Duke (disambiguation) facts for kids
A Duke or Grand Duke is a title for nobility of very high rank.
Duke or Dukes may also be:
Individuals
Surname
- See Duke (surname) and Dukes (surname)
Nickname
- Duke Cunningham, an American fighter pilot and disgraced politician
- George Deukmejian, former Governor of California
- David Dickinson, British antiques expert, television presenter
- Michael Dukakis, former Governor of Massachusetts and Democratic nominee for President
- Duke Ellington, jazz musician
- Nathan Ellington, English footballer
- Paul Lo Duca, Major League Baseball catcher
- Dušan Fabian, Slovak author
- Orlando Hernández, "El Duque" - Major League Baseball pitcher
- Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaiian athlete
- Duke Snider, former center fielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers
- Mark Viduka, Australian soccer player
- Rich Ward, guitarist of metal band Fozzy
- John Wayne, American actor
Fictional characters
- Duke (G.I. Joe), from the G.I. Joe TV series, toy line and comic book series
- Duke the Lost Engine, from The Railway series
- Uncle Duke, from Doonesbury
- Duke, character from KOF: Maximum Impact
- Duke of New York, aka "The Duke, A Number One", gang leader in Escape from New York
- Duke, the dog from movies such as Barnyard and Back at the Barnyard
- Duke Nukem (character), fictional character and action hero who has been the protagonist in over a dozen video games.
Movies and television
- The Duke (TV series), 1954
- The Duke (TV miniseries), 1979
- The Duke (TV talk show), 2009, TV talk show for men by AXN Asia
- The Duke (film), a 1999 Disney film
- The Duke (short), a 1999 short film
- The Dukes, an animated spinoff of The Dukes of Hazzard
Music
- The Duke (album), album by Jørn Lande, 2006
- Duke (album), by Genesis, March 1980
- Dukes (band), a rock group from New Zealand
- The Dukes (Australian band), rock band
- The Dukes (band), a band featuring Miller Anderson and Jimmy McCulloch and their album The Dukes
- Duke (musician), a British vocalist/songwriter/composer/producer
- MC Duke, a British rapper
- Duke Records, a Memphis, Tennessee record label active from 1952 to 1973
- "The Duke" (Dave Brubeck song), a jazz standard penned by Dave Brubeck
- "The Duke", a song by Blind Melon from Soup
Sports
- The Duke (racehorse), a 19th century racing champion
- Albuquerque Dukes, a former Triple A Baseball team
- Duquesne Dukes, the athletic program of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh
- James Madison Dukes, the athletic program of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia
- Wellington Dukes, a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Duluth-Superior Dukes (1960-1970 team), a minor league baseball team
- Kansas City T-Bones, a professional basesball team formerly known as the Duluth-Superior Dukes (1993-2002)
- The Dukes, sports team from Garber High School in Essexville, Michigan
Business
- Dukes Aerospace, a valve maker and part of TransDigm Group
- Duke Energy, a producer of gas and electric services in the United States
- Duke Video, Motorsport DVD distributor based in the Isle of Man
- Duke's, an Indian soft drink brand of Duke and Sons
Transportation
- Beechcraft Duke, a twin-engined airplane
- Duke motorcycles created by KTM such as '620 Duke', '640 Duke II', '690 Duke'
- The Duke, a short-lived 0-6-0 steam locomotive built in 1817 by George Stephenson for the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
Dogs
- Duke, family pet in the television series The Beverly Hillbillies
- Duke, anthropomorphic dog with a southern accent in the comic Kelly & Duke
- Duke, a golden retriever who appears in commercials of Tennessee food producer Bush Brothers and Company
- Duke, the dog from movies such as Barnyard and Back at the Barnyard
Other uses
- Duke University, a private research university in Durham, North Carolina
- Dukes classification, a system for classifying colorectal cancers
- Duke (mascot), the mascot of the Java programming language
- Duke language, an Oceanic language
- The Duke Endowment, an American philanthropic organization
- Duke, an old English paper size measuring 7x5.5 inches (178x140 mm)
- Duke butterflies, species of the brush-footed butterfly genera
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