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
• 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 (born 1928), 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