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Brooke Valentine
Brooke Valentine, stage name of Kanesha Nichole Brookes (born 1984, Houston, Texas), American R&B singer; debut single "Girlfight" (2004), album Chain Letter (2005), later Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood cast member. Distinct from the wrestler Emily Tierra using the same ring name.
Brooke van Velden
Brooke van Velden is a New Zealand politician of the ACT Party who won the Tāmaki electorate in 2023, served as a minister, and left Parliament in September 2026.
Brooke Vincent
Brooke Levi Vincent (born 1992, Audenshaw) is an English actress known as Sophie Webster in Coronation Street (2004–2019, 1,200+ episodes), Dancing on Ice 2018 runner-up, and since 2026 Hollyoaks' Abigail Matthews.
Brooke Williams
Brooke Williams (born 1984, Christchurch) is a New Zealand actress known for Eva in The Almighty Johnsons, Lana Jacobs in Shortland Street, Hannah Jones in 12 Monkeys, and Snowflake in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; distinct from the songwriter and other namesakes.
Brooke Williamson
Brooke Williamson, American chef and restaurateur from Los Angeles, Top Chef season 14 winner and first Tournament of Champions champion, co-owner of Playa Provisions and author of Sun-Kissed Cooking.
Brooke-Spiegler syndrome
Brooke-Spiegler syndrome (BSS, OMIM 605041), part of CYLD cutaneous syndrome, is an autosomal dominant disorder from germline CYLD variants on 16q12-q13 causing multiple benign skin appendage tumors: cylindromas, spiradenomas, and trichoepitheliomas.
Brookfield Asset Management
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. is a New York-headquartered global alternative asset manager, the asset management arm of the Brookfield group, with about $1.3 trillion in assets under management.
Brookfield Corporation
Brookfield Corporation, formerly known as Brascan Corporation, is a Canadian multinational holding company focused on alternative asset management, with over $1 trillion in assets under management as of December 2025.
Brookfield Place (New York City)
Brookfield Place, originally the World Financial Center, is a four-tower office and retail complex on the Hudson River in Battery Park City, Manhattan, designed by Cesar Pelli and built from 1983 to 1988.
Brookfield Renewable Partners
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. is a Bermuda-based limited partnership owning one of the world's largest pure-play renewable power platforms, with about 47,000 MW across five continents.
Brookfield viscometer
A Brookfield viscometer is a rotational viscometer that drives a spindle through a calibrated spring, reading apparent viscosity in centipoise; ASTM D2983 results are called Brookfield viscosity.
BrookGPU
BrookGPU is the Stanford Graphics Lab implementation of the Brook stream language, letting developers run general-purpose computation on GPUs by writing an extended form of C.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is a Department of Energy national laboratory in Upton, New York, established in 1947 on the former Camp Upton site, whose research has earned seven Nobel Prizes.
Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution, also called the Brookings think tank, is a private nonprofit public-policy research organization in Washington, D.C., founded as the Institute for Government Research in 1916 and incorporated in 1927, known for independent nonpartisan research.
Brookings, SD Micro Area
The Brookings, SD Micro Area is a micropolitan statistical area centered on Brookings in eastern South Dakota, home to an estimated 37,635 people in 2025.
Brookite
Brookite is an orthorhombic polymorph of titanium dioxide, one of three natural TiO₂ forms alongside rutile and anatase, named in 1825 for the English crystallographer Henry James Brooke.
Brooklands
Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey: the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit (1907), birthplace of British motorsport, site of the first British Grand Prix (1926), a major aircraft factory, and today Brooklands Museum.
Brooklands Museum
Brooklands Museum is an independent motoring and aviation museum in Weybridge, Surrey, England, opened in 1991 on the 1907 Brooklands Race Track, the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit.
Brooklands Zoo
Brooklands Zoo is a small, free-admission zoo in Brooklands Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand, opened in 1965 and home to native and exotic mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline, Massachusetts: an independent town in Norfolk County surrounded by Boston on three sides, incorporated 1705, population 63,191 (2020). Known for rejecting Boston annexation 707-299 in 1873, Representative Town Meeting government, and high housing costs.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn, coextensive with Kings County, New York, is New York City's most populous borough, home to about 2.73 million people, roughly a third of the city.
Brooklyn (film)
Brooklyn is a 2015 romantic drama directed by John Crowley, adapted by Nick Hornby from Colm Tóibín's novel, starring Saoirse Ronan as a young Irish emigrant to 1950s Brooklyn.
Brooklyn (novel)
Brooklyn (2009) is Colm Tóibín's novel about Eilis Lacey, an Irishwoman who emigrates from Enniscorthy to 1950s Brooklyn; Costa Novel Award winner, Booker-longlisted, adapted into a 2015 Oscar-nominated film, with sequel Long Island (2024).
Brooklyn Beckham
Brooklyn Joseph Beckham, born 1999, is the eldest child of David and Victoria Beckham. Model, photographer (Burberry campaign, 2017 book What I See), Cookin' With Brooklyn host, and husband of Nicola Peltz; estranged from his parents since January 2026.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG), founded 1910 in Brooklyn, New York, is a 52-acre not-for-profit botanic garden beside Prospect Park, known for its 1915 Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden by Takeo Shiota, cherry blossom festival, and education programs.
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge, also called the East River Bridge, is a suspension bridge connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn across the East River in New York City, opened in 1883.
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College, a CUNY senior college in Brooklyn, New York, founded 1930 as the city's first public coeducational liberal arts college; Midwood campus, 14,469 students in fall 2025, notable alumni include Shirley Chisholm and Bernie Sanders.
Brooklyn Decker
Brooklyn Decker (Brooklyn Danielle Decker, born 1987) is an American model and actress, 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model, star of Just Go With It, Battleship, and Netflix's Grace and Frankie, married to Andy Roddick.
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers, also called Robins, Superbas, Bridegrooms, or Grooms: National League team 1890-1957 at Ebbets Field; signed Jackie Robinson in 1947, won the 1955 World Series, moved to Los Angeles in 1958.
Brooklyn FC (2024)
Brooklyn FC (Brooklyn Football Club), founded 2024, is a Brooklyn pro soccer club; its women's team was Brooklyn's first pro women's team, playing in the USL Super League (Division One) from August 2024 at Maimonides Park, Coney Island, with a men's USL Championship side debuting in 2026.