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James Brady

White House Press Secretary under Ronald Reagan (1940-2014)
Person human Q1387214

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
August 29, 1940
Date of death
August 3, 2014, August 4, 2014[8]
Place of birth
Centralia
Place of death
Alexandria
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
politician, press agent, political scientist
Field of work
gun control, journalism[11][12]
Position held
White House Press Secretary[13]
Educated at
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign[14]
Member of political party
Republican Party[19]
Award received
Presidential Medal of Freedom, Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Presidential Citizens Medal[15][16][17]
Spouse
Sarah Brady[9]
Cause of death
gunshot wound[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[31]
Birth name
James Scott Brady[33]
Family name
Brady[23]
Given name
James, Scott[24][25]
Killed by
John Hinckley[20]
Manner of death
homicide[29]
Medical condition
paralysis, paraplegia[27][28]
Name in native language
James Scott Brady[34]
Nickname
Bear[32]
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Participant in
attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan[30]
Residence
Centralia[22]
Significant event
attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan[26]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000114464779
VIAF cluster ID
65215638, 43254927
Library of Congress authority ID
n84226264
GND ID
134119622
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
James Brady 1986.jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
0700873
C-SPAN person numeric ID
13004
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
13004
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/James-Brady
FAST ID
139130, 456846
Find a Grave memorial ID
133811278
Freebase ID
/m/01fd9m
Show all 29 identifiers +17
GTAA ID
85475
IdRef ID
183689887
Munzinger person ID
00000016270
NL CR AUT ID
xx0249314
NUKAT ID
n2014165210
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007433905605171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:TCA;=r5
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
387260633
Notable Names Database ID
224/000024152
Our Campaigns candidate ID
204972
Prabook ID
74707
SVKKL authority ID
0229094-Brady-James-S-19402014
Topic's main category
Category:James Brady
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10568837
WikiTree person ID
Brady-1961
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdx8Gcw48J74r47jxjHmd
Yale LUX ID
person/554c80b1-52c3-4b3f-86e1-77b14ce42d82

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Presidential Medal of Freedom, Presidential Citizens Medal, Distinguished Eagle Scout Award
Field of work 2
journalism, gun control
Given name 2
James, Scott
Medical condition 2
paralysis, paraplegia
Named after 2
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
Occupation 2
politician, press agent
Cause of death 1
gunshot wound
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Instance of 1
human
Killed by 1
John Hinckley
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
homicide
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Participant in 1
attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan
Participated in 1
attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan
Place of birth 1
Centralia
Place of death 1
Alexandria
Position held 1
White House Press Secretary
Residence 1
Centralia
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant event 1
attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan
Spouse 1
Sarah Brady
Spouses 1
Sarah Brady
← Cast member 1
Faces of Death II
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Summary

James Brady was born on August 29, 1940[1], in Centralia[2]. He died on August 3, 2014[3], in Alexandria[4]. He worked as a politician[5], press agent[6], and political scientist[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for James Brady include James S. Brady Press Briefing Room[35], a room[36], in United States[37] and Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act[38], an Act of Congress in the United States[39], in United States[40].

Why It Matters

Entities named for James Brady include James S. Brady Press Briefing Room[35], a room[36], in United States[37] and Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act[38], an Act of Congress in the United States[39], in United States[40].

FAQs

Where was James Brady born?

James Brady was born in Centralia[2].

Where did James Brady die?

James Brady passed away in Alexandria[4].

Who was James Brady married to?

James Brady's spouses include Sarah Brady[9].

What did James Brady do for work?

James Brady worked as a politician[5], press agent[6], and political scientist[7].

Where did James Brady go to school?

James Brady was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[14].

What awards did James Brady receive?

Honors received include Presidential Medal of Freedom[15], Distinguished Eagle Scout Award[16], and Presidential Citizens Medal[17].

Related Entities

Alexandria United States University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . politico.com. politico.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Brady, James Scott (29 August 1940–3 August 2014), presidential press secretary and gun control advocate. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [8] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . edition.cnn.com. Retrieved . edition.cnn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . edition.cnn.com. Retrieved . edition.cnn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. Retrieved . washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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