Brant
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People
Surname- Aaron BrantAaron BrantAaron Brant is an American football offensive tackle free agent. He was originally drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft.-High school career:...
(1984-), American football player - Alice Dayrell Caldeira BrantAlice Dayrell Caldeira BrantAlice Dayrell Caldeira Brant was a Brazilian juvenile writer. She was born in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil to a British-Brazilian father and a Portuguese-Brazilian mother. In 1893, at the age of 12, Alice began a diary, an astute, and often amusing, chronicle of daily happenings among her...
(1880-1970), Brazilian writer - Antony Thomas Brant (1983-), English pop singer
- Beth BrantBeth BrantBeth E. Brant is a Mohawk writer.-Life:...
, Canadian Mohawk writer - David BrantDavid BrantDave Brant is a retired career Naval Criminal Investigative Service special agent and executive. He served NCIS from 1977–2005, leading the agency as its director from 1997 until his retirement in December 2005.-Background and education:...
, former NCIS investigator - Everett H. BrantEverett H. BrantEverett Hall Brant was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as a North Dakota Public Service Commissioner from 1951 to his death in 1954.-Biography:...
(1885-1954), North Dakota Republican politician - Henry BrantHenry BrantHenry Dreyfuss Brant was a Canadian-born American composer. An expert orchestrator with a flair for experimentation, many of Brant's works featured spatialization techniques.- Biography :...
(1913-2008), Canadian-born composer, long in U.S. - Isabella BrantIsabella BrantIsabella Brant was a Flemish artists' model, the first wife of painter Peter Paul Rubens. She was the daughter of Jan Brant, an important city official in Antwerp, and Clara de Moy. Brant married Rubens on 3 October 1609 in Saint Michael's Abbey, Antwerp. They had three children: Clara, Nikolaas...
(1591-1626), first wife of Peter Paul Rubens - John Brant (Mohawk chief) (1794-1832), Mohawk chief, son of Joseph Brant
- Jon BrantJon BrantJon Brant was the bass player for the band Cheap Trick from 1981 to 1987. In addition to his work with that band, Brant has also played with artists including Chris Spedding, Micki Free, Robert Gordon, Lou Reed, and Diana Ross...
(1954-), American bass player - Joseph BrantJoseph BrantThayendanegea or Joseph Brant was a Mohawk military and political leader, based in present-day New York, who was closely associated with Great Britain during and after the American Revolution. He was perhaps the most well-known American Indian of his generation...
(c. 1743-1807), Iroquois leader - Marshall BrantMarshall BrantMarshall Lee Brant was a Major League Baseball player. Brant played for the New York Yankees in and the Oakland Athletics in . In eight career games, he had two hits, two RBIs and a .100 AVG. He batted and threw right-handed.He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 1975...
(1955-), former American Major League baseball player - Mary BrantMary BrantMolly Brant , also known as Mary Brant, Konwatsi'tsiaienni, and Degonwadonti, was a prominent Mohawk woman in the era of the American Revolution. Living in the Province of New York, she was the consort of Sir William Johnson, the influential British Superintendent of Indian Affairs, with whom she...
(c. 1736-1796), Iroquois leader - Mike BrantMike BrantMike Brant was an Israeli pop star who achieved fame after moving to France. His most successful hit was "Laisse-moi t'aimer"...
(1947-1975), Israeli pop star - Monica BrantMonica BrantMonica Brant is an IFBB professional figure competitor and a former fitness competitor. She is well-known for competing in and becoming the 1998 Ms. Jan Tana Pro Fitness Champion and 1998 Ms. Fitness Olympia Champion.-Biography:...
(1970-), American bodybuilder - Peter M. BrantPeter M. BrantPeter M. Brant is an American industrialist, businessman and entrepreneur, worth an estimated $2.4 billion. He is also a major art collector, movie producer, and avid horseman...
(1947-), American art collector and film producer - Scott Brant (1983-), Zimbabwean cricketer
- Scott Brant (speedway rider)Scott Brant (speedway rider)Scott Brant is a professional speedway rider in the USA. He is nicknamed "The Dominator". Brant began racing speedway when he was 8-years-old,-Achievements:*2004- Ken Maely Cup Champion*2003- U.S...
(1969-), American professional speedway racer - Sebastian BrantSebastian BrantSebastian Brant was an Alsatian humanist and satirist. He is best known for his satire Das Narrenschiff .-Biography:...
(1457-1521), German humanist and satirist - Shawn BrantShawn BrantShawn Brant is a Native activist who lives on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ontario, Canada.In the 1990s, Brant participated in protests at Oka and Ipperwash. In November 2006, the Mohawk community of Tyendinaga reclaimed a gravel quarry that was licensed to remove over 100,000 tonnes of gravel...
, Mohawk insurgent - Tim BrantTim BrantTim Brant is an American sportscaster and Vice President and Director of Sports for ABC 7 / WJLA-TV in Washington DC. He has spent nearly thirty years covering sports nationally for CBS and ABC....
(1949-), American sportscaster
Places
Canada- Brant County, Ontario
- Brant (electoral district)Brant (electoral district)Brant is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1949 and since 1968.The federal riding was created in 1903. It consisted of Brant County excluding Brantford....
- Brant (electoral district)
- Brant, New BrunswickBrant, New BrunswickBrantville is a Canadian rural community in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.It is named for the Brant Goose. Brant Island is located offshore....
United Kingdom
- Brant BroughtonBrant BroughtonBrant Broughton is a small village in the Brant Broughton and Stragglethorpe civil parish, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies north of the A17 and west of Leadenham, where the A17 crosses the A607 road...
, a village in Lincolnshire, England
United States
- Brant Township, MichiganBrant Township, MichiganBrant Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,023.-Communities:...
- Brant, New YorkBrant, New YorkBrant is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 U.S. census, the town had a population of 1,906. The town was named after the Mohawk leader Joseph Brant....
- Brant, WisconsinBrant, WisconsinBrant is an unincorporated community located in the town of Chilton, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States....
, an unincorporated community
Other uses
- Betty BrantBetty BrantElizabeth "Betty" Brant is a supporting character in Marvel Comics’s Spider-Man series. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, she first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #4 .-Fictional character biography:...
, a Spider-Man character - USS Brant (AM-24)USS Brant (AM-24)USS Brant was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named by the U.S. Navy for the brant, a small goose.Brant was launched 30 May 1918 by Sun Shipbuilding Co., Chester, Pennsylvania; sponsored by Miss Lois Graham; commissioned 5 September 1918, Lieutenant J. W...
, a United States Navy minesweeper - Black Brant (rocket)Black Brant (rocket)The Black Brant is a Canadian-designed sounding rocket built by Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Over 800 Black Brants of various versions have been launched since they were first produced in 1961, and the type remains one of the most popular sounding rockets ever built...
, a Canadian designed sounding rocket - Brant's VolunteersBrant's VolunteersBrant's Volunteers was an irregular corps raised in spring of 1777 during the American Revolutionary War by Joseph Brant which fought on the British side in the Province of New York....
, an irregular corps raised in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War by Joseph Brant - Brant's Climbing MouseBrant's Climbing MouseBrant's Climbing Mouse is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family.It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia....
, an African rodent - CCGS BrantCCGS BrantCCGS Brant was a Canadian Coast Guard Ship operating as a navigation aids vessel between 1928 and 1966.Commissioned in 1928, as CGS Brant , she saw service as a navigation aids vessel in the Department of Transport's Marine Service, stationed in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.With the creation of the...
, Canadian Coast Guard navigation aids vessel - Black BrantBlack BrantThe Black Brant or Pacific Brent Goose, Branta bernicla nigricans, is a sub-species of the Brent Goose that breeds in Alaska and winters in Baja California. There are an estimated 115,000 black brant in the world and about 14,000 are taken each year by hunters. Fox predation of eggs is thought to...
, Brant Goose - species of goose.