Duke (disambiguation)
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Duke may refer to:
- Duke or Grand Duke, a title of nobility for aristocrats of very high rank
- Duke University in Durham, North Carolina
- Duke Island, off the coast of Alaska
A nickname:
- John Wayne, American actor
- Duke Ellington, jazz musician
- Duke Snider, former center fielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers
- Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaiian athlete
- The Thin White Duke, a persona of musician David Bowie
- Raoul Duke, alter-ego to Hunter S. Thompson
- Uncle Duke, a character from the Doonesbury comic strip
- David Dickinson, British antiques expert, television presenter
- Mark Viduka, Australian soccer player
- Rich Ward, guitarist of metal band Fozzy
- Randy "Duke" Cunningham, an American fighter pilot and disgraced politician
A surname:
A ship:
In music:
- Duke (album), by Genesis, 1980
- MC Duke, a British rapper
In fiction:
- The Duke (TV series), 1954
- The Duke (TV miniseries), 1979
- The Dukes of Hazzard, a television series
- The Dukes, an animated spinoff of the Dukes of Hazzard
- Duke (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the TV series, toy line and comic book series
In technology:
- Duke, the mascot of the Java programming language
- Duke Nukem (game), a popular line of video games
- Duke, a fictional character in the video game KOF: Maximum Impact
In business:
- Duke Energy, a producer of gas and electric services in the United States
- Duke Athletic Products, a manufacturer of jockstraps
The Dukes may refer to a sports team:
- Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia