Bradley
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Bradley is an English masculine given name. It comes from a surname and a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad clearing" in Old English.
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
.
It is also an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic name O’Brolachán (also O’Brallaghan) from County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
in Ireland. The family moved and spread to counties Londonderry
County Londonderry
The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
, Donegal
County Donegal
County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...
and Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
.
First name
Bradley is the first name of several notable people:- Bradley Ausmus (born 1969)), American major league baseball All Star catcher
- Bradley AyersBradley Ayers-Biography:After a stint in the Army, Ayers was recruited by the Department of Defense in 1962 to work with the CIA training anti-Castro Cuban exiles. Ayers was stationed at JMWAVE and collaborated with Alpha 66. He also took part in Operation Mongoose. After the assassination of John F...
(born 1935), CIA operative - Bradley CooperBradley CooperBradley Cooper is an American film, theater, and television actor. He is known for his roles in the films The Hangover, The A-Team, and Limitless. In 2011, People magazine named Cooper "Sexiest Man Alive".-Early life:...
(born 1975), American actor - Brad HoggBrad HoggGeorge Bradley "Brad" Hogg , is an Australian cricketer currently listed with the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League. He is a left-arm chinaman bowler, and a capable lower-order left-handed batsman, as well as an excellent fielder....
(born 1970), Australian cricketer - Bradley HoreBradley HoreBradley Arthur Hore is a retired male flyweight boxer from Australia. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's flyweight division by USA's Ronald Siler .-References:*...
(born 1981), Australian flyweight boxer - Bradley James (born 1984), British actor
- Bradley Manning alleged whistleblower / leaker of video in WikileaksWikileaksWikiLeaks is an international self-described not-for-profit organisation that publishes submissions of private, secret, and classified media from anonymous news sources, news leaks, and whistleblowers. Its website, launched in 2006 under The Sunshine Press organisation, claimed a database of more...
' Collateral murder - Bradley McGeeBradley McGeeBradley John McGee OAM is an Australian former professional racing cyclist. He is currently a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam Team Saxo Bank and the personal coach of young Australian rider Richie Porte. He started cycling in 1986 at the age of ten...
(born 1976), former Australian professional cyclist (road and track) - Bradley McIntoshBradley McIntoshBradley John McIntosh is a British singer, best known for being part of the band S Club, who had several hits.-1998–2003: S Club and Breakthrough:...
(born 1981), member of S Club 7 - Bradley NowellBradley NowellBradley James Nowell was an American musician who served as lead singer and guitarist of the Californian band Sublime. He died at the age of 28 from a heroin overdose shortly before the release of Sublime's self-titled major label debut.Raised in Long Beach, California, Nowell developed an...
(1968 – 1996), American musician - Bradley QuinnBradley QuinnBradley Quinn is a commercial photographer based in Holywood, Northern Ireland. He is the principal photographer of Northern Irish bands Snow Patrol and Cashier No. 9. He is younger brother to Jonny Quinn, the drummer for Snow Patrol. He worked under photographer before starting his own business,...
(born 1976), Northern Irish photographer - Brad PittBrad PittWilliam Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...
- Bradley WigginsBradley WigginsBradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines....
(born 1980), British professional cyclist (road and track)
Surname
Bradley is the surname of these and other notable people:- Abraham Bradley, Jr.Abraham Bradley, Jr.Abraham Bradley, Jr. was an American lawyer, judge, and cartographer who was assistant postmaster general for 30 years during the earliest history of the United States Post Office Department...
(1767-1838), First Assistant Postmaster-General of the U.S. - Andrew Cecil BradleyAndrew Cecil BradleyAndrew Cecil Bradley was an English literary scholar, best remembered for his work on Shakespeare.-Life:...
(1851–1935), English Shakespearean scholar - Avery BradleyAvery BradleyAvery Antonio Bradley Jr. is an American basketball guard with Hapoel Jerusalem BC of Israel. He is also under contract with the Boston Celtics of the NBA, and is expected to return to that team when the 2011 NBA lockout ends....
(born 1990), American basketball player - Bill Bradley (baseball player)Bill Bradley (baseball player)William Joseph Bradley was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.Bill Bradley was recognized as one of the best third basemen in baseball prior to 1950, along with Jimmy Collins and Pie Traynor...
(1878–1954), early 20th-century third baseman in Major League Baseball - Bill BradleyBill BradleyWilliam Warren "Bill" Bradley is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former three-term Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the 2000 election.Bradley was born and raised in a suburb of St....
(born 1943), American basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former US Senator from New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware... - Brian BradleyBrian BradleyBrian Richard Walter Bradley is a former professional ice hockey player. Bradley played for a number of different hockey teams in many different leagues. He played for the London Knights in the early 1980s before being selected 51st overall, in the 3rd round, by the Calgary Flames at the 1983 NHL...
(born 1965), Canadian hockey player - Bruce BradleyBruce BradleyMyron Bruce Bradley is a retired water polo player from the United States, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1968. He won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Now he is living at...
(born 1947), American water polo player - Celeste BradleyCeleste Bradley-The Liar's Club:*The Pretender *The Impostor *The Spy *The Charmer *The Rogue -The Royal Four:*To Wed a Scandalous Spy *Surrender to a Wicked Spy *One Night with a Spy...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
2001), American author of romance novels - Craig BradleyCraig BradleyCraig Edwin "Braddles" Bradley is a former South Australian Australian rules footballer and first class cricketer. He is currently a part-time assistant coach at the Carlton Football Club, the club he represented 375 times in the VFL/AFL....
(born 1963), Australian rules footballer - Dan Beach BradleyDan Beach BradleyDan Beach Bradley M.D. was an American Protestant missionary to Siam from 1835 until his death. He is credited with numerous firsts, including bringing the first Thai-script printing press to Siam, publishing the first Thai newspaper and monolingual Thai dictionary, and introducing Western...
(1804–1873), American Protestant missionary to Siam - David W. BradleyDavid W. BradleyDavid W. Bradley is a computer game designer and programmer, most notable for the highly successful and timeless classics: "Wizardry 7" and "Wizards and Warriors"...
, computer game designer and programmer - Ed BradleyEd BradleyEdward Rudolph "Ed" Bradley, Jr. was an American journalist, best known for twenty-six years of award-winning work on the CBS News television program 60 Minutes...
(1941–2006), American journalist - Eoin BradleyEoin BradleyEoin Bradley is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won a National League title.Bradley plays his club football for John Mitchel's GAC Glenullin and has won a Derry Senior Football Championship with the club....
, Irish Gaelic footballer, plays for Derry - F. H. BradleyF. H. BradleyFrancis Herbert Bradley, OM, was a British idealist philosopher.- Life :Bradley was born at Clapham, Surrey, England . He was the child of Charles Bradley, an evangelical preacher, and Emma Linton, Charles's second wife. A. C. Bradley was his brother...
(1846–1924), British idealist philosopher - Foghorn BradleyFoghorn BradleyGeorge H. "Foghorn" Bradley was an American umpire in Major League Baseball for six full seasons who was born in Medford, Massachusetts. He also played one season in the National League.-Playing career:...
(1855–1900), American baseball umpire - George BradleyGeorge BradleyGeorge Washington Bradley , nicknamed "Grin", was an American Major League Baseball player who was a pitcher and infielder. He was 5'10.5" and weighed 175 lbs. Bradley was born in Reading, Pennsylvania.-Baseball career:...
(1852–1931), American baseball player - George Bradley (Medal of Honor recipient)George Bradley (Medal of Honor recipient)George Bradley was a United States Navy officer and a recipient of America's highest military decoration - the Medal of Honor.-Biography:...
(1881–1942), American naval officer - Gwendolyn BradleyGwendolyn BradleyGwendolyn Bradley is an American soprano who performed on many opera and concert stages.Mrs. Bradley grew up in Bishopville, South Carolina and was trained at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem and the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. Her debut was as Nannetta in...
, American soprano - Henry BradleyHenry BradleyHenry Bradley was a British philologist and lexicographer who succeeded James Murray as senior editor of the Oxford English Dictionary .-Early life:...
(1845–1923), Oxford English Dictionary editor - James BradleyJames BradleyJames Bradley FRS was an English astronomer and served as Astronomer Royal from 1742, succeeding Edmund Halley. He is best known for two fundamental discoveries in astronomy, the aberration of light , and the nutation of the Earth's axis...
(1693–1762), English astronomer - James Bradley (Australian writer)James Bradley (Australian writer)James Bradley is an Australian novelist and critic. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, he trained as a lawyer before becoming a writer.His books include three novels and a book of poetry...
, (b. 1967), Australian novelist - James Bradley (author)James Bradley (author)James Bradley is an American author, specializing in historical nonfiction chronicling the Pacific theatre of World War II. His father, John Bradley, was one of six men who became famous for being photographed raising the American flag on Mt. Suribachi...
(b. 1954), American historian, writer - John Bradley (disambiguation)
- Joseph Philo BradleyJoseph Philo BradleyJoseph Philo Bradley was an American jurist best known for his service on the United States Supreme Court, and on the Electoral Commission that decided the disputed 1876 presidential election.-Early life:...
(1813–1892), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court 1870–1892 - Keegan BradleyKeegan BradleyKeegan Bradley is an American professional golfer who is a rookie on the PGA Tour. He has won two tour events, most notably the 2011 PGA Championship...
(b. 1986), American golfer - Liam BradleyLiam BradleyLiam Bradley ; commonly known by his nickname Baker, is an Irish Gaelic football manager. He is currently manager of the Antrim senior football team, having been appointed in October 2008.-Personal life:...
, Irish Gaelic football manager - Loretta Bradley (b. 1933), American psychologist
- Marion Zimmer BradleyMarion Zimmer BradleyMarion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. Many critics have noted a feminist perspective in her writing. Her first child, David R...
(1930–1999), American science fiction author - Matt BradleyMatt BradleyMatthew William Bradley is a Canadian professional hockey right winger who plays for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
(born 1978), Canadian professional hockey player - Milton BradleyMilton BradleyMilton Bradley , an American game pioneer, was credited by many with launching the board game industry in North America with Milton Bradley Company....
(1836-1911), board game pioneer - Milton Bradley (b. 1978), American baseball player
- Omar BradleyOmar BradleyOmar Nelson Bradley was a senior U.S. Army field commander in North Africa and Europe during World War II, and a General of the Army in the United States Army...
(1893–1981), U.S. general - Paddy BradleyPaddy BradleyPatrick 'Paddy' Bradley is a Gaelic footballer from County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, who plays for Derry. With the team he has won two National League titles, and individually an All Star Award for his performance in the 2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship .Bradley plays his club...
, Irish Gaelic footballer, plays for Derry - Peter BradleyPeter BradleyPeter Charles Stephen Bradley is an English Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for The Wrekin from the 1997 election until the 2005 election, when he lost his seat to Mark Pritchard of the Conservative Party....
(born 1953), English politician - Dr. Robert A. Bradley (1917–1998), Bradley method of natural childbirthBradley method of natural childbirthThe Bradley Method of natural childbirth is a method of natural childbirth developed in 1947 by Robert A. Bradley, M.D. and popularized by his book Husband-Coached Childbirth, first published in 1965...
- Robert "Bob" BradleyBob BradleyRobert "Bob" Bradley is an American soccer coach and the current manager of the Egypt national football team, taking over in September 2011. He previously managed the United States men's national soccer team...
(born 1958), former manager of the United States men's national soccer teamUnited States men's national soccer teamThe United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF... - Ryan BradleyRyan BradleyRyan Bradley is an American figure skater. He is the 2011 U.S. champion, 2007 U.S. silver medalist and three time U.S. Collegiate Champion. Bradley is known for his crowd-pleasing programs and backflips....
, (born 1983), American figure skater - Shawn BradleyShawn BradleyShawn Paul Bradley is a retired American and German basketball player who played center for the Philadelphia 76ers, the New Jersey Nets and the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association. At tall, Bradley was one of the tallest players in NBA history...
(born 1972), retired American basketball player - Tom Bradley (politician)Tom Bradley (politician)Thomas J. "Tom" Bradley was the 38th Mayor of Los Angeles, California, serving in that office from 1973 to 1993. He was the first and to date only African American mayor of Los Angeles...
(1917–1998), five-term mayor of Los Angeles, California - W. C. BradleyW. C. BradleyWilliam Clark Bradley was an American entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist. He, along with partner G. Gunby Jordan, co-founded two banks that eventually merged to become the present-day Synovus Financial Corp. He also formed the W. C. Bradley Co...
(1863–1947), American entrepreneur and Coca-Cola chairman - Will H. Bradley (1868–1962), American Art Nouveau illustrator and artist
- William J. BradleyWilliam J. BradleyWilliam James Lee Bradley was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and President of the New Jersey Senate.-Biography:...
(1852-1916), American businessman and New Jersey legislator - Kepler BradleyKepler BradleyKepler Bradley is an Australian rules footballer. In November 2007 he was selected by Fremantle in the 2007 AFL Draft. He previously played with Essendon in the Australian Football League. He was delisted by that club at the end of the 2007 season.Bradley was taken high in the 2003 AFL Draft, with...
, (1985-)Australian rules footballer with Essendon Bombers and Fremantle Dockers