Bragg (surname)
| Language(s) | England |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Normandy |
| Meaning | the boastful person |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Frost, Ffrost, Ymffrostgar |
Bragg is an English surname of Norman origin, the Welsh equivalent of this surname is Frost or Ffrost deriving from Ymffrostgar and may refer to:
People:
A
[edit]- Alvin Bragg (born 1973), American politician, current New York County District Attorney
- Andrew Bragg (born 1984), Australian senator
- Art Bragg (1930–2018), American sprinter
B
[edit]- Bernard Bragg (1928–2018), deaf actor, writer, director, poet and artist
- Billy Bragg (born 1957), English folk musician
- Braxton Bragg (1817–1876), Confederate Civil War general for whom Fort Bragg was named
C
[edit]- Caleb Bragg (1885–1943), American racecar driver, speedboat racer, aviation pioneer and automotive inventor
- Charles Bragg, (1930–2017), American artist
- Craig Bragg (born 1982), American football wide receiver
D
[edit]- Darren Bragg (born 1969), former Major League Baseball outfielder
- Don Bragg (1935–2019), American pole vaulter and Olympic gold medalist
- Don Bragg (basketball) (1933–1985), American basketball player
E
[edit]- Edward S. Bragg (1827–1912), American politician, lawyer and Union Army general from Wisconsin
J
[edit]- Jacob Bragg (born 2000), Australian long-distance runner
- Janet Bragg (1907–1993), aviator and first African-American woman to hold a commercial pilot license
- Jesse Bragg (1887–after 1918), Negro league baseball player
- John Bragg (disambiguation), various people
K
[edit]- Ken Bragg (born 1950), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
L
[edit]- Laura Bragg (1881–1978), American museum director
- Lawrence Bragg (1890–1971), physicist and recipient of the in 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics, together with his father William H Bragg
M
[edit]- Marie-Elsa Bragg (born 1964 or 1965), English priest and writer
- Melvyn Bragg (born 1939), English broadcaster and author
- Mike Bragg (born 1946), former National Football League punter
P
[edit]- Patricia Bragg (1929–2023), American author and businesswoman
- Paul Bragg (1895–1976), nutritionist
- Philip Bragg (died 1759), Irish lieutenant-general and Member of Parliament
R
[edit]- Rick Bragg (born 1959), Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and journalist
- Robert Henry Bragg Jr. (1919–2017), physicist
S
[edit]- Stephen Bragg (1923–2014), engineer
T
[edit]- Thomas Bragg (1810–1872), North Carolina politician and lawyer
W
[edit]- William Henry Bragg (1862–1942), physicist and recipient of the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics, together with his son Lawrence Bragg
Fictional characters
[edit]- Randy Bragg, protagonist of the novel Alas, Babylon
See also
[edit]- Bragge (surname)
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