Brenan is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Gerald Brenan Edward FitzGerald "Gerald" Brenan, CBE, MC (7 April 1894 – 19 January 1987) was a British writer and hispanist who spent much of his life in Spain. Brenan is best known for ''The Spanish Labyrinth'', a historical work on the background t ...

(1894 – 1987), British writer and Hispanist *

James Brenan James Brenan (1837 – 7 August 1907) was an Irish artist. Career Brenan was among the most popular painters of nineteenth-century Ireland. He travelled to London where he studied decorative arts under Ownen Jones and Matthew Digby Wyatt. ...

(1837 – 1907), Irish artist *

Ryan Brenan (John) Ryan Brenan (1 January 1798 – 5 June 1868) was an Australian politician and an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 68 days in 1856. He founded, and outlined, the suburb of Smithfield in Sydney. Furthermore, ...

(1798 – 1868), Australian politician from New South Wales * John Brenan (physician) (1768?- 1830), Irish physician *

John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan (1917-1985) was a British botanist who became director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Brenan was born on 19 June 1917 in Chislehurst and died on 26 September 1985 at Kew. A funeral requiem was held on 3 O ...

(1917 – 1985), British botanist *

Joseph Brenan Joseph Brenan (also Brennan; 17 November 1828 – 27 May 1857) was a poet, journalist and author, and leading member of the Young Irelanders and Irish Confederation. Early life Joseph Brenan, was born in Cork on 17 November 1828. Brenan bega ...

(1828 – 1857), Irish writer and nationalist *

Michael John Brenan Michael John Brenan (1780 – 1847) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest and a scholar of church history who gained notoriety through his temporary defection from the Catholic Church to the Church of Ireland (Anglican). Life Brenan was bo ...

(1780 – 1847), Irish Roman Catholic priest and historian

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Brenan (author) Beaumont Brenan (died 1761) was an Irish poet and playwright. He was the author of ''The Painter's Breakfast'', a dramatic satire, Dublin, 1756. He is also credited with the production of a comedy, entitled ''The Lawsuit''; Edmund Burke Edmu ...

(fl. 1756) *

Brenan Espartinez Brenan Espartinez is a Filipino singer and former child actor. Music career Brenan Espartinez started singing at an early age. He used to sing the theme song of ''Bayani'', an educational show aired on ABS-CBN in the early 1990s. At age 15, he ...

, Filipino singer *

Brenan Cruse Brenan is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Gerald Brenan (1894 – 1987), British writer and Hispanist * James Brenan (1837 – 1907), Irish artist * Ryan Brenan (1798 – 1868), Australian politician fr ...

, American singer

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