Bradley is an English surname derived from a placename meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English.

Like many English surnames, Bradley can also be used as a given name.

Notable people with the surname include

  • A. C. Bradley (Andrew Cecil Bradley, 1851–1935), English Shakespearean scholar
  • A. C. Bradley (screenwriter), an American screenwriter
  • Abraham Bradley Jr. (1767–1838), first Assistant Postmaster-General of the U.S.
  • Alan Bradley (bowls) (born 1926), Rhodesian international lawn bowler
  • Alan Bradley (writer) (1938–2026), Canadian mystery writer
  • Allan Bradley, British geneticist
  • Amy Lynn Bradley (born 1974), an American woman who disappeared during a Caribbean cruise
  • Andrew M. Bradley (1906–1983), American accountant and public official
  • Ann Weaver Bradley (1834–1913), American educator, temperance worker and writer
  • Archie Bradley (baseball) (born 1992), American baseball player
  • Arthur Granville Bradley (1850–1943), English author
  • Avery Bradley (born 1990), American basketball player
  • Bill Bradley (born 1943), American basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former US senator from New Jersey
  • Bill Bradley (baseball) (1878–1954), American baseball player and manager
  • Bob Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Boo Bradley (1972–2016), stage name of American professional wrestler Jonathan Rechner, also known as Balls Mahoney
  • Brian Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Bruce Bradley (born 1947), American water polo player
  • Carter Bradley (born 2000), American football player
  • Celeste Bradley (), American author of romance novels
  • Charles Bradley (singer) (1948–2017), American R&B, funk, and soul singer
  • Charlotte Bradley (athlete) (born 1952), Mexican runner
  • Craig Bradley (born 1963), Australian rules footballer
  • Dan Beach Bradley (1804–1873), American Protestant missionary to Siam
  • Dana Bradley (died 1981), Canadian murder victim
  • Daniel Bradley (politician) (1833–1908), New York politician
  • Daniel Joseph Bradley (1928–2010), Irish physicist
  • David W. Bradley, computer game designer and programmer
  • Ed Bradley (1941–2006), American journalist
  • Eduardo Bradley (1887–1951), Argentine aviator
  • Eli Bradley (1883–1964), English footballer
  • Elizabeth Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Ella J. Bradley-Hughley (1889–1918), American operatic soprano soloist and choir director.
  • Eoin Bradley (born 1983), Irish Gaelic footballer, plays for Derry
  • Evelyne Bradley (1925–2013), American judge
  • Evalie A. Bradley (born 1954), Anguillian politician
  • F. H. Bradley (Francis Herbert Bradley, 1846–1924), British idealist philosopher
  • Foghorn Bradley (George H. Bradley, 1855–1900), American baseball umpire
  • Frank M. Bradley (Frank Mitchell Bradley), American admiral
  • Gene Bradley (born 1957), American football player
  • George Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Gerald A. Bradley (1927–2005), American businessman and politician
  • Gwendolyn Bradley (born 1949), American soprano
  • Henry Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Herbert Bradley (1887–1918), English footballer
  • Hunter Bradley (American football) (born 1994), American football player
  • Jackie Bradley Jr. (born 1990), American baseball player
  • Jaden Bradley (born 2003), American basketball player
  • Ja'Marcus Bradley (born 1996), American football player
  • James Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Jean-Claude Bradley (died 2014), American open science chemist
  • Jeb Bradley (Joseph E. Bradley, born 1952), New Hampshire politician
  • Jerand Bradley (born 2002), American football player
  • Jessica "Jess" Bradley, the protégé/scapegoat of James Stillwell in the comic series The Boys
  • Joe Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • John Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Joseph Bradley (died 1671), English buccaneer
  • Joseph P. Bradley (1813–1892), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court 1870–1892
  • Joshua Bradley (born 1992), English YouTuber
  • Kaliane Bradley (born 1988), English writer and editor
  • Karen Bradley (born 1970), British politician
  • Katie Bradley (born 2001), English footballer
  • Keegan Bradley (born 1986), American golfer
  • Kepler Bradley (born 1985), Australian rules footballer with Essendon Bombers and Fremantle Dockers
  • Lewis R. Bradley (1805–1879), American politician, the second Governor of Nevada
  • Lewis Bradley (1889–1918), English rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s
  • Liam Bradley (Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic football manager
  • Loretta Bradley (born 1933), American psychologist
  • Luther Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999), American science fiction author
  • Mark Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Martin Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Mary Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Matt Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Mick Bradley (1947–1972), British blues-rock drummer
  • Milton Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Minnie Lou Bradley (1931–2025), American rancher and cattlewoman
  • Nellie H. Bradley (c.1838–1927), American writer of plays and songs in support of the temperance movement
  • Nina Bradley (boxer) (born 1987), British boxer
  • Omar Bradley (1893–1981), U.S. general
  • Paddy Bradley (born 1981), Irish Gaelic footballer, plays for Derry
  • Percy Bradley (1887–1967), English footballer
  • Peter Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Provine Bradley (1907–1986), American Negro league baseball player
  • Rebecca Bradley (1905–1950), American bandit
  • Reginald Bradley (1873–1922), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Robert Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Ruth Bradley Holmes (1924–2021), American linguist, educator, and polyglot
  • Ryan Bradley (born 1983), American figure skater
  • Scott Bradley (baseball) (born 1960), American baseball player and coach
  • Shaun Bradley (born 1997), American football player
  • Shawn Bradley (born 1972), retired American basketball player
  • Stephen Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Steve Bradley (1975–2008), American professional wrestler
  • Stewart Bradley (born 1983), retired American football player
  • Tom Bradley (disambiguation), several people named Thomas or Tom
  • W. C. Bradley (William Clark Bradley, 1863–1947), American entrepreneur and Coca-Cola chairman
  • Will H. Bradley (1868–1962), American Art Nouveau illustrator and artist
  • William Bradley (disambiguation), several people
  • Wilmot Hyde Bradley (1899–1979), American geologist
  • Yasemin Bradley, Turkish female physician specialized as nutritionist and dietitian, also a television presenter and writer

See also

  • Bradly
  • Bradlee

References