Drake

Drake may refer to:

Animals

• A male duck
• An archaic word for dragon (from Old English draca)
• One of a range of artificial bait used in fly fishing

People

Given name

• Drake Bell (born 1986), actor and musician
• Drake Berehowsky (born 1972), Canadian hockey player
• Drake Hogestyn (born 1953), American soap opera actor

Stage name

• Aubrey Graham (born 1986), stage name "Drake", African-Canadian actor and rapper, star of Degrassi: The Next Generation

Surname/Family name

A

• Abraham Drake (1715–1781), American military officer
• Alexander Wilson Drake (1843–1916), American artist
• Alfred Drake (1914–1992), American actor
• Alfred George Drake (1894–1915), British soldier
• Arnold Drake (1924–2007), American writer of comic books

B and C

• Brad E. Drake, Florida politician
• Bruce Drake (1905–1983), American basketball coach
• Charles Drake (1917–1994), American actor
• Charles George Drake (1920–1998), Canadian neurosurgeon
• Charlie Drake (1925-2006), British actor

D, E, F

• David Drake (born 1945), American sci-fi and fantasy writer
• Edwin Drake (1819–1880), American oil driller
• Emmanuel Drake del Castillo (1855–1904), French botanist
• Ervin Drake (born 1919), American songwriter
• Fabia Drake (1904—1990), English actress
• Sir Francis Drake (1540-1595), English explorer and privateer
• Frank Drake (born 1930), American astronomer and astrophysicist who developed the Drake equation

G and H

• Gabrielle Drake (born 1944), British actress
• Gavin Drake (born 1970), British journalist
• George Burton Drake (1876–1942), American landscape painter and minister
• Howard Drake, British diplomat

J

• James Drake (1850–1915), Australian politician
• Jay Drake (born 1969), American auto racing driver
• Jessica Drake (born 1974), American pornographic actress
• Jimmy Drake (1912-1968), American humorist and musician (stage name: Nervous Norvus)
• Joseph Rodman Drake (1795–1820), American poet
• Joshua F. Drake, American musicologist

M-P

• Marino Drake (born 1967), Cuban high jumper
• Markus Drake, Finnish politician
• Nathan Drake (1766–1836), British essayist and physician
• Nick Drake (1948–1974), British singer and songwriter
• Penny Drake, American actress, star of Bikini News

T

• Ted Drake (1912–1995), British cricket and football player
• Thelma Drake (born 1949), American politician
• Tom Drake (1918–1982), American actor
• Tom Drake (baseball player) (1912–1988), American baseball player
• Thomas J. Drake (1797–1875), American politician

Arts and Entertainment

Music

• Drake (entertainer)

Drake Bell

Films

• Vera Drake, a British film directed by Mike Leigh

Characters in film

• Drake, a dragon in the film Dragonheart: A New Beginning, voiced by Robby Benson
• Drake, a villain in the film Blade: Trinity, also known as Dracula and Dagon
• Drake, Mr. Warbucks' butler in the musical Annie
• Private M. Drake, a Colonial Marine character from Aliens (film)

Characters in fiction

• X Drake, a character from One Piece

Characters on television

• Drake Parker, a character in Drake & Josh (played by Drake Bell)
• John Drake (Danger Man), a character in the television show Danger Man
• Kamen Rider Drake, one of the characters in Kamen Rider Kabuto
• Monkey D. Luffy, known in Greece as Drake
• Paul Drake, a character in Perry Mason
• The Drake, played by Rick Overton, a minor recurring character in Seinfeld

Characters in comics

• Bobby Drake, also known as Iceman (comics), a character in Marvel Comics
• Frank Drake (comics), a character in Marvel Comics
• Robin (Tim Drake), the third and current Robin in DC Comics

Pokémon characters

• Drake (Elite Four member)
• Drake (Orange Islands Gym Leader)

Walt Disney characters

• Doofus Drake
• Downy O'Drake
• Drake Mallard
• Ludwig Von Drake

Computer games

• Drake, main character of Interplay's role playing game Stonekeep
• Drake, species of free software game Battle for Wesnoth
• Drake, playable character of Advance Wars
• Drake, Caldari Battlecruiser in the MMORPG EVE Online
• Nathan Drake, main character of Naughty Dog's Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
• Drake, also known as a Septim, the currency unit in The Elder Scrolls series.

Geographic locations

• Drake Passage or Drake Strait, between Cape Horn and Antarctica

Australia

• Drake, New South Wales

Canada

• Drake, Saskatchewan, a town in Canada

United Kingdom

• Drake's Island in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England

United States

• Drake, Arizona, an unincorporated town
• Drake, Colorado, an unincorporated town
• Drake, Illinois, an unincorporated town
• Drake, North Dakota, a city
• Drakes Bay near San Francisco, California

Arenas and stadia

• Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, United States
• Drake Stadium (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, United States

Hotels

• Drake Hotel (Chicago), Illinois, United States
• Drake Hotel (Toronto), Ontario, Canada

Companies

• Drake's, a baking company
• R. L. Drake Company, a manufacturer of radio equipment

Ships

• Drake, a 17th century English Navy ship, 6th rate, commanded in 1688 by John Tyrrell (Oakley)
• Drake class cruiser

Other

• Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, United States
• M157 amphibious vehicle, built by GMC in the 1950's

See also

• The Drake (disambiguation page)