Broome is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Albert Broome
Albert Henry Broome (30 May 1900 - December 1989) was an English footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American f ...
(1900–1989), British soccer player
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Bob Broome
Robert William Broome (September 14, 1916 – June 20, 1959) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Appalachian State Teachers College—now known as Appalachian State Universi ...
, American football coach
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Christopher Edmund Broome (1812–1886), British mycologist
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David Broome (born 1940), British equestrian
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Ernest James Broome
Ernest James Broome (July 28, 1908 – January 23, 1975) was a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician, who represented Vancouver South in the House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du ...
(1908–1975), Canadian politician
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Emilia Broomé
Emilia Augusta Clementina Broomé, née ''Lothigius'' (13 January 1866 – 2 June 1925), was a Swedish politician (liberal), feminist and peace activist. She was the first woman in the Swedish legislative assembly (1914).
Life
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(1866–1925), Swedish politician, feminist and peace activist
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Frank Broome (1915–1994), English footballer
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Frederick Broome (1842–1896), Governor of Western Australia
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Harvey Broome (1902–1968), American lawyer, writer and conservationist
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Ian Broome
Ian Broome (born 6 May 1960) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Gloucestershire and Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It in ...
(born 1960), English cricketer
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Jack Broome (1901–1985), Royal Navy officer
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James E. Broome (1808–1883), American politician
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Jerry Broome
Jerry Broome (born February 28, Waco, Texas) is an American actor. He first starred in the short film ''Sixty Cups of Coffee'' (2000) in Dallas, Tx. In 2001 moved to NYC to study with William Esper and The Actors Movement Studio. His first featu ...
(born 1966), American actor
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John Broome (disambiguation) John Broome may refer to:
* John Broome (politician) (1738–1810), New York politician
*John L. Broome (1824–1898), USMC officer
* Jack Broome (John Egerton Broome, 1901–1985), British Royal Navy officer
* John Broome (writer) (1913–1999), A ...
, various people
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John L. Broome
Lieutenant Colonel John Lloyd Broome, USMC (1824–1898) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps during the American Civil War.
Early life
Broome was born in New York City on March 8, 1824. He was the son of John Lloyd Broome (1771– ...
(1824–1898), United States Marine Corps officer
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John Broome (philosopher) (born 1947), British philosopher
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John Broome (writer) (1913–1999), comic book writer for
DC Comics
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John "Jack" Spoor Broome
John Spoor Broome (December 1, 1917 – April 10, 2009) was an American rancher, aviator and philanthropist.
Early life
He was born in Chicago, Illinois into a successful ranching family, the son of Thornhill Francis Broome and Caryl Russell ...
(1917–2009), American aviator and philanthropist
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Johnny Broome
Johnny Broome (Born: 14 March 1818; Birmingham, England – 31 May 1855; England) was a lightweight bare-knuckle boxer.
Broome was a gifted pugilist known as "Young Duckro." He was never defeated in the prize ring, and had a younger broth ...
(1818–1855), British boxer
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Lewis Broome
As of Round 2 2022, a total of 269 players have played at least one senior game for the West Coast Eagles, an Australian rules football team in the Australian Football League.
A number of other players were listed (or are listed) with the club f ...
(born 1991), Australian Rules footballer
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Mary Anne Broome, Lady Broome
Mary Anne Barker, Lady Barker (29 January 1831 – 6 March 1911), later Mary Anne Broome, Lady Broome, was an English author. She wrote mainly about life in New Zealand.
Biography
Born Mary Anne Stewart in Spanish Town, Jamaica, she was the e ...
(1831–1911), New Zealand writer Mary Anne Barker
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Olivia Broome, British para powerlifter
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Paul Broome (born 1976), American soccer player
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Ralph Broome
Lieutenant colonel Ralph Howard Broome (5 July 1889 – 25 January 1985) was a British Army officer and bobsledder who competed during the early 1920s. He was born in Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India, and died in Poole, Dorset, Engla ...
(pamphleteer) (1742–1805), English
stockjobber and pamphleteer
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Ralph Broome
Lieutenant colonel Ralph Howard Broome (5 July 1889 – 25 January 1985) was a British Army officer and bobsledder who competed during the early 1920s. He was born in Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India, and died in Poole, Dorset, Engla ...
(1889–1985), British Olympic bobsledder
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Sharon Weston Broome (born 1956), American politician
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William Broome
William Broome (''c.'' April 1689 – 16 November 1745) was an English poet and translator. He was born in Haslington, near Crewe, Cheshire and died in Bath.
Education
He was educated at Eton and Cambridge, entered the Church, and became rec ...
(1689–1745), British poet and translator
* William Broome (1873–1942), New Zealand manufacturer/tailor, see
Swanndri
Swanndri is a trade name for a range of popular New Zealand outdoor clothing, and also used informally to refer to their original long heavy bush shirt.
The classic "swanny" or bush shirt is a heavy, hooded, woollen garment with a lace up se ...
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Broome Pinniger
Broome Eric Pinniger (28 December 1902 – 30 December 1996) was an Indian field hockey player.
Life
Pinniger competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was vice captain of the Indian field hockey team, ...
(born 1902), Indian field hockey player
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