# Bronte

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**Bronte** may refer to:

## People

**Surname**

- [Brontë family](/source/Bront%C3%AB_family), an English literary family that included: - [Anne Brontë](/source/Anne_Bront%C3%AB) (1820–1849), novelist and poet - [Branwell Brontë](/source/Branwell_Bront%C3%AB) (1817–1848), painter and poet - [Charlotte Brontë](/source/Charlotte_Bront%C3%AB) (1816–1855), novelist and poet - [Emily Brontë](/source/Emily_Bront%C3%AB) (1818–1848), novelist and poet - [Maria Brontë](/source/Maria_Bront%C3%AB) (1783–1821), mother - [Patrick Brontë](/source/Patrick_Bront%C3%AB) (1777–1861), curate, writer and father

**First name**

- [Bronte Barratt](/source/Bronte_Barratt) (b. 1989), Australian swimmer
- [Bronte Campbell](/source/Bronte_Campbell) (b. 1994), Australian swimmer
- [Bronte Dooley](/source/Bronte_Dooley) (1867–1913), Australian politician
- [Bronte Law](/source/Bronte_Law) (b. 1995), English golfer
- [Bronte Clucas Quayle](/source/Bronte_Clucas_Quayle) (1919–1986), Australian barrister

**Title**

- The [Dukes of Bronte](/source/Duke_of_Bronte): - *1st Duke of Bronte*, naval commander, better known as [Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson](/source/Horatio_Nelson,_1st_Viscount_Nelson) - *2nd Duke of Bronte*, clergyman, better known as [William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson](/source/William_Nelson,_1st_Earl_Nelson) - *3rd Duchess of Bronte*, better known as [Charlotte Hood, Baroness Bridport](/source/Charlotte_Hood,_Baroness_Bridport) - *4th Duke of Bronte*, general, better known as [Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport](/source/Alexander_Hood,_1st_Viscount_Bridport_(British_Army_officer)) - *5th Duke of Bronte*, courtier, better known as [Sir Alexander Hood](/source/Alexander_Hood,_5th_Duke_of_Bront%C3%A9) - *6th Duke of Bronte*, naval commander and politician, better known as [Rowland Hood, 3rd Viscount Bridport](/source/Rowland_Hood,_3rd_Viscount_Bridport) - *7th Duke of Bronte*, investment banker, better known as [Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport](/source/Alexander_Hood,_4th_Viscount_Bridport)

## Places

**Australia**

- [Bronte, New South Wales](/source/Bronte,_New_South_Wales), a suburb in the Municipality of Waverley
- [Bronte Park, Tasmania](/source/Bronte_Park,_Tasmania), a locality in Central Highlands local government area

**Canada**

- [Bronte, Ontario](/source/Bronte,_Ontario), a locality in the Regional Municipality of Halton
- [Bronte Creek](/source/Bronte_Creek), a waterway in the Regional Municipality of Halton and City of Hamilton, Ontario
- [Bronte Creek Provincial Park](/source/Bronte_Creek_Provincial_Park), a park in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario
- [Bronte GO Station](/source/Bronte_GO_Station), a transit station in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario

**England**

- [Brontë Country](/source/Bront%C3%AB_Country), an area mainly in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire
- [Brontë Parsonage Museum](/source/Bront%C3%AB_Parsonage_Museum), a museum in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire
- [Brontë Waterfall](/source/Bront%C3%AB_Waterfall), a waterfall in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire

**Italy**

- [Bronte, Sicily](/source/Bronte,_Sicily), a *comune* in the Metropolitan City of Catania

**New Zealand**

- [Bronte, New Zealand](/source/Bronte,_New_Zealand), a locality in Nelson Province, New Zealand

**United States**

- [Bronte, Texas](/source/Bronte,_Texas), a town in Coke County

## Other uses

- [*Brontë* (play)](/source/Bront%C3%AB_(play)), a play by Polly Teale
- [Brontë (lunar crater)](/source/Bront%C3%AB_(lunar_crater)), a crater visited by Apollo 17 astronauts
- [Brontë (Mercurian crater)](/source/Bront%C3%AB_(Mercurian_crater)), a crater on Mercury
- [Bronte (mythology)](/source/Bronte_(mythology)), Greek personification of thunder
- "Bronte", a song by Gotye from the album *[Making Mirrors](/source/Making_Mirrors)*

## See also

- [Brontes (disambiguation)](/source/Brontes_(disambiguation))

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