Duke (nickname)

Duke or The Duke is a nickname of:

Duke Aiona (born 1955), American politician
Duke Brett (1900–1974), American Major League Baseball pitcher (1924–1925) and minor league manager
Duke Carmel (1937–2021), American former Major League Baseball player
Duke Cunningham (born 1941), American former US Navy fighter pilot and disgraced politician
George Deukmejian (1928–2018), former Governor of California
David Dickinson (born 1941), British antiques expert and television presenter
Michael Dukakis (born 1933), former Governor of Massachusetts and Democratic Presidential nominee
Duke Ellington (1899–1974), American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader
Nathan Ellington (born 1981), English footballer nicknamed "The Duke" after the jazz bandleader
Duke Erikson (born 1951), American songwriter, producer, musician and co-founder of the alternative rock band Garbage
Duke Esper (1868–1910), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Abdul "Duke" Fakir (1935-2024), American singer
Duke Farrell (1866–1925), American Major League Baseball catcher
Dušan Fabian (born 1975), Slovak author
Duke Harris (1942–2017), Canadian former hockey player
Robert P. Hedman, American pilot, Flying Tigers "ace in a day" (Christmas Day 1941)
Marmaduke Hussey, Baron Hussey of North Bradley (1923–2006), former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC
Duke Iversen (1920–2011), American football player
Duke Jordan (1922–2006), American jazz pianist
Duke Keats (1895–1972), Canadian hockey player in the National Hockey League and other leagues
Wellington Mara (1916–2005), American National Football League executive and co-owner of the New York Giants
Duke Nalon (1913–2001), American race car driver
Duke Pearson (1932–1980), American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader
Duke Reid (1915–1975), Jamaican record producer, DJ and label owner
Duke Robillard (born 1948), American blues musician
Duke Roufus (born 1970), American former kickboxer and coach
Duke Shelley (born 1996), American football player
Duke Sims (born 1941), American retired Major League Baseball catcher
Duke Slater (1898–1966), African-American college and professional football player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Duke Snider (1926–2011), American Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player
John Wayne (1907–1979), American actor
Duke Worne (1888–1933), American silent film director and actor

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