# Bradshaw (surname)

Bradshaw is a surname.
The surname Bradshaw was first found in Lancashire at Bradshaw, now part of Greater Manchester. The chapelry of Bradshaw was listed as Bradeshaghe in 1246, meaning '{{{1}}}'broad wood or copse}} (Old English brad + sceaga).

## People with the surname include

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### A

* Aaron Bradshaw (born 2003), American basketball player
* Adrian Bradshaw, British military leader
* Adrian Bradshaw (photographer), British photographer
* Ahmad Bradshaw, American football player
* Albert James Bradshaw, Canadian politician
* Alexander Bradshaw, British physicist
* Alexandra Bradshaw, Canadian-American artist
* Allison Bradshaw, American tennis player
* Ann Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Augustine Bradshaw, Benedictine monk

### B

* Ben Bradshaw, British politician
* Benjamin Bradshaw, American wrestler
* Bill Bradshaw (rugby league), English rugby league footballer
* Booker Bradshaw (1941–2003), record producer, film & TV actor, Motown executive
* Brent Bradshaw, comedy writer
* Brett Bradshaw, American drummer

### C

* Carl Bradshaw (actor), Jamaican actor
* Carl Bradshaw (footballer), footballer
* Carrie Bradshaw, fictional character, Sex and the City
* Cathryn Bradshaw, British actress
* Charlie Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Chris Bradshaw, Canadian politician
* Claudette Bradshaw (1949–2022), Canadian politician
* Clyde Bradshaw, American basketball player
* Constance Bradshaw, British artist
* Cooper Bradshaw, fictional character, Guiding Light
* Craig Bradshaw (basketball), New Zealand basketball player
* Craig Bradshaw (American football), American football player

### D

* Dallas Bradshaw, American baseball player
* Daniel Bradshaw (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
* Darren Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* David Bradshaw, American artist
* Donald Bradshaw, American businessman and mayor
* Douglas Bradshaw, Canadian military leader
* Dove Bradshaw, American artist
* Duncan Bradshaw (born 1986), Zimbabwean-born English cricketer

### E

* Elias Bradshaw, American politician
* Ernest Bradshaw, English footballer
* Evans Bradshaw, American jazz pianist

### F

* Ford Bradshaw, American bank robber
* Frank Bradshaw, English footballer
* Franklin Bradshaw, American curler
* Fred Bradshaw, Canadian politician
* Fergal Bradshaw, Gaelic footballer

### G

* Gareth Bradshaw, Gaelic footballer
* Gary Bradshaw, English footballer
* Gay A. Bradshaw, American psychologist and ecologist
* George Bradshaw (1801–1853), English printer and publisher
* George Bradshaw (baseball), American baseball player
* George Bradshaw (footballer), English footballer
* Gillian Bradshaw, American author
* Granville Bradshaw (1887–1969), English aero-engine designer

### H

* H. Chalton Bradshaw, British architect
* Harold E. Bradshaw, American politician
* Henry Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people

### I

* Ian Bradshaw, West Indian cricketer from Barbados
* Ian Bradshaw (photographer), American photographer

### J

* Jack Bradshaw, English footballer
* James Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Joanne Bradshaw, Australian Paralympic athlete
* Joseph Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* John Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* John Layfield, ring name "Bradshaw" (born 1966), professional wrestler

### K

* Keith Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Ken Bradshaw, professional surfer
* Kenrick Bradshaw, Aruban footballer
* Kevin Bradshaw, American basketball player

### L

* Leslie Bradshaw, American businesswoman
* Lucretia Bradshaw (fl. 1714 - 1741), English actress
* Lucy Bradshaw, British actress and singer
* Lucy Bradshaw (game developer), American video game developer
* Luisa Bradshaw-White, English actress

### M

* Máire Bradshaw (born 1943), poet and publisher
* Margaret Bradshaw, New Zealand geologist
* Mark Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Marquita Bradshaw (born 1974), American environmentalist and former political candidate
* Melissa Bradshaw, English musician
* Merrill Bradshaw, an American composer and professor
* Michael Bradshaw (1933–2001), English stage and film actor
* Michael J. Bradshaw, British geographer
* Morris Bradshaw (1952–2025), American football player

### N

* Nigel Bradshaw, British-born actor

### P

* Paddy Bradshaw, Irish footballer
* Paul Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Paula Bradshaw, Northern Irish politician
* Peter Bradshaw, British writer
* Philippe Bradshaw, British artist
* Preston J. Bradshaw, American architect

### R

* Reggie Bradshaw, Canadian football player
* Richard Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rita Bradshaw, British romance novelist
* Robert Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Roy Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people

### S

* Sally Bradshaw, English singer
* Samuel Carey Bradshaw (1809–1872), U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania
* Santia Bradshaw, Barbadian politician and deputy prime minister of Barbados
* Scott B. Sympathy, real name Scott Bradshaw, Canadian indie rock musician
* Sidney Bradshaw Fay, historian
* Sonny Bradshaw, Jamaican musician
* Steve Bradshaw, American soccer player
* Sufe Bradshaw, an American actress
* Susan Bradshaw, British pianist

### T

* Terry Bradshaw (born 1948), American football player
* Terry Bradshaw (baseball), American baseball player
* Thomas Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Tiny Bradshaw (1905–1958), U.S. jazz musician

### W

* Walter Bradshaw, English cricketer
* Wes Bradshaw, American football player and coach
* William Bradshaw (disambiguation), multiple people
* Wilson G. Bradshaw, president of Florida Gulf Coast University

## Fictional characters

* The Bradshaws, a fictional family on Piccadilly Radio
* LTJG Nick "Goose" Bradshaw, in Top Gun
* Lt. Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, in Top Gun: Maverick
* Carrie Bradshaw, a fictional newspaper columnist and protagonist of Sex and the City