Brest (surname)
Brest is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Harold Brest, 20th-century American prisoner
- Jorge Romero Brest, Argentine art critic and curator
- Lewis F. Brest, Union Army soldier
- Martin Brest, American filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, film editor, and actor
- Paul Brest, American academic
- Vida Brest, Slovenian poet and writer
