Brooke
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Places
- Brooke Army Medical CenterBrooke Army Medical CenterBrooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio is part of the United States Army Medical Command. It is a University of Texas Health Science Center and USUHS teaching hospital and contains the Army Burn Center....
, Fort Sam Houston, Texas - Brooke, VirginiaBrooke, VirginiaBrooke is a location in Stafford County, Virginia, United States.-Reference:...
- Brooke (VRE station)Brooke (VRE station)The Brooke VRE station is a Virginia Railway Express station located at 1721 Brooke Road in Stafford, Virginia. Free parking is available and located on a hill leading from the road...
- Brooke BondBrooke BondBrooke Bond is a brand-name of tea owned by Unilever, formerly an independent manufacturer in the United Kingdom, known for its PG Tips brand and its Brooke Bond tea cards.- History :...
, a tea company - Brooke, NorfolkBrooke, NorfolkBrooke is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, about 7 miles south of Norwich and roughly equidistant from Norwich and Bungay...
, England - Brooke, RutlandBrooke, RutlandBrooke is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located about three miles south-west of Oakham. The village is near the start of the River Gwash near Braunston-in-Rutland; the river forms part of the parish boundary.The parish is dedicated to St Peter...
, England - Brooke's Point, PalawanBrooke's Point, PalawanBrooke's Point is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines.Named after Sir James Brooke, the municipality has become famous for its promotion of ecotourism...
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People with the surname Brooke
- Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount AlanbrookeAlan Brooke, 1st Viscount AlanbrookeField Marshal The Rt. Hon. Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, KG, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO & Bar , was a senior commander in the British Army. He was the Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the Second World War, and was promoted to Field Marshal in 1944...
(1883–1963), British Chief of the Imperial General Staff in WW 2 - Arthur Brooke (poet) (died 1563), English poet
- Arthur Brooke (lieutenant-general)Arthur Brooke (lieutenant-general)Sir Arthur Brooke was an Anglo-Irish lieutenant-general.Brooke was the third son of Francis Brooke of Colebrooke, co. Fermanagh, and the younger brother of Sir Henry Brooke, who, after representing Fermanagh for many years in the House of Commons, was created 'a baronet in 1822.He entered the army...
(1772-1843), British general - Arthur de Capell BrookeArthur de Capell BrookeSir Arthur de Capell Brooke, 2nd Baronet was a British baronet and travel writer, Fellow of the Royal Society and co-establisher of the Raleigh Club .-Remarks on Norway:...
(1791-1858), British baronet and travel writer - Arthur Brooke (entrepreneur)Arthur Brooke (entrepreneur)Arthur Brooke was the founder of the Brooke Bond Tea Company. Brooke was born in Lancashire and opened his first tea shop at 29 Market Street, Manchester in 1869. By the age of 30 he was making over £5000 per year, with shops in the large cities and a warehouse in London from where he supplied...
(1845–1918), founder of Brooke Bond tea company - Ashlynn BrookeAshlynn BrookeAshlynn Brooke is a former American pornographic actress, feature dancer, and model.-Early life:Brooke was born in Choctaw, Oklahoma. She was a cheerleader for nine years, and graduated High School in May 2003...
(born 1985), American pornographic actress - Basil Stanlake Brooke (1888–1973), Irish Unionist politician
- Charles Brooke (Jesuit)Charles Brooke (Jesuit)Charles Brooke , was an English Jesuit.Brooke was born at Exeter, 8 August 1777, received his education at the English academy at Liège and at Stonyhurst, where he entered the Society of Jesus, of which he became a professed father . He was provincial of his order from 1826 to 1832, and...
(1777-1852), English Jesuit - Charles Brooke (surgeon)Charles Brooke (surgeon)Charles Brooke FRS was an English surgeon and inventor.-Surgical career:Brooke, son of the well-known mineralogist, Henry James Brooke, was born 30 June 1804. His early education was carried on at Chiswick, under Dr. Turner. After this he was entered at Rugby School in 1819 and St John's College,...
(1804-1879), English surgeon and inventor - Charles Anthoni Johnson BrookeCharles Anthoni Johnson BrookeCharles, Rajah of Sarawak, GCMG , born Charles Anthony Johnson, ruled as the head of state of Sarawak from 3 August 1868 until his death...
(1829–1917), Second Rajah of Sarawak - Charles Vyner BrookeCharles Vyner BrookeVyner, Rajah of Sarawak, GCMG was the third and final White Rajah of Sarawak.-Early life:...
(1874–1963), Third and last Rajah of Sarawak - Charlotte Brooke (writer)Charlotte Brooke (writer)Charlotte Brooke, , born in Rantavan, County Cavan, Ireland, was the author of' Reliques of Irish Poetry,' and was one of twenty-two children Henry Brooke had, the author of 'GustavusVasa,' and she was the only one that survived. She was born in 1740, and from an early age was attracted to books....
, (died 1793), Irish authoress, youngest daughter of Henry Brooke - Christopher BrookeChristopher BrookeChristopher Brooke was an English lawyer, politician and poet. He was Member of Parliament for York in six parliaments , and was also elected for Newport in 1624.-Life:...
, English lawyer and author, MP from the City of York - Edward BrookeEdward BrookeEdward William Brooke, III is an American politician and was elected to the United States Senate as a Republican from Massachusetts in 1966, defeating his Democratic opponent, Endicott Peabody, 60.7%–38.7%...
(born 1919), American politician - Elizabeth Brooke, Lady WyattElizabeth Brooke, Lady WyattElizabeth Brooke was the wife of Thomas Wyatt, the poet, and the mother of Thomas Wyatt the younger who led Wyatt's Rebellion against Mary I. She was the sister of George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham and was considered a possible candidate for the sixth wife of Henry VIII of England.Elizabeth separated...
, alleged mistress of Henry VIII and estranged wife of the poet Thomas Wyatt - Elisabeth Brooke, Marchioness of NorthamptonElisabeth Brooke, Marchioness of NorthamptonElisabeth Brooke was the eldest daughter of George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham of Kent and Anne, his wife. She was the niece of Sir Thomas Wyatt the elder, the courtier-poet credited with bringing the sonnet form into the English language, and Elizabeth Brooke who was associated with Henry VIII of...
(died 1565), leading lady at the court of Edward VI and Elizabeth I of England - Elizabeth Brooke (writer)Elizabeth Brooke (writer)Lady Elizabeth Brooke , was an English religious writer.Brooke was born at Wigsale, Surrey, in January 1601. Her father was Thomas Colepeper; her mother was a daughter of Sir Stephen Slaney; her only brother was John, afterwards created Lord Colepeper of Thoresway. Both parents died in Elizabeth's...
(1601-1683), English religious writer - Frances BrookeFrances BrookeFrances Moore Brooke was an English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator.-Biography:Brooke was born in, Claypole, Lincolnshire, the daughter of a clergyman. By the late 1740s, she had moved to London, where she embarked on her career as a poet and playwright...
(1724–1789), English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator - George Brooke (conspirator)George Brooke (conspirator)The Rev. Sir George Brooke was an English aristocrat, executed for his part in two plots against the government of King James I.-Origins and education:...
(1568–1603), executed for his part in two plots against the government of King James I - Gustavus Vaughan BrookeGustavus Vaughan BrookeGustavus Vaughan Brooke was an Irish stage actor who enjoyed success in Ireland, England and Australia.-Early life:...
(1818–1866), Irish stage actor, active in Ireland, England and Australia - Gwydion BrookeGwydion BrookeGwydion Brooke was the principal bassoonist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a member of its "Royal Family" of wind instrumentalists, along with Jack Brymer , Dennis Brain , Richard Walton , Terence MacDonagh , and Gerald Jackson .Born Frederick James Gwydion Holbrooke, his father was the...
(1912–2005), British bassoonist - Heather Brooke (born 1970), American journalist
- Henry Brooke (disambiguation)
- James BrookeJames BrookeJames, Rajah of Sarawak, KCB was the first White Rajah of Sarawak. His father, Thomas Brooke, was an English Judge Court of Appeal at Bareilly, British India; his mother, Anna Maria, born in Hertfordshire, was the illegitimate daughter of Scottish peer Colonel William Stuart, 9th Lord Blantyre,...
(1803–1868), First Rajah of Sarawak - Jocelyn BrookeJocelyn BrookeJocelyn Brooke was an English author born in Kent. He wrote several unusual and semi-autobiographical novels as well as some poetry...
(Jocelyn Bernard Brooke), writer - Sir John Arthur Brooke, 1st Baronet of the Brooke Baronetcy of AlmondburyBrooke BaronetsThere have been six Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Brooke, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
(1844-1920) - John Charles BrookeJohn Charles BrookeJohn Charles Brooke FSA was an English antiquarian and Somerset Herald at the time of his premature death in 1794.-Early life:...
(1748–1794), FSA, Somerset Herald - John Weston BrookeJohn Weston BrookeJohn Weston Brooke FRGS was a British military officer and explorer born at Fenay Hall, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. He went to school at Repton. In 1898, he joined the Yorkshire Dragoons, a Yeomanry unit, and served with the Imperial Yeomanry in the Second Boer War. He was promoted to...
(1880-1908), English Officer in the Boer War, son of John Arthur Brooke - Jonatha BrookeJonatha BrookeJonatha Brooke is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist from Illinois.Her music merges elements of folk, rock and pop, often with poignant lyrics and complex harmonies...
(born 1964), American folk-rock singer-songwriter - John Mercer BrookeJohn Mercer BrookeJohn Mercer Brooke was an American sailor, engineer, scientist, and educator. He was instrumental in the creation of the Transatlantic Cable, and was a noted marine and military innovator.-Early life and career:...
(1826–1906), scientist; USN & CSN - Peter BrookePeter BrookePeter Leonard Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, CH, PC , is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet under Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major, and was a Member of Parliament representing the Cities of London and Westminster from...
(born 1934), British politician and son of Henry Brooke - Ralph BrookeRalph BrookeRalph Brooke was an English Officer of Arms in the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. He is known for his critiques of the work of other members of the College of Arms, most particularly in A Discoverie of Certaine Errours Published in Print in the Much Commended 'Britannia' 1594, which touched...
(1553–1625), English Officer of Arms in the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I - Richard Kendall BrookeRichard Kendall BrookeRichard Kendall Brooke was a South African ornithologist.- Biography :Brooke was born in India where his father served in the British Army. His academic career began at Rhodes University in Grahamstown where he took a bachelor's degree in theology. Later he pursued a career as a minor civil...
(1930-1996), a South African ornithologist - Sir Robert Weston Brooke, 2nd Baronet of the Brooke Baronetcy of AlmondburyBrooke BaronetsThere have been six Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Brooke, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
(1885-1942) - Rupert BrookeRupert BrookeRupert Chawner Brooke was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, especially The Soldier...
(1887–1915), poet - Samuel BrookeSamuel BrookeDr Samuel Brooke was a Gresham Professor of Divinity , a playwright, the chaplain of Trinity College, Cambridge and subsequently the Master of Trinity . He was known to be an Arminian and anti-Calvinist...
(died 1632?), Master of Trinity College, Cambridge - Stopford Brooke (chaplain) (1832–1916), Irish churchman and writer
- Stopford Brooke (politician)Stopford Brooke (politician)Stopford William Wentworth Brooke was a British politician. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1906 to 1910.-Biography:...
(1859–1938), British Member of Parliament from 1906 to 1910 - Sylvia BrettSylvia BrettSylvia Leonora, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak, born The Hon. Sylvia Leonora Brett, , was the consort to Vyner of Sarawak, last of the White Rajahs.-Early life:...
(1885–1917), Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak - Zachary Brooke (theologian)Zachary Brooke (theologian)Zachary Brooke was an English clergyman and academic, Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge.-Life:...
(1716-1788), English clergyman and academic - Zachary Nugent BrookeZachary Nugent BrookeZachary Nugent Brooke FBA was a British medieval historian and author.-Life:Brooke was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire and St John's College, Cambridge. In 1908, he was elected to a Drosier Fellowship at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge. He was appointed Professor of...
, (1883–1946), British medieval historian and writer
Titles
- Brooke BaronetsBrooke BaronetsThere have been six Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Brooke, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
, families of baronets with the surname Brooke
See also
- Brooke (name)Brooke (name)The unisex name Brooke is a common female given name, also used as a surname. Other forms of Brooke include Brook. It's meaning is "a brook or a stream."-People with the first name Brooke:Brooke is a given name. It is a variant of the name Brook...
, people with the given name, (a unisex name) - Brooke rifleBrooke rifleThe Brooke rifle was a type of rifled, muzzle-loading naval and coast defense gun designed by John Mercer Brooke, an officer in the Confederate States Navy. They were produced by plants in Richmond, Virginia and Selma, Alabama between 1861 and 1865 during the American Civil War...
, an American Civil War coast defense gun - BrookesBrookesBrookes is a surname, and may refer to* Bruno Brookes, British broadcaster* Dennis Brookes, English cricketer* Ed Brookes* James Brookes, English bishop* James H...
- Robert Brooke-PophamRobert Brooke-PophamAir Chief Marshal Sir Henry Robert Moore Brooke-Popham, GCVO, KCB, CMG, DSO, AFC, was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. During World War I he served in the Royal Flying Corps as wing commander and senior staff officer...
(1878–1953), Royal Air Force commander during the first half of the 20th century