Duke (disambiguation)
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Duke (from the Roman military title dux) is a title of nobility given to some people:
Duke is a surname:
- Charles Moss Duke, Jr., astronaut
- Bill Duke, actor, director
- Washington Duke, American tobacco industrialist and major donor to Duke University
- The fictional protagonists of the TV show, The Dukes of Hazzard
Duke is the nickname of some people:
- John Wayne (known as "The Duke")
- Raoul Duke, alter-ego to Hunter S. Thompson
- Uncle Duke, a character from the Doonesbury comic strip by Garry Trudeau based on Raoul
- Duke Ellington, a jazz musician
- Duke Snider, former center fielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers
- Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaiian athlete
Duke is the name of a university in North Carolina: Duke University.
Duke Energy is a major producer of gas and electric services in the eastern US.
Duke is the name of a 1980 studio album by Genesis.
- Both Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia use The Dukes as their mascot. While Duquense's mascot more resembles the noble class, JMU uses a bulldog wearing royal purple and a crown.
The Duke was the name of two television series
- one in 1954 The Duke (TV series)
- one in 1979 The Duke (TV miniseries).
The Dukes of Hazzard produced an animated spin-off called The Dukes.
Duke is the mascot of the Java programming language
The Duke is a brand of jockstrap.
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