Brock

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For people with the surname Brock, see Brock (surname).

Brock may mean:

• Brock University, a university in Ontario
• Brock High School, a high school in Brock, Ontario
• Brock Badgers, the athletic teams that represent Brock University
• Brock University Students' Union, a union representing the undergraduate students at Brock University
• Brock Motors, a short-lived automotive company founded in 1921 in Amherstberg, Ontario
• Brock Hotel, a hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario
• HMS Isaac Brock, a British naval vessel destroyed at the Battle of York prior to being completed

Brock is a placename:

• Brock, Nebraska, a village located in Nemaha County, Nebraska
• Brock, Texas
• Brock, Ontario, a township in Ontario
• Brock, Saskatchewan, a village in west central Saskatchewan, Canada
• Brock Island, a Canadian arctic island located in the Northwest Territories
• River Brock, a river in Lancashire, England
• Brock, a small village in Lancashire, England where the A6 road crosses the River Brock

Brock is the first or middle name of:

• Brock Lesnar (born 1977), a professional wrestler and former NFL defensive lineman for the Minnesota Vikings

• Brock Peters (1927–2005), an American actor
• Brock Pemberton (1885–1950), a theatrical producer, director and founder of the Tony Awards
• Brock Olivo (born 1976), a former NFL running back for the Detroit Lions
• Brock Yates, executive editor of American automotive magazine Car and Driver
• Brock Chisholm (1896–1971), a Canadian World War I veteran and the first Director-General of the World Health Organization
• Brock Adams (1927–2004), an American Democratic politician and member of Congress
• Ferdinand Brock Tupper (1795–1874), a British author
• Brock Tredway (born 1959), an ice hockey player who played one game in the National Hockey League

Brock is the family name of:

• Major General Sir Isaac Brock, British General killed in the War of 1812.
• Isaac Brock (musician) lead singer, guitarist and lyricist for the Modest Mouse band.

Brock is a fictional character name:

• Brock (Pokémon), a character in the fictional world of Pokémon
• John Brock, a British undercover agent created by Desmond Skirrow
• Brock Samson, a character in the animated television series The Venture Bros.
• The Brocks, a family on the American television show Picket Fences
• Matthew Brock, a news reporter on the American sitcom NewsRadio
• Eddie Brock, the long time host of the Marvel alien Symbiote Venom

Brock may also refer to:

• An Old English, Middle English or slang name for a Badger
• Broch, an Iron Age round tower fortification unique to Scotland
• to Brock, a pro wrestling slang term named after Brock Lesnar
• Barthold Heinrich Brockes, a German poet
• Kelly LeBrock, an American actress