Blake

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People

• British poet, painter, and printmaker William Blake (1757-1827)
• British spy, George Blake, (1922- ) a double agent for the Soviet Union
• British artist Peter Blake (1932- )
• Spanish General Joaquín Blake, (1759-1827)
• English Admiral Robert Blake (1599-1657)
• American management theoretician Dr. Robert R. Blake (1918–2004)
• Actor Robert Blake (1933- ), of TV's Baretta
• Yachtsman Peter Blake (1948 - 2001)
• Canadian ice hockey player Rob Blake, (1969- )
• British composer, Jona Blake
• The Blake clan were among the most extensive landowners in Connacht from the 16th to the 19th century. Members of this Irish clan were very active in city government, and the ecclesiastical wardenship of County Galway. Sir Richard Blake was the speaker of the Assembly of Confederate Catholics. Principal estates were at Ardfry, Balglunin, Kiltullagh, Menlo, and Renville, all in County Galway.

Cultural references

• Roj Blake, the titular character from the television serial Blake's 7

Schools

• The Blake School, a college preparatory school located in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area.

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