People
- Brute of Troy, a legendary descendant of the Trojan hero Æneas, known in mediæval British legend as the founder and first king of Britain
- Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger (85 BC–42 BC), a politician of the late Roman Republic, best known for key role in the assassination of Julius Caesar ("Et tu, Brute?")
- Brute Bernard, ring name of Canadian wrestler Jim Bernard (1921–1984)
- The Brute (wrestler), professional wrestler John Czawlytko, who used this ring name in the early 1990s
- The Brute, nickname of American jazz tenor saxophonist Ben Webster (1909–1973)
- Brute, a pseudonym of English commercial artist Aidan Hughes (born 1956)
- Simon Bruté (1779–1839), the first bishop of the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana
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Famous quotes containing the word people:
“No people do so much harm as those who go about doing good.”
—Mandell Creighton (1843–1901)
“If he have faith, the believer cannot be restrained. He betrays himself. He breaks out. He confesses and teaches this gospel to the people at the risk of life itself.”
—Martin Luther (1483–1546)
“If I must choose which I would elevate
The people or the already lofty mountains,
I’d elevate the already lofty mountains.
The only fault I find with old New Hampshire
Is that her mountains aren’t quite high enough.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)