Brinker is a surname of Dutch and German origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Anja Brinker (born 1991), German artistic gymnast Bill Brinker (1883–1965), baseball player Bob Brinker, radio host Chris Brinker (1970–2013), American film producer and director Christine Brinker (born 1981), German skeet shooter Howard Brinker (died 2004), American football coach Kristin Brinker (born 1972), German politician Maren Brinker (born 1986), German volleyball player Nancy Brinker (born 1946), founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure Norman E. Brinker (1931–2009), restaurateur Ruth Brinker (1922–2011), American AIDS activist Scott Brinker (born 1971), computer programmer and entrepreneur Victory Brinker (born 2012), American child opera singer and actress
See also Beebo Brinker (novel), lesbian pulp fiction novel written in 1962 by Ann Bannon Brinker International (NYSE: EAT), the parent company of Chili's and Maggiano's Little Italy Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, novel by American author Mary Mapes Dodge, first published in 1865 Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction, for work in the fields of breast cancer research, screening or treatment USS Henry Brinker (1861), small steamship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War