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 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 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 See also Brontes (disambiguation) English-language unisex given names