Bradley

This article is about the personal name. For other uses, see Bradley (disambiguation).

Bradley
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Old English, Irish Gaelic
Meaning	"broad meadow"
Region of origin	England, Ireland

Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad clearing" in Old English.

Like many English surnames Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular.

It is also an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic name O’Brolachán (also O’Brallaghan) from County Tyrone in Ireland. The family moved and spread to counties Londonderry, Donegal and Cork.

Surname

Bradley is the surname of the following notable people:

• A. C. Bradley (Andrew Cecil Bradley, 1851–1935), English Shakespearean scholar
• Abraham Bradley, Jr. (1767–1838), first Assistant Postmaster-General of the U.S.
• Allen Bradley (born c. 1952), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1984 to 1992
• Arthur Granville Bradley (1850–1943), English author
• Avery Bradley (born 1990), American basketball player
• Bill Bradley (born 1943), American basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former US senator from New Jersey
• Bill Bradley (baseball) (1878–1954), early 20th-century third baseman in Major League Baseball
• Bob Bradley (disambiguation), several people
• Brian Bradley (born 1965), Canadian hockey player
• Bruce Bradley (born 1947), American water polo player
• Celeste Bradley (fl. 2001), American author of romance novels
• Craig Bradley (born 1963), Australian rules footballer
• Dan Beach Bradley (1804–1873), American Protestant missionary to Siam
• Daniel Bradley (Brooklyn) (1833–1908), New York politician
• Daniel Joseph Bradley (1928–2010), Irish physicist
• David W. Bradley, computer game designer and programmer
• Ed Bradley (1941–2006), American journalist
• Eduardo Bradley (1887–1951), Argentine aviator
• Eoin Bradley, Irish Gaelic footballer, plays for Derry
• Evelyne Bradley (1925–2013), American judge
• F. H. Bradley (Francis Herbert Bradley, 1846–1924), British idealist philosopher
• Foghorn Bradley (George H. Bradley, 1855–1900), American baseball umpire
• Gene Bradley (born 1957), American football player
• George Bradley (disambiguation), several people
• Gwendolyn Bradley, American soprano
• Henry Bradley (disambiguation), several people
• James Bradley (disambiguation), several people
• Jeb Bradley (Joseph E. Bradley, born 1952), New Hampshire politician
• Joe Bradley (disambiguation), several people
• John Bradley (disambiguation), several people
• Joseph P. Bradley (1813–1892), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court 1870–1892
• Keegan Bradley (born 1986), American golfer
• Kepler Bradley (born 1985), Australian rules footballer with Essendon Bombers and Fremantle Dockers
• Liam Bradley, Irish Gaelic football manager
• Loretta Bradley (born 1933), American psychologist
• Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999), American science fiction author
• Matt Bradley (born 1978), Canadian professional hockey player
• Matt Bradley (American football) (born 1960), American football player
• Milton Bradley (disambiguation), several people
• Omar Bradley (1893–1981), U.S. general
• Paddy Bradley, Irish Gaelic footballer, plays for Derry
• Reginald Bradley, Canadian ice hockey player
• Peter Bradley (disambiguation), several people
• Robert Bradley (disambiguation), several people
• Robert A. Bradley (1917–1998), Bradley method of natural childbirth
• Ryan Bradley (born 1983), American figure skater
• Scott Bradley (baseball) (born 1960), American baseball player and coach
• Shawn Bradley (born 1972), retired American basketball player
• Tom Bradley (disambiguation), several people named Thomas or Tom
• W. C. Bradley (William Clark Bradley, 1863–1947), American entrepreneur and Coca-Cola chairman
• Will H. Bradley (1868–1962), American Art Nouveau illustrator and artist
• William Bradley (disambiguation), several people

First name

Bradley (sometimes shortened to Brad) is the first name of several notable people:

• Brad Ausmus (born 1969), American Major League Baseball all-star catcher
• Bradley Ayers (born 1935), CIA operative
• Bradley Beattie (born 1957), former English footballer
• Bradley Cooper (born 1975), American actor
• Brad Hogg (born 1970), Australian cricketer
• Bradley Hore (born 1981), Australian flyweight boxer
• Bradley James (born 1983), British actor
• Bradley McGee (born 1976), former Australian professional cyclist (road and track)
• Bradley McIntosh (born 1981), member of S Club 7
• Bradley Nowell (1968–1996), American musician
• Brad Pitt (born 1963), American actor
• Bradley Steven Perry (born 1998), American actor
• Bradley Simpson (born 1995), British musician
• Bradley Quinn (born 1976), Northern Irish photographer
• Bradley Whitford (born 1959), American actor
• Bradley Wiggins (born 1980), British professional cyclist (road and track)
• Bradley McGirr (born 1956), Attorney, Mayor of Rancho Santa Margarita, California
• Bradley was the given name of Chelsea Manning, the whistleblower / video leaker in Wikileaks' Collateral Murder case before she announced her gender transition.

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