Adrian (surname)

Adrian is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Chris Adrian (born 1970), American author
• Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian (1889–1977), British electrophysiologist and recipient of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology
• Iris Adrian (1912–1994), American actress
• Max Adrian (1903–1973), Northern Irish stage, film and television actor and singer
• Nathan Adrian (born 1988), American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist
• Phil Adrian, Canadian football player
• Rhys Adrian (1928–1990), British playwright and screenwriter
• Richard Adrian, 2nd Baron Adrian (1927–1995), British physiologist, only son of Edgar Adrian
• Adrián (footballer) (born 1987), Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English side West Ham United