Duke (disambiguation)

A Duke or Grand Duke is a title for nobility of very high rank.

**Duke** or **Dukes** may also be:

## Individuals
### Surname
* See Duke (surname) and Dukes (surname)

### Nickname
* Duke Cunningham, an American fighter pilot and disgraced politician
* George Deukmejian, former Governor of California
* David Dickinson, British antiques expert, television presenter
* Michael Dukakis, former Governor of Massachusetts and Democratic nominee for President
* Duke Ellington, jazz musician
* Nathan Ellington, English footballer
* Paul Lo Duca, Major League Baseball catcher
* Dušan Fabian, Slovak author
* Orlando Hernández, "El Duque" - Major League Baseball pitcher
* Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaiian athlete
* Duke Snider, former center fielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers
* Mark Viduka, Australian soccer player
* Rich Ward, guitarist of metal band Fozzy
* John Wayne, American actor

### Fictional characters
* Duke (G.I. Joe), from the G.I. Joe TV series, toy line and comic book series
* Duke the Lost Engine, from *The Railway* series
* Uncle Duke, from *Doonesbury*
* Duke, character from *KOF: Maximum Impact*
* Duke of New York, aka "The Duke, A Number One", gang leader in *Escape from New York*
* Duke, the dog from movies such as *Barnyard* and *Back at the Barnyard*
* Duke Nukem (character), fictional character and action hero who has been the protagonist in over a dozen video games.

## Movies and television
* *The Duke* (TV series), 1954
* *The Duke* (TV miniseries), 1979
* *The Duke* (TV talk show), 2009, TV talk show for men by AXN Asia
* *The Duke* (film), a 1999 Disney film
* *The Duke* (short), a 1999 short film
**The Dukes*, an animated spinoff of *The Dukes of Hazzard*

## Music
* *The Duke* (album), album by Jørn Lande, 2006
* *Duke* (album), by Genesis, March 1980
* Dukes (band), a rock group from New Zealand
* The Dukes (Australian band), rock band
* The Dukes (band), a band featuring Miller Anderson and Jimmy McCulloch and their album *The Dukes*
* Duke (musician), a British vocalist/songwriter/composer/producer
* MC Duke, a British rapper
* Duke Records, a Memphis, Tennessee record label active from 1952 to 1973
* "The Duke" (Dave Brubeck song), a jazz standard penned by Dave Brubeck
* "The Duke", a song by Blind Melon from *Soup*

## Sports
* The Duke (racehorse), a 19th century racing champion
* Albuquerque Dukes, a former Triple A Baseball team
* Duquesne Dukes, the athletic program of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh
* James Madison Dukes, the athletic program of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia
* Wellington Dukes, a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Wellington, Ontario, Canada
* Duluth-Superior Dukes (1960-1970 team), a minor league baseball team
* Kansas City T-Bones, a professional basesball team formerly known as the Duluth-Superior Dukes (1993-2002)
* The Dukes, sports team from Garber High School in Essexville, Michigan

## Business
* Dukes Aerospace, a valve maker and part of TransDigm Group
* Duke Energy, a producer of gas and electric services in the United States
* Duke Video, Motorsport DVD distributor based in the Isle of Man
* Duke's, an Indian soft drink brand of Duke and Sons

## Transportation
* Beechcraft Duke, a twin-engined airplane
* Duke motorcycles created by KTM such as '620 Duke', '640 Duke II', '690 Duke'
* *The Duke*, a short-lived 0-6-0 steam locomotive built in 1817 by George Stephenson for the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway

## Dogs
* Duke, family pet in the television series *The Beverly Hillbillies*
* Duke, anthropomorphic dog with a southern accent in the comic *Kelly & Duke*
* Duke, a golden retriever who appears in commercials of Tennessee food producer Bush Brothers and Company
* Duke, the dog from movies such as *Barnyard* and *Back at the Barnyard*

## Other uses
* Duke University, a private research university in Durham, North Carolina
* Dukes classification, a system for classifying colorectal cancers
* Duke (mascot), the mascot of the Java programming language
* Duke language, an Oceanic language
* The Duke Endowment, an American philanthropic organization
* *Duke*, an old English paper size measuring 7x5.5&nbsp;inches (178x140 mm)
* Duke butterflies, species of the brush-footed butterfly genera

## Related pages
*Duchess (disambiguation)