Bradley (given name)

Bradley is an English given name derived from a placename meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English.

The given name Brad is often a diminutive of Bradley. It is also a surname.

Notable people with the given name include:

• Bradley A. Buckles, American ATF director
• Bradley A. Fiske (1854–1942), American naval officer
• Bradley Aaron, several people
• Bradley Abelow (born 1958), American businessman and political leader
• Bradley Adams, several people
• Bradley Adkins (born 1993), American Olympic high jumper
• Bradley Allen (born 1971), English football coach and former professional footballer
• Bradley Ally (born 1986), Barbadian Olympic swimmer
• Bradley Alpert, American computational scientist
• Bradley Ambrose, New Zealand journalist
• Bradley Anholt, Canadian ecologist
• Bradley August (born 1978), South African former soccer player
• Bradley B. Meeker (1813–1873), American jurist, lawyer, and businessman
• Bradley Banda (born 1998), Gibraltarian professional association footballer
• Bradley Barcola (born 2002), French professional footballer
• Bradley Barker (1883–1951), American silent film actor and director
• Bradley Barlow (1814–1889), American banker and politician
• Bradley Barnes (born 1988), South African cricketer
• Bradley Barrett, American politician and attorney
• Bradley Barry (born 1995), English professional footballer
• Bradley Battersby, American film director and screenwriter
• Bradley Beal (born 1993), American NBA player
• Bradley Beattie (born 1957), English former footballer
• Bradley Beaulieu, American author of epic fantasy
• Bradley Becker, American retired Army lieutenant general
• Bradley Beesley, American independent film- and video director, producer, and cinematographer
• Bradley Bell (born 1964), American television writer and producer
• Bradley Bell (musician) (born 1983), American musician
• Bradley Belt, American businessman
• Bradley Bernstein (born 1970), American biologist and professor of cell biology
• Bradley Billington (born 1970), English former international table tennis player
• Bradley Birkenfeld (born 1965), American private banker, convicted felon, and whistleblower
• Bradley Blakeman, American former president of lobbying organization Freedom's Watch
• Bradley Blalock (born 2000), American MLB pitcher
• Bradley Bolke (1925–2019), American voice actor
• Bradley Borougerdi, American author
• Bradley Bourgeois (born 1994), American soccer player
• Bradley Bozeman (born 1994), American NFL player
• Bradley Brandon, birth name of Doughboy (record producer) (born 1989), American record producer and songwriter
• Bradley Brooks (born 2000), English professional darts player
• Bradley Brookshire (born 1959), American harpsichordist
• Bradley Bubb (born 1988), English footballer
• Bradley Buckman (born 1984), American former professional basketball player
• Bradley Buecker, American television- and film director, producer, and editor
• Bradley Bunch (1818–1894), American politician, judge, and historian
• Bradley Burston, American-born Israeli journalist
• Bradley Byquar, Indigenous Australian actor and dancer
• Bradley Byrne (born 1955), American attorney and politician
• Bradley C. Hosmer (born 1937), American retired Air Force lieutenant general
• Bradley C. Livezey (1954–2011), American ornithologist
• Bradley C. S. Watson, Canadian-born American political science educator, lawyer, and writer
• Bradley Cachopa (born 1988), South African-born New Zealand cricketer
• Bradley Cadenhead, American founder of child exploitation network 764 (organization)
• Bradley Cain, real name of Lodi (wrestler) (born 1970), American author, personal trainer, and professional wrestler
• Bradley Cantrell (born 1975), South Korean-born American landscape architect and academic
• Bradley Cardinale, American ecologist, conservation biologist, academic, and researcher
• Bradley Carnell (born 1977), South African football coach and former footballer
• Bradley Carrott (1920–2001), Antiguan and Barbudan politician
• Bradley Chance Saltzman (born 1969), American Air Force- and Space Force general
• Bradley Chubb (born 1996), American NFL player
• Bradley Clarke, Australian footballer
• Bradley Clyde (born 1970), Australian former professional rugby league footballer
• Bradley Colburn, real name of theRadBrad (born 1987), American YouTuber and Let's Player
• Bradley Cole (born 1959), American actor
• Bradley Collins (born 1997), English professional footballer
• Bradley Cooper (born 1975), American actor and filmmaker
• Bradley Cooper (athlete) (born 1957), Bahamian retired discus thrower and shot putter
• Bradley Cross (soccer) (born 2001), South African professional footballer
• Bradley Crowell, American policy advisor and government official
• Bradley Curtis, Pakistani flight engineer in Saudia Flight 163
• Bradley D. Jesson (1932–2016), American Supreme Court chief justice
• Bradley D. Simon (born 1956), American criminal defense attorney
• Bradley Dack (born 1993), English professional footballer
• Bradley Dale Peveto (born 1962), American football coach
• Bradley Danger (born 1998), French professional footballer
• Bradley Darryl Wong (born 1960), American actor
• Bradley Davids, South African rugby union player
• Bradley Davies (born 1987), Welsh international rugby union player
• Bradley Dean (born 1970), American stage- and screen actor
• Bradley Deitz (born 1995), Australian professional rugby league footballer
• Bradley de Nooijer (born 1997), Dutch professional footballer
• Bradley Denton (born 1958), American science fiction author
• Bradley de Villiers, South African cricketer
• Bradley Dial (born 1995), South African cricketer
• Bradley Diallo (born 1990), French professional footballer
• Bradley Donaldson (born 1994), Scottish professional footballer
• Bradley Dowden (born 1942), American philosopher and professor
• Bradley Dredge (born 1973), Welsh professional golfer
• Bradley Edward Manning, birth name of trans woman Chelsea Manning (born 1987), American whistleblower/video leaker in Wikileaks' Collateral Murder case
• Bradley Edwards, several people
• Bradley Efron (born 1938), American statistician
• Bradley Ellingboe (born 1958), American composer, conductor, and singer
• Bradley Erasmus (born 1988), South African baseball player
• Bradley Erickson (born 2006), American professional stock car racing driver
• Bradley Eros (born 1952), American experimental film director, actor, curator, poet, and performance artist
• Bradley F. Granger (1825–1882), American politician
• Bradley F. Podliska, American author and intelligence analyst
• Bradley Felix, Saint Lucian politician
• Bradley Fewster (born 1996), English semi-professional footballer
• Bradley Fields (1951–2020), American magician
• Bradley Fink (born 2003), Swiss professional footballer
• Bradley Fish (born 1970), American musician
• Bradley Fletcher (born 1986), American former NFL player
• Bradley Forbes-Cryans (born 1995), Scottish retired slalom canoeist
• Bradley Freegard (born 1976), Welsh actor
• Bradley Fried (born 1965), South African-British businessman
• Bradley Fritts (born 2000), American politician
• Bradley G. Pieper (born 1942), American businessman and politician
• Bradley Gamble (born 1975), English former footballer
• Bradley Game (born 1995), Australian BMX rider
• Bradley Gareth, American voice actor
• Bradley Garmston (born 1994), English former professional footballer
• Bradley Garrett (born 1981), American geographer, writer, and photographer
• Bradley Gaskin, American country music singer-songwriter
• Bradley Gericke (born 1965), American military historian and retired U.S. Army major general
• Bradley Goldberg (born 1993), English former professional footballer
• Bradley Goodyear (1885–1959), American lawyer, soldier, and member of the Goodyear family
• Bradley Grace (born 1982), Irish-American musician, singer, and songwriter
• Bradley Graham, several people
• Bradley Gray (born 1990), English semi-professional footballer
• Bradley Grayson (born 1993), English professional footballer
• Bradley Gregg, American actor
• Bradley Grobler (born 1988), South African soccer player
• Bradley Groves (born 1982), Australian former soccer player
• Bradley Gunter (born 1993), Canadian volleyball player
• Bradley Halsman (born 1993), Scottish footballer
• Bradley Hamilton (born 1992), English professional footballer
• Bradley Harrison, several people
• Bradley Hart, Canadian-born American contemporary artist
• Bradley Hathaway (born 1982), American spoken word poet, singer, and songwriter
• Bradley Hauser (born 1977), American retired long-distance runner
• Bradley Heithold (born 1956), American retired Air Force officer
• Bradley Hill (footballer) (born 1993), Australian AFL player
• Bradley Hope (born 1999), Australian cricketer
• Bradley Hore (born 1981), Indigenous Australian flyweight boxer
• Bradley Horowitz (born 1965), American entrepreneur and Internet executive
• Bradley Hudson-Odoi (born 1988), Ghanaian footballer
• Bradley Hughes, several people
• Bradley Hyman, American physician and professor of neurology
• Bradley Ibrahim (born 2004), English professional footballer
• Bradley Ihionvien (born 2003), English professional footballer
• Bradley Iles (born 1983), New Zealand professional golfer
• Brad Inman, American journalist, author, and entrepreneur
• Bradley J. Birzer (born 1967), American historian, professor, and writer
• Bradley J. Fischer (born 1976), American film producer
• Bradley J. Monk, American gynecologic oncologist, academician, researcher, and professor
• Bradley Jacobs, several people
• Bradley Jaden, English actor
• Bradley James, several people
• Bradley Jennings (1977–2025), American college football player
• Bradley John Murdoch (1958–2025), Australian criminal
• Bradley Johnson, several people
• Bradley Jones, several people
• Bradley Joseph (born 1965), American composer, arranger, and producer of contemporary instrumental music
• Bradley Kamdem (born 1994), French footballer
• Bradley Kasal (born 1966), American Marine
• Bradley Kahl, American comic book writer
• Bradley Kendell (born 1981), American Paralympic sailor
• Bradley Kilgore (born 1986), American chef
• Bradley Kincaid (1895–1989), American folk singer and radio entertainer
• Bradley King, several people
• Bradley Klahn (born 1990), American former professional tennis player
• Bradley Kleihege, American law student; contestant on Survivor (American TV series)
• Bradley Kochmit, American guitarist
• Bradley Kruger (born 1988), Dutch cricketer
• Bradley L. Pentelute (born 1977), American professor of chemistry
• Bradley L. Pyburn, American retired Air Force major general
• Bradley Langenhoven (born 1983), South African-born Namibian rugby union player
• Bradley Last, American politician
• Bradley Lavelle (1958–2007), Canadian-born English actor
• Bradley LeCroy (born 1979), American baseball coach
• Bradley Lequin (born 1998), Canadian curler
• Bradley Lethbridge (born 2000), English footballer
• Bradley Locko (born 2002), French professional footballer
• Bradley Lord (figure skater) (1939–1961), American figure skater
• Bradley Lynch (born 1997), South African cricketer
• Bradley M. Berkson (born 1963), American businessman and former government official
• Bradley M. Campbell (born 1961), American attorney and political figure
• Bradley M. Glass (1931–2015), American politician
• Bradley M. Kuhn (born 1973), American free software activist
• Bradley M. Rockwood, American politician
• Bradley Marc Sherrill (born 1958), American professor of physics
• Bradley Marchand (born 1988), Canadian NHL player
• Bradley Mark (born 1957), New Zealand-born Australian shooter
• Bradley Marquez (born 1992), American former NFL player
• Bradley Marshall, American politician
• Bradley Martin (1841–1913), American socialite
• Bradley Martis (born 1998), Dutch-born Aruban professional footballer
• Bradley Mauer, South African cricketer
• Bradley Maxon Hamlett, American politician
• Bradley May (born 1971), Canadian former NHL player
• Bradley Mazikou (born 1996), French-born Republic of the Congo professional footballer
• Bradley McCallum (born 1966), American conceptual artist and social activist
• Bradley McCuaig (born 1970), Canadian retired sprinter
• Bradley McDougald (born 1990), American former NFL player
• Bradley McGee (born 1976), Australian former professional racing cyclist
• Bradley McIntosh (born 1981), English-Jamaican singer, rapper, songwriter, actor, and record producer; member of S Club
• Bradley McStravick (1956–2024), British athlete
• Bradley Mehlenbacher, American member of wizard rock band Draco and the Malfoys
• Bradley Michalaro (born 1971), South African former field hockey player
• Bradley Miller, several people
• Bradley Mills (born 1983), Canadian former NHL player
• Bradley Moolman (born 1991), South African rugby union footballer
• Bradley Moore Davis (1871–1957), American botanist
• Bradley Mousley (born 1996), Australian tennis player
• Bradley Neil (born 1996), Scottish professional golfer
• Bradley Nelson (born 1962), American roboticist, professor, and entrepreneur
• Bradley Nielsen, New Zealand former cricketer
• Bradley Nkoana (born 2005), South African sprinter
• Bradley Norton (born 1991), Australian soccer player
• Bradley Nowell (1968–1996), American musician; past member of ska punk band Sublime (band)
• Bradley Ogden, American chef
• Bradley Orr (born 1982), English former professional footballer
• Bradley Osborne (born 1962), South African cricketer
• Bradley P. Stoner (born 1959), American sociocultural anthropologist
• Bradley Page (1901–1985), American film actor
• Bradley Palmer (1866–1946), American attorney and businessman
• Bradley Parker (born 1970), English former cricketer
• Bradley Paul (born 1972), American poet and screenwriter
• Bradley Peters (poet), Canadian poet
• Bradley Peterson, American psychiatrist, developmental neuroscientist, academic, and author
• Bradley Phillips, several people
• Bradley Philpot (born 1985), English racing driver
• Bradley Pierce (born 1982), American actor, producer, and cinematographer
• Bradley Pinion (born 1994), American NFL player
• Bradley Plain (born 1969), Australian former AFL player
• Bradley Player (born 1967), South African former cricketer
• Bradley Porteous (born 1998), South African cricketer
• Bradley Potgieter (born 1989), South African racing cyclist
• Bradley Pritchard (born 1985), Zimbabwean former professional footballer
• Bradley Pryce (born 1981), Welsh former professional boxer
• Bradley Quinn (born 1976), Northern Irish photographer
• Bradley R. Wilcox (born 1959), American Mormon professor
• Bradley Ralph (born 1969), American attorney and politician
• Bradley Randle (born 1990), American former CFL- and college football player
• Bradley Ray (born 1997), British motorcycle racer
• Bradley Raymond, American film director, animator, and storyboard artist
• Bradley Rea (born 1998), English professional boxer
• Bradley Riches (born 2001), English actor and writer
• Bradley Riethmeyer (born 1984), American former professional stock car racing driver
• Bradley Ritson (born 1982), South African retired soccer player
• Bradley Robert Moss, real name of Ghosty (producer) (born 2000), British record producer, rapper, and DJ
• Bradley Roberts (born 1996), South African-born Welsh former rugby union player
• Bradley Robinson, several people
• Bradley Roby (born 1992), American NFL player
• Bradley Rodden (born 1989), New Zealand cricketer
• Bradley Ross (1963–1990), Australian VFL player
• Bradley Rubenstein (born 1963), American artist and writer
• Bradley Rust Gray (born 1971), American independent filmmaker
• Bradley S. Greenberg (1934–2018), American communications theorist
• Bradley S. Jewitt (born 1969), American former mayor and council member
• Bradley S. Klein (born 1954), American author and golf course design consultant
• Bradley Sack (1935–2017), American physician and researcher
• Bradley Sample (born 2000), American USLC player
• Bradley Sandeman (born 1970), English former footballer
• Bradley Sands (born 1978), American author and editor
• Bradley Santer (born 1982), Australian figure skater
• Bradley Saunders (born 1986), English professional boxer
• Bradley Schaefer, American emeritus professor of astronomy and astrophysics
• Bradley Schafferius (born 1960), Australian sailor
• Bradley Schlozman (born 1971), American attorney
• Bradley Schultz (?–2007), American murder victim
• Bradley Schwartz (born 1965), American convicted murderer
• Bradley Scott (cricketer) (born 1979), New Zealand former cricketer
• Bradley Scriven (born 1993), English former cricketer
• Bradley Selway (1955–2005), Australian Federal Court Judge
• Bradley Shavit Artson (born 1959), American rabbi, author, and speaker
• Bradley Shaw (born 1983), New Zealand field hockey player
• Bradley Sheridan (born 1980), Australian former NBL player and current primary school teacher
• Bradley Sherwood (field hockey) (born 1999), South African field hockey player
• Bradley Simmons (born 1955), American sports shooter
• Bradley Simpson (born 1995), English musician; member of British pop band The Vamps (British band)
• Bradley Singh (born 1980), South African politician
• Bradley Skaught (born 1976), American songwriter, guitarist, and lead vocalist for indie rock- and power pop band The Bye Bye Blackbirds
• Bradley Skeete (born 1987), English professional boxer
• Bradley Slagh, American politician
• Bradley Slater (born 1998), New Zealand rugby union player
• Bradley Smalley (1835–1909), American politician
• Bradley Smith, several people
• Bradley Snedeker (born 1977), American actor
• Bradley Snyder (shot putter) (born 1976), Canadian retired shot putter
• Bradley Soileau (born 1986), American model, DJ, and designer
• Bradley Sowell (born 1989), American former NFL player
• Bradley Sparks (born 1967), Australian former VFL player
• Bradley Spence, British record producer and mixing engineer
• Bradley Staddon (born 1984), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Bradley Steffens (born 1955), American poet, playwright, novelist, and author
• Bradley Stephens (born 1963), American politician
• Bradley Steven Perry (born 1998), American actor, podcaster, and YouTuber
• Bradley Stevenson (born 1998), English professional footballer
• Bradley Streit (1892–1978), American college football player
• Bradley Stryker (born 1977), American actor
• Bradley Swanson, American retired Air Force major general
• Bradley Sylve (born 1993), American former AAF-, UFL-, XFL-, and USFL player
• Bradley Tarbuck (born 1995), English professional footballer
• Bradley Theodore, Turks and Caicos Islands-born American visual artist
• Bradley Thiessen (born 1990), Canadian curler
• Bradley Thiessen (statistician), American statistician and academic administrator
• Bradley Thomas, several people
• Bradley Thompson, American television writer and producer
• Bradley Tippett (born 1988), Australian former MLB pitcher
• Bradley Tovosia (born 1967), Solomon Islands politician
• Bradley Trevor Greive (born 1970), Australian author
• Bradley Tusk (born 1973), American businessman, venture capitalist, political strategist, and writer
• Bradley Tyler Johnson (1829–1903), American lawyer, soldier, and writer
• Bradley V. Sargent Jr. (1863–1940), American lawyer and politician
• Bradley Varnum Sargent (1828–1893), American pioneer and politician
• Bradley Vierling (born 1986), American former football player
• Bradley Vincent (born 1991), South African-Mauritian competitive swimmer
• Bradley Vliet (born 1998), Dutch professional footballer
• Bradley W. Schenck, American artist and game designer
• Bradley Wadlan (born 1988), Welsh cricketer
• Bradley Walden, American member of rock band Emarosa
• Bradley Walker, several people
• Bradley Walsh (born 1960), English actor, television presenter, comedian, singer, and former professional footballer
• Bradley Walther, American member of heavy metal band Flattbush
• Bradley Waterman, British contestant on The Voice UK series 5
• Bradley Webb (born 2001), English professional footballer
• Bradley Welch (born 1989), American-born Trinidad and Tobago former footballer
• Bradley Welter, American candidate in the 2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election
• Bradley Westell (1965/1966–1995), British commercial diver who died in an accident
• Bradley White (born 1982), American former cyclist
• Bradley Whitford (born 1959), American actor and producer
• Bradley Wiggins (born 1980), British former professional road- and track racing cyclist
• Bradley Williams, several people
• Bradley Willman (born 1980), Canadian anti-pedophile activist
• Bradley Wilson, several people
• Bradley Winslow (1831–1914), American soldier, politician, and lawyer
• Bradley Wood (born 1991), English footballer
• Bradley Woods-Garness (born 1986), English-born Montserratian footballer
• Bradley Woodward (born 1998), Australian swimmer
• Bradley Yaeger (born 1985), Canadian former competitive ice dancer
• Bradley Zimmer (born 1992), American MLB player

Fictional characters

• Bradley, in the US animated TV series Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, voiced by Brett Alexander
• Bradley Baker, in the US TV soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, played by Dan Martin
• Bradley Biggle, in the US adult animated sitcom South Park, voiced by Matt Stone
• Bradley Bottig, in the US TV sitcom The Middle, played by Brock Ciarlelli
• , in the US animated TV series ', vocal effects provided by Dee Bradley Baker
• Bradley Bradshaw, in the 2022 US action drama film ', played by Miles Teller
• Bradley Branning, in the UK TV soap opera EastEnders, played by Charlie Clements
• Bradley Fine, in the 2015 US spy action comedy film Spy (2015 film), played by Jude Law
• Bradley Foster, in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Harry Capehorn
• Bradley Fox, in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours, played by Aaron Jeffery
• Bradley Glenn, in The New 52 DC Comics
• Bradley Gregory, in the US workplace comedy TV series Space Force, played by Don Lake
• Bradley Hewson, in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours, played by Liam McIntyre
• Bradley Hitler-Smith, in the US adult animated tragicomedy TV series BoJack Horseman, voiced by Adam Conover
• Bradley Hume, in the UK medical drama TV series Holby City, played by Scott Adkins
• Bradley Jackson, in the US drama TV series The Morning Show, played by Reese Witherspoon
• Bradley Kroon, in Marvel Comics
• Bradley McGogg, in the 2009 Canadian children's book Bradley McGogg, the Very Fine Frog
• Bradley Satchwell, in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours, played by Rick Ireland and Alfred Nicdao
• Bradley Townsend, in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours, played by Bradley Kilpatrick
• Bradley Uppercrust III, in the 2000 US animated sports comedy film An Extremely Goofy Movie, voiced by Jeff Bennett
• Bradley Vargas, in the US medical drama TV series The Good Doctor
• Bradley Walker, in the US police procedural TV series Bosch, played by John Getz
• Bradley Ward, in the US daytime TV soap opera General Hospital, played by Aaron Seville

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