Bree is a feminine given name and a surname. Van Bree is a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with either of the names include:

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* Andrew Bree (born 1981), Irish swimmer *

Declan Bree Declan Bree (born 1 July 1951) is an Irish independent politician. He was a founder of the Sligo/Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation in 1974, and was a member of that group until joining the Labour Party in 1991. He served in Dáil Éi ...

(born 1951), Irish politician *

Herbert Bree Herbert Bree (4 January 1828 – 26 February 1899) was a colonial Anglican bishop from 1882 until 1899. Born in 1828, Bree was educated in Bury St Edmunds and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1852. After curacies in ...

(1828–1899), Anglican bishop *

James Bree (actor) James Rutherfoord Worsfold Thomson (20 July 1923 – 1 December 2008), known professionally as James Bree, was a British actor who appeared on stage, and played many supporting roles in both film and television. Bree was educated at Radley Co ...

(1923–2008), British actor *

James Bree (footballer) James Patrick Bree (born 11 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Southampton. Career Barnsley Bree began his career with Barnsley and made his professional debut on 3 May 2014 ...

(born 1997), English footballer *

Jonathan Bree Jonathan Owen Bree is a singer-songwriter and producer from New Zealand, best known for his work as a solo artist, as well as co-founding the indie pop group The Brunettes, in 1998 and Lil' Chief Records, in 2002. He frequently collaborates with ...

, singer-songwriter and producer in New Zealand *

Johannes Bernardus van Bree Johannes Bernardus van Bree (29 January 1801 – 14 February 1857) was a Dutch composer, violinist and conductor. Van Bree was born and died in Amsterdam. He was a pupil of Jan George Bertelman. From 1829 to the year of his death he direc ...

(1801–1857), Dutch composer, musician *

Mattheus Ignatius van Bree Mattheus Ignatius van Bree ( Antwerp, 1773 – Antwerp, 1839) was a Belgian painter. He was one of the founders of the historical school of painting in Belgium and played an important role as a teacher in the development of 19th-century Belgian ...

(1773–1839), Belgian painter, sculptor and architect * Philippe-Jacques van Bree (1786–1871), Belgian architectural scholar and brother of Mattheus * Robert Bree (1759–1839), English physician *

William Bree William Bree ( 19 November 1822 – 28 January 1917) was Archdeacon of Coventry from 1887 until 1908. The son of The Rev William Thomas Bree, MA, Rector of Allesley he was educated at Bridgnorth Endowed School and Merton College, Oxford. He was ...

(1822–1917), Archdeacon of Coventry

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Bree Amer Bree Amer (born 17 August 1982 ) is an Australian television personality. Biography Amer was a contestant on ''Big Brother Australia 2004'' from the Gold Coast, in Queensland, and the first housemate of ''Big Brother Australia'' to re-enter th ...

(born 1982), Australian television personality *

Bree Munro Bree Munro (born 12 May 1981) is an Australian aerial freestyle skier. She went to high school and university in Victoria and was involved in competitive gymnastics prior to taking up skiing in 2002. Her first appearance on the Australian nation ...

(born 1981), Australian aerial freestyle skier *

Bree Sharp Bree Sharp (born December 17, 1975) is an American musician and actress. As of the 2010s, she is the lead vocalist of the electropop band Beautiful Small Machines. Early life and education Sharp was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and lear ...

(born 1975), American singer-songwriter *

Bree Turner Bree Nicole Turner (born March 10, 1977) is an American actress and dancer; she is best known for her role as Rosalee Calvert on ''Grimm''. Early life Turner was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up in Alamo, California. Her father is f ...

(born 1977), American actress *

Bree Walker Bree Walker (born Patricia Lynn Nelson; February 26, 1953) is an American radio talk show host, actress, and disability-rights activist. She gained fame as the first on-air American television network news anchor with ectrodactyly. Walker work ...

(born 1953), American television news anchor *

Bree White Bree White (born 18 December 1981) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Early life and state football White grew up in Ballarat and in her junior days acted as a boundary um ...

(born 1981), Australian rules footballer *

Bree Williamson Bree Williamson Roberts (born December 28, 1979) is a Canadian actress. Career After graduating from Bayview Glen School, she completed her education at the University of Toronto. She played the role of Jessica Buchanan on the ABC soap opera '' ...

(born 1979), Canadian actress

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* Bree Cuppoletti (1910–1960), American National Football League player * Briony Cole (born 1983), Australian retired diver

Fictional characters

Bree (Narnia) Bree (short for Breehy-hinny-brinny-hoohy-hah) is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia''. He is one of the title characters and is featured prominently in ''The Horse and His Boy''. This was the book published fifth, ...

, a talking horse from the Narnia novel ''The Horse and His Boy'' by C. S. Lewis * Bree Avery, main character of the web video series ''

lonelygirl15 ''Lonelygirl15'' is an American science fiction thriller web series created by Miles Beckett, Mesh Flinders, Greg Goodfried, and Amanda Goodfried. It was independently released on YouTube from June 16, 2006 to August 1, 2008, and was also briefl ...

'' *

Bree Buchanan A list of notable characters from the American Broadcasting Company, ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'' that made their first appearance between the beginning of 2000 and the end of 2009. Kimberly Andrews Kimberly Andrews (born Aubrey Wen ...

, on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' *

Bree Larson Buchanan ''The 5 Mrs. Buchanans'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 24, 1994 to March 25, 1995. Set in the fictional town of Mercy, Indiana, the show centers on the small-town misadventures of four diverse women with one th ...

, one of the main characters in the TV series ''

The Five Mrs. Buchanans ''The 5 Mrs. Buchanans'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 24, 1994 to March 25, 1995. Set in the fictional town of Mercy, Indiana, the show centers on the small-town misadventures of four diverse women with one th ...

'' * Bree Daniels, in the 1971 movie ''

Klute ''Klute'' is a 1971 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed and produced by Alan J. Pakula, written by Andy and Dave Lewis, and starring Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, and Roy Scheider. The film follows a high-priced ...

'', played by Jane Fonda * Bree Davenport, one of the main characters in the TV series ''

Lab Rats A laboratory rat is a rat of the species ''Rattus norvegicus'' which is bred and kept for scientific research. Labrat, lab rat, or lab rats may also refer to: People and characters * Dunash ben Labrat (920–990), medieval Jewish commentator ...

'' * Bree Hamilton, on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' * Bree Tanner, a vampire in the ''Twilight'' series of novels and films *

Bree Timmins Bree Timmins is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Sianoa Smit-McPhee. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 4 April 2005. The character was written out in 2006 and she ...

, on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' *

Bree Van de Kamp Bree Van de Kamp is a fictional character on the ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives''. She is played by actress Marcia Cross, who has received multiple awards and nominations for her portrayal, including an Emmy Award nomination, t ...

, on the American television series ''Desperate Housewives'' * Bree, from the film ''

Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids () is the second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city. It ...

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