Iron Duke may refer to:

People

* William Mark Duke (1879–1971), Archbishop of Vancouver *

Irvin Khoza Irvin Khoza (born January 27, 1948) is a South African football administrator and businessman. Nicknamed "Iron Duke / Squveve", he is the Chairman of Orlando Pirates Football Club, Chairman of the South African Premier Soccer League and by virtue ...

(born 1948), South African football administrator *

John F. Thompson (politician) John Forbes Thompson (May 20, 1920 – August 12, 1965) was a U.S. politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1949–1964. He served as the House Majority Leader from 1955–1957 and Speaker of the House ...

(1920–1965), U.S. politician * Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507–1582), Spanish noble, general, and diplomat involved in the Eighty Years' War *

Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (25 August 1803 – 7 May 1880), nicknamed "the Peacemaker" and "Iron Duke", was an army officer, politician and monarchist of the Empire of Brazil. Like his father and uncles, Caxias pursued a ...

(1803–1880), Brazilian army officer and politician *

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister o ...

(1769–1852), British soldier and statesman * Beltrán Alfonso Osorio, 18th duke of Alburquerque (1918–1994), Spanish noble and amateur jockey *

Robert William Wilcox Robert William Kalanihiapo Wilcox (February 15, 1855 – October 23, 1903), nicknamed the Iron Duke of Hawaii, was a Native Hawaiian whose father was an American and whose mother was Hawaiian. A revolutionary soldier and politician, he led uprisi ...

(1855–1903), Hawaiian revolutionary soldier and politician

Ships

* , any of several British Royal Navy ships * HMS ''Iron Duke'' (1870), a battleship sold for scrap in 1906 * HMS ''Iron Duke'' (1912), the fleet flagship at the Battle of Jutland * HMS ''Iron Duke'' (F234), a Type 23 frigate launched in 1991

Trains

GWR Iron Duke Class The Great Western Railway Iron Duke Class 4-2-2 was a class of broad gauge steam locomotives for express passenger train work. History The prototype locomotive, ''Great Western'', was built as a 2-2-2 locomotive in April 1846, but was soon con ...

, a class of locomotive built by the Great Western Railway in England * ''Iron Duke'', a

GWR 3031 Class The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built ...

locomotive built in 1892 * BR Standard Class 7 ''Iron Duke'' number 70014 built in 1951 * British Rail Class 87 ''Iron Duke'' number 87017 built in 1974

Other uses

* Iron Duke engine, a 2.5 L I4 piston engine made by General Motors * Iron Duke (pub), public house in Great Yarmouth, England * ''The Iron Duke'' (film), 1934 film starring George Arliss * ''The Iron Duke'' (novel), by L. Ron Hubbard * The Iron Dukes, the name the 2nd Battalion 37th Armored Regiment *

1938 Duke Blue Devils football team The 1938 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1938 college football season. They were led by head coach Wallace Wade, who was in his eighth season at the school. Known as the "Iron Dukes", ...

, nicknamed the "Iron Dukes" * Iron Duke, a large iron ore mine in

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

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