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:
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Bradley Shavit Artson (born 1959), American rabbi Bradley August (born 1978), South African football
B Bradley Banda (born 1998), Gibraltarian footballer
Bradley Barlow (1814–1889), American politician Bradley Barnes (born 1988), South African cricketer Bradley Barrett, American politician
Bradley Battersby (born 1953), American film director and screenwriter
Bradley Beattie (born 1957), English footballer Bradley Beaulieu (born 1968), American fantasy writer Bradley Becker, U.S. Army general
Bradley Bell (born 1964), American television writer and producer
Bradley Belt, American businessman and government official Bradley M. Berkson (born 1963), American businessman and former government official
Bradley Billington (born 1970), British table tennis player Bradley Birkenfeld (born 1965), American banker and whistleblower
Bradley Bourgeois (born 1994), American soccer player
Bradley Brookshire (born 1959), American musician
Bradley A. Buckles (born 1999), Fifth Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bradley Buckman (born 1984), American basketball player
Bradley Burston, Israeli journalist Bradley Byquar, Australian actor and dancer
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Bradley M. Campbell (born 1961), American lawyer
Bradley Cardinale (born 1969), American ecologist and conservation biologist
Bradley B. Chambers (born 1964), American businessman and politician
Bradley Clyde (born 1970), Australia international rugby league footballer
Bradley Collins (born 1997), English footballer
Bradley Cooper (athlete) (born 1957), Bahamian discus thrower and shot putter
Bradley Crowell, American policy advisor
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Bradley Davids, South African rugby union player Bradley Davies (born 1987), Wales international rugby union player
Bradley Dean (born 1970), American stage and screen actor Bradley Deitz (born 1995), Australian rugby league footballer Bradley Denton (born 1958), American science fiction author
Bradley Donaldson (born 1994), Scottish footballer Bradley Dowden (born 1942), American philosopher
E Bradley C. Edwards, US physicist Bradley J. Edwards, American attorney Bradley Efron (born 1938), American statistician Bradley Ellingboe (born 1958), American composer
Bradley Erickson (born 2006), American racing driver Bradley Eros (born 1952), American film director
F Bradley Felix, Saint Lucian politician
Bradley J. Fischer (born 1976), American film producer
Bradley Flick (born 1964), American aerospace engineer Bradley Forbes-Cryans (born 1995), British slalom canoeist Bradley R. Fox, Bahamian politician
Bradley Fritts, American politician
G Bradley Gamble (born 1975), English footballer Bradley Game (born 1995), Australian BMX rider
Bradley Garrett (born 1981), American social and cultural geographer Bradley Gaskin, American country music singer-songwriter Bradley Gericke (born 1965), U.S. Army general
Bradley Goldberg (born 1993), English footballer Bradley Goodyear (1885–1959), American lawyer and soldier
Bradley Gray (born 1990), English footballer Bradley Rust Gray (born 1971), American filmmaker
Bradley S. Greenberg (1934–2018), American communications theorist Bradley Gregg (born 1966), American actor
Bradley Groves (born 1982), Australian soccer player
H Bradley Halsman (born 1993), Scottish footballer
Bradley Maxon Hamlett, American legislator
Bradley Hansell, US government official
Bradley Heithold (born 1956), United States Air Force general
Bradley Hore (born 1981), Australian boxer Bradley Horowitz (born 1965), American businessman Bradley C. Hosmer (born 1937), United States Air Force general Bradley Hudson-Odoi (born 1988), Ghanaian footballer
Bradley Hyman, American academic
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Bradley Inman, American entrepreneur and author
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Bradley James (born 1983), English actor Bradley S. James, U.S. Marine Corps general
Bradley S. Jewitt (born 1969), Former Mayor and Councilmember for the Town of Berwyn Heights, Maryland Bradley Johnson (born 1987), English footballer
Bradley Jones Jr. (born 1965), American politician Bradley Jones (snooker player) (born 1974), English snooker player
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Bradley Kendell (born 1981), American Paralympic sailor Bradley Kilgore, American chef Bradley Kilpatrick, Australian army officer and former actor Bradley Kincaid (1895–1989), American folk singer and radio entertainer Bradley King (lighting designer), American theatrical lighting designer Bradley King (filmmaker), American film director and screenwriter Bradley Klahn (born 1990), American tennis player
Bradley Kochmit, American musician
Bradley M. Kühn (born 1973), American free software activist
L Bradley Langenhoven (born 1983), Namibia international rugby union player Bradley J. LaRose (born 1957), US Marshal for Vermont Bradley Last, American politician and a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives Bradley Lavelle (1958–2007), Canadian actor Bradley LeCroy (born 1979), American baseball coach Bradley Lequin (born 1998), Canadian curler
Bradley C. Livezey (1954–2011), American ornithologist
Bradley Lord (figure skater) (1939–1961), American figure skater Bradley Lord (motorsport), British motorsports executive
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Bradley Mark (born 1957), New Zealand Paralympic shooter
Bradley Marshall, American politician
Bradley McCuaig (born 1970), Canadian sprinter
Bradley McIntosh (born 1981), British-Jamaican singer, rapper and actor
Bradley B. Meeker (1813–1873), American jurist, lawyer, and businessman Bradley Michalaro (born 1971), South African field hockey player Bradley W. Miller (born 1968), Canadian jurist
Bradley Moolman (born 1991), South African rugby union player Bradley Mousley (born 1996), Australian tennis player
N Bradley Neil (born 1996), Scottish golfer Bradley Nelson (born 1962), American roboticist
Bradley Norton (born 1991), Australian soccer player
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Bradley Orr (born 1982), English footballer
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Bradley L. Pentelute (born 1976), American biochemist
Bradley Peters (poet), Canadian poet Bradley Peterson, American psychiatrist, developmental neuroscientist
Bradley Phillips (Wisconsin minister) (1818–1904), American Presbyterian minister and politician
Bradley G. Pieper (born 1942), American businessman and politician Bradley Pierce (born 1982), American actor
Bradley Plain (born 1969), Australian rules footballer
Bradley F. Podliska, American author and intelligence analyst
Bradley Potgieter (born 1989), South African cyclist
Bradley Pryce (born 1981), Wales boxer Bradley L. Pyburn, U.S. Air Force general
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R Bradley Ralph (born 1969), American attorney and politician
Bradley Raymond (born 1973), America film director
Bradley Read (born 1995), New Zealand field hockey player
Bradley Ritson (born 1982), South African soccer player Bradley Roberts (rugby union) (born 1996), Wales international rugby union player
Bradley Robinson (bowls) (born 1983), South African lawn bowler
Bradley M. Rockwood (born 1862), American politician Bradley Rodden (born 1989), New Zealand cricketer Bradley Ross (1963–1990), Australian rules footballer Bradley Rothwell (born 2004), New Zealand field hockey player Bradley Rubenstein (born 1963), American painter and writer
S Bradley Sack (1935–2017), American physician and researcher
Bradley Santer (born 1982), Australian figure skater Bradley V. Sargent Jr. (1863–1940), American politician Bradley Varnum Sargent (1828–1893), American pioneer and politician Bradley Saunders (born 1986), British boxer Bradley Schaefer (born 1953), American astronomer Bradley Schafferius (born 1960), Australian sailor Bradley W. Schenck (born 1950), American artist and game designer Bradley Schlozman (born 1971), American attorney Bradley Scott (cricketer) (born 1979), New Zealand cricketer Bradley Scriven (born 1993), English cricketer Bradley Selway (1955–2005), Australian judge Bradley Shaw (born 1983), New Zealand field hockey player Bradley Sheridan (born 1980), Australian basketball player Bradley Marc Sherrill (born 1958), Professor of Physics at Michigan State University
Bradley Simmons (born 1955), American sports shooter Bradley D. Simon, American lawyer
Bradley Skaught (born 1976), American singer-songwriter
Bradley Slagh, American politician Bradley Slater (born 1998), New Zealand rugby union player
Bradley Smith (racing driver) (born 1991), British racing driver Bradley Smith (cricketer) (born 1969), English cricketer Bradley Smith (photographer) (1910–1997), American magazine photographer, writer and photojournalist
Bradley Snyder (shot putter) (born 1976), Canadian shot putter Bradley Soileau (born 1986), American model, DJ, producer, and designer
Bradley Sparks (born 1967), Australian rules footballer
Bradley Stephens (born 1963), American politician from Illinois
Bradley P. Stoner (born 1959), American anthropologist Bradley R. Straatsma (1927–2026), American ophthalmologist
Bradley Stryker (born 1977), American actor Bradley Swanson, U.S. Air Force general
T Bradley Tarbuck (born 1995), English footballer
Bradley Thiessen (born 1990), Canadian curler
Bradley Thomas (athlete) (born 1967), Australian Paralympic athlete
Bradley Thomas (producer) (born 1965), American film and television producer Bradley Thomas (British politician), British politician Bradley Thompson (born 1953), American television writer and producer
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Bradley Vincent (born 1991), South African-Mauritian swimmer Bradley Vliet (born 1998), Dutch footballer
W Bradley Wadlan (born 1988), Welsh cricketer
Bradley Walker (singer) (born 1978), American country vocalist
Bradley White (born 1982), American cyclist
Bradley Wiggins (born 1980), British former professional road and track racing cyclist
Bradley Wilson-Dean (born 1994), New Zealand speedway rider Bradley Wilson (freestyle skier) (born 1992), American freestyle skier
Bradley Woods-Garness (born 1986), English-born Montserratian footballer
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Fictional characters
Bradley Baker, in the US TV soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful Bradley Biggle, in the US adult animated sitcom South Park Bradley Bottig, in the US TV sitcom The Middle Bradley Bradshaw, in the 2022 US action drama film Top Gun: Maverick Bradley Branning, in the UK TV soap opera EastEnders Bradley Fine, in the 2015 US film Spy Bradley Foster, in the UK soap opera Family Affairs Bradley Fox, in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours Bradley Glenn, in The New 52 DC Comics Bradley Gregory, in the US TV series Space Force Bradley Hewson, in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours Bradley Hitler-Smith, in the US adult animated TV series BoJack Horseman Bradley Hume, in the UK medical drama TV series Holby City Bradley Jackson, in the US drama TV series The Morning Show Bradley Kroon, in Marvel Comics Bradley McGogg, the Very Fine Frog, in the 2009 Canadian children's book Bradley Satchwell, in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours Bradley Townsend, in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours Bradley Uppercrust III, in the 2000 US animated sports comedy film An Extremely Goofy Movie Bradley Vargas, in the US medical drama TV series The Good Doctor Bradley Ward, in the US daytime TV soap opera General Hospital
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