Bradley (name)
# Bradley (name)

Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" 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 name Ó Brolacháin (also O’Brallaghan) from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The family moved and spread to counties Londonderry, Donegal and Cork, and England.

## Surname

Bradley is the surname of the following notable people:

* A. C. Bradley (Andrew Cecil Bradley, 1851–1935), English Shakespearean scholar
* A. C. Bradley (screenwriter), an American screenwriter
* Abraham Bradley Jr. (1767–1838), first Assistant Postmaster-General of the U.S.
* Amy Lynn Bradley (born 1974), an American woman who disappeared during a Caribbean cruise
* Andrew M. Bradley (1906–1983), American accountant and public official
* Archie Bradley (baseball) (born 1992), American baseball player
* 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), American baseball player and manager
* Bob Bradley (disambiguation), several people
* Brian Bradley (disambiguation), several people
* Bruce Bradley (born 1947), American water polo player
* Celeste Bradley (fl. 2001), American author of romance novels
* Charles Bradley (singer) (1948–2017), American R&B, funk, and soul singer
* Craig Bradley (born 1963), Australian rules footballer
* Dan Beach Bradley (1804–1873), American Protestant missionary to Siam
* Dana Bradley (died 1981), Canadian murder victim
* Daniel Bradley (politician) (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
* Eli Bradley (1883–1964), English footballer
* Elizabeth Bradley (disambiguation), several people
* Ella J. Bradley-Hughley (1889–1918), American operatic soprano soloist and choir director.
* Eoin Bradley (born 1983), Irish Gaelic footballer, plays for Derry
* Evelyne Bradley (1925–2013), American judge
* Evalie A. Bradley (born 1954), Anguillian politician
* 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
* Gerald A. Bradley (1927–2005), American businessman and politician
* Gwendolyn Bradley, American soprano
* Henry Bradley (disambiguation), several people
* Herbert Bradley (1887–1918), English footballer
* Hunter Bradley (American football) (born 1994), American football player
* Jackie Bradley Jr. (born 1990), American baseball player
* Ja'Marcus Bradley (born 1996), American football player
* James Bradley (disambiguation), several people
* Jean-Claude Bradley (died 2014), American open science chemist
* Jeb Bradley (Joseph E. Bradley, born 1952), New Hampshire politician
* Jessica "Jess" Bradley, the protégé/scapegoat of James Stillwell in the comic series The Boys
* Joe Bradley (disambiguation), several people
* John Bradley (disambiguation), several people
* Joseph Bradley (died 1671), English buccaneer
* Joseph P. Bradley (1813–1892), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court 1870–1892
* Joshua Bradley (born 1992), English YouTuber
* Karen Bradley (born 1970), British politician
* Keegan Bradley (born 1986), American golfer
* Kepler Bradley (born 1985), Australian rules footballer with Essendon Bombers and Fremantle Dockers
* Lewis R. Bradley (1805–1879), American politician, the second Governor of Nevada
* Lewis Bradley (1889–1918), English rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s
* Liam Bradley, Irish Gaelic football manager
* Loretta Bradley (born 1933), American psychologist
* Luther Bradley (disambiguation), several people
* Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999), American science fiction author
* Martin Bradley (disambiguation), several people
* Matt Bradley (born 1978), Canadian professional hockey player
* Matt Bradley (American football) (born 1960), American football player
* Mick Bradley (1947–1972), British blues-rock drummer
* Milton Bradley (disambiguation), several people
* Nina Bradley (boxer) (born 1987), British boxer
* Omar Bradley (1893–1981), U.S. general
* Paddy Bradley (born 1981), Irish Gaelic footballer, plays for Derry
* Percy Bradley (1887–1967), English footballer
* Peter Bradley (disambiguation), several people
* Provine Bradley, (1907–1986), American Negro league baseball player
* Reginald Bradley (1873–1922), Canadian ice hockey player
* Robert Bradley (disambiguation), several people
* Ruth Bradley Holmes (1924–2021), American linguist, educator, and polyglot
* Ryan Bradley (born 1983), American figure skater
* Scott Bradley (baseball) (born 1960), American baseball player and coach
* Shaun Bradley (born 1997), American football player
* Shawn Bradley (born 1972), retired American basketball player
* Stephen Bradley (disambiguation), several people
* Steve Bradley (1975–2008), American professional wrestler
* Stewart Bradley (born 1983), retired American football 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
* Yasemin Bradley, Turkish female physician specialized as nutritionist and dietitian, also a television presenter and writer

## 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 Beattie (born 1957), former English footballer
* Bradley Bozeman (born 1994), American football player
* Bradley Chubb (born 1996), American football player
* Bradley Cooper (born 1975), American actor
* Brad Hogg (born 1970), Australian cricketer
* Bradley Hore (born 1981), Australian flyweight boxer
* Bradley James, English actor
* Bradley McGee (born 1976), former Australian professional cyclist (road and track)
* Bradley McIntosh (born 1981), member of S Club 7
* Bradley Mousley (born 1996), Australian tennis player
* Bradley Nowell (1968–1996), American musician
* Brad Pitt (born 1963), American actor
* Bradley Steven Perry (born 1998), American actor
* Bradley G. Pieper (born 1942), American businessman and politician
* Bradley Simpson (born 1995), British musician
* Bradley Quinn (born 1976), Northern Irish photographer
* Bradley Walsh (born 1960), English comedian and TV presenter
* Bradley Whitford (born 1959), American actor
* Bradley Wiggins (born 1980), British professional cyclist (road and track)
* Bradley was the given name of Chelsea Manning (born 1987), the American whistleblower/video leaker in Wikileaks' Collateral Murder case before she announced her gender transition
