Surname Brinkley (Brinkley 
) , worldwide, is a common family name. The last name Brinkley is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Brinkley is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Brinkley | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand |
| richard brinkley English Franciscan scholastic philosopher and theologian (b. 1330) |
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| stephen brinkley English printer (b. 1550) |
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john brinkley Bishop of Cloyne; Royal Astronomer of Ireland; Irish Anglican bishop and astronomer, GB (b. 1763) |
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francis brinkley Irish writer (1841-1912), IE (b. 1841) |
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john r. brinkley American fraudulent physician (1885-1942), US (b. 1885) |
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nell brinkley American illustrator, US (b. 1886) |
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william brinkley American writer and journalist (1917-1993), US (b. 1917) |
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david brinkley American journalist (1920–2003), US (b. 1920) |
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jack thomas brinkley American politician (1930-2019), US (b. 1930) |
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christie brinkley American model, US (b. 1954) |
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david r. brinkley American politician, US (b. 1959) |
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douglas brinkley American historian, US (b. 1960) |
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| elizabeth emma brinkley American botanical collector (1911-1988), US (b. 1911) |
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rick brinkley American politician in Oklahoma (born 1961), US (b. 1961) |
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paul brinkley American businessman, US (b. 1966) |
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