Brooke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke (1883–1963), British Chief of the Imperial General Staff in WW 2 *

Arthur Brooke (poet) Arthur Brooke (died 19 March 1563) was an English poet who wrote and created various works including ''The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet'' (1562), considered to be William Shakespeare's chief source for his tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet'' ( ...

(died 1563), English poet * Arthur Brooke (lieutenant-general) (1772–1843), British general *

Arthur de Capell Brooke Sir Arthur de Capell Brooke, 2nd Baronet (22 June 1791 in Northamptonshire – 6 December 1858) was a British baronet and travel writer, Fellow of the Royal Society (1823) and co-establisher of the Raleigh Club (1827). Remarks on Norway He travel ...

(1791–1858), British baronet and travel writer *

Arthur Brooke (entrepreneur) Arthur Brooke (1845–1918) founder of the British tea company Brooke, Bond & Co. Ltd born in Manchester, Great Britain. Established his business in 1869 and was making £5,000 a year at the age of 30 with shops in all the major cities of Britai ...

(1845–1918), founder of Brooke Bond tea company *

Basil Stanlake Brooke Basil Stanlake Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, (9 June 1888 – 18 August 1973), styled Sir Basil Brooke, 5th Baronet between 1907 and 1952, was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician and paramilitary leader who became the third Prime Mi ...

(1888–1973), Irish Unionist politician * Bryan Nicholson Brooke (1915–1998), English surgeon * Charles Brooke (Jesuit) (1777–1852), English Jesuit *

Charles Brooke (surgeon) Charles Brooke FRMS FRS (30 June 1804 – 17 May 1879) 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, ...

(1804–1879), English surgeon and inventor *

Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...

(1829–1917), Second Rajah of Sarawak *

Charles Vyner Brooke Vyner, Rajah of Sarawak, GCMG, full name Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke (26 September 1874 – 9 May 1963) was the third and last White Rajah of the Raj of Sarawak. Early life The son of Charles Brooke and his wife Margaret de Windt ( Ranee Ma ...

(1874–1963), Third and last Rajah of Sarawak * Charlotte Brooke (writer), (c.1740–1793), Irish author, youngest daughter of Henry Brooke *

Christopher Brooke Christopher Brooke (died 1628) was an English poet, lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons between 1604 and 1626. Life He was the son of Robert Brooke (16th century MP), Robert Brooke, a rich merchan ...

, English lawyer and author, MP from the City of York * Christopher Nugent Lawrence Brooke (1927–2015), British medieval historian *

Edward Brooke Edward William Brooke III (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015) was an American politician of the Republican Party, who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1967 until 1979. Prior to serving in the Senate, he served as th ...

(1919–2015), American politician *

Elizabeth Brooke, Lady Wyatt Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS Elizabeth, HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * Elisa ...

, alleged mistress of Henry VIII and estranged wife of the poet Thomas Wyatt *

Elisabeth Brooke, Marchioness of Northampton Elisabeth Brooke (25 June 1526 – 2 April 1565) was an English courtier and noblewoman. She 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 courtie ...

(died 1565), leading lady at the court of Edward VI and Elizabeth I of England *

Elizabeth Brooke (writer) Elizabeth Brooke (January 1601 – 22 July 1683), also known as Lady Brooke or Dame Elizabeth Brooke, was an English religious writer, part of whose writing of Christian precepts survives, and was matriarch of a landed manorial family in East Su ...

(1601–1683), English religious writer * Emily Brooke (born 1985), British inventor *

Frances Brooke Frances Brooke ( Moore; 12 January 1724 – 23 January 1789) was an English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator. Hers was the first English novel known to have been written in Canada. Biography Frances Moore was born in Claypole, ...

(1724–1789), English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator * Frederick H. Brooke (1876–1960), American architect from Washington, D.C. *

George Brooke (conspirator) The Rev. George Brooke (17 April 15685 December 1603) was an English aristocrat, executed for his part in two plots against the government of King James I. Origins and education Brooke was the fourth and youngest son of William Brooke, 10th Ba ...

(1568–1603), executed for his part in two plots against the government of King James I * Graeme Brooke (born 1963), Australian boxer of the 1980s *

Gustavus Vaughan Brooke Gustavus Vaughan Brooke (25 April 1818 – 11 January 1866), commonly referred to as G. V. Brooke, was an Irish stage actor who enjoyed success in Ireland, England and Australia. Early life Brooke was born in Dublin, Ireland, the eldest son of ...

(1818–1866), Irish stage actor, active in Ireland, England and Australia *

Gwydion Brooke Gwydion Brooke (16 February 191227 March 2005) was the principal bassoonist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a member of its "Royal Family" of wind instrumentalists, along with Jack Brymer (clarinet), Terence MacDonagh (oboe), and Gerald ...

(1912–2005), British bassoonist *

Heather Brooke Heather Rose Brooke (born 1970) is a British-American journalist and freedom of information campaigner. Resident since the 1990s in the UK, she helped to expose the 2009 expenses scandal, which culminated in the resignation of House of Commo ...

(born 1970), American journalist * Henry Brooke (disambiguation) * Humphrey Brooke (physician) (1617-1693), British doctor * Humphrey Brooke (art historian) (1914-1988), British art historian * Iris Brooke (1905–post 1967), English artist and author *

James Brooke Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (29 April 1803 – 11 June 1868), was a British soldier and adventurer who founded the Raj of Sarawak in Borneo. He ruled as the first White Rajah of Sarawak from 1841 until his death in 1868. Brooke was bor ...

(1803–1868), First Rajah of Sarawak *

(born 1955), American journalist *

Jocelyn Brooke Bernard Jocelyn Brooke (30 November 1908 – 29 October 1966) was an English writer and naturalist. He wrote several unique, semi-autobiographical novels, as well as some poetry. His most famous works include the Orchid Trilogy—''The Mil ...

(Jocelyn Bernard Brooke), writer * Sir John Arthur Brooke, 1st Baronet of the Brooke Baronetcy of Almondbury (1844–1920) *

John Charles Brooke John Charles Brooke (27 August 1748 – 3 February 1794) was an English antiquarian who served as Somerset Herald from 1777 until his death. Early life Brooke was born at Fieldhead in the parish of Silkstone, Yorkshire in August 1748, the sec ...

(1748–1794), FSA, Somerset Herald * John Weston Brooke (1880–1908), English Officer in the Boer War, son of John Arthur Brooke *

Jonatha Brooke Jonatha Brooke (born January 23, 1964) is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist from Massachusetts, United States. Her music merges elements of folk, rock and pop, often with poignant lyrics and complex harmonies. She has been a ...

(born 1964), American folk-rock singer-songwriter *

John Mercer Brooke John Mercer Brooke (December 18, 1826 – December 14, 1906) 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 li ...

(1826–1906), scientist; USN & CSN *

Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville Peter Leonard Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, (born 3 March 1934) 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 Parli ...

(born 1934), British politician and son of Henry Brooke *

Peter Brooke (17th-century MP) Sir Peter Brooke (c. 1602 – 1685) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1646 and 1656. Brooke was the younger son of Thomas Brooke of Norton by Eleanor Gerard, his thir ...

, English politician * Peter Brooke (businessman) (1929–2020), American businessman *

Ralph Brooke Ralph Brooke (1553–1625) 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 Pu ...

(1553–1625), English Officer of Arms in the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I *

Richard Kendall Brooke Richard Kendall Brooke (1930 – 12 May 1996) was an Indian-born British ornithologist who mostly worked in Zimbabwe. Biography Brooke was born in India where his father served in the British Army. His academic career began at Rhodes Universit ...

(1930–1996), a South African ornithologist * Sir Robert Weston Brooke, 2nd Baronet of the Brooke Baronetcy of Almondbury (1885–1942) *

Rupert Brooke Rupert Chawner Brooke (3 August 1887 – 23 April 1915)The date of Brooke's death and burial under the Julian calendar that applied in Greece at the time was 10 April. The Julian calendar was 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar. was an En ...

(1887–1915), poet *

Samuel Brooke Dr Samuel Brooke (1575–1631) was a Gresham Professor of Divinity (appointed 1612), a playwright, the chaplain of Trinity College, Cambridge and subsequently the Master of Trinity (1629–1631). 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) (1859–1938), British Member of Parliament from 1906 to 1910 *

Sylvia Brett Sylvia Leonora, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak (born ''The Hon. Sylvia Leonora Brett'', 25 February 1885 – 11 November 1971), was an English aristocrat who became the consort to Sir Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, the last of ...

(1885–1917), Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak * Cecil Brooke-Short (1897–1934), English cricketer *

Tim Brooke-Taylor Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor OBE (17 July 194012 April 2020) was an English actor and comedian best known as a member of The Goodies. He became active in performing in comedy sketches while at the University of Cambridge and became president ...

(born 1940), English actor *

Zachary Brooke (theologian) Zachary Brooke (1716–1788) was an English clergyman and academic, Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. Life The son of Zachary Brooke, a graduate of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (B.A. 1693-4, and M. A. 169 ...

(1716–1788), English clergyman and academic * Zachary Nugent Brooke, (1883–1946), British medieval historian and writer

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