Brock
Brock may refer to:
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Animals
- Brock, a traditional name for a badger; derived from the Welsh and hence Brittonic word, broch, meaning badger
Buildings
- Broch, an Iron Age round tower fortification unique to Scotland
Businesses
- Brock Motors, a short-lived automotive company founded in 1921 in Amherstberg, Ontario
- Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls – Fallsview also known as the Brock Hotel, a hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Entertainment
- Brock (TV series), an Australian mini-series based on the life of motor racing driver Peter Brock
Fictional characters
- Brock (Pokémon), a character in the fictional world of Pokémon who usually travels with Ash
- The Brocks, a family on the American television show Picket Fences
- Eddie Brock, the longtime host of the Marvel alien symbiote Venom
- John Brock, a fictional British undercover agent created by Desmond Skirrow
- Matthew Brock, a news reporter on the American sitcom NewsRadio
- Brock Lovett, a character in the 1997 film Titanic
- Tommy Brock the badger from The Tale of Mr. Tod by Beatrix Potter
- Brock Cantillo, on Breaking Bad the son of character Andrea Cantillo
- Brock Samson, a character in the animated television series The Venture Bros.
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 Dave (b. 1941), singer-songwriter, founder member of British space-rock group Hawkwind
- Brock Gillespie (b. 1983), a professional basketball player
- Brock James (b. 1981), Australian rugby union player
- Brock Lesnar (b. 1977), American professional wrestler and former MMA fighter
- Brock Nelson (b. 1991), a professional ice hockey player
- Brock Olivo (b. 1976), a former National Football League running back for the Detroit Lions
- Brock Osweiler (b. 1990), a professional National League Football player, quarterback for the Denver Broncos
- 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. 1933), 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 Le Brock (b. 1960), an American actress
Places
- In Canada
- 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
- Brockville in Ontario
- In England
- Brock, a small village in Lancashire, England where the A6 road crosses the River Brock
- River Brock, a river in Lancashire, England
- In the United States:
- Brock, Nebraska, a village located in Nemaha County, Nebraska
- Brock, Ohio, an unincorporated community
- Brock, Texas
Schools
- Brock High School, a high school in Brock, Ontario
- 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
- Brockenhurst College, a sixth form college in Hampshire, UK
Ships
- HMS Sir Isaac Brock, a British naval vessel destroyed at the Battle of York prior to being completed
- USS Brock (APD-93), a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1947
Sports
- Team Brock (disambiguation), a series of Australian motor racing teams
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