Brisker (), derived from the Yiddish name Brisk for the town of

Brest, Belarus Brest, formerly Brest-Litovsk and Brest-on-the-Bug, is a city in south-western Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the Polish town of Terespol, where the Bug (river), Bug and Mukhavets rivers meet, making it a border town. It serves as ...

, is a Jewish surname and a Rabbibic appellation. Notable people with the surname include: * Reb Chaim Brisker ''(Soloveitchik)'' (1853–1918), rabbi and Talmudist * - One of the founders of Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan * - writer, playwright, journalist, radio broadcaster and Hebrew editor * ''Brisker Rov'' ("rabbi of/from Brisk") (1886 in Valozhyn – 1959) *

Gordon Brisker Gordon Brisker (November 6, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio – September 10, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Brisker began on piano as a child, and studied reed instruments at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He played with Ralph M ...

(1937–2004), American jazz tenor saxophonist *

Jaquan Brisker Jaquan Monte Brisker (born April 20, 1999) is an American professional football safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Lackawanna Panthers and Penn State Nittany Lions prior to bei ...

(born 1999), American football player *

John Brisker John Brisker (June 15, 1947 – declared dead May 29, 1985) was an American professional basketball player who disappeared on April 11, 1978, after allegedly visiting Uganda. He played college basketball for the Toledo Rockets until he left t ...

(born 1947), American basketball player * Mark Brisker (born 1969), American-Israeli basketball player * Michael Brisker (born 1998), Israeli basketball player

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