Brody (name)

Brody (/broʊdi/) is a given name and a surname of Scottish origin, which may also be spelled Brodie. It may mean "ditch, mire" in Scottish Gaelic.^[1] An unrelated name Bródy is found in Hungary and Poland.

Notable people with the name include:

• Adam Brody (born 1979), American actor
• Adrien Brody (born 1973), American actor
• Alan Brody, American writer
• Alexander Brody (disambiguation), several people
• Ann Brody (1884–1944), American actress
• David Brody (journalist) (born 1965), American television reporter and author
• David Brody (historian) (born 1930), American historian
• Dean Brody (born 1975), Canadian country music singer
• Dylan Brody (born 1964), American writer
• Elaine Brody (1922–2014), American gerontologist and sociologist
• Florian Brody (born 1953), Austrian-American digital media creator, inventor, writer, public speaker, academic, and global business consultant
• Frances Brody, English novelist and playwright also writing as Frances McNeil
• Francine Brody (born 1969), British/American actress
• Gene Brody (born 1950), American psychologist
• Howard Brody (born 1949), American bioethicist
• Jane Brody (born 1941), American journalist
• Joseph Brody (disambiguation), several people
• Lane Brody (born 1955), American singer-songwriter
• Leola Brody (1922–1997), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Leonard Brody (born 1971), Canadian writer
• Morton A. Brody (1933–2000), American judge
• Nathan Brody, American psychologist
• Neville Brody (born 1957), British graphic designer
• Reed Brody is a Hungarian Jewish-American human rights lawyer and prosecutor and author of several books including To Catch a Dictator: The Pursuit and Trial of Hissène Habré.^[2]
• Richard Brody (born 1958), American film critic
• Sam Brody (1907–1987), American film director
• Steven Brody (1919 or 1926–1994), American jewelry designer
• Tal Brody (born 1943), American-born Israeli basketball player
• William R. Brody (born 1944), American radiologist and university president

Bródy is a Hungarian surname. The "ó" is a long o [o:] in Hungarian, and the "y" indicates a "from": "from Bród". This surname is also associated with the Ukrainian city of Brody.

• Henrik Bródy (1868–1942), Hungarian rabbi and writer
• Imre Bródy (1891–1944), Hungarian physicist
• János Bródy (born 1946), Hungarian singer, lyricist and songwriter
• Michael Brody (born 1954), Hungarian linguist
• Sándor Bródy (footballer) (1884–1944), Hungarian footballer
• Sándor Bródy (writer) (1863–1924), Hungarian writer
• T. Peter Brody (1920–2011), British-naturalised Hungarian physicist
• Zsigmond Bródy (1840–1906), Hungarian journalist

• Brody Bishop (born 1984), Canadian basketball player
• Brody Dalle (born 1979), Australian musician
• Brody Foley (born 2003), American football player
• Brody Hutzler (born 1971), American actor
• Brody Jenner (born 1983), American actor and television personality
• Brody Malone (born 2000), American artistic gymnast
• Brody Stevens (born Steven Brody, 1970–2019), American comedian and actor

• Jessica Brody, in the television series Homeland
• Brody Davis, in the television series Roswell
• James Brody, in the television series SeaQuest DSV
• Jason Brody, protagonist of the 2012 video game Far Cry 3
• Joe Brody, in the novel The Big Sleep and in its adaptation in the films made in 1946 and 1978
• Marcus Brody, in the Indiana Jones films
• Martin Brody, in the films Jaws and Jaws 2, played by Roy Scheider
• Matt Brody, in the television series Baywatch
• Nicholas Brody, in the television series Homeland
• Brody Romero, in the television series Power Rangers Ninja Steel
• Brody, in the animated television series The Ridonculous Race
• Brody, playable character in the mobile game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

• Brodie
• Broderick
• Brodsky
• Brady (surname)
• Brady (given name)