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** Brock, a small village in [[Lancashire, England]] where the A6 road crosses the River Brock |
** Brock, a small village in [[Lancashire, England]] where the A6 road crosses the River Brock |
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** [[River Brock]], a river in Lancashire, England |
** [[River Brock]], a river in Lancashire, England |
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** [[Brock Shwaluk]], the bestest person who ever lived |
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==Fictional characters== |
==Fictional characters== |
Revision as of 19:11, 6 October 2011
People
- Brock (surname), for various people with this surname (last name or family name)
- As a first name (given name)
- Brock Adams (1927–2004), an American Democratic politician and member of Congress
- Brock Chisholm (1896–1971), a Canadian World War I veteran and the first Director-General of the World Health Organization
- Brock Gillespie (b. 1983), a professional basketball player
- Brock James (b. 1981), Australian rugby union player
- Brock Lesnar (b. 1977), an American MMA fighter and former wrestler
- Brock Olivo (b. 1976), a former National Football League running back for the Detroit Lions
- Brock Peters (1927–2005), an American actor
- Brock Pemberton (1885–1950), a theatrical producer, director and founder of the Tony Awards
- Brock Tredway (b. 1959), an ice hockey player who played one game in the National Hockey League
- Brock Yates (b. ?), executive editor of American automotive magazine Car and Driver
- As a middle name:
- Ferdinand Brock Tupper (1795–1874), a British author
- Other
- Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1680-1747), a German poet
- Kelly LeBrock (b. 1960), an American actress
Places
- In the United States:
- Brock, Nebraska, a village located in Nemaha County, Nebraska
- Brock, Texas
- In Canada
- Brockville in Ontario
- Brock, Ontario, a township in Ontario
- Brock, Saskatchewan, a village in west central Saskatchewan, Canada
- Brock No. 64, Saskatchewan. a rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
- Brock Island, a Canadian arctic island located in the Northwest Territories
- In England
- Brock, a small village in Lancashire, England where the A6 road crosses the River Brock
- River Brock, a river in Lancashire, England
Fictional characters
- Brock (Pokémon), a character in the fictional world of Pokémon. He usually travels with Ash.
- The Brocks, a family on the American television show Picket Fences.
- Brock Samson, a character in the animated television series The Venture Bros.
- Eddie Brock, the long time host of the Marvel alien symbiote Venom.
- John Brock (fictional character), a British undercover agent created by Desmond Skirrow.
- Matthew Brock, a news reporter on the American sitcom NewsRadio.
- Tommy Brock the badger from The Tale of Mr. Tod by Beatrix Potter.
Schools
- Brock University, a comprehensive university located in St. Catharines, Ontario
- Brock Faculty of Business, Brock University's business school
- Brock University Students' Union, a union representing the undergraduate students at Brock University
- Brock High School, a high school in Brock, Ontario
- Brockenhurst College, a sixth form college in Hampshire, UK
Businesses
- Brock Hotel, a hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Brock Motors, a short-lived automotive company founded in 1921 in Amherstberg, Ontario
Ships
- USS Brock (APD-93), a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1947
- HMS Sir Isaac Brock, a British naval vessel destroyed at the Battle of York prior to being completed
Sports
- Team Brock (disambiguation), a series of Australian motor racing teams
- "To brock," a pro wrestling slang term named after Brock Lesnar; see Brock Lesnar#Coining of "to Brock",
Buildings
- Broch, an Iron Age round tower fortification unique to Scotland
Animals
- "Brock," an Old English, Middle English, and slang name for a badger. Derived from the Irish Gaelic word, broc, meaning badger.