Brad (given name)
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Brad is a given name, usually a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Bradley, Bradford, or Brady. It is generally masculine. Notable people with the name include:
- Brad Anae (born 1957), American football player
- Brad Ausmus (born 1969), American baseball player and manager
- Brad Beven (born 1969), Australian triathlete
- Brad Binder (born 1995), South African motorcycle racer
- Brad Boyes (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brad Bailey, American politician
- Brad Butterworth (born 1959), New Zealand yachtsman
- Brad Cecil (born 1999), American football player
- Brad Cooper (swimmer) (born 1954), Australian swimmer
- Brad Cooper (born 1959), Australian businessman who played a central role in the collapse of HIH Insurance
- Brad Cooper (admiral) (born 1967), United States Navy officer
- B. Cooper (Brad Alan Cooper, born 1984), American rapper
- Brad Cooper (General Hospital), a fictional character that has appeared in the TV series since 2013
- Brad Erdos (born 1990), Canadian football player
- Brad Farrow (born 1956), Canadian judoka
- Brad Firth (born c. 1971), Gwichʼin Canadian long-distance runner
- Brad Gilbert (born 1961), American tennis player and coach
- Brad Gobright (1988–2019), American rock climber
- Brad Goldberg (born 1990), American baseball pitcher
- Brad Hawpe (born 1979), American baseball player
- Brad Hogg (born 1970), Australian cricketer
- Brad Holland (born 1956), American basketball player and coach
- Brad Holmes (born 1979), American football executive
- Brad Idzik (born 1991), American football coach
- Brad Jackson (born 1975), American football player and coach
- Brad Jackson (quarterback) (born 2005), American football player
- Brad Johnson (American football) (born 1968), American football player
- Brad Kaaya (born 1995), American football player
- Brad Keselowski (born 1984), American NASCAR driver and team owner
- Brad Leaf (born 1960), Israeli-American basketball player
- Brad Lebo (born 1970), American football player
- Brad Leonard (born 1979), New Zealand cricketer
- Brad Loesing (born 1989), American basketball player
- Brad MacGregor (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brad Maddox (born 1984), American professional wrestler
- Brad Mantsounga (born 2007), Congolese footballer
- Brad Marchand (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brad McKay (born 1993), Scottish football player
- Brad McStravick (1956-2024), British athlete
- Brad Newley (born 1985), Australian basketball player
- Brad Noffsinger (born 1960), American NASCAR driver
- Brad Pauls (born 1993), English professional boxer
- Brad Richards (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brad Rowe (tennis) (born 1955), American tennis player
- Brad Rowe (footballer) (born 1969), Australian football player
- Brad Seaton (born 1993), American football player
- Brad Stevens (born 1976), American basketball coach
- Brad Strand (born 1997), English professional boxer
- Brad Thorn (born 1975), Australian rugby player
- Brad Wilkerson (born 1977), American baseball player
- Brad Williams (cricketer) (born 1974), Australian cricketer
- Brad Williamson (ice hockey) (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brad Williamson (basketball) (born 1981), Australian basketball player
- Brad Willock (born 1962), Canadian volleyball player
- Brad Wing (born 1991), American football player
- Brad Wright (basketball) (born 1962), American basketball player
Arts and entertainment
- Brad Altman (born 1954), American producer and husband of actor George Takei
- Brad Arnold (1978–2026), American musician, 3 Doors Down singer
- Brad Bird (born 1957), American director
- Brad Carlson, also known as Bun E. Carlos (born 1950), American drummer
- Brad Delp (1951–2007), American singer and songwriter, member of the rock band Boston
- Brad Delson (born 1977), American guitarist
- Brad Dexter (1917–2002), American actor
- Brad Dourif (born 1950), American actor
- Brad Falchuk (born 1971), American director
- Brad Garrett (born 1960), American actor
- Brad Hall (born 1958), American screenwriter
- Brad Hargreaves (born 1971), American drummer
- Brad Kavanagh (born 1992), British actor
- Brad Mehldau (born 1970), American jazz pianist
- Bradley Nowell (born 1965), American punk rock songwriter
- Brad Paisley (born 1972), American country musician
- Brad Pitt (born 1963), American actor
- Brad Renfro (1982–2008), American actor
- Brad Roberts (born 1964), Canadian musician
- Brad Rowe (actor) (born 1970), American actor
- Brad Sherwood (born 1964), American comedian/actor
- Brad Silberling (born 1963), American director
- Brad Simpson (born 1995), British musician
- Brad Wilk (born 1968), American musician
- Brad Williams (puppeteer) (1951–1993), American puppet designer for TV programs and literacy education
- Brad Williams (comedian) (born 1984), American comedian and actor
- Brad Whitford (born 1952), American guitarist
- Bradley Whitford (born 1959), American actor sometimes credited as "Brad Whitford"
