Brewster is an English occupational surname, indicating a female involved in brewing. Notable people with the surname include:
- Anna Brewster (born 1986), English actress and model
- Benjamin Brewster (disambiguation), many people
- Caleb Brewster (1747–1827), American spy
- Chauncey B. Brewster (1848–1941) - fifth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut.
- Clive Brewster-Joske (1896–1947), Australian-Fijian military officer and consular agent in the British Empire
- Cora Belle Brewster (1859–?), American physician, surgeon, medical writer, editor
- Craig Brewster (born 1966), Scottish footballer
- Daniel Brewster (1923–2007), American politician
- David Brewster (disambiguation), many people
- Diane Brewster (1931–1991), American actress
- Elizabeth Brewster (1922–2012), Canadian poet
- Ethel Hampson Brewster (1886–1947), American educator and philologist
- Few Brewster (1889–1957), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
- Flora A. Brewster (1852–1919), American physician, surgeon
- Harlan Carey Brewster (1870–1918), Canadian politician
- Henry Percy Brewster (1816–1884), American lawyer and statesman
- James C. Brewster (1826–1909), co-founder of the Church of Christ (Brewsterite)
- Janet Huntington Brewster (1910–1998), American philanthropist
- John Brewster (disambiguation), many people
- Jordana Brewster (born 1980), American actress
- June Brewster (1913–1995), American actress
- Kent Brewster (born 1961)
- Kingman Brewster Jr. (1919–1988), American educator and diplomat
- Lamon Brewster (born 1973), American professional boxer
- Lincoln Brewster (born 1971), American musician
- Love Brewster, Mayflower passenger
- Martha Wadsworth Brewster (1710–c.1757), American poet and writer
- Paget Brewster (born 1969), American actress
- Pete Brewster (1930–2020), American football player
- Ralph Owen Brewster (1888–1961), American politician
- Rhian Brewster (born 2000), English footballer
- Rudi M. Brewster (1932–2012), American federal judge
- Sardius Mason Brewster (1870–1936), Attorney General of Kansas
- Stephen Singer-Brewster (born 1945), American astronomer
- Tim Brewster (born 1960), American football player and coach
- Todd Brewster, American print and television journalist
- Tom Brewster (born 1974), Scottish curler
- W. Herbert Brewster (1897–1987), African-American minister and songwriter
- Wally Brewster (born 1960), formally James Walter Brewster Jr., U.S. businessman and diplomat
- William Brewster (disambiguation), many people
- Wrestling Brewster, Mayflower passenger
- Yvonne Brewster (born 1938), Jamaican-born stage director, teacher and writer
Television
edit- Penelope "Punky" Brewster, the fictional character of the television series Punky Brewster
- Tom Brewster, the fictional lead character of the television series Sugarfoot