James or Jim Drake may refer to:
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Jim Drake (director) (1944–2022), American film and television director
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Jim Drake (engineer)
Jim Drake (1929 – 2012) was an American aeronautical engineer who is credited with inventing windsurfing. He patented the windsurfer in 1968. Drake perfected the overall concept of board and rig layout and started the sport's first company, Wind ...
(1929–2012), American aeronautics engineer
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Jim Drake (rugby league)
James "Jim" Gerald Drake (20 February 1931 – 8 October 2008) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative for Great Britain, English League XIII and Cumberland, and at clu ...
(1931–2008), English rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s
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James Drake (photographer)
James Alexander Drake Jr. (April 6, 1932 – January 10, 2022) was an American photographer, known for his work for the sports magazine ''Sports Illustrated''. Drake died from lung cancer at his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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(1932–2022), American photographer
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James Drake (politician) (1850–1941), Australian politician, member of the first federal ministry
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James Drake (physician)
James Drake (1667–1707) was an English physician and political writer, a Jacobite and Fellow of the Royal Society.
Life
He was born in 1667 at Cambridge, where his father was a solicitor. He was educated at Wivelingham and Eton College, was ...
(1667–1707), English doctor and political writer
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James A. Drake (academic administrator) (born 1944), American university president
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James A. Drake (ecologist) (born 1954), ecologist
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James F. Drake
: ''For other persons named James Drake, see James Drake (disambiguation)''
James F. Drake (born June 26, 1947) is an American theoretical physicist who specializes in plasma physics. He is known for his studies on plasma instabilities and ma ...
(born 1947), American plasma physicist
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James M. Drake (1837–1913), American soldier who fought in the American Civil War
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James Drake (engineer)
Sir James Drake (27 July 1907 – 1 February 1989) was a chartered civil engineer who is regarded as the pioneer of the national motorway network in the United Kingdom. As the county surveyor and bridgemaster of Lancashire County Council from ...
(1907–1989), British chartered civil engineer
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James Drake (wrestler)
James Dowell (born 4 March 1993) is an English professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Jagger Reid. He is best known under the ring name James Drake where he is a former NXT UK Tag ...
(born 1993), English professional wrestler
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Nervous Norvus
Jimmy Drake (March 24, 1912 – July 24, 1968), known professionally as Nervous Norvus, was an American musician known for the controversial novelty song "Transfusion".
Early life
He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and lived for a few years in ...
(1912–1968), performing name of Jimmy Drake
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