Brodsky, feminine: Brodskaya (

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

: Бродський, Russian: Бродский) is a

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

derived from Brody, a town in

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. The name is common among

Ashkenazi Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

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 Mo ...

, Soviet singer *

Yulia Brodskaya Yulia Brodskaya ( rus, Юлия Бродская, r=Yuliya Brodskaya, born in 1983, Moscow) is an artist and illustrator known for her elegant handmade and detailed paper illustrations. In 2004 Brodskaya moved from Moscow to UK where she continued ...

, artist and illustrator *

Adam Brodsky Adam Brodsky is an American, locally popular anti-folk singer, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. In 2003, he attained the Guinness World Record for the Fastest Tour by Solo Performer with 50 shows in 50 states in 50 days. Backgroun ...

, American Drummer / Musician * Adolph Brodsky (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 Chuck Brodsky (born May 20, 1960, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American musician and singer-songwriter currently living in Asheville, North Carolina. He is particularly known for his often humorous and political lyrics, as well as his ...

(born 1960), American musician *

Gabriel Wilfrid Stephen Brodsky In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብ� ...

(born 1933), Canadian literary research scholar, author *

Gail Brodsky Gail Brodsky (born June 5, 1991) is an American former professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 182, reached on March 19, 2012. On May 2, 2011, she peaked at No. 348 in the doubles rankings. On the ITF Circuit, she h ...

(born 1991), American tennis player *

Hyman Brodsky Hyman Brodsky (August 11, 1852 – February 25, 1937) was a Russian-born American rabbi. Life Brodsky was born on August 11, 1852, in Bialystok, Grodno Governorate, Russia, the son of Noah Brodsky. He attended yeshiva in Slonim and Valozhyn. He ...

(1852–1937), Russian-American rabbi *

Isaac Brodsky Isaak Izrailevich Brodsky (russian: Исаак Израилевич Бродский; uk, Іса́к Ізраїльович Бро́дський, – 14 August 1939) was a Soviet painter whose work provided a blueprint for the art movem ...

(1884–1939), Soviet painter *

Jascha Brodsky Jascha Brodsky (June 6, 1907 – March 3, 1997) was a Russian-American violinist and teacher. Born in Kharkiv, in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire (in present-day Ukraine), he began his violin studies with his violinist father at the ...

(1907–1997), Ukrainian-American violinist * Joel Brodsky (1939–2007), photographer *

Joseph Brodsky Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (; russian: link=no, Иосиф Александрович Бродский ; 24 May 1940 – 28 January 1996) was a Russian and American poet and essayist. Born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), USSR in 1940, ...

(1940–1996), Russian poet and Nobel Prize winner *

Joseph Brodsky (lawyer) Joseph R. Brodsky, often known as Joseph Brodsky and Joe Brodsky, was an early 20th-century American civil rights lawyer, political activist, general counsel of the International Labor Defense (ILD), co-founder of the International Juridical Asso ...

, chief lawyer for the International Labor Defense *

Julian A. Brodsky Julian A. Brodsky (born July 16, 1933) is an American businessman, the co-founder of Comcast Corporation and served as its chief financial officer and vice chairman. He also served as co-founder and chair of Comcast Interactive Capital, Comcast ...

(born 1933), American businessman * Lazar Brodsky (1848–1904), Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist * Louis Daniel Brodsky (born 1941), American poet *

Michael Brodsky Michael Mark Brodsky (born Aug 2, 1948) is a scientific/medical editor, novelist, playwright, and short story writer. He is best known for his novels '' Xman'' and '' ***'', as well as for his translation of Samuel Beckett's '' Eleuthéria''. ...

(born 1948), American novelist and playwright *

Mykhaylo Brodskyy Mykhailo Brodsky ( uk, Михайло Бродський) (born April 5, 1959 in Kyiv, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian politician, leader of the Party of Free Democrats and businessman. Biography Brodsky was a self-nomi ...

, (born 1959), Ukrainian politician and businessman *

Richard Brodsky Richard Louis Brodsky (May 4, 1946 – April 8, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Early life and education Brodsky was born on May 4, 1946, in Brooklyn, New York City. In 1955, the family moved to Westchester County. He ...

(1946-2020), American politician and lawyer *

Sol Brodsky Soloman Brodsky (April 22, 1923 – June 4, 1984) was an American comic book artist who, as Marvel Comics' Silver Age production manager, was one of the key architects of the small company's expansion to a major pop culture conglomerate. He ...

(1923–1984), American comic book artist and head of production of Marvel Comics *

Stanley Brodsky Stanley J. Brodsky (born January 9, 1940) is an American theoretical physicist and Emeritus professor in the SLAC Theory Group at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University. Biography Brodsky obtained an undergraduate degree ...

(born 1940), American physicist * Stephen Brodsky, lead singer and guitar player for

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band Cave In *

Vadim Brodsky Vadim Brodski ( uk, Вадим Адольфович Бродський, Vadym Adolfovych Brodskyi, pl, Wadim Brodski, born April 24, 1950) is a Polish-Ukrainian violinist, longtime resident of Rome, Italy. A descendant of Adolf Brodsky, Vadim w ...

(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 (1920–2002), Czech actor *

Tereza Brodská Tereza Brodská (born 7 May 1968) is a Czech actress. She is the daughter of Czech acting couple Vlastimil Brodský and Jana Brejchová. Brodská performed her first acting role in 1972. She has performed in long-running Czech soap ''Ulice''. S ...

(born 1968), Czech actress * , Czech actor, singer, and songwriter

Fictional Characters

* Jacob Broadsky, a villain in the television show '' Bones'' * Walker Brodsky, a young artist and love interest from

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Fictional Characters

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