Bronte
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Bronte may refer to:
People
- Surname
- Brontë family, an English literary family that included:
- Anne Brontë (1820–1849), novelist and poet
- Branwell Brontë (1817–1848), painter and poet
- Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855), novelist and poet
- Elizabeth Brontë (1815–1825)
- Emily Brontë (1818–1848), novelist and poet
- Maria Brontë (1814–1825)
- Patrick Brontë (1777–1861), curate and writer
- First name
- Bronte Barratt (b. 1989), Australian swimmer
- Bronte Campbell (b. 1994), Australian swimmer
- Bronte Dooley (1867–1913), Australian politician
- Bronte Law (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
- 2nd Duke of Bronte, clergyman, better known as William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson
- 3rd Duchess of Bronte, better known as Charlotte Hood, Baroness Bridport
- 4th Duke of Bronte, general, better known as Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
- 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
- 7th Duke of Bronte, investment banker, better known as Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport
Places
- Australia
- Bronte, New South Wales, a suburb in the Municipality of Waverley
- Bronte Park, Tasmania, a locality in Central Highlands local government area
- Canada
- Bronte, Ontario, a locality in the Regional Municipality of Halton
- Bronte Creek, a waterway in the Regional Municipality of Halton and City of Hamilton, Ontario
- Bronte Creek Provincial Park, a park in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario
- Bronte GO Station, a transit station in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario
- England
- Brontë Country, an area mainly in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire
- Brontë Parsonage Museum, a museum in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire
- Brontë Waterfall, a waterfall in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire
- Italy
- Bronte, Sicily, a comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania
- New Zealand
- Bronte, New Zealand, a locality in Nelson Province, New Zealand
- United States
- Bronte, Texas, a town in Coke County
Other uses
- Brontë (play), a play by Polly Teale
- Brontë (lunar crater), a crater visited by Apollo 17 astronauts
- Brontë (Mercurian crater), a crater on Mercury
- Bronte (mythology), a goddess of thunder and the sister of Astrape
