Surname Brinker (Brinker 
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) , all over the world, is quite a common family name. The cognomen Brinker is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, the United States, and Netherlands. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Germany, and Brazil.
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| Brinker | Germany, Netherlands, Canada, Brazil, United States |
| ברינקר | Israel |
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bill brinker American baseball player, US (b. 1883) |
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norman brinker American restaurateur (1931-2009), US (b. 1931) |
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| engelbert brinker German politician, DE (b. 1883) |
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bob brinker American talk radio host, US (b. 1941) |
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nancy brinker founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, US (b. 1946) |
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werner brinker German manager, DE (b. 1952) |
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| howard r. brinker (b. 1893) |
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| robert r. brinker botanist (1905-1970) (b. 1905) |
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| wade o. brinker (b. 1912) |
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| ruth brinker American activist (b. 1922) |
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kristin brinker German architect and politician (AfD), DE (b. 1972) |
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stan brinker college basketball player |
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| klaus brinker German philologist and linguist, DE (b. 1938) |
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| helmut brinker Swiss translator (1939-2012), DE (b. 1939) |
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| udo h. brinker German-Austrian chemist (b. 1943) |
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