The Brady Coat of Arms

Brady is a surname derived from the Irish surname Ó Brádaigh or Mac Brádaigh, meaning "Spirited; Broad."

In a listing by the U.S. Census Bureau of the Most Common U.S. Surnames, Brady is ranked at #411.^[1]

Notable people whose first name is Brady include:

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  Brady Haran, Australian-British YouTuber, podcaster, and journalist

Notable people whose surname is Brady include:

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  Alice Brady (1892–1939), American silent-film actress, Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner


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  Alison Brady, American photographer


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  Aindrias Mac Brádaigh, bishop of Kilmore, died 1445


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  Beau Brady (born 1981), Australian actor


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  Bill Brady (politician), Illinois state senator and candidate for governor


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  Brady baronets, a titled family in Ireland


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  Brian Brady Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála representing Donegal West (1932–1949)


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  Charles Brady (artist) (1926–1997), American-born Irish painter


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  Charles E. Brady, Jr. (1951–2006), American astronaut


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  Christian M. M. Brady (born 1969), American targumist


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  Conor Brady, Irish journalist and newspaper editor


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  Cyprian Brady, Irish politician


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  Dan Brady (Ohio politician), U.S. politician from Ohio


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  Dan Brady (Illinois politician), member of the Illinois House of Representatives


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  E. J. Brady (1869–1952), Australian journalist and writer


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  Edward Thomas Brady (born 1943), American judge and Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court


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  Edwin James Brady (1869–1952), Australian poet


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  Elward Thomas Brady, Jr. (c. 1926–2007), American politician


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  Fiachra Mac Brádaigh (fl. 1710–1760), Gaelic poet


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  Genevieve Garvan Brady (1880–1938), American philanthropist and Papal duchess


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  George Brady (born 1928), Holocaust survivor


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  George K. Brady (1838–1899), United States Army officer, briefly commander of the Department of Alaska
  


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  Gerard Brady (born 1936), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Minister for Education


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  Gilbert Mac Brádaigh Bishop of Ardagh from 1396 to 1400


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  Graham Brady (born 1967), British politician and MP


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  Hana Brady (1931–1944), Jewish holocaust victim


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  Aodh Mac Brádaigh (Hugh Brady) first Protestant Bishop of Meath and Kildare
  


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  Hugh R. Brady President of University College Dublin, Ireland


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  Ian Brady (born Ian Duncan Stewart 1938), a perpetrator of the Moors murders
  


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  James Brady (1940–2014), American White House Press Secretary shot alongside President Ronald Reagan


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  James Bernard MacBrady, Count of the Holy Roman Empire
  


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  James Buchanan Brady aka "Diamond Jim" (1856–1917), prominent American financier


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  James H. Brady (1862–1918), Governor of Idaho, United States Senator from Idaho


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  James M. Brady, editor of the Washington Post Online
  


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  James Patrick Brady (1908–1967?) Canadian Metis political figure


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  James T. Brady (1815–1869), New York City lawyer and politician


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  Jim Brady (baseball) (born 1936), American economist, educator, and baseball player and coach


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  Jim Brady (boxer), Scottish boxer of the 1930s and 1940s


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  Joan Brady, writer, the first woman – and the only American – to win the Whitbread Book of the Year Award for the Theory of War, lives in Oxford, England


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  Joan Brady, American writer of Christian novels


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  John Green Brady (1847–1918), American politician, Governor of the District of Alaska (1897–1906)


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  John Joseph Brady, American journalist and writer


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  John Riker Brady (1822–1891), New York State Supreme Court Justice, administered oath of office to President Chester A. Arthur


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  Joseph V. Brady, (1922–2011) neuroscientist


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  Karren Brady (born 1969), British sporting executive and broadcaster, best known as the former managing director of Birmingham City Football Club, the first woman to hold such a post in the top flight of English football when the team was promoted


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  Kevin Brady (born 1955), American politician from Texas


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  Liam Brady (born 1956), Irish footballer, coach, and television pundit


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  Mathew Brady (ca. 1823–1896), Irish-American photographer who documented the American Civil War


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  Matthew Brady (1799–1826), Australian bushranger


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  Matthew Brady (district attorney), American district attorney in San Francisco (1919–1943)


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  Mike Brady (golfer) (1887–1972), American professional golfer


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  Mike Brady (musician) (born 1947), Australian musician


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  Michael Mac Brádaigh (died 1745), Jacobite
  


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  Nicholas Brady (poet) (1659–1726), divine and poet


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  Nicholas Brady (philanthropist) (1878–1930), businessman and philanthropist


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  Nicholas Brady (banker) (born 1930), banker and Secretary of the Treasury


• Nicholas Brady, victim in the Byron David Smith killings
  


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  Patrick Henry Brady (born 1936), United States Army Helicopter Pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (1968)


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  Paul Brady (born 1947), Irish singer/songwriter


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  Paul L. Brady, American judge


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  Peter R. Brady (1825–1901), Arizona pioneer; first elected sheriff of Pinal County; sheriff of Pima County, Arizona
  


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  Fedlim Mac Brádaigh, (fl. 1710), Gaelic poet usually referred to as "bold Phelim Brady the bard of Armagh"


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  Phillip Mac Brádaigh, (died 1719), Gaelic poet and a Protestant clergyman


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  Richard Mac Brádaigh (died 1607), Franciscan bishop of Kilmore
  


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  Robert A. Brady (1901–1964), American economist


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  Robert A. ‘Bob’ Brady (born 1945), a United States Congressman


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  Robert David Brady (born 1946), American modernist sculptor


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  Royston Brady (born 1972), Irish businessman and former politician


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  Samuel Brady (1756–1795), American military captain during the Ohio Valley's frontier days


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  Sarah Brady (1942–2015), American gun control activist, wife of James Brady


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  Scott Brady (1924–1985), American actor


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  Seán Brady (born 1939), Archbishop of Armagh (1996–)


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  Shannon Brady (born 1996), Australian footballer for the Brisbane Roar
  


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  Terence Brady (born 1947), Australian Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney since 2007


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  Terence Brady (1939–2016), Irish actor and writer


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  Tom Brady (born 1977), American football quarterback and 5 time super bowl winner and 4-time Super Bowl MVP


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  Thomas Mac Brádaigh (1752–1827), farmer's son from Cootehill, County Cavan, became a Field Marshal in the Austrian service and Governor of Dalmatia
  


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  Thomas A. Mac Brádaigh (1813–1847), Lt. USMC, Among the 40 marines who stormed the "Halls of Montezuma", September 13, 1847


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  Vincent Brady (born 1936), Irish Fianna Fáil politician, Government Chief Whip (1987–1991), Minister for Defence (1991–1992)


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  Wayne Brady (born 1972), American comedian and TV personality


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  W. Tate Brady (1870–1925), Pioneer businessman of Tulsa, Oklahoma
  


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  William J. Brady (1829–1878), Sheriff of Lincoln County during the Lincoln County Wars


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  William O. Brady (1899–1961), American Roman Catholic Archbishop of St. Paul (1956–1961)


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  William Maziere Brady (1825–1894), author of Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland
  

Brady may also refer to:

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  Brady v Brady [1989] AC 755, an English judicial decision of the House of Lords
  

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