The Brave is an epithet applied to the following:
People:
- Alfonso VI of León and Castile (before 1040–1109), King of León, King of Castile and de facto King of Galicia
- Ashot IV of Armenia (died c. 1040–41), King of Armenia
- Bolesław I the Brave (967–1025), Duke of Poland, Duke of Bohemia (as Boleslav IV), and the first King of Poland
- Michael the Brave (1558–1601), Prince of Wallachia (1593–1601), of Transylvania (1599–1600), and of Moldavia (1600)
- Poto the Brave (fl. 1060), Bavarian count palatine
- Thimo the Brave, Count of Wettin and Brehna (c. 1010–1090 or 1091 or c. 1100)
- Ulf the Brave, a Norwegian hersir (military leader) of the early ninth century
Fictional characters:
- Balder the Brave, a Marvel Comics character