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Name Origin

Hadley is an English surname of locational origin, derived from the place names Hadley in Shropshire and Worcestershire. These place names are thought to derive from Old English words meaning 'heath' (heaeð) and 'meadow' (lēah), so Hadley traditionally means 'heath meadow'.

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Famous People

Hadley Wickham (1979-)

Statistician

  • Developed the ggplot2 R package for data visualization
  • Created the tidyverse collection of R packages for data science

Hadley Fraser (1980-)

Actor and Singer

  • Starred in the West End production of 'Les Misérables'
  • Performed in numerous musicals and plays
  • Released solo music albums

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