Henry Francis Bryan (May 3, 1865 – March 19, 1944) was a United States Navy Rear Admiral and the governor of American Samoa.

He later filled a post in the Office of Naval Intelligence,[8] where he also briefly served as director from December 1913 to January 1914.

In 1921, he and his squadron were commanded to protect United States interests during contention in Costa Rica and Panama.

[13] He was credited with additional active duty time for his service as naval governor of American Samoa from 1925 to 1927.

He completed the work on a bill of rights, which had begun under Governor Edward Stanley Kellogg, and incorporated it into the Code of American Samoa.