Brink is a German and Dutch surname and means village green. It is also thought to have originally meant "hill with green grass". Notable people with the surname include:
Alex Brink (born 1985), Canadian Football League quarterback
André Brink (1935-2015), South African novelist
Andries Brink (1877-1947), South African lieutenant general
April Brink (born 1992), Author, Poet, Spiritualist
Bernhard Brink (1952), German singer
Bernhard Egidius Konrad ten Brink (1841-1892), German scholar
Carol Ryrie Brink (1895-1981), American novelist
Chris Brink, (born 1951-) South African academic
Christian Brink (born 17 March 1983) is a Norwegian footballer
George Brink (1889-1971), South African lieutenant general
Jan van den Brink (1915-2006), Dutch politician and banker
Jörgen Brink (born 1974), Swedish cross-country skier and biathlete
Jos Brink (1942-2007), Dutch performer and journalist
Josefin Brink (born 1969), Swedish politician
Julius Brink (born 1982), German beach volleyball player
Larry Brink (1928-2016), former National Football League defensive lineman
Maria Brink, vocalist for American heavy metal band In This Moment
Robert Brink (1924-2014), American violinist, conductor, and educator
Robert H. Brink (born 1946), American politician
Robert ten Brink (born 1955), Dutch presenter and actor
Royal Alexander Brink (1897-1984), plant geneticist and breeder at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
