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hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

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Bradley 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 t ...

Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

Brady Brady may refer to: People * Brady (surname) * Brady (given name) * Brady (nickname) * Brady Boone, a ring name of American professional wrestler Dean Peters (1958–1998) Places in the United States * Brady, Montana, a census-designated plac ...

and generally masculine. Notable people with the name include:

Sports

Brad Rowe (tennis) Bradley Rowe (born November 20, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Rowe played on the Grand Prix tennis circuit between 1977 and 1979, predominantly featuring in doubles tournaments. He was runner-up in ...

(born 1955), American tennis player * Brad Farrow (born 1956), Canadian judoka *

Brad Holland John Bradley Holland (born December 6, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played for four years at UCLA (from 1975 to 1979). He was a member of the 1980 Los Angeles Lakers championship team. He was the University of ...

(born 1956), American basketball player and coach * Brad Anae (born 1957), American football player *

Brad Butterworth Bradley William Butterworth (born 1959) is a New Zealand yachtsman known for the role he played as tactician and skipper in the America's Cup for Team New Zealand and the Alinghi team of Switzerland. Butterworth was born in Te Awamutu, New Zeal ...

(born 1959), New Zealand yachtsman * Brad Leaf (born 1960), Israeli-American basketball player * Brad Noffsinger (born 1960), American NASCAR driver *

Brad Gilbert Brad Gilbert (born August 9, 1961) is a former professional tennis player and an American tennis coach. During his career, he won 20 singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 in 1990, and a career-high doubles rank ...

(born 1961), American tennis player and coach * Brad Willock (born 1962), Canadian volleyball player * Brad Wright (basketball) (born 1962), American basketball player *

Brad MacGregor Brad MacGregor (born July 22, 1964) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey player. MacGregor attended Boston University, where he played four seasons (1982–1986) of NCAA college hockey with the Boston University Terriers men's ...

(born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player *

Brad Johnson (American football) James Bradley Johnson (born September 13, 1968) is a former American football quarterback. During his 17-year career in the National Football League (NFL), Johnson played for the Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and D ...

(born 1968), American football player *

Brad Ausmus Bradley David Ausmus (; born April 14, 1969) is an American former professional baseball manager and catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). In his 18-year MLB playing career, Ausmus played for the San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Houston Ast ...

(born 1969), American baseball player and manager * Brad Beven (born 1969), Australian triathlete *

Brad Rowe (footballer) Brad Rowe (born 23 November 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played 72 games in total for three clubs, and kicked 80 goals. Recruited from East Fremantle, Rowe was drafted by B ...

(born 1969), Australian football player *

Brad Lebo Brad Lebo (born March 20, 1970) is a former American football quarterback who played three seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Arizona Rattlers, Memphis Pharaohs and Orlando Predators. He played college football at the University ...

(born 1970), American football player *

Brad Williams (cricketer) Brad Andrew Williams (born 20 November 1974) is an Australian former cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs. Domestic career He is a right arm fast bowler who made his first-class debut for Victoria in the 1994–95 season as a nineteen-year-o ...

(born 1974), Australian cricketer *

Brad Thorn Bradley Carnegie Thorn (born 3 February 1975) is a rugby union coach and former rugby league and rugby union footballer. Born in New Zealand, he represented Australia in rugby league and New Zealand in rugby union in a 22-season career as a pla ...

(born 1975), Australian rugby player *

Brad Stevens Bradley Kent Stevens (born October 22, 1976) is an American basketball executive and former coach who is currently the president of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics. Born and raised in Zionsville, Indiana, Stevens starred on the Zio ...

(born 1976), American basketball coach *

Brad Wilkerson Stephen Bradley Wilkerson (born June 1, 1977) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball for eight seasons. Wilkerson played college baseball for the University of Florida, and was selected ...

(born 1977), American baseball player *

Brad Williamson (ice hockey) Brad Williamson (born July 4, 1977) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from scor ...

(born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player *

Brad Hawpe Bradley Bonte Hawpe (born June 22, 1979) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Hawpe played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Before he b ...

(born 1979), American baseball player *

Brad Holmes Brad Holmes (born July 29, 1979) is an American football executive who is the general manager and executive vice president for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). Holmes previously served with the St. Louis / Los Angeles Ra ...

(born 1979), American football executive *

Brad Richards Bradley Glen Richards (born May 2, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Richards was drafted in the third round, 64th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and played for the Lightning, New York Ra ...

(born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player *

Brad Williamson (basketball) Brad Williamson (born 27 June 1981) is an Australian professional basketball player who is most known for his time spent in the National Basketball League (NBL) playing for the Brisbane Bullets and Townsville Crocodiles. In 2007, he won an NBL C ...

(born 1981), Australian basketball player *

Brad Boyes Bradley Keith Boyes (born April 17, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, who spent thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of seven different teams. Early life Boyes went to Hazel McCallion Senior P ...

(born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player *

Brad Newley Brad Newley (born 18 February 1985) is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). After starting his career in Australia, playing for the Australian Institute of Sport and the Tow ...

(born 1985), Australian basketball player * Brad Gobright (1988-2019), American rock climber *

Brad Marchand Brad Marchand ( ; born May 11, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), left winger and alternate captain for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Bruins selected Marchand in the third round, 71st o ...

(born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player *

Brad Loesing Brad Loesing (born October 9, 1989) is an American-German professional basketball player who last played for Rostock Seawolves of the ProA. As a senior at Wofford, he was selected as the 2012 Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year and ...

(born 1989), American basketball player * Brad Erdos (born 1990), Canadian football player *

Brad Goldberg Bradley Andrew Goldberg (born February 21, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox. In high school, Goldberg was a 2008 preseason '' Baseball America'' All-Am ...

(born 1990), American baseball pitcher *

Brad Wing Bradley Thomas Wing (born 27 January 1991) is an Australian professional American football punter for the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at ...

(born 1991), American football player * Brad Kaaya (born 1995), American football player *

Brad McKay Brad McKay (born 26 March 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League One club, Falkirk. McKay has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, St Johnstone and Inverness Caledonian Thistle, as well ...

(born 1993), Scottish football player *

Brad Seaton Bradley Seaton (born November 23, 1993) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Villanova. Professional career Tennessee Titans Seaton was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round, 236th over ...

(born 1993), American football player

Arts and entertainment

* Brad Dexter (1917–2002), American actor * Brad Carlson, also known as Bun E. Carlos (born 1950), American drummer *

Brad Dourif Bradford Claude Dourif (; born March 18, 1950) is an American actor. He was nominated for an Oscar, and won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for his film debut role as Billy Bibbit in '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975). He is also kn ...

(born 1950), American actor *

Brad Delp Bradley Edward Delp (June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007) was an American musician who was the original lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Boston. He joined Boston in 1970 and performed on the band's first three albums. Early life ...

(1951–2007), American singer and songwriter, member of the rock band Boston * Brad Williams (puppeteer) (1951–1993), American puppet designer for TV programs and literacy education * Brad Altman (born 1954), American producer and husband of actor George Takei *

Brad Bird Phillip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American film director, animator, screenwriter, producer, and voice actor. He has had a career spanning forty years in both animation and live-action. Bird was born in Montana and grew up i ...

(born 1957), American director *

Brad Hall William Bradford Hall (born March 21, 1958) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is best known as a ''Weekend Update'' news anchor on ''Saturday Night Live'' and for creating the sitcoms ''The Single Guy'' and ''Watching Ellie''. H ...

(born 1958), American screenwriter *

Bradley Whitford Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman in the NBC television political drama ''The West Wing'' (1999–2006), for which he w ...

(born 1959), American actor sometimes credited as "Brad Whitford" *

Brad Garrett Bradley Henry Gerstenfeld (born April 14, 1960), known professionally as Brad Garrett, is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Possessing a distinctive deep voice, he has appeared in numerous television and film roles in both live-action and ...

(born 1960), American actor *

Brad Whitford Bradley Ernest Whitford (born February 23, 1952)Putterford, Mark (1991) ''The Fall and Rise of Aerosmith'', Omnibus Press, Strong, Martin C. (2001) ''The Great Metal Discography'' (2nd edn.), MOJO Books, , p. 11-13 is an American musician who i ...

(born 1952), American guitarist *

Brad Pitt William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. ...

(born 1963), American actor *

Brad Silberling Bradley Mitchell Silberling (born September 8, 1963) is an American television director, television and film director whose credits include the feature films ''Casper (film), Casper'' (1995), ''City of Angels (film), City of Angels'' (1998), ''M ...

(born 1963), American director *

Brad Roberts Bradley Kenneth Roberts (born January 10, 1964) is the lead singer and guitarist for the Canadian folk-rock band Crash Test Dummies. He sings in the bass-baritone range. The band is best known internationally for their 1993 album God Shuff ...

(born 1964), Canadian musician *

Brad Sherwood Bradley Sherwood is an American actor, singer, comedian, game show host and writer. Career His first acting job was a recurring role on '' L.A. Law'' as Ned Barron, which lasted for six episodes from 1991 to 1992. Sherwood was introduced to i ...

(born 1964), American comedian/actor * Bradley Nowell (born 1965), American punk rock songwriter *

Brad Wilk Brad Wilk (born September 5, 1968) is an American drummer. He is best known as a member of the rock bands Rage Against the Machine (1991–2000, 2007–2011, 2019–present), Audioslave (2001–2007, 2017), and Prophets of Rage (2016–2019 ...

(born 1968), American musician *

Brad Mehldau Bradford Alexander Mehldau (; born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Mehldau studied music at The New School, and toured and recorded while still a student. He was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman's Quar ...

(born 1970), American jazz pianist *

Brad Rowe (actor) Bradley Thomas Rowe (born May 15, 1970) is an American actor, writer, producer, and public policy advocate. He appeared in '' Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss'' (1998) and TNT's ''Purgatory''. Other roles include a short stint as recurring charac ...

(born 1970), American actor *

Brad Falchuk Bradley Douglas Falchuk (born March 1, 1971) is an American television writer, director, and producer, best known for co-creating with Ryan Murphy the comedy-drama television series '' Glee'', the drama series '' Pose'', the horror comedy '' S ...

(born 1971), American director * Brad Hargreaves (born 1971), American drummer *

Brad Paisley Bradley Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting with his 1999 debut album ''Who Needs Pictures'', he has released eleven studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashvil ...

(born 1972), American country musician * Brad Delson (born 1977), American guitarist *

Brad Renfro Brad Barron Renfro (July 25, 1982 – January 15, 2008) was an American actor. He made his film debut at the age of 11 with a starring role in '' The Client'' (1994). He went on to appear in 21 feature films and won several awards. Prior to bei ...

(1982–2008), American actor *

Brad Williams (comedian) Brad Williams (born January 13, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian and actor who has appeared in numerous films and television shows. He was born with achondroplasia. Early years Williams was born with achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism. Hi ...

(born 1984), American comedian and actor * Brad Kavanagh (born 1992), British actor * Brad Simpson (born 1995), British musician

Politics

Brad Raffensperger Bradford Jay Raffensperger (born May 18, 1955) is an American politician, businessman, and civil engineer, serving as the Secretary of State of Georgia since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the Georgia House of Re ...

(born 1955), Georgia Secretary of State * Brad Ellsworth (born 1958), U.S. Representative from Indiana * Brad Henry (born 1963), Governor of Oklahoma *

Brad Hoylman Brad Madison Hoylman (born October 27, 1965) is an American Democratic politician. First elected in 2012, Hoylman represents the 27th District in the New York State Senate, covering much of Lower and Midtown Manhattan in New York City. He is C ...

(born 1965), New York state senator *

Brad Wall Bradley John Wall (born November 24, 1965), is a Canadian former politician who served as the 14th premier of Saskatchewan from November 21, 2007 until February 2, 2018. He is the fourth longest-tenured premier in the province's history. His so ...

(born 1965), Premier of Saskatchewan *

Brad Finstad Bradley Howard Finstad (born May 30, 1976) is an American farmer, agricultural consultant, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for . Finstad represents a large section of southern Minnesota situated along the border with Iowa. The ...

(born 1976), Minnesota state representative

Other

* Brad Hawkins (disambiguation), multiple people * Brad Lomax (born 1950), American human rights and disability activist * Brad A. Myers (born 1956), American professor * Brad Williams (mnemonist) (born c. 1956), American, one of the only three people in the world with a condition called hyperthymestic syndrome *

Brad Farmer Bradley Paul Farmer (born 16 December 1959) is an Australian advocate, author and conservationist. He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia on the 2019 Queens Birthday Honours List for a lifetime of voluntary service towards coasts, cons ...

(born c.1959), Australian Marine Conservationist *

Brad McKay (doctor) Brad McKay is an Australian doctor, science communicator and author. He is best known for his television series ''Embarrassing Bodies Down Under'', which was broadcast in 2013. He is also a regular guest on numerous Australian television and ...

(born 1970), Australian medical doctor, skeptic, television personality and author *

Brad Colbert Brad Colbert (born July 25, 1974) is a former active duty United States Marine, whose platoon's role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq was featured in a series of articles in ''Rolling Stone'' by Evan Wright. Wright was an embedded reporter who rode ...

(born 1974), American Marine

Fictional characters

* Brad, a character in the American TV miniseries ''

V (1983 miniseries) ''V'' (or ''V: The Original Miniseries'') is a two-part American science-fiction television miniseries, written and directed by Kenneth Johnson. First shown in 1983, it initiated the science-fiction franchise concerning aliens known as the "Vi ...

'' * Brad Anderson, a character in the 1987 American teen movie ''

Adventures in Babysitting ''Adventures in Babysitting'' (also known as ''A Night on the Town'' in certain countries) is a 1987 American teen comedy film written by David Simkins and directed by Chris Columbus in his directorial debut. It stars Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coo ...

'' * Brad Armstrong, a character in the video game '' Lisa: The Painful'' *

Brad Bellick Bradley Bellick is a fictional character from the American television series, '' Prison Break''. He is portrayed by Wade Williams. As one of the principal characters of ''Prison Break'', he has been featured in the first four seasons of the serie ...

, in the television series ''

Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial drama television show, television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purce ...

'' * Brad Bodick, in the ABC television series '' The Middle'' * Brad Brillnick, a character in the American sitcom ''

It's Garry Shandling's Show ''It's Garry Shandling's Show'' is an American sitcom that was initially broadcast on Showtime from September 10, 1986 to May 25, 1990. It was created by Garry Shandling and Alan Zweibel. The series is notable for breaking the fourth wall. S ...

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Brad Buttowski ''Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil'' (simply known as ''Kick Buttowski'') is an American animated television series created by Sandro Corsaro and produced by Disney Television Animation. The fourth Disney XD original series and the first suc ...

, in the animated television series '' Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil'' *

Brad Burns The following is a list of characters from the ''Virtua Fighter'' fighting game series released by Sega. Starting with ''Virtua Fighter'', this series has spanned five games (not including updates) and has been released on arcade systems as well ...

, in the video game ''

Virtua Fighter is a series of fighting games created by Sega-AM2 and designer Yu Suzuki. The original ''Virtua Fighter'' was released in October 1993 and has received four main sequels and several spin-offs. The highly influential first ''Virtua Fighter'' game ...

'' * Brad Carbunkle, in the animated television series ''

My Life as a Teenage Robot ''My Life as a Teenage Robot'' is an American animated superhero comedy television series created by Rob Renzetti for Nickelodeon. It was produced by Frederator Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Set in the fictional town of Tremorton, t ...

'' * Brad Chase, in the television series ''

Boston Legal ''Boston Legal'' is an American legal drama and comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004, t ...

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Brad Follmer FBI Assistant Director Brad D. Follmer is a fictional character in the American Fox television series ''The X-Files'', a science fiction series about a government conspiracy to hide or deny the truth of Alien existence. Follmer was introduced d ...

, in the television series ''

The X-Files ''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation ...

'' * Brad Gurdlinger, a character in the 2013 American crime comedy movie ''

We're the Millers ''We're the Millers'' is a 2013 American crime comedy film directed by Rawson M. Thurber and starring Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn, Molly Quinn, and Ed Helms. The film's screenplay w ...

'' * Brad Heinmuller, a character in the 1984 American science fiction romance movie ''

Starman ''StarMan'' is a 1996 fantasy novel by Australian writer Sara Douglass. It follows the second book in the series, '' Enchanter'', with Axis marching north with his army to confront a formidable enemy. Background ''StarMan'' was first published ...

'' * Brad King, in the soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...

'' * Brad Langford, a character in the American TV sitcom ''

Silver Spoons ''Silver Spoons'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982, to May 11, 1986, and in first-run syndication from September 27, 1986, to May 30, 1987. The series was produced by Embassy Television for the fi ...

'' * Brad Majors, in the musical ''

The Rocky Horror Show ''The Rocky Horror Show'' is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the 1930s through to the early 1960s, the musical tells the story of a newly engaged couple ...

'' * Brad Snider in the video game

Grand Theft Auto V ''Grand Theft Auto V'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the seventh main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2008's ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and ...

* Brad Snyder (As the World Turns), in the American soap opera ''As The World Turns'' *

Brad Taylor Bradley Jacob Taylor (born 14 March 1997) is an English cricketer. Taylor is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born at Winchester, Hampshire. Educated at Eggar's School, Alton Hampshire where he played on the school ...

, in the television series ''Home Improvement'' * Brad Turner, a character in the animated show ''

M.A.S.K. (TV series) ''M.A.S.K.'' is a 1985 French/American animated television series produced by DIC and ICC TV Productions, Ltd. The series was based on the M.A.S.K. action figures produced by Kenner Products. It was animated in Japan by Ashi Productions, Studio ...

'' * Brad Whitaker, in the 1987 James Bond film ''

The Living Daylights ''The Living Daylights'' is a 1987 spy film, the fifteenth entry in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the first of two to star Timothy Dalton as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by John Glen, the film's ...

'' * Brad White, a character in 2001 psychological horror movie '' Frailty'' *

Brad Williams (EastEnders) The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' in 1986, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the show's co-creator Julia Smith. The first character to be introduced du ...

, in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Brad Williams, in the American comedy series '' Happy Endings'' * Brad Wilson, a character in the 1983 superhero movie ''

Superman III ''Superman III'' is a 1983 superhero film directed by Richard Lester from a screenplay by David Newman and Leslie Newman based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the third installment in the ''Superman'' film series and a sequel to ''Su ...

'' *

Brad Wong The following is a list of characters from the '' Dead or Alive'' video game series, created by Tecmo and Team Ninja. Characters Main series Spin-off series ''Xtreme ''series Introduced in ''Dead or Alive'' Ayane Bass Armstrong Voi ...

, in the video game ''Dead or Alive'' {{given name English masculine given names Masculine given names Hypocorisms