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Brontë family The Brontës () were a 19th century literary family, born in the village of Thornton, West Yorkshire, Thornton and later associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The sisters, Charlotte Brontë, Charlott ...

, an English literary family that included: **

Anne Brontë Anne Brontë (, commonly ; 17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was an English novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family. Anne Brontë was the daughter of Maria ( Branwell) and Patrick Brontë, a poor Irish clergyman ...

(1820–1849), novelist and poet **

Branwell Brontë Patrick Branwell Brontë (, commonly ; 26 June 1817 – 24 September 1848) was an English painter and writer. He was the only son of the Brontë family, and brother of the writers Charlotte Brontë, Charlotte, Emily Brontë, Emily, and Anne Bro ...

(1817–1848), painter and poet **

Charlotte Brontë Charlotte Nicholls (; 21 April 1816 – 31 March 1855), commonly known as Charlotte Brontë (, commonly ), was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë family, Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novel ...

(1816–1855), novelist and poet **

Elizabeth Brontë Elizabeth Brontë (, commonly ; 8 February 1815 – 15 June 1825) was the second-eldest child of Patrick Brontë and Maria Brontë, née Branwell. A member of the literary Brontë family, Elizabeth was the younger sister of Maria Brontë as ...

(1815–1825) **

Emily Brontë Emily Jane Brontë (, commonly ; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English writer best known for her 1847 novel, ''Wuthering Heights''. She also co-authored a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte Brontë, Charlotte and Anne Bront� ...

(1818–1848), novelist and poet **

Maria Brontë Maria Brontë (, ''commonly'' ; 23 April 1814 – 6 May 1825) was the eldest daughter of Patrick Brontë and Maria Brontë, née Branwell. She was the elder sister of Elizabeth Brontë, the writers Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë, and t ...

(1814–1825) **

Patrick Brontë Patrick Brontë (, commonly ; born Patrick Brunty; 17 March 1777 – 7 June 1861) was an Irish Anglican minister and author who spent most of his adult life in England. He was the father of the writers Charlotte Brontë, Charlotte, Emily Bront ...

(1777–1861), curate and writer ;First name *

Bronte Barratt Bronte Amelia Arnold Barratt, (born 8 February 1989) is an Australian retired competitive swimmer and Olympic gold medallist. Career Born in Brisbane on 8 February 1989, Barratt was coached by John Rodgers at the Albany Creek Swim Club. At th ...

(b. 1989), Australian swimmer *

Bronte Campbell Bronte Campbell (born 14 May 1994) is a Malawian-born Australian competitive Swimming (sport), swimmer. A four time Olympian, Campbell is a triple Olympic gold medallist and a former World Champion in the 50 and 100 m freestyle, having won bot ...

(b. 1994), Australian swimmer *

Bronte Dooley Bronterre Washington Dooley (4 July 1867—19 October 1913), known as Bronte Dooley, was an Australian politician, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1911 until 1913 representing the seat of Geraldton for the Labo ...

(1867–1913), Australian politician *

Bronte Law Bronte May Law (born 12 March 1995) is an English professional golfer. Her maiden LPGA Tour victory, her first win as a professional, came in May 2019 at the Pure Silk Championship in Virginia. Her second professional victory occurred in Octobe ...

(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 Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte ( – 21 October 1805) was a Royal Navy officer whose leadership, grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics brought about a number of decisive British naval victories during the French ...

** ''2nd Duke of Bronte'', clergyman, better known as

William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson, 2nd Duke of Bronte (20 April 1757 – 28 February 1835), was an Anglican clergyman and an older brother of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson. Life Nelson was born in Burnham Thorpe, into a family that ha ...

** ''3rd Duchess of Bronte'', better known as

Charlotte Hood, Baroness Bridport Charlotte Mary Hood, Baroness Bridport, 3rd Duchess of Bronte (''née'' Nelson; 20 September 1787 – 29 January 1873) was an English aristocrat who inherited an Italian dukedom and estate between Bronte and Maniace in Sicily. Early lif ...

** ''4th Duke of Bronte'', general, better known as

Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, KB (2 December 17262 May 1814) was a Royal Navy officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Origins He was a younger son of the Rev. Samuel Hood (1691/2 � ...

** ''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 Rowland Arthur Herbert Nelson Hood, 3rd Viscount Bridport, 6th Duke of Bronte (22 May 1911 – 25 July 1969), of Castello di Maniace, near Bronte, Sicily, was a British naval commander and Conservative politician. Origins He was born on 22 May 1 ...

** ''7th Duke of Bronte'', investment banker, better known as

Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport Alexander Nelson Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport, 7th Duke of Bronte (born 17 March 1948), known as Alex Bridport, is a British investment banker, resident in Geneva, Switzerland. Early life He is the only son and heir of Rowland Hood, 3rd Viscoun ...

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Bronte, New South Wales Bronte is a beachside Eastern Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bronte Beach is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the Waverley Council local government area of the Eastern Suburbs. ...

, a suburb in the Municipality of Waverley *

Bronte Park, Tasmania Bronte Park is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 28 for the state ...

, a locality in Central Highlands local government area ;Canada *

Bronte, Ontario Bronte is the community that makes up much of the west end of Oakville, in Ontario, Canada. Twelve Mile Creek (known informally as Bronte Creek) flows through the middle of town and empties into Lake Ontario. Main roads include Bronte Road (nort ...

, a locality in the Regional Municipality of Halton *

Bronte Creek Bronte Creek is a waterway in the Lake Ontario watershed of Ontario Canada. It runs through Hamilton and Halton Region, with its source near Morriston (south of the intersection of Highway 6 and Highway 401), passing Bronte Creek Provincial Par ...

, a waterway in the Regional Municipality of Halton and City of Hamilton, Ontario *

Bronte Creek Provincial Park Bronte Creek Provincial Park is located in Oakville, Ontario, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Ontario Parks system. The park is located at the western edge of Oakville, bordering on Burlington, Ontario, Burlington. The park feature ...

, a park in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario *

Bronte GO Station Bronte GO Station is a train station in the GO Transit network located in Oakville, Ontario, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Lakeshore West line and there is an adjacent bus loop for connecting local Oakville Transit bus routes. In ...

, a transit station in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario ;England *

Brontë Country Brontë Country is a name given to an area of south Pennine hills west of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The name comes from the Brontë sisters, who wrote such literary classics as ''Jane Eyre'' (Charlotte Brontë), ''Wuthering Height ...

, an area mainly in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire *

Brontë Parsonage Museum The Brontë Parsonage Museum is a writer's house museum maintained by the Brontë Society in honour of the Brontë sisters – Charlotte, Emily and Anne. The museum is in the former Brontë family home, the parsonage in Haworth, West Yorksh ...

, a museum in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire *

Brontë Waterfall Brontë Waterfall on the South Dean Beck is about a mile south-west of Stanbury, near Haworth in West Yorkshire, England. Beck is a dialect word for a stream. The waterfall is known to have been appreciated by the Brontë sisters. The area ...

, a waterfall in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire ;Italy *

Bronte, Sicily __NOTOC__ Bronte () is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania, in Sicily, southern Italy. The town is situated approximately west-northwest from Mount Etna, on the side of the valley of the Simeto river, and about west from Gia ...

, a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Catania ;New Zealand *

Bronte, New Zealand Bronte, a locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand, lies between Richmond and Māpua. Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), the eponym of the Nelson Region, became Duke of Bronte (in Sicily) in 1799. (The Bronte area in New Zealand formed pa ...

, a locality in Nelson Province, New Zealand ;United States *

Bronte, Texas Bronte ( ) is a town in Coke County, Texas, United States. The population was 933 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Although named for English novelist Charlo ...

, a town in Coke County

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* ''Brontë'' (play), a play by Polly Teale * Brontë (lunar crater), a crater visited by Apollo 17 astronauts *

Brontë (Mercurian crater) Brontë is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of . Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Bronte is named for English writers Charlotte Brontë, who lived from 1816 to 1855, Emily Brontë, who lived from 1818 ...

, a crater on Mercury * Bronte (mythology), Greek personification of thunder * "Bronte", a song by Gotye from the album ''

Making Mirrors ''Making Mirrors'' is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Gotye, released in Australia on 19 August 2011. In December 2011, it was announced that ''Making Mirrors'' was voted Triple J listeners' number-one album of 2011, m ...

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