People

• Allan Bristow (born 1951), American basketball coach

• Benjamin Bristow (1832–1896), American lawyer and politician

• Chris Bristow (1937–1960), British racing driver

• Deem Bristow (1947–2005), American actor and voice actor

• Eric Bristow (born 1957), British darts player

• George Bristow (c.1862–1947), British taxidermist and gunsmith, a central figure in the Hastings Rarities affair

• George Frederick Bristow (1825-1898), American composer

• Grant Bristow (born 1958), Canadian security agent

• Gwen Bristow (1903–1980), American author and journalist

• Henry William Bristow (1817–1889), English geologist

• Joseph Bristow (professor), British academic

• Joseph L. Bristow (1861-1944), American politician

• Laurie Bristow (born 1963), British diplomat

• Patrick Bristow (born 1962), American actor

• Richard Bristow (1538-1581), English Catholic writer

• W.S. Bristowe (1901–1979), English naturalist

Places

• Bristow, Iowa

• Bristow, Mississippi

• Bristow, Nebraska

• Bristow, Oklahoma

• Bristow, Virginia

Companies

• Bristow Helicopters, a British helicopter airline

Fictional characters

• Bristow (cartoon), British strip cartoon character

• Jack Bristow, on the television series Alias

• Irina Derevko, a character on the television series Alias also known as "Laura Bristow"

• Sydney Bristow, on the television series Alias