Abrial is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: André Joseph Abrial (1750 - 1828), French politician (born 1783), general police chief in Lyon under Napoleon I Jean-Marie Charles Abrial (1879-1962), French admiral during World War Two Georges Abrial (1898-1970), French aerodynamicist Jean-Raymond Abrial (born 1938), French computer scientist and creator of the Z notation and the B-Method General Stéphane Abrial, French air force general , French guitarist See also Abrial A-12 Bagoas, experimental glider Abrial A-3 Oricou, two-seat touring airplane Abrial A-2 Vautour, single-seat sailplane