Brunt

Article summary

Brunt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Chris Brunt, Northern Irish football player *David Brunt, British meteorologist *Dominic Brunt, English actor *John Brunt, soldier in World War II who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross **John Brunt V.C. (public house), the pub that bears his name *Jon Brunt (born 1974), American curler *Katherine Brunt, English cricketer and 2006 England women's Cricketer of the Year *Martin Brunt, crime correspondent for Sky News *Maureen Brunt (1928–2019), Australian economist and professor *Maureen Clark née Brunt, American Olympic curler *Peter Brunt, ancient historian at Oxford University *Stephen Brunt, Canadian sports journalist *Tony Brunt (born 1947), New Zealand journalist, activist and politician. *Van Brunt House, historic home in Miccosukee, Florida Fictional characters: *Abraham "Brom" van Brunt, fictional character in Washington Irving's short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow *Liquidator Brunt, character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine *Brunt, remote-controlled drone of the Transformer Trypticon

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1974 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1183483909