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 Andrew Patrick Bree (born 16 March 1981) is a breaststroke swimmer from Helen's Bay, County Down, Northern Ireland. He is a two-time Olympian, having swum at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics for Ireland. He also represented Northern Ireland four time ...

(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 É ...

(born 1951), Irish politician * Herbert Bree (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 C ...

(1923–2008), British actor * James Bree (footballer) (born 1997), English footballer * Jonathan Bree, singer-songwriter and producer in New Zealand * Johannes Bernardus van Bree (1801–1857), Dutch composer, musician *

Mattheus Ignatius van Bree Mattheus Ignatius van Bree (Antwerp, 1773 – Antwerp, 1839) was a Belgian Painting, 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 ...

(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 (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 ...

(born 1982), Australian television personality *

Bree Fram Colonel Bree Fram is an American military officer, astronautical engineer, and transgender rights activist. She served in the United States Air Force during the Iraq War and was deployed to Iraq and Qatar as part of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Fra ...

, American military officer, engineer, and transgender rights activist *

Bree James Bree James is an Australian politician. She was elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Barron River in the 2024 Queensland state election, defeating sitting Labor MP Craig Crawford. Political career Bree James was elect ...

, Australian politician *

Bree Newsome Brittany Ann Byuarm Newsome Bass (born May 13, 1985) is an American filmmaker, activist and speaker from Charlotte, North Carolina. She is best known for her act of civil disobedience on June 27, 2015, when she was arrested for removing the Confe ...

(born 1985), American filmmaker and activist *

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. A native of Philadelphia, Sharp studied theatre at New York University before re ...

(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 roles in several major motion pictures in films like My Best Friend’s Wedding, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, American Pie 2, T ...

(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 Walters (born 1976), Australian actress *

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 ump ...

(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 Rudolph Bruno "Bree" Cuppoletti (born June 19, 1910 – September 22, 1960) was a professional American football player who played Guard (American football), guard for six seasons for the Chicago Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles of the Nationa ...

(1910–1960), American National Football League player *

Briony Cole Briony Chastine "Bree" Cole (born 28 February 1983) is a retired Australian diver who won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, silver and bronze medals at the 2007 World Championships and a silver medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, a ...

(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 bri ...

'' *

Bree Buchanan This is a list of notable characters from the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'' that made their first appearance between 2000 and 2009. Kimberly Andrews Kimberly Andrews (born Aubrey Wentworth) is a fictional character on the American soa ...

, 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 t ...

, one of the main characters in the TV series '' The Five Mrs. Buchanans'' * Bree Daniels, in the 1971 movie ''

Klute ''Klute'' is a 1971 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed and produced by Alan J. Pakula and starring Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Nathan George, Dorothy Tristan, Roy Scheider and Rita Gam. Its plot follows a ...

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

Bree Hamilton Dr. Bree Hamilton (previously Marsden) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'', portrayed by Rachael Blampied from December 2011 to September 2012. Blampied reprised the role in late 2013. Created and written ...

, on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' *

Bree Tanner The following is a list of characters in the Twilight (novel series), ''Twilight'' novel series by Stephenie Meyer, comprising the books ''Twilight (Meyer novel), Twilight'', ''New Moon (novel), New Moon'', ''Eclipse (Meyer novel), Eclipse'' a ...

, 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 m ...

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

Bree Van de Kamp Bree Van de Kamp is a fictional character on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives''. She was played by actress Marcia Cross, who received multiple awards and nominations for her portrayal, including a ...

, on the American television series ''Desperate Housewives'' * Bree Young, a minor fictional character in the 2024

Pixar Pixar (), doing business as Pixar Animation Studios, is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California, known for its critically and commercially successful computer-animated feature films. Pixar is a subsidiary of Walt Disney ...

film ''

Inside Out 2 ''Inside Out 2'' is a 2024 American animated coming-of-age film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The sequel to '' Inside Out'' (2015), it was directed by Kelsey Mann and was produced by Mark Nielsen, from a screen ...

'' * Bree, from the film ''

Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in u ...

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