The name Brooke is a very common female given name and uncommonly a male given name, also used as a surname. The name Brooke was most popular in the early 1990s. Other forms of ''Brooke'' include ''

Brook A brook is a small river or natural stream of fresh water. It may also refer to: Computing *Brook, a programming language for GPU programming based on C *Brook+, an explicit data-parallel C compiler * BrookGPU, a framework for GPGPU programm ...

''. The name "Brooke" is of English origin.

Notable people with the given name Brooke

Brooke is a given name. It is a variant of the name Brook. People with this name include:

Female

Brooke Boyle Brooke may refer to: People * Brooke (given name) * Brooke (surname) * Brooke baronets, families of baronets with the surname Brooke Places * Brooke, Norfolk, England * Brooke, Rutland, England * Brooke, Virginia, US * Brooke's Point, Palawan ...

(born 2010), American beauty queen and actress *

Brooke Anderson Brooke Victoria Anderson (born May 13, 1978) is a former co-host of '' The Insider'', and is now a correspondent for '' Entertainment Tonight''. Previously, she was a culture and entertainment anchor and producer for CNN and served as co-host ...

(born 1978), American television personality * Brooke Astor (1902–2007), socialite and philanthropist * Brooke Baldwin (born 1979), American television personality * Brooke Bennett (born 1980), American swimmer * Brooke Bundy (born 1944), American actress *

Brooke Burfitt Brooke Burfitt (born 23 December 1988) is an English actress and radio presenter. Early years and family Brooke Burfitt is the daughter of Louise Burfitt-Dons who set up the children’s anti-bullying charity Act Against Bullying and Donald, ...

(born 1988), English actress and radio presenter * Brooke Burke (born 1971), American actress, dancer, model, and television personality * Brooke Burns (born 1978), American model, actress, and television personality * Brooke Castile (born 1986), American figure skater * Brooke Fraser (born 1983), New Zealand singer-songwriter *

Brooke Hanson Brooke Louise Hanson, OAM (born 18 March 1978) is an Australian former competitive swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, and former world record-holder. Career A swimmer since the age of four, Hanson was the youngest swimmer on th ...

(born 1978), Australian swimmer * Brooke Harrington, American economic sociologist * Brooke Henderson (born 1997), Canadian golfer * Brooke Hogan (born 1988), American singer, daughter of wrestler Hulk Hogan, actress * Brooke Kinsella (born 1983), British actress * Brooke Krueger-Billett (born 1980), Australian hammer thrower * Brooke Morrison (born 1979), Australian hockey player * Brooke Nicholls, Canadian singer and songwriter * Brooke Richards, model *

Brooke E. Sheldon Brooke E. Sheldon was an American librarian and educator who served as the president of the American Library Association from 1983 to 1984. Career Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Sheldon also grew up in Nova Scotia. She graduated from Cambridge ...

(1931–2013), American librarian *

Brooke Scullion Brooke Scullion (born 31 March 1999), sometimes performing under the mononym Brooke, is an Irish singer. She was a contestant on series 9 of ''The Voice UK'', finishing in third place. She represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 202 ...

(born 1999), Irish singer, ''Eurovision'' contestant *

Brooke Shields Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and model. She was initially a child model and gained critical acclaim at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle's film ''Pretty Baby'' (1978). She continued to model into ...

(born 1965), actress and model * Brooke Shipley, American mathematician * Brooke Tessmacher (born 1984), American wrestler *

Brooke Valentine Kanesha Nichole Brookes (born October 5, 1984), better known by her stage name Brooke Valentine, is an American singer, actress, and model. Her single " Girlfight" peaked on U.S. music charts in 2005, paving the way for her debut album '' Chain ...

(born 1984), American singer-songwriter * Brooke Vincent (born 1992), English actress *

Brooke White Brooke Elizabeth White (born June 2, 1983) is an American folk-pop singer-songwriter and actress from Mesa, Arizona who was the fifth place finalist on the seventh season of ''American Idol''. In 2005, White released her first studio album, call ...

(born 1983), American folk-pop singer and ''American Idol'' contestant

Male

Brooke Benjamin Thomas Brooke Benjamin, FRS (15 April 1929 – 16 August 1995) was an English mathematical physicist and mathematician, best known for his work in mathematical analysis and fluid mechanics, especially in applications of nonlinear differential eq ...

(1929–1995), English mathematical physicist and mathematician *

Brooke Makler Adrian Brooke Makler (March 16, 1951 – August 29, 2010) was an American Olympic foil and épée fencer. Early and personal life Makler was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was Jewish.Martin Harry Greenberg''The Jewish lists: phys ...

(1951–2010), American Olympic fencer * Brooke McEldowney (born 1952), cartoonist *

Brooke Nihart Franklin Brooke Nihart (March 16, 1919 – August 30, 2006) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps colonel. He was awarded the Navy Cross during the Korean War, and he later wrote the Code of Conduct and oversaw the development of sev ...

(1919–2006), American marine, Navy Cross recipient and historian *

Brooke Stevens Brooke Stevens is an American novelist. His first novel, ''The Circus of the Earth and the Air'', was a nominee for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award in 1994 and a finalist for the World Fantasy Award in 1995. He has published two ...

, American fantasy and thriller writer

Fictional characters

* Brooke Armstrong, fictional character from ''

Melrose Place ''Melrose Place'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show follows the lives of a group of young adults living in an apartment complex on Melrose Place, in ...

'' * Brooke Davis (One Tree Hill), fictional character in the CW television series ''One Tree Hill'' * Brooke Logan, fictional character in the CBS soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' * Brooke Lohst, fictional character in the book '' Be More Chill'' * Brooke Page, fictional character in the Mattel franchise '' Ever After High''

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Notable people with the given name Brooke

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Male

Fictional characters

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