Adrian (surname)
# Adrian (surname)

Adrian is a surname derived from the Latin personal name Adrianus. Notable people with the surname include:

* Barbara Adrian (1931–2014), American artist
* 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
