Brodsky, feminine: Brodskaya ( Ukrainian: Бродський,

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: Бродский) is a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

derived from

Brody Brody ( uk, Броди; russian: Броды, Brodï; pl, Brody; german: Brody; yi, בראָד, Brod) is a city in Zolochiv Raion of Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the valley of the upper Styr River, approximately ...

, a town in

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. The name is common among Ashkenazi Jews. Czech-language forms are Brodský and Brodská. Notable people with this surname include: * Dani Brodskiq, Dani Boreca ot selo Brod, mnogo dobur borec *

Nina Brodskaya Nina Brodskaya (russian: Ни́на Алекса́ндровна Бро́дская; born 11 December 1947 or 1949, Moscow) is a Soviet singer ( soprano), popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Biography After graduating from the Music College of the M ...

, Soviet singer * Yulia Brodskaya, artist and illustrator * Adam Brodsky, American Drummer / Musician *

Adolph Brodsky Adolph Davidovich Brodsky (russian: Адольф Давидович Бродский, ''Adolf Davidovič Brodskij''; – 22 January 1929) was a Russian violinist. He enjoyed a long and illustrious career as a performer and teacher, starting ear ...

(1851–1929), Russian violinist and music teacher *

Alexander Brodsky Alexander Savvich Brodsky (1955) is a Russian architect and sculptor. He is one of Russia's best known architects, particularly for his works of paper architecture. Early work Alexander Brodsky was educated at the Moscow Architecture Institu ...

, contemporary architect and artist * Chuck Brodsky (born 1960), American musician * Gabriel Wilfrid Stephen Brodsky (born 1933), Canadian literary research scholar, author * Gail Brodsky (born 1991), American tennis player * Hyman Brodsky (1852–1937), Russian-American rabbi * Isaac Brodsky (1884–1939), Soviet painter * Jascha Brodsky (1907–1997), Ukrainian-American violinist *

Joel Brodsky Joel Lee Brodsky (October 7, 1939 – March 1, 2007) was an American photographer, best known for his photography of musicians, particularly his iconic "Young Lion" photographs of Jim Morrison. In his lifetime, he is credited with photographing o ...

(1939–2007), photographer * Joseph Brodsky (1940–1996), Russian poet and Nobel Prize winner * Joseph Brodsky (lawyer), chief lawyer for the

International Labor Defense The International Labor Defense (ILD) (1925–1947) was a legal advocacy organization established in 1925 in the United States as the American section of the Comintern's International Red Aid network. The ILD defended Sacco and Vanzetti, was activ ...

* Julian A. Brodsky (born 1933), American businessman *

Lazar Brodsky Lazar Izrayilevich Brodsky (russian: Ла́зарь Изра́илевич Бро́дский, uk, Ла́зар Ізраїльович Бро́дський, he, אליעזר ברודסקי; – ) was a Russian Imperial businessman of Jewish ori ...

(1848–1904), Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist *

Louis Daniel Brodsky Louis Daniel Brodsky (Louis Brodsky, L. D. Brodsky) (April 17, 1941 – June 16, 2014) was an American poet, short story writer, and Faulkner scholar. Life Louis Daniel Brodsky was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1941. He attended St. Louis Cou ...

(born 1941), American poet * Michael Brodsky (born 1948), American novelist and playwright * Mykhaylo Brodskyy, (born 1959), Ukrainian politician and businessman * Richard Brodsky (1946-2020), American politician and lawyer * Sol Brodsky (1923–1984), American comic book artist and head of production of Marvel Comics * Stanley Brodsky (born 1940), American physicist *

Stephen Brodsky Stephen Brodsky is an American rock musician best known as a member of Cave In, Mutoid Man, New Idea Society and Old Man Gloom. He also has a solo career and is a former member of Converge, Kid Kilowatt, Parasite and Pet Genius. History Stephe ...

, lead singer and guitar player for

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Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995 in Methuen, Massachusetts. The band's lineup solidified with the 1998 release of ''Until Your Heart Stops'' through Hydra Head Records, and their early albums were prominent in the metalco ...

* Vadim Brodsky (born 1950), Ukrainian-Polish violinist * Vsevolod Brodsky (1909–1981), Russian-Soviet painter and illustrator, Editor-in-Chief of Molodaya Gvardiya (Young Guard) publishing house *

Vlastimil Brodský Vlastimil Brodský (15 December 1920 – 20 April 2002) was a Czech actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films, and is considered a key figure in the postwar development of Czech cinema. One of his best-known roles was as the title charac ...

(1920–2002), Czech actor * Tereza Brodská (born 1968), Czech actress * , Czech actor, singer, and songwriter

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* Jacob Broadsky, a villain in the television show ''

Bones A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, a ...

'' * Walker Brodsky, a young artist and love interest from Disney Channel series ''

Andi Mack ''Andi Mack'' is an American family comedy-drama television series created by Terri Minsky that premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017. It ran for three seasons and 57 episodes, concluding on July 26, 2019. The series stars Peyton Elizabet ...

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