Brody (name)
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Brody as a surname
Bródy is a HungarianHungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
surname. The "ó" is a long o [oh] in Hungarian and the "y" indicates a "from": "from Bród".
- Henrik BródyHenrik BródyHeinrich Brody or Bródy Henrik was a Hungarian rabbi. He was born in Ungvár, a town historically part of Hungary, now of the Ukraine.He was a descendant of Abraham Broda...
(1868–1942), Hungarian rabbi and writer - Imre BródyImre BródyImre Bródy , a Hungarian physicist, who invented in 1930 the krypton-filled fluorescent lamps ,...
(1891–1944), Hungarian physicist - János Bródy (born 1945), Hungarian singer, lyricist and songwriter
- Michael BródyMichael BrodyMichael Brody is a Hungarian linguist, and Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at University College London.He was educated at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest , Université René Descartes , University College London and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
(born 1954), Hungarian linguist - T Peter BrodyT Peter BrodyT. P. "Peter" Brody , was a British-naturalised physicist and the inventor of Active Matrix Thin-Film Transistor display technology, having produced the world's first Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display in 1972 and the first functional AM-EL in 1973 while employed by Westinghouse Electric...
(1920–2011), British-naturalised Hungarian physicist - Sándor BródySándor BródyBródy Sándor, or Sándor Bródy was a Hungarian author and journalist.After attending the schools of that city he devoted himself entirely to literature...
(1863–1924), Hungarian writer - Zsigmond BródyZsigmond BródySigmund Brody, or Bródy Zsigmond was a Hungarian journalist, and member of the Upper House of the Hungarian Parliament.- Life :...
(1840–1906), Hungarian journalist
Brody is a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Jewish origin, associated with the Ukrainian city of Brody
Brody
Brody is a city in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Brody Raion , and is located in the valley of the upper Styr River, approximately 90 kilometres northeast of the oblast capital, Lviv...
. it is also a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
origin (while Brodie
Brodie
Brodie can be a given name or a surname. Of Scottish origin!, and a location in Morayshire, Scotland, its meaning is uncertain; it is not clear if Brodie, as a word, has its origins in the Gaelic or Pictish languages...
is a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
name).
- Adam BrodyAdam BrodyAdam Jared Brody is an American film and television actor and part time musician. He began his career in 1995, appearing on Gilmore Girls and other series, and subsequently came to fame for his role as Seth Cohen on The O.C. Brody later appeared in several film roles, including Mr. & Mrs...
(born 1979), American actor - Adrien BrodyAdrien BrodyAdrien Brody is an American actor and film producer. He received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski's The Pianist . Winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 at age 29, he is the youngest actor to do so...
(born 1973), American actor - Alan BrodyAlan BrodyAlan Brody is an American playwright and academic, currently Professor of Theater at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As a playwright, he has won numerous awards. He has also directed plays and written two novels, Coming To and Hey Lenny, Hey Jack...
, American writer - Ann BrodyAnn BrodyAnn Brody , née Ann Goldstein, was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 58 films between 1915 and 1934.She was born in Poland, and died in New York City.-Selected filmography:...
(1884–1944), American actress - David BrodyDavid BrodyDavid Brody is a professor emeritus of history at the University of California-Davis.-Life and education:Brody was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey to Barnet and Ida Brody, who were immigrants to the United States. Working his way through Harvard University, he received his bachelor's degree in...
(born 1930), American historian - Dylan BrodyDylan BrodyDylan Brody is a U.S. playwright, author and stand-up comedian. In 2005 his play Mother May I won the Stanley Drama Award. He has appeared on A&E's Comedy on the Road and Fox TV's Comedy Express and has written for Jay Leno's Tonight Show monologue...
(born 1964), American writer - Francine BrodyFrancine BrodyFrancine Brody is an actress, voiceover artist and book editor.Brody has performed in UK performances of plays such as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Importance of Being Earnest and The Glass Menagerie...
(born 1961), British/American actress - Jane BrodyJane BrodyJane Ellen Brody is an American author on science and nutrition topics, who has written a number of books and reported extensively for The New York Times as its "Personal Health" columnist, which appears weekly in the paper's Science Times section, which has been syndicated nationwide...
(born 1941), American journalist - Lane BrodyLane BrodyLane Brody is an American female singer-songwriter, active since the early 1980s, best known for her 1984 Billboard-topping country hit, "The Yellow Rose" , and for the Oscar nominated song "Over You" from the film "Tender Mercies". She is the first female in country music to have an...
(born 1955), American singer-songwriter - Larry BrodyLarry Brody-Early life:At Northwestern University, Larry Brody majored in English and wrote dozens of short stories, poetry and essays. As an avid science fiction fan, he started writing in the genre, and by the time he graduated he was selling stories to The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction...
(born 1944), American writer - Leonard BrodyLeonard BrodyLeonard Brody has been called a “controversial torchbearer for this new world order.” He is a highly respected entrepreneur , venture capitalist, best-selling author and a 2 time Emmy nominated media visionary...
(born 1971), Canadian writer - Mona BrodyMona BrodyMona Brody is a contemporary U.S. artist from West Orange, New Jersey. Solo Exhibitions include: The Montclair Art Museum , Aljira Center for Contemporary Art , Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson University , Wood Art Gallery, Vermont College , Treasure Room Gallery, Interchurch Center , New...
, American artist - Morton Brody (1933–2000), American judge
- Nathan BrodyNathan BrodyNathan Brody is an American psychology professor Emeritus known for his work on intelligence and personality.Brody received his BA from University Of New Hampshire and his MA and PhD from University of Michigan...
, American psychologist - Neville BrodyNeville BrodyNeville Brody is an English graphic designer, typographer and art director.Neville Brody is an alumnus of the London College of Printing and Hornsey College of Art, and is known for his work on The Face magazine and Arena magazine , as well as for designing record covers for artists such as...
(born 1957), British graphic designer - Steven Brody (born 1970), American stand-up comedian and actor
- Tal BrodyTal BrodyTal Brody is an American-Israeli former basketball player, and current Goodwill Ambassador of Israel, who lives in Israel. Brody was drafted # 12 in the National Basketball Association draft, but chose to pass up an NBA career to instead play basketball in Israel...
(born 1943), American-born Israeli basketball player - William Brody (born 1944), American university president
Brody as a given name
- Brody BishopBrody BishopBrody Bishop is a Canadian-British professional basketball player, currently playing for the Bristol Flyers the English Basketball League ....
(born 1984), Canadian basketball player - Brody DalleBrody DalleBrody Dalle is an Australian-born American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She rose to fame as lead singer/guitarist for the punk rock band The Distillers and currently fronts Spinnerette....
(born 1979), Australian musician - Brody HutzlerBrody HutzlerIan Brody Hutzler is an American actor primarily known for his roles on soap operas.-Career:Hutzler played the role of Zachary Smith on Guiding Light from 1996–1997 and the role of Cody Dixon on The Young and the Restless from 1999-2004 before moving on to Days of our Lives, where he played the...
(born 1971), American actor - Brody JennerBrody JennerSam Brody Jenner is an American television personality. He is the son of Olympic decathlete Bruce Jenner and his former wife Linda Thompson.-Reality television:...
(born 1983), American television personality
Fiction
- James Brody, fictional character in the television series SeaQuest DSV
- Marcus Brody, fictional character in the Indiana Jones films
- Martin Brody, fictional character in the 1975 film JawsJaws (film)Jaws is a 1975 American horror-thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name. In the story, the police chief of Amity Island, a fictional summer resort town, tries to protect beachgoers from a giant man-eating great white shark by closing the beach,...
- Matt BrodyMatt BrodyMatt Brody is a fictional character from the American television series Baywatch. He was played by David Charvet from 1992 to 1995.Matt embarked upon a long-term relationship with Summer Quinn in the fourth season, and pursued a similar relationship with C.J...
, fictional character in the television series Baywatch - Nicholas Brody, fictional character in the television series HomelandHomeland (TV series)Homeland is an American psychological thriller television series developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, based on the Israeli series Hatufim, also known as Prisoners of War, which was created by Gideon Raff...
- Brody DavisBrody DavisBrody Davis is a fictional character created by Jason Katims for the 1999-2002 American science fiction television series Roswell. He is portrayed by actor Desmond Askew.-Character summary:...
, fictional character in the television series Roswell