Drake

A drake is a male duck. Drake (capitalised) may refer to:

People

• Drake (surname)
  • Notably Sir Francis Drake (1540–1596), an English sea captain and politician of the Elizabethan era
• Drake (given name)
• Drake (entertainer), stage name of Aubrey Drake Graham, Canadian rapper and actor
• Drake Bell, American actor, musician, singer-songwriter, comedian, television personality, voice actor, record producer, director

Places

• Drake, New South Wales, Australia
• Drake (ward), a ward in the city of Plymouth, United Kingdom
• In United States:
  • Drake, Arizona
  • Drake, California
  • Drake, Colorado
  • Drake, Illinois
  • Drake, North Dakota
  • Drake, South Carolina
• Drake Passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica

Institutions

• Drake's, a baking company owned by Hostess Brands
• Drake University in Des Moines, USA
• Drake University Campus Historic District in Des Moines
• Drake Stadium in Des Moines, USA
• Drake Stadium (UCLA) in Los Angeles, USA
• R. L. Drake Company, electronics manufacturer

Fictional characters

• Drake (Dragonheart), the main character in the film Dragonheart: A New Beginning
• Drake (Stonekeep), the main character in the video game Stonekeep
• Drake (One Piece), a character in the anime series One Piece
• Drake (Jewel Riders), a character in the animated series Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders
• Drake (Blade character), a character in the film Blade: Trinity
• Drake (Pokémon), the leader of the Orange Crew in Pokémon
  • Drake (Elite Four), a member of the Hoenn Elite Four in Pokémon
• Kamen Rider Drake, a character in the series Kamen Rider Kabuto
• Nathan Drake (character), the main character in the video game series Uncharted
• Tim Drake, the superhero Red Robin
• Drake Merwin, a character from the Gone series of novels by Michael Grant
• Drake McHugh, a main character in the 1942 film Kings Row portrayed by Ronald Reagan

Other uses

• A drake in Middle Swedish is a type of European dragon or similar draconic creature.
• A male duck
• A Drake (fairy) is a type of fairy found across Germanic and Northern European Folklore.
• Drake equation
• Drake Relays, an annual track and field meet in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.A. in Drake Stadium at Drake University
• Drake, Caldari battlecruiser in the video game EVE Online
• The Drake, the fictional hotel that is the subject of the U.S. TV series 666 Park Avenue

See also

• The Drake (disambiguation)
• HMS Drake (disambiguation), several ships in the British Royal Navy