Brad
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Brad is a masculine given name, that may be a short form of Bradford or Bradley. Brad may refer to:

People

  • Brad Borne (birth unknown), American animator
  • Brad Altman (born 1954), American producer
  • Brad Ausmus
    Brad Ausmus
    Bradley David "Brad" Ausmus is a former All Star catcher in Major League Baseball, and currently a special assistant for the San Diego Padres....

     (born 1969), American Major League Baseball catcher
  • Brad Beven
    Brad Beven
    Brad Beven in Mirriwini) is a retired triathlete from Australia.- External links :*...

     (born 1969), Australian triathlete
  • Brad Bird
    Brad Bird
    Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird is an Academy Award-winning American director, voice actor, animator and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing Disney/Pixar's The Incredibles and Ratatouille . He also adapted and directed the critically acclaimed 2D animated 1999 Warner Brothers...

     (born 1957), American director
  • Brad Boyes
    Brad Boyes
    Bradley Keith Boyes is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ....

     (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Brad Butterworth
    Brad Butterworth
    Bradley William Butterworth, OBE is a world-renowned yachtsman known for the role he played as tactician and skipper in the America's Cup for Team New Zealand and the Alinghi team of Switzerland.He was born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand in 1959...

     (born 1959), New Zealand yachtsman
  • Brad Colbert
    Brad Colbert
    Brad Colbert is a United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant whose platoon's role in and perception of the 2003 invasion of Iraq was featured in a series of articles in Rolling Stone by Evan Wright. Wright was an embedded reporter who rode in the backseat of Colbert's vehicle during this time...

     (born 1974), American soldier
  • Brad Delson
    Brad Delson
    Bradford Phillip "Brad" Delson is an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the Grammy Award winning rock band Linkin Park. He is also the A&R Representative for Machine Shop Recordings....

     (born 1977), American guitarist
  • Brad Dexter
    Brad Dexter
    Brad Dexter , was an American actor.-Life and career:Dexter was born Boris Malanovich , in Goldfield, Nevada, of Serbian parentage. He spoke Serbian as his first language. Burly, dark and handsome, Brad Dexter was usually given supporting roles of a rugged character...

     (1917–2002), American actor
  • Brad Dourif
    Brad Dourif
    Bradford Claude "Brad" Dourif is an American film and television actor who gained early fame for his portrayal of Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and has since appeared in a number of memorable roles, including the voice of Chucky in the Child's Play franchise, Younger Brother in...

     (born 1950), American actor
  • Brad Ellsworth
    Brad Ellsworth
    John Bradley "Brad" Ellsworth is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2011, and was the unsuccessful 2010 Democratic nominee for the United States Senate seat currently held by Dan Coats...

     (born 1958), American politician
  • Brad Falchuk
    Brad Falchuk
    Brad Falchuk is a television writer, director and producer. He is best known for his work on the television series Nip/Tuck, Glee, and American Horror Story.-Early life:...

     (born 1971), American director
  • Brad Farrow
    Brad Farrow
    Brad Farrow is a retired judoka from Canada, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1984. He twice won a gold medal at the Pan American Games during his career in the featherweight division , in 1975 and 1979.-References:*...

     (born 1956), Canadian judoka
  • Brad Garrett
    Brad Garrett
    Bradley "Brad" Garrett is an American actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, and professional poker player. Throughout he has appeared in numerous television and film roles....

     (born 1960), American actor
  • Brad Hall
    Brad Hall
    William Brad Hall is an American writer and actor, best known as a Saturday Night Live news anchor on Saturday Night News. He was also the creator of the TV series The Single Guy and Watching Ellie...

     (born 1958), American screenwriter
  • Brad Hargreaves
    Brad Hargreaves
    Bradley William Hargreaves is an American drummer. He is currently the drummer for the alternative bands Third Eye Blind and Year Long Disaster.- Career :...

     (born 1971), American drummer
  • Brad Hawkins
    Brad Hawkins
    Brad Hawkins is an American film actor and television actor and a country singer and martial artist, best known for playing Ryan Steele in the TV series VR Troopers...

     (born 1976), American actor
  • Brad Hawpe
    Brad Hawpe
    Bradley Bonte Hawpe is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman.-High school and college:...

     (born 1979), American baseball player
  • Brad Henry
    Brad Henry
    Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002...

     (born 1963), American politician
  • Brad Kavanagh
    Brad Kavanagh
    Brad Lewis Kavanagh is an English actor and singer-songwriter, originally from Whitehaven, Cumbria.-Acting career:Kavanagh made his acting debut in the West End in Billy Elliot the Musical as Billy's best friend, Michael, at the age of 11...

     (born 1992), British actor
  • Brad Mehldau
    Brad Mehldau
    Brad Mehldau is an American jazz pianist. Besides leading his own group, the Brad Mehldau Trio, he has performed with many renowned artists, including Pat Metheny, Wayne Shorter, Larry Grenadier, Peter Bernstein, Jeff Ballard, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, Michael Brecker, Chris Potter, Kurt...

     (born 1970), American jazz pianist
  • Brad Paisley
    Brad Paisley
    Brad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references....

     (born 1972), American country musician
  • Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...

     (born 1963), American actor
  • Brad Renfro
    Brad Renfro
    Brad Barron Renfro was an American actor. He made his film debut in 1994 at age 12 in the lead role of Joel Schumacher's The Client, going on to star in 21 feature films, several short films, and two television episodes during his career. Much of his later career was marred by a pattern of...

     (1982–2008), American actor
  • Brad Roberts
    Brad Roberts
    Bradley Kenneth "Brad" Roberts is the lead singer and guitarist for the Canadian folk-rock band Crash Test Dummies. He sings in the bass-baritone range.-Career:...

     (born 1964), Canadian musician
  • Brad Rowe (actor)
    Brad Rowe (actor)
    Brad Rowe is an American film and television actor who began his career in movies such as Invisible Temptation and Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss ....

     (born 1970), American actor
  • Brad Sherwood
    Brad Sherwood
    Bradley "Brad" Sherwood is an American actor and comedian. He has worked in entertainment as an actor, comedian, singer, writer, and producer.- Early life and career:...

     (born 1964), American comedian/actor
  • Brad Silberling
    Brad Silberling
    Bradley Mitchell Silberling is an American television and film director. He is married to the actress Amy Brenneman, who he met on the set of NYPD Blue and with whom he has two children, Charlotte Tucker and Bodhi Russell...

     (born 1963), American director
  • Brad Thorn
    Brad Thorn
    Bradley Carnegie Thorn is a professional rugby union player. He has in the past represented Australia at rugby league, and currently represents New Zealand in union...

     (born 1975), Australian rugby player
  • Brad Wall
    Brad Wall
    Bradley John "Brad" Wall, MLA is a Canadian politician who has been the 14th Premier of Saskatchewan since November 21, 2007....

     (born 1965), Canadian politician
  • Brad Whitford
    Brad Whitford
    Bradford Ernest Whitford is the rhythm guitarist for the hard rock band Aerosmith. He graduated Reading Memorial High School in 1970.-Career:...

     (born 1952), American guitarst
  • Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Deputy White House Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the NBC television drama The West Wing, as Danny Tripp on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, as Dan Stark in the Fox police buddy-comedy The Good Guys, as...

     (born 1959), American actor
  • Brad Wilk
    Brad Wilk
    Brad Wilk is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the American rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave.-Family and early life:...

     (born 1968), American musician
  • Brad Willock
    Brad Willock
    Brad Scott Willock is a former Olympic and CIAU All-Canadian volleyball player.Willock was a two-time CIAU All-Canadian playing with the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, in 1981-2 and 1983-4. He was also named a Canada West All-Star in 1981-2, 1982-3, 1983-4, and 1985-6...

     (born 1962), Canadian volleyball player
  • Brad Williamson
    Brad Williamson
    Brad Williamson is an Australian basketball player who last played for the Townsville Crocodiles of the National Basketball League. He previously played for the Brisbane Bullets, including in their 2007 championship winning team, prior to the club folding in 2008.-External links:*...

     (born 1981), Australian basketball player

Characters

  • Brad Bellick
    Brad Bellick
    Bradley "Brad" Bellick is a fictional character from the American television series, Prison Break. He is portrayed by Wade Williams. As one of the principal characters of Prison Break, he has been featured in all four seasons of the series...

    , fictional character in the television series Prison Break
  • Brad Carbunkle, fictional character in the animated television series My Life as a Teenage Robot
  • Brad Chase, fictional lawyer in the television series Boston Legal
  • Brad Follmer
    Brad Follmer
    FBI Assistant Director Brad D. Follmer is a fictional character in the American Fox television series The X-Files, a science fiction series about a government conspiracy to hide or deny the truth of Alien existence. Follmer was introduced during the last season of the show, as an ex-lover to main...

    , fictional character in the television series The X-Files
  • Brad Hawk
    Urban Reign
    -External links:*** at GameSpot* at IGN* at MobyGames...

    , fictional character in the video game Urban Reign
  • Brad Snyder (As the World Turns), fictional character in the television series As The World Turns
  • Brad Taylor, fictional character in the television series Home Improvement
  • Brad Whitaker
    Brad Whitaker
    Brad Whitaker is a fictional character and a major antagonist in the James Bond film The Living Daylights. He was portrayed by American actor Joe Don Baker. Baker also played Jack Wade, Bond's CIA contact in GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies....

    , fictional character in the 1987 James Bond film The Living Daylights
  • Brad Wong, fictional character in the video game Dead or Alive

Places

  • Brad, Hunedoara
    Brad, Hunedoara
    Brad is a city in Hunedoara County in Romania. Its name comes from the Romanian word brad, "fir".*Romanians - 15,945*Hungarians - 299*Roma - 157*Germans - 53*Others - 31...

    , a city in Hunedoara County
    Hunedoara County
    Hunedoara is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 485,712 and the population density was 69/km².*Romanians - 92%*Hungarians - 5%*Romas - 2%*Germans under 1%....

    , Romania
    Romania
    Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

  • Brad, a village in Bereşti-Bistriţa
    Beresti-Bistrita
    Bereşti-Bistriţa is a commune in Bacău County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bereşti-Bistriţa, Brad, Climeşti and Pădureni. It also included Ciumaşi, Dumbrava, Făgeţel and Iteşti villages until 2005, when they were split off to form Iteşti Commune....

     Commune, Bacău County
    Bacau County
    Bacău is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. It has one commune, Ghimeş-Făget, in Transylvania.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 706,623 and the population density was 113/km²....

    , Romania
  • Brad, a village in Filipeni Commune, Bacău County, Romania
  • Brad, a village in Negri
    Negri, Bacau
    Negri is a commune in Bacău County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Brad, Călineşti, Mâgla, Negri, Poiana and Ursoaia....

     Commune, Bacău County, Romania

Other uses

  • Brad (band)
    Brad (band)
    Brad is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1992. Brad's sound is influenced by the wide variety of influences brought by its members, including Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam, Regan Hagar , Shawn Smith , and Jeremy Toback...

    , American band
  • Brad (British Rates and Data), media directory
  • Elliptical nails, called oval brads, which are used to avoid splitting the grain of softwood
  • Brass fastener
    Brass fastener
    A brass fastener, brad, or split pin is a stationery item used for securing multiple sheets of paper together.The fastener is inserted into punched holes in the stack of paper and the leaves, or tines, of the legs are separated and bent over to secure the paper. This holds the pin in place and the...

    s, a stationery item used for securing multiple sheets of paper together
  • Binary radians ("brads"), a measurement of plane angle mapping one whole turn to a 2^n binary value
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