Bragg (surname)
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Bragg is an English surname of Norman origin, and may refer to:
- Avery Bragg Professional futbol player who scored a hat trick in the 2004 World Cup.
- Billy BraggBilly BraggStephen William Bragg , better known as Billy Bragg, is an English alternative rock musician and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes...
, English folk musician - Braxton BraggBraxton BraggBraxton Bragg was a career United States Army officer, and then a general in the Confederate States Army—a principal commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and later the military adviser to Confederate President Jefferson Davis.Bragg, a native of North Carolina, was...
, military officer for whom Fort BraggFort Bragg, North CarolinaFort Bragg is a major United States Army installation, in Cumberland and Hoke counties, North Carolina, U.S., mostly in Fayetteville but also partly in the town of Spring Lake. It was also a census-designated place in the 2010 census and had a population of 39,457. The fort is named for Confederate...
is named - Janet BraggJanet BraggJanet Harmon Waterford Bragg was an American amateur aviator. She was the first African-American woman to hold a Commercial Pilot Licence....
, aviator - Melvyn BraggMelvyn BraggMelvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg FRSL FRTS FBA, FRS FRSA is an English broadcaster and author best known for his work with the BBC and for presenting the The South Bank Show...
, author - Paul BraggPaul BraggPaul Bragg , nutritionist, was a pioneer in America’s wellness movement.- Early life :Born as Paul Chappius Bragg, Bragg claimed he was born in 1881 in Fairfax County, Virginia , but genealogical research indicates he was born on February 6, 1895 in Batesville, Indiana. He was probably named after...
, nutritionistNutritionistA nutritionist is a person who advises on matters of food and nutrition impacts on health. Different professional terms are used in different countries, employment settings and contexts — some examples include: nutrition scientist, public health nutritionist, dietitian-nutritionist, clinical... - Patricia BraggPatricia BraggPatricia Bragg is an American businesswoman, author and health consultant who is the nominal head of Bragg Health Products and Books.- References :...
, American author and businesswoman - R A Bragg, author
- Rick BraggRick BraggRick Bragg is an American author and journalist known for his non-fiction books, especially those on his family in Alabama...
Pulitzer Prize winning American journalist - Thomas BraggThomas BraggThomas Bragg was a politician and lawyer who served as the 34th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1855 through 1859. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate States Cabinet. He was the older brother of General Braxton Bragg...
, North Carolina politician and lawyer - William Henry BraggWilliam Henry BraggSir William Henry Bragg OM, KBE, PRS was a British physicist, chemist, mathematician and active sportsman who uniquely shared a Nobel Prize with his son William Lawrence Bragg - the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics...
(1862–1942), physicist - William Lawrence BraggWilliam Lawrence BraggSir William Lawrence Bragg CH OBE MC FRS was an Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer, discoverer of the Bragg law of X-ray diffraction, which is basic for the determination of crystal structure. He was joint winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915. He was knighted...
(1890–1971), physicist