Bronte

Bronte may refer to:

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
  • 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

Title

• The Dukes of Bronté:
  • 1st Duke of Bronté, naval commander, better known as Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
  • 2nd Duke of Bronté, clergyman, better known as William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson
  • 3rd Duchess of Bronté, better known as Charlotte Hood, Baroness Bridport
  • 4th Duke of Bronté, general, better known as Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
  • 5th Duke of Bronté, courtier, better known as Sir Alexander Hood
  • 6th Duke of Bronté, naval commander and politician, better known as Rowland Hood, 3rd Viscount Bridport
  • 7th Duke of Bronté, 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, a goddess of thunder and the sister of Astrape (goddess of lightning); they are handmaidens and attendants of Zeus.
• Queen Bronte

See also[]

• Brontes (disambiguation)

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