Bronte

Bronte may refer to:

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People

Surname

• Brontë family, an English literary family that included:
  • Anne Brontë (1820–1849), novelist and poet
  • Branwell Brontë (1817–1848), painter and poet
  • Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855), novelist and poet
  • Elizabeth Brontë (1815–1825)
  • Emily Brontë (1818–1848), novelist and poet
  • Maria Brontë (1814–1825)
  • Patrick Brontë (1777–1861), curate and writer

First name

• Bronte Barratt (b. 1989), Australian swimmer
• Bronte Campbell (b. 1994), Australian swimmer
• Bronte Dooley (1867–1913), Australian politician
• Bronte Law (b. 1995), English golfer
• Bronte Clucas Quayle (1919–1986), Australian barrister

Title

• The Dukes of Bronte:
  • 1st Duke of Bronte, naval commander, better known as Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
  • 2nd Duke of Bronte, clergyman, better known as William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson
  • 3rd Duchess of Bronte, better known as Charlotte Hood, Baroness Bridport
  • 4th Duke of Bronte, general, better known as Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
  • 5th Duke of Bronte, courtier, better known as Sir Alexander Hood
  • 6th Duke of Bronte, naval commander and politician, better known as Rowland Hood, 3rd Viscount Bridport
  • 7th Duke of Bronte, investment banker, better known as Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport

Places

Australia

• Bronte, New South Wales, a suburb in the Municipality of Waverley
• Bronte Park, Tasmania, a locality in Central Highlands local government area

Canada

• Bronte, Ontario, a locality in the Regional Municipality of Halton
• Bronte Creek, a waterway in the Regional Municipality of Halton and City of Hamilton, Ontario
• Bronte Creek Provincial Park, a park in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario
• Bronte GO Station, a transit station in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario

England

• Brontë Country, an area mainly in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire
• Brontë Parsonage Museum, a museum in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire
• Brontë Waterfall, a waterfall in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire

Italy

• Bronte, Sicily, a comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania

New Zealand

• Bronte, New Zealand, a locality in Nelson Province, New Zealand

United States

• Bronte, Texas, a town in Coke County

Other uses

• Brontë (play), a play by Polly Teale
• Brontë (lunar crater), a crater visited by Apollo 17 astronauts
• Brontë (Mercurian crater), a crater on Mercury
• Bronte (mythology), Greek personification of thunder
• "Bronte", a song by Gotye from the album Making Mirrors

See also

• Brontes (disambiguation)