Ike (given name)
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Ike is a mostly masculine given name and nickname, often short for English names Isaac, Isaiah, Michael and Isidore. It may refer to:
People
[edit]Arts and entertainment
[edit]- Ike Amadi (born 1979), Nigerian-American voice actor
- Ike Barinholtz (born 1977), American actor, comedian, voice actor and screenwriter
- Ike Cole (1927–2001), American jazz pianist and composer, brother of Nat King Cole
- Ike Isaacs (guitarist) (1919–1996), Burmese-British jazz guitarist
- Ike Isaacs (bassist) (1923–1981), American jazz bassist
- Ike Moriz (born 1972), German-South African singer, songwriter and actor
- Ike Quebec (1918–1963), American jazz tenor saxophonist
- Ike Turner (1931–2007), American musician, bandleader, talent scout and record producer
- Ike Willis (born 1955), American vocalist and guitarist
- Ike Nwala (born 1986), American actor and comedian based in Tokyo, Japan
Politics and the military
[edit]- Ike Franklin Andrews (1925-2010), American politician
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II and President of the United States
- Ike Ekweremadu (born 1962), Nigerian politician and lawyer
- Ike Leggett (born 1944), American politician
- John Isaac Moore (1856-1937), American politician
- Ike Nwachukwu (born 1940), Nigerian politician and retired army officer
- Ike Skelton (1931-2013), American politician
- Ike Thompson (1915–1995), American politician
Sports
[edit]- Ike Anigbogu (born 1998), American basketball player
- Ike Armstrong (1895-1983), American football player, coach of football, basketball and track, and college athletics administrator
- Isaac Austin (born 1969), American retired National Basketball Association player
- Ike Bartle, English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s
- Ike Boettger (born 1994), American football player
- Ike Charlton (born 1977), former National Football League and Canadian Football League player
- Ike Clarke (1915–2002), English football player and manager
- Ike Davis (born 1987), American Major League Baseball player
- Ike Delock (1929-2022), American baseball player
- Ike Diogu (born 1983), Nigerian-American professional basketball player
- Ike Eichrodt (1903-1965), American Major League Baseball player
- Ike Forte (born 1954), American former National Football League player
- Ike Frankian (1905–1963), American National Football League player
- Ike Harris (born 1952), American former National Football League player
- Ike Hilliard (born 1976), American former National Football League player
- Ike Ibenegbu (born 1986), Nigerian footballer
- Ike Iroegbu (born 1995), American-born Nigerian basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Ike Kelley (born 1944), American former National Football League player
- Ike Mahoney (1901–1961), American National Football League player
- Ike Nwankwo (born 1973), Nigerian-American basketball player
- Ike Ofoegbu (born 1984), American-Nigerian Israeli Premier Basketball League player
- Ike Opara (born 1989), American Major League Soccer player
- Ike Petersen (1909–1995), American National Football League player
- Ike Poole (1915–2002), American college basketball player
- Ike Rogers (fl. 1916-1917, 1919), American college football player
- Ike Quartey (born 1969), Ghanaian former boxer and WBA welterweight world champion
- Ike Samuels (1874–1964), American Major League Baseball player
- Ike Sewell (1903–1990), American college football player and entrepreneur
- Ike Shorunmu (born 1967), Nigerian former football goalkeeper
- Ike Taylor (born 1980), American retired National Football League player
- Ike Tomlinson (1910-2000), American college baseball, basketball and football coach and athletics administrator
- Ike Williams (1923-1994), American boxer and NBA lightweight world champion
- Ike Woods (1879–1962), Australian rules footballer
Other
[edit]- Ike Clanton (1847–1887), Old West outlaw present (unarmed) at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
- Isaac Haxton (born 1985), American professional poker player
- Ike Pappas (1933-2008), longtime CBS News correspondent
Fictional characters
[edit]- Ike (Fire Emblem), the main character in the video games Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, and a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- Ike Broflovski, a recurring character in the animated television series South Park
- Ike Skidmore, in the musical Oklahoma!
- Ike, a nickname for the main probe (Isaac Newton) from the mockumentary Alien Planet
- Ike, the horse in the 2006 film Charlotte's Web
- Ike Boone, recurring character in John Grisham's junior novels.
- Ike, a fuzzy character from the game Quantum Conundrum
- Ike Godsey, a recurring character played by Joe Conley in the television series The Waltons
- Ike Evans, the main character of the television series Magic City
- Ike Graham, the main character in the 1999 film Runaway Bride
- Ike, creepy character in the 1988 film Lucky Stiff
See also
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