Brodsky, feminine: Brodskaya (

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Som ...

: Бродський,

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

: Бродский) is a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

derived from

Brody Brody ( uk, Броди; russian: Броды, Brodï; pl, Brody; german: Brody; yi, בראָד, Brod) is a city in Zolochiv Raion of Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the valley of the upper Styr River, approximately ...

, a town in

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invas ...

. The name is common among

Ashkenazi Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

Jews. Czech-language forms are Brodský and Brodská. Notable people with this surname include: * Dani Brodskiq, Dani Boreca ot selo Brod, mnogo dobur borec * Nina Brodskaya, Soviet singer * Yulia Brodskaya, artist and illustrator *

Adam Brodsky Adam Brodsky is an American, locally popular anti-folk singer, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. In 2003, he attained the Guinness World Record for the Fastest Tour by Solo Performer with 50 shows in 50 states in 50 days. Backgroun ...

, American Drummer / Musician *

Adolph Brodsky Adolph Davidovich Brodsky (russian: Адольф Давидович Бродский, ''Adolf Davidovič Brodskij''; – 22 January 1929) was a Russian violinist. He enjoyed a long and illustrious career as a performer and teacher, starting ea ...

(1851–1929), Russian violinist and music teacher *

Alexander Brodsky Alexander Savvich Brodsky (1955) is a Russian architect and sculptor. He is one of Russia's best known architects, particularly for his works of paper architecture. Early work Alexander Brodsky was educated at the Moscow Architecture Institu ...

, contemporary architect and artist *

Chuck Brodsky Chuck Brodsky (born May 20, 1960, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American musician and singer-songwriter currently living in Asheville, North Carolina. He is particularly known for his often humorous and political lyrics, as well as his ...

(born 1960), American musician *

Gabriel Wilfrid Stephen Brodsky In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብ� ...

(born 1933), Canadian literary research scholar, author *

Gail Brodsky Gail Brodsky (born June 5, 1991) is an American former professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 182, reached on March 19, 2012. On May 2, 2011, she peaked at No. 348 in the doubles rankings. On the ITF Circuit, she h ...

(born 1991), American tennis player * Hyman Brodsky (1852–1937), Russian-American rabbi * Isaac Brodsky (1884–1939), Soviet painter *

Jascha Brodsky Jascha Brodsky (June 6, 1907 – March 3, 1997) was a Russian- American violinist and teacher. Born in Kharkiv, in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire (in present-day Ukraine), he began his violin studies with his violinist father at the ...

(1907–1997), Ukrainian-American violinist *

Joel Brodsky Joel Lee Brodsky (October 7, 1939 – March 1, 2007) was an American photographer, best known for his photography of musicians, particularly his iconic "Young Lion" photographs of Jim Morrison. In his lifetime, he is credited with photographing o ...

(1939–2007), photographer *

Joseph Brodsky Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (; russian: link=no, Иосиф Александрович Бродский ; 24 May 1940 – 28 January 1996) was a Russian and American poet and essayist. Born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), USSR in 1940, ...

(1940–1996), Russian poet and Nobel Prize winner * Joseph Brodsky (lawyer), chief lawyer for the

International Labor Defense The International Labor Defense (ILD) (1925–1947) was a legal advocacy organization established in 1925 in the United States as the American section of the Comintern's International Red Aid network. The ILD defended Sacco and Vanzetti, was acti ...

Julian A. Brodsky Julian A. Brodsky (born July 16, 1933) is an American businessman, the co-founder of Comcast Corporation and served as its chief financial officer and vice chairman. He also served as co-founder and chair of Comcast Interactive Capital, Comcast ...

(born 1933), American businessman *

Lazar Brodsky Lazar Izrayilevich Brodsky (russian: Ла́зарь Изра́илевич Бро́дский, uk, Ла́зар Ізраїльович Бро́дський, he, אליעזר ברודסקי; – ) was a Russian Imperial businessman of Jewish ori ...

(1848–1904), Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist *

Louis Daniel Brodsky Louis Daniel Brodsky (Louis Brodsky, L. D. Brodsky) (April 17, 1941 – June 16, 2014) was an American poet, short story writer, and Faulkner scholar. Life Louis Daniel Brodsky was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1941. He attended St. Louis Co ...

(born 1941), American poet *

Michael Brodsky Michael Mark Brodsky (born Aug 2, 1948) is a scientific/medical editor, novelist, playwright, and short story writer. He is best known for his novels ''Xman'' and '' ***'', as well as for his translation of Samuel Beckett's '' Eleuthéria''. E ...

(born 1948), American novelist and playwright *

Mykhaylo Brodskyy Mykhailo Brodsky ( uk, Михайло Бродський) (born April 5, 1959 in Kyiv, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian politician, leader of the Party of Free Democrats and businessman. Biography Brodsky was a self-nomi ...

, (born 1959), Ukrainian politician and businessman *

Richard Brodsky Richard Louis Brodsky (May 4, 1946 – April 8, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Early life and education Brodsky was born on May 4, 1946, in Brooklyn, New York City. In 1955, the family moved to Westchester County. He ...

(1946-2020), American politician and lawyer *

Sol Brodsky Soloman Brodsky (April 22, 1923 – June 4, 1984) was an American comic book artist who, as Marvel Comics' Silver Age production manager, was one of the key architects of the small company's expansion to a major pop culture conglomerate. He la ...

(1923–1984), American comic book artist and head of production of Marvel Comics *

Stanley Brodsky Stanley J. Brodsky (born January 9, 1940) is an American theoretical physicist and Emeritus professor in the SLAC Theory Group at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University. Biography Brodsky obtained an undergraduate degr ...

(born 1940), American physicist *

Stephen Brodsky Stephen Brodsky is an American rock musician best known as a member of Cave In, Mutoid Man, New Idea Society and Old Man Gloom. He also has a solo career and is a former member of Converge, Kid Kilowatt, Parasite and Pet Genius. History Steph ...

, lead singer and guitar player for

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band

Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995 in Methuen, Massachusetts. The band's lineup solidified with the 1998 release of '' Until Your Heart Stops'' through Hydra Head Records, and their early albums were prominent in the metalc ...

Vadim Brodsky Vadim Brodski ( uk, Вадим Адольфович Бродський, Vadym Adolfovych Brodskyi, pl, Wadim Brodski, born April 24, 1950) is a Polish-Ukrainian violinist, longtime resident of Rome, Italy. A descendant of Adolf Brodsky, Vadim w ...

(born 1950), Ukrainian-Polish violinist *

Vsevolod Brodsky Vsevolod or Wsewolod (russian: Все́волод ; uk, Все́волод ) is a Slavic male first name. Its etymology is from Slavic roots 'vse' (all) and 'volodeti' (to rule) and means 'lord-of-everything/everybody', (similar to another princ ...

(1909–1981), Russian-Soviet painter and illustrator, Editor-in-Chief of Molodaya Gvardiya (Young Guard) publishing house *

Vlastimil Brodský Vlastimil Brodský (15 December 1920 – 20 April 2002) was a Czech actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films, and is considered a key figure in the postwar development of Czech cinema. One of his best-known roles was as the title charac ...

(1920–2002), Czech actor * Tereza Brodská (born 1968), Czech actress * , Czech actor, singer, and songwriter

Fictional Characters

* Jacob Broadsky, a villain in the television show ''

Bones A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, an ...

'' * Walker Brodsky, a young artist and love interest from Disney Channel series ''

Andi Mack ''Andi Mack'' is an American family comedy-drama television series created by Terri Minsky that premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017. It ran for three seasons and 57 episodes, concluding on July 26, 2019. The series stars Peyton Eliza ...

Fictional Characters

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