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 ti ...

(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 Éi ...

(born 1951), Irish politician *

Herbert Bree Herbert Bree (4 January 1828 – 26 February 1899) was a Colony, colonial Anglican bishop from 1882 until 1899. Born in 1828, Bree was educated in Bury St Edmunds and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1852. After Curate ...

(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 Co ...

(1923–2008), British actor *

James Bree (footballer) James Patrick Bree (born 11 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Southampton. Career Barnsley Bree began his career with Barnsley and made his professional debut on 3 May 201 ...

(born 1997), English footballer *

Jonathan Bree Jonathan Owen Bree is a singer-songwriter and producer from New Zealand, best known for his work as a solo artist, as well as co-founding the indie pop group The Brunettes, in 1998 and Lil' Chief Records, in 2002. He frequently collaborates with ...

, singer-songwriter and producer in New Zealand *

Johannes Bernardus van Bree Johannes Bernardus van Bree (29 January 1801 – 14 February 1857) was a Dutch composer, violinist and conducting, conductor. Van Bree was born and died in Amsterdam. He was a pupil of Jan George Bertelman. From 1829 to the year of his deat ...

(1801–1857), Dutch composer, musician *

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

(1773–1839), Belgian painter, sculptor and architect *

Philippe-Jacques van Bree Philippe-Jacques van Bree, was a Belgian painter and scholar of his brother Mattheus, was born at Antwerp in 1786. He studied at Antwerp, in Paris (where he became a scholar of Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson), and at Rome; and also visited Germany a ...

(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 t ...

(born 1982), Australian television personality * Bree Munro (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. Early life and education Sharp was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and learn ...

(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 role as Rosalee Calvert on ''Grimm''. Early life Turner was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up in Alamo, California. Her father is fo ...

(born 1977), American actress * Bree Walker (born 1953), American television news anchor * Bree White (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 for six seasons for the Chicago Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ...

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

Briony Cole Briony Chastine "Bree" Cole (born 28 February 1983) is a retired Australian diving (sport), 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 2 ...

(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 brief ...

'' * Bree Buchanan, on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' * Bree Larson Buchanan, one of the main characters in the TV series ''

The Five Mrs. Buchanans ''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 th ...

'' * Bree Daniels, in the 1971 movie ''

Klute ''Klute'' is a 1971 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed and produced by Alan J. Pakula, written by Andy and Dave Lewis, and starring Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, and Roy Scheider. The film follows a high-priced ca ...

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

Lab Rats A laboratory rat is a rat of the species ''Rattus norvegicus'' which is bred and kept for scientific research. Labrat, lab rat, or lab rats may also refer to: People and characters * Dunash ben Labrat (920–990), medieval Jewish commentator ...

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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 writte ...

, on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' * Bree Tanner, 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 ...

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

Bree Van de Kamp Bree Van de Kamp is a fictional character on the ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives''. She is played by actress Marcia Cross, who has received multiple awards and nominations for her portrayal, including an Emmy Award nomination, thr ...

, on the American television series ''Desperate Housewives'' * Bree, from the film ''

Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids () is the second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city. ...

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