-in-law of Henry VIII
• Charles Brandon, 3rd Duke of Suffolk (c. 1484 – 1545)
• Chris Brandon (born 1976), professional English football player
• Dave Brandon (born 1952), American businessman
• David Brandon (actor) (born 1940), American actor
• David Brandon (architect) (1813–1897), Scottish architect
• Edgar Ewing Brandon (1865–1957), professor of French and former president of Miami University
• Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland (Lady Eleanor Brandon) (1519–1547)
• Ellis Brandon (1923–2024), Dutch veteran (Engelandvaarders)
• Elmer Brandon (1906–1956), Canadian politician
• Eric Brandon (1920–1982), English Formula One driver
• Faizon Brandon, American football player
• Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517–1559), maiden name Lady Frances Brandon, niece of Henry VIII
• Gennifer Brandon (born 1990), American basketball player
• Gerard Brandon (1788–1850), American politician and Governor of Mississippi
• Harry "Skip" Brandon (b. 1941), founding partner of Smith Brandon International
• Heather Brandon, South African chairman of the World Board of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
• Henry Brandon, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (1535–1551), son of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Catherine Willoughby
• Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1516–1534), nephew of Henry VIII
• Henry Brandon (actor) (1912–1990), American character actor
• Henry L. Brandon (1923–1997), American naval aviator and businessman
• Henry Brandon, Baron Brandon of Oakbrook (1920–1999), Baron of Oakbrook
• Jacques Émile Édouard Brandon (1831–1897), French artist
• Johnny Brandon (1925-2017), English singer
• Kirk Brandon (born 1956), British musician and singer/songwriter
• Mark E. Brandon, American lawyer and academic
• Martin Brandon-Bravo (1932-2018), British politician
• Michael Brandon (born 1945), American actor
• Michael Brandon (pornographic actor) (born 1965), American pornographic actor
• Olga Brandon (1863–1906), Australian-born actress in the United States and England
• Raphael Brandon (1817–1877), British architect and architectural writer, brother of Arthur B.
• Richard Brandon (?? – 1649), English hangman
• S. G. F. Brandon (1907–1971), University of Manchester professor of comparative religion
• Sam Brandon (born 1979), American football player
• Skeeter Brandon (1948–2008), American blues keyboardist, singer and songwriter
• Terrell Brandon (born 1970), American former basketball player
• Thomas Brandon (cricketer), 18th century English cricketer
• Thomas Brandon (diplomat) (died 1510), English diplomat
• Tony Brandon (born 1933), British radio presenter and comedian
• Warren Eugene Brandon (1916–1977), American painter
• William Brandon (author) (1914–2002), American writer and historian
• William Brandon (standard-bearer) (1456–1485), standard-bearer at the Battle of Bosworth
• William W. Brandon (1868–1934), former governor of Alabama

See also

• Brandan, given name and surname
• Branden (surname)
• Brandin, surname and given name
• Joe Biden, whose surname is sometimes corrupted to "Brandon" as a reference to the Let's Go Brandon slang