Brady (surname)

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 was ranked at #411 in 2014.

Surname

A

• Alice Brady (1892–1939), American silent-film actress, Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner
• Alison Brady, American photographer
• Anne-Marie Brady (born 1966), New Zealand politics researcher
• Arthur Brady (footballer), Burnley footballer

B

• Beau Brady (born 1981), Australian actor
• Bill Brady (politician), Illinois state senator and candidate for governor
• Brian Brady Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála representing Donegal West (1932–1949)

C

• Charles Brady (artist) (1926–1997), American-born Irish painter
• Charles E. Brady, Jr. (1951–2006), American astronaut
• Christian M. M. Brady (born 1969), American targumist
• Conor Brady, Irish journalist and newspaper editor
• Cyprian Brady, Irish politician

D

• Dan Brady (Ohio politician), U.S. politician from Ohio
• Dan Brady (Illinois politician), member of the Illinois House of Representatives

E

• E. J. Brady (1869–1952), Australian journalist and writer
• Edward Thomas Brady (born 1943), American judge and Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
• Edwin James Brady (1869–1952), Australian poet
• Elward Thomas Brady, Jr. (c. 1926–2007), American politician

G

• Genevieve Garvan Brady (1880–1938), American philanthropist and Papal duchess
• George Brady (1928–2019), Holocaust survivor
• George K. Brady (1838–1899), United States Army officer, briefly commander of the Department of Alaska
• Gerard Brady (1936–2020), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Minister for Education
• Graham Brady (born 1967), British politician and MP

H

• Hana Brady (1931–1944), Jewish holocaust victim

I

• Ian Brady (born Ian Duncan Stewart) (1938–2017), a perpetrator of the Moors murders

J

• James Brady (1940–2014), American White House Press Secretary shot alongside President Ronald Reagan
• James Buchanan Brady aka "Diamond Jim" (1856–1917), prominent American financier
• James H. Brady (1862–1918), Governor of Idaho, United States Senator from Idaho
• James M. Brady, editor of the Washington Post Online
• James Patrick Brady (1908–1967?) Canadian Metis political figure
• James Topham Brady (1815–1869), New York City lawyer and politician
• Jim Brady (baseball) (born 1936), American economist, educator, and baseball player and coach
• Jim Brady (boxer), Scottish boxer of the 1930s and 1940s
• 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
• Joan Brady, American writer of Christian novels
• John Green Brady (1847–1918), American politician, Governor of the District of Alaska (1897–1906)
• John Joseph Brady, American journalist and writer
• John Leeford Brady (1866–1933), American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician
• John Riker Brady (1822–1891), New York State Supreme Court Justice, administered oath of office to President Chester A. Arthur
• Joseph Brady (disambiguation), multiple people

K

• 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
• Kevin Brady (born 1955), American politician from Texas

L

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

M

• Mathew Brady (ca. 1823–1896), Irish-American photographer who documented the American Civil War
• Matthew Brady (1799–1826), Australian bushranger
• Matthew Brady (lawyer), American district attorney in San Francisco (1919–1943)
• Mike Brady (golfer) (1887–1972), American professional golfer
• Mike Brady (musician) (born 1947), Australian musician

N

• Nicholas Brady (poet) (1659–1726), divine and poet
• Nicholas Brady (philanthropist) (1878–1930), businessman and philanthropist
• Nicholas Brady (banker) (born 1930), banker and Secretary of the Treasury

P

• Patrick Henry Brady (born 1936), United States Army Helicopter Pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (1968)
• Paul Brady (born 1947), Irish singer/songwriter
• Paul L. Brady, American judge
• Peter R. Brady (1825–1901), Arizona pioneer; first elected sheriff of Pinal County; sheriff of Pima County, Arizona

R

• Robert A. Brady (1901–1964), American economist
• Robert A. ‘Bob’ Brady (born 1945), a United States Congressman
• Robert David Brady (born 1946), American modernist sculptor
• Royston Brady (born 1972), Irish businessman and former politician

S

• Samuel Brady (1756–1795), American military captain during the Ohio Valley's frontier days
• Sarah Brady (1942–2015), American gun control activist, wife of James Brady
• Scott Brady (1924–1985), American actor
• Seán Brady (born 1939), Archbishop of Armagh (1996–2014)
• Shannon Brady (born 1996), Australian footballer for the Brisbane Roar

T

• Terence Brady (born 1947), Australian Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney since 2007
• Terence Brady (1939–2016), Irish actor and writer
• Tom Brady (born 1977), American football quarterback and 6 time Super Bowl champion and 4-time Super Bowl MVP
• Thomas Brady (1752–1827), farmer's son from Cootehill, County Cavan, became a Field Marshal in the Austrian service and Governor of Dalmatia

V

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

W

• Wayne Brady (born 1972), American comedian and TV personality
• W. Tate Brady (1870–1925), Pioneer businessman of Tulsa, Oklahoma
• William J. Brady (1829–1878), Sheriff of Lincoln County during the Lincoln County Wars
• William O. Brady (1899–1961), American Roman Catholic Archbishop of St. Paul (1956–1961)
• William Maziere Brady (1825–1894), author of Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland

Fictional characters

• Charles Brady, character in Sleepwalkers (1992 film)

See also

• Brady (disambiguation), a disambiguation page
• Brady (given name), people with the given name of Brady
• Brady v Brady [1989] AC 755, an English judicial decision of the House of Lords