A Duke or Grand Duke is a title of nobility for aristocrats of very high rank. This article is about the nobility title. ... The title of Grand Duke (Latin, Magnus Dux; German, Großherzog, Russian, Великий князь) used in Slavic, Baltic, and Germanic countries, is ranked in honour below King but higher than a sovereign Duke (Herzog) or Prince (Fürst). ...

Duke may also refer to:

Places

• Duke University, a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, USA
• Duke Island, off the coast of Alaska
• Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway or DUKE, an expressway in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ... Duke Island is an island in the Gravina Islands of the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska, at 54°56′ N 131°20′ W, just north of the Canadian border. ... Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway, DUKE, E16 is a main expressway in Klang Valley. ...

People

As a surname:

• See Duke (surname)

As a nickname, Duke may refer to: Duke is a surname, and may refer to: Annie Duke (born 1965), American poker player Basil W. Duke, Confederate general Benjamin Newton Duke Bill Duke (born 1943), American actor and director Bo Duke, fictional character Charles Moss Duke, Jr. ...

• John Wayne, American actor
• Duke Ellington, jazz musician
• Duke Snider, former center fielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers
• Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaiian athlete
• Duke Cunningham, an American fighter pilot and disgraced politician
• The Thin White Duke, a persona of musician David Bowie
• Raoul Duke, alter-ego to Hunter S. Thompson, used as both a character and a pen name
• George Deukmejian, former Governor of California
• David Dickinson, British antiques expert, television presenter
• Michael Dukakis, former Governor of Massachusetts and former presidential candidate
• Orlando Hernández, "El Duque" - starting pitcher for the New York Mets
• Paul LoDuca, All-Star catcher for the New York Mets
• Mark Viduka, Australian soccer player
• Rich Ward, guitarist of metal band Fozzy

For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ... This article is about the American Jazz composer and performer. ... Duke Sniders number 4 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1980 Edwin Donald Duke Snider (born September 19, 1926 in Los Angeles, California), nicknamed The Silver Fox, is a former Major League baseball center fielder and left-handed batter who played with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles... The Big Kahuna redirects here. ... Randall Harold Cunningham (born December 8, 1941), usually known as Randy or Duke, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Californias 50th Congressional District from 1991 to 2005. ... The Thin White Duke, David Bowies 1976 persona, is primarily identified with his Station to Station album (released that year) and mentioned by name in the title track. ... Raoul Duke was the pseudonym used by Hunter S. Thompson for the character based on him in his book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. ... Courken George Deukmejian, Jr. ... For other persons named David Dickinson, see David Dickinson (disambiguation). ... Michael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) is an American Democratic politician, former Governor of Massachusetts, and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. ... Orlando Hernández Pedroso (born October 11, 1965 in Villa Clara, Cuba), nicknamed El Duque, is a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher for the New York Mets. ... Paul Anthony Lo Duca [Lah-Duke-uh] (born April 12, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays with the Florida Marlins (2004-present). ... Mark Anthony Viduka (IPA: ) (born October 9, 1975 in Melbourne) is an Australian striker of Croatian and Ukrainian descent,[1], who has signed for Newcastle United in the English Premier League and also plays for the Australian national team. ... Richard Parker Ward is an American guitarist, more known by his stage name, The Duke. ...

Business and technology

• Duke Energy, a producer of gas and electric services in the United States
• Duke (mascot), the mascot of the Java programming language

Corporate Headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina Duke Energy NYSE: DUK, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is an energy company with assets in the United States (primarily North and South Carolina), Canada and Latin America. ... Duke, the Java mascot Duke is the mascot of the Java programming language. ...

Transportation

• Type 23 frigate
• Iron Duke class battleship
• HMS Iron Duke
• Beechcraft Duke, a twin-engined airplane
• The Duke, an early Scottish locomotive

The Type 23 frigate is a class of warship serving with the Royal Navy, also known as the Duke class. ... The Iron Duke class battleships of the Royal Navy were four battleships, Benbow, Emperor of India, Iron Duke, and Marlborough. ... Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Iron Duke after the Duke of Wellington, nicknamed the Iron Duke: The first Iron Duke was a battleship launched in 1870 and sold 1906 The second Iron Duke was the name-ship of a class of battleships, launched in... General Characteristics * Crew: one pilot * Capacity: 5 passengers * Length: 33 ft 10 in (10. ...

Sport

• The Duke (racehorse), a 19th century racing champion
• Duke Blue Devils, the athletics program of Duke University
• "The Duke," the nickname of the National Football League's game ball, named after New York Giants founder Wellington Mara

The Dukes may refer to a sports team from: The Duke won the first Great Liverpool Steeplechase at Aintree which would be later renamed the Grand National. ... Duke Universitys 26 varsity sports teams, known as the Blue Devils, compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. ... Wellington Timothy Mara (August 14, 1916 – October 25, 2005) was the co-owner and co-CEO of the NFLs New York Giants. ...

• Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia

Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne (IPA: ) first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of 40 students and... JMU redirects here. ...

Media

• The Duke (TV series), 1954
• The Duke (TV miniseries), 1979
• The Duke (film), a 1999 Disney film
• The Duke (short), a 1999 short film
• The Dukes of Hazzard, an early 1980s television series

• The Dukes of Hazzard (movie), an early 1980s television series
• The Dukes, an animated spinoff of the Dukes of Hazzard

The Duke was an NBC series with an unusual plot: an artistic boxer suddenly leaves the ring to open up a nightclub. ... The Duke was a miniseries shown on NBC from April 5 - May 18, 1979. ... The Duke was a 1999 film. ... Set in 1955, this short was filmed in Liverpool and funded by the British Council. ... The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that originally aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985. ... Promotional poster for The Dukes of Hazzard The Dukes of Hazzard is a 2005 movie based on the American television sit-com The Dukes of Hazzard; it is scheduled for release on August 5. ... For the British Army regiment nicknamed The Dukes, see the Duke of Wellingtons Regiment. ...

Music

• The Duke, a jazz standard penned by Dave Brubeck
• Duke (album), by Genesis, March 1980
• MC Duke, a British rapper
• Duke Records, a Memphis, Tennessee record label active from 1952 to 1973
• Duke Street Records, a Canadian independent record label

David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California[1]), better known as Dave Brubeck, is a U.S. jazz pianist. ... Duke is the tenth studio album by British band Genesis, was released in March 1980. ... MC Duke (later just Duke) was a British rapper from the East End of London, who recorded with DJ Leader 1. ... Duke Records was a record label started in 1952 by David J. Mattis and Bill Fitzgerald. ... Duke Street Records is a Canadian independent record label. ...

Gaming

• Duke Nukem (game), a popular line of video games
• Duke Nukem (character), an action hero who stars in the Duke Nukem line of video games
• Duke, a fictional character in the video game KOF: Maximum Impact
• Edmund Duke, a fictional character in the StarCraft series.

Duke Nukem is a platform video game developed and published by Apogee Software, featuring the adventures of Duke Nukem. ... Duke Nukem is an action hero created by computer game developers Todd Replogle, George Broussard, Allen Blum and Scott Miller of 3D Realms/Apogee Software. ... Blizzard Entertainments 1998 bestselling real-time strategy game StarCraft revolves around interstellar affairs in a distant sector of the galaxy, with three species and multiple factions all vying for supremacy in the sector. ...

Fictional characters

• Duke (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the TV series, toy line and comic book series
• Duke the Lost Engine, fictional character from The Railway Series by Reverend W. Awdry
• Uncle Duke, a character from the Doonesbury comic strip
• Duke Evers, a fictional character from the Rocky movie series.
• Duke Nukem (Captain Planet) villain from Captain Planet and the Planeteers
• Ryuji Otogi, (Duke Devlin), a character in the English-language manga and Japanese versions of Yu-Gi-Oh!
• Duke Togo, the pseudonym of adult manga character Golgo 13

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