Drake
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Drake may refer to any of the following:
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[edit] People
- Drake Bell (b. 1986), an American actor and musician
- Drake Berehowsky (b. 1972), a Canadian hockey player
- Abraham Drake (1715-1781), an American military officer
- Alfred Drake (1914-1992), an American actor
- Alfred George Drake (1894-1915), a British soldier
- Arnold Drake, an American writer of comic books
- Bruce Drake (1905-1983), an American basketball coach
- Charles Drake (1917-1994), an American actor
- Charles George Drake (1920–1998), a Canadian neurosurgeon
- Charlie Drake (b. 1925), a British actor
- David Drake (b. 1945), an American sci-fi and fantasy writer
- Edwin Drake (1819-1880), an American oil driller
- Emmanuel Drake del Castillo (1855-1904), a Spanish botanist
- Francis Drake (1540-1596), an English privateer and early circumnavigator
- Frank Drake (b. 1930), an American astronomer and astrophysicist who developed the Drake equation
- Gabrielle Drake (b. 1944), a British actress
- George Burton Drake (1876-1942), an American landscape painter and minister
- Howard Drake, a British diplomat
- James Drake (1850–1915), an Australian politician
- Jay Drake (b. 1969), an American auto racing driver
- Jessica Drake, an American pornographic actress
- Joseph Rodman Drake (1795–1820), an American poet
- Markus Drake, a Finnish politician
- Nathan Drake (1766-1836), a British essayist and physician
- Nick Drake (1948–1974), a British singer and songwriter
- Ted Drake (1912-1995), a British cricket and football player
- Thelma Drake (b. 1949), an American politician
- Tom Drake (1918-1982), an American actor
- Drake Hogestyn (b. 1953), an American soap opera actor
[edit] Animals
[edit] Fictional creatures and characters
- a European dragon
- Drake, a Commanding Officer in Advance Wars
- Frank Drake, a character in Marvel Comics
- John Drake, a character in Danger Man
- Private M. Drake, a Colonial Marine character from the film Aliens
- Paul Drake, a character in Perry Mason
- Bobby Drake (aka Iceman), a character in Marvel Comics
- Tim Drake (the third and current Robin), a character in DC Comics
- Drayk, a creature in the "Geneforge" series
- Drake, Mr. Warbucks' butler in the musical "Annie"
- The Drake, a minor character on Seinfeld
- Captain Drake, a captain of the rebel army in W.I.T.C.H., voiced by Michael Bell
- Dracula's nickname in the film Blade: Trinity
[edit] Pokémon characters
[edit] Walt Disney characters
[edit] Geographic locations
- Drake, North Dakota, a city in the United States
- Drake, Saskatchewan, a town in Canada
- Drake Passage or Drake Strait between Cape Horn and Antarctica
- Drake's Island in Plymouth Sound
[edit] Arenas and stadiums
- Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, United States
[edit] Cannons
- Drake (cannon)[1]
[edit] Companies
- Drake's, a baking company
- R. L. Drake Company, a manufacturer of radio equipment
[edit] Computer games
- Drake of the 99 Dragons
- Drakes, a currency in the computer role playing games The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and IV: Oblivion
[edit] Hotels
- Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Drake Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
[edit] Movies and shows
- One Piece, an anime/manga also known as Drake and the Search for Treasure
- Vera Drake, a British film directed by Mike Leigh
[edit] Ships
- Drake class cruiser
- Drake, a 17th century English Navy ship, 6th rate, commanded in 1688 by John Tyrrell (Oakley)
[edit] Other
- Drake equation, a speculative formula for the number of civilizations in our galaxy with which we might be able to communicate
- Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Drake's Regiment of Militia, New Hampshire militia unit during the Revolutionary War
- Sir Francis Drake Association, a hoax
- Dapper Drake, a code name for version 6.06 of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, released in June 2006