# Drake (surname)

Drake is an Old English surname of Latin origin.

## Notable people with the surname "Drake" include

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### A

* Abraham Drake (1715–1781), American military officer
* Alexander Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Alfred Drake (1914–1992), American actor
* Alfred George Drake (1894–1915), British soldier
* Alicia Drake (born 1968), British journalist
* Alison Drake (diver) (born 1952), English diver
* Alonzo Drake (1884–1919), English footballer
* Andi Drake (born 1965), English athlete
* Andy Drake (1907–??), American baseball player
* Anthony Drake (1941–2022), English teacher
* Arnold Drake (1924–2007), American writer

### B

* Barbara Drake (1876–1963), English trade unionist
* Benjamin Drake (1794–1841), American historian
* Bernard Drake (1537–1586), English admiral
* Betsy Drake (1923–2015), American actress
* Beverley Drake (born 1956), Guyanese pilot
* Bill Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Billy Drake (1917–2011), British pilot
* Bob Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Brad Drake (born 1975), American politician
* Bruce Drake (1905–1983), American basketball coach
* Bryan Drake (1925–2001), New Zealand baritone

### C

* Carl John Drake (1885–1965), American zoologist
* Carolyn Drake (born 1971), American photographer
* Celeste Drake, American trade unionist
* Charles Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Charlie Drake (1925–2006), British actor
* Chris Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Christopher Drake, American film composer
* Clare Drake (1928–2018), Canadian ice hockey coach
* Claudia Drake (1918–1997), American actress
* Clifford B. Drake (1918–1994), American general
* Cyril Drake (1922–1992), English cricketer

### D

* Dallas Drake (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
* Daniel Drake (1785–1852), American physician
* Danny Drake (born 1995), New Zealand rugby union footballer
* Darryl Drake (1956–2019), American football player and coach
* Dave Drake (1918–1995), American football coach
* David Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Dawsonne Drake (1724–1784), British politician
* D. C. Drake (born 1957), American addictions counselor
* Debbie Drake, American fitness specialist
* Delos Drake (1886–1965), American baseball player
* Diane Drake, American screenwriter
* Dickie Drake (born 1946), American politician
* Dona Drake (1914–1989), American actress
* Dora Drake (born 1993), American politician
* Dorcas Drake (1916–1993), American judge
* Dusty Drake (born 1964), American musician

### E

* Edward Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Edwin Drake (1819–1880), American oil driller
* Eli Drake (born 1982), American professional wrestler
* Elias Franklin Drake (1813–1892), American businessman and politician
* Elisabeth Drake, American chemical engineer
* Elizabeth Drake, Australian composer
* Elvin C. Drake (1903–1988), American track coach
* Emilio Drake (1855–1915), Spanish politician
* Eric Drake (1910–1996), British businessman
* Ervin Drake (1919–2015), American songwriter

### F

* Fabia Drake (1904–1990), English actress
* Frances Ann Denny Drake (1797–1875), American actress
* Francis Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Frank Drake (1930–2022), American astrophysicist
* Franklin J. Drake (1846–1929), American admiral
* Fred Drake (1958–2002), American musician
* Frederick Seguier Drake (1892–1974), Chinese-born British missionary, sinologist, and archaeologist
* Friedrich Drake (1805–1882), German sculptor

### G

* Gabrielle Drake (born 1944), British actress
* Galen Drake (1905/1906–1989), American radio personality
* Gayla Drake (born 1964), American singer-songwriter
* Geoffrey Drake (1911–1995), English art director
* Grace L. Drake (1926–2020), American politician
* Grae Drake (born 1980), American journalist
* Greg Drake (born 1969), Australian rugby league footballer
* Guy Drake (1904–1984), American singer

### H

* Hamid Drake (born 1955), American percussionist
* Hannah Drake, American poet
* Harold A. Drake (born 1942), American scholar
* Harry Drake (1915–1997), American archer
* Heinrich Drake (1881–1970), German politician
* Howard Drake (born 1956), British diplomat

### J

* Jack Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* James Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jay Drake (born 1969), American auto racing driver
* Jeannie Drake (born 1948), British politician
* Jeremey Drake (born 1968), South African cricketer
* Jerry Drake (American football) (born 1969), American football player
* Jessica Drake (born 1974), American actress
* Jim Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jimmy Drake (1912–1968), American humorist
* John Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Johnny Drake (1916–1973), American football player
* Joseph Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Josh Drake (born 1979), American musicologist
* Judith Drake (1670–1723), English author
* Julius Drake (born 1959), English pianist

### K

* Ken Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Kenyan Drake (born 1994), American football player
* Kevin Drake (born 1979), American musician
* Kinsale Drake (born 2000), Diné poet and playwright

### L

* Larry Drake (1949–2016), American actor
* Larry Drake (baseball) (1921–1985), American baseball player
* Leah Bodine Drake (1904–1964), American poet
* Leonard Drake (1954–2010), American basketball coach
* Leta Powell Drake (1938–2021), American broadcaster
* Lindsay Drake (1949–2016), Australian rugby league footballer
* Logan Drake (1899–1940), American baseball player
* Lyman Drake (1852–1932), American baseball player
* Lynwood Drake (1949–1992), American murderer

### M

* Marcus M. Drake (1835–1907), American politician
* Margot Drake (1899–1948), English actress
* Marie Drake (1888–1963), American academic administrator
* Marino Drake (born 1967), Cuban high jumper
* Mary E. Drake (1833-1916), American Congregational minister
* Mary Jane Holmes Shipley Drake (1841–1925), American slave
* Maureen Drake (born 1971), Canadian tennis player
* Maurice Drake (1923–2014), British judge
* Max Drake (born 1952), American musician
* Michael Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Milton Drake (1912–2006), American lyricist
* Mo Drake (1928–2021), British advertising executive
* Molly Drake (1915–1993), English poet and musician
* Monica Drake (born 1967), American writer
* Montague Garrard Drake (1692–1728), English politician

### N

* Nadia Drake, American journalist
* Naomi Drake (1907–1987), American registrar
* Nathan Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Newman E. Drake (1860–1930), American entrepreneur
* Ngaire Drake (born 1949), New Zealand runner
* Nick Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Norman Drake (1912–1972), British athlete

### O

* OL Drake (born 1984), English guitarist
* Oliver Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Owen Drake (1936–2011), American politician

### P

* Patricia Drake (born 1957), Canadian actress
* Paul Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Peggy Drake (1922–2014), Austrian-American actress
* Penny Drake (born 1984), American actress
* Pete Drake (1932–1988), American record producer
* Piper J. Drake (born 1976), Thai-American author
* Priscilla Holmes Drake (1812–1892), American suffragist

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* Quaesita Cromwell Drake (1889–1967), American chemist

### R

* Rae Drake (1926–2013), American football player
* Ray Drake (1934–2013), English footballer
* Reinaldo Drake (born 1923), Cuban baseball player
* Rhiannon Drake (born 1989), British musician
* Richard Drake (1535–1603), English stable master
* Richard F. Drake (1927–2008), American politician
* Rob Drake (born 1969), American umpire
* Robert Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Roger Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Ron Drake (born 1937), American politician

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* Sammy Drake (1934–2010), American baseball player
* Samuel Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Sarah Drake (1803–1857), English illustrator
* Shane Drake, American music video director
* Simon Drake (born 1957), English musician
* Simon Drake (writer) (born 1975), Australian writer
* Sofia Drake (1662–1741), Swedish landowner
* Solly Drake (1930–2021), American baseball player
* Stan Drake (1921–1997), American cartoonist
* St. Clair Drake (1911–1990), American sociologist
* Stephanie Drake, American actress
* Steve Drake (born 1954), American actor
* Stillman Drake (1910–1993), Canadian historian
* Susannah Drake (born 1965), American architect
* Sylvia Drake (1784–1868), American tailor

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* Tasman Drake (1884–1946), New Zealand clergyman and cricketer
* Ted Drake (1912–1995), British cricketer
* Tharon Drake (born 1992), American swimmer
* Thelma Drake (born 1949), American politician
* Theodore Drake (1891–1959), Canadian pediatrician
* Theodore W. Drake (1907–2000), American cartoonist
* Thomas Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Tom Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Tony Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
* Tracy Drake (1864–1939), American hotelier
* Troy Drake (born 1972), American football player

### V

* Vern Drake (born 1946), Australian footballer
* Vicky Drake (born 1946), also known as Vicky Brago-Mitchell, American fractal artist, former dancer

### W

* Walter Drake (1879–1941), New Zealand rugby union footballer
* Wiley Drake (born 1943), American minister
* William Drake (disambiguation), multiple people

### Y

* Yadir Drake (born 1990), Cuban baseball player

### Z

* Zak Drake (born 1991), Canadian soccer player

## Fictional characters

* Adam Drake, ex-counterespionage agent and mystery solving attorney on The Edge of Night
* Alex Drake (Pretty Little Liars), a character on the television series Pretty Little Liars.
* Alex Drake (Ashes to Ashes), in the TV series Ashes to Ashes
* Charlie Drake, a character in the 1985 American science fantasy movie Explorers
* Charlotte Drake, a character on the television series Pretty Little Liars
* Bobby Drake (Iceman (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero and member of the X-Men, the Champions (1975 team), and the Defenders
* Dèmon Drake, in the TV series Charmed
* Dinah Drake (Black Canary) of DC Comics
* Doofus Drake, in the animated series DuckTales
* Downy O'Drake, a Disney character
* Evan Drake, a character in the TV sitcom Cheers
* Frankie Drake, private investigator and the titular character in the Canadian TV series Frankie Drake Mysteries
* John Drake (Danger Man), in the TV series Danger Man
* Ludwig Von Drake, a character on the cartoon The Wonderful World of Color
* Mark Drake, a Colonial Marine smart gunner in the film Aliens
* Mary Drake, a character on the television series Pretty Little Liars
* Mons Drake, in Tensou Sentai Goseiger
* Nathan Drake, the main character of the video game series Uncharted
* Noah Drake, a character on the soap opera General Hospital
* Patrick Drake, a character on the soap opera General Hospital
* Paul Drake (character), a private detective in various media of the Perry Mason franchise
* Robert Putney Drake, in the Illuminatus! Trilogy of books
* Temple Drake, a character in novels written by William Faulkner
* Tim Drake, a character in the comic series DC Comics
* Will Drake, in American Horror Story: Hotel