Bragg (surname)
__NOTOC__ Bragg is an English surname of Norman origin, the Welsh equivalent of this surname is Frost or Ffrost deriving from Ymffrostgar and may refer to: People: A *Alvin Bragg (born 1973), American politician, current New York County District Attorney * Andrew Bragg (born 1984), Australian senator * Art Bragg (1930–2018), American sprinter B * Bernard Bragg (1928–2018), deaf actor, writer, director, poet and artist *Billy Bragg (born 1957), English folk musician *Braxton Bragg (1817–1876), Confederate Civil War general for whom Fort Bragg is named C *Caleb Bragg (1885–1943), American racecar driver, speedboat racer, aviation pioneer and automotive inventor *Craig Bragg (born 1982), American football wide receiver D *Darren Bragg (born 1969), former Major League Baseball outfielder *Don Bragg (1935–2019), American pole vaulter and Olympic gold medalist E *Edward S. Bragg (1827–1912), American politician, lawyer and Union Army general from Wisconsin J ...
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Frost (surname)
Frost is an Anglo-Saxon English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alex Frost (born 1987), American actor * Andrew Frost (other), several people * Anthony Frost (born 1951), English abstract artist * Arthur Burdett Frost (1851–1928), American illustrator and graphic artist * Dame Barbara Frost (born 1952), British charity executive * Bede Frost (1875–1961), English priest * Charles Frost (other), several people * Craig Frost (born 1948), American musician * Dan Frost (born 1961), Danish track cyclist * Daniel M. Frost Daniel Marsh Frost (August 9, 1823 – October 29, 1900) was a former United States Army officer who became a brigadier general in the Missouri Volunteer Militia (MVM) and the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Among the han ... (1823–1900), Confederate general during the American Civil War * Darrel Frost (born 1951), American herpetologist * David Frost (other), several people * Derrick F ...
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John Bragg (other)
John Bragg may refer to: * John Bragg (politician) (1806–1878), United States politician *John Bragg (businessman) (born 1940), Canadian businessman *John Bragg (climber), United States rock climber and alpine climber *Johnny Bragg The Prisonaires were an American doo-wop group, whose hit "Just Walkin' in the Rain" was released on Sun Records in 1953, while the group was incarcerated in the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville. The group was led by Johnny Bragg (born ...

Stephen Bragg
Stephen Lawrence Bragg (17 November 1923 – 14 November 2014) was a British engineer who was Vice Chancellor of Brunel University from 1971 to 1981. He was the son of Lawrence Bragg and grandson of William Henry Bragg. Early life, education and career He was born on 17 November 1923 to Lawrence Bragg, physicist, X-ray crystallographer and Nobel Prize winner for physics (1915) and his wife Alice Grace Jenny née Hopkinson. He studied engineering at the University of Cambridge graduating with an BA in 1945 and an MA in 1949. He went on to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology receiving an SM in 1949. He worked for Rolls-Royce between 1951 and 1971, helping develop the Blue Streak missile, and rose to the position of chief scientist, responsible for liaison with universities. Bragg encouraged interactions between academia and industry, and spent five years on the University Grants Committee. In 1971 he left Rolls-Royce, three days before it was declared insolven ...
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Robert Henry Bragg Jr
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be u ...
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