Brook - People

People

For an etymology and history of the surname, see Brooks (surname).

  • A persona of Mary J. Blige
  • Brook (One Piece), a fictional skeleton from the anime and manga One Piece
  • Brook Mahealani Lee (born 1971), former Miss USA and Miss Universe (1997) from Hawaii, USA
  • Abraham Brook (flourished 1789), English physicist and bookseller
  • Basil Brook (1576 – c. 1646), English ironmaster, see Basil Brooke (metallurgist)
  • Adolfo Brook (born 1932) Argentinian pediatrician and professor at La Plata University
  • Benjamin Brook (1776–1848), English nonconformist minister and religious historian
  • Carolina Brook (born 1962) Italian professor and art historian
  • Charles Brook (philanthropist) (1814–1872), English philanthropist
  • Claudio Brook (1927–1995), Mexican actor
  • Clive Brook (1887–1974), English actor
  • David Brook (also Broke or Brooke) (c. 1498 – 1560) English judge and Member of Parliament
  • Eric Brook (1907–1965), English footballer
  • Faith Brook (born 1922), English actress
  • Federico Brook (born 1933), Argentinian sculptor
  • Holly Brook (born 1986), American singer and songwriter
  • Jayne Brook (born 1962), American actress
  • Jorge Brook (born 1947), Argentinian psychiatrist
  • Kelly Brook (born 1979), English model
  • Martin Brook (born 1965), Italian diplomat
  • Michael Brook (born 1951), Canadian guitarist, inventor, producer, and film music composer
  • Norman Brook, 1st Baron Normanbrook
  • Paloma Brook (born 1967) Italian philosopher
  • Peter Brook (born 1925), English theatre and film director and innovator
  • Richard Brook (chief executive), English executive
  • Timothy Brook (historian) (born 1951), Canadian historian
  • Tom Brook (born 1953), BBC World presenter
  • Yaron Brook

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