Oke (name)

Oke is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *

Alan Oke Alan Oke is a British tenor. Born in London and raised in Scotland, he studied both at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow and with Hans Hotter in Munich. Career Following a successful career as a baritone he made his de ...

, British tenor, who began his career as a baritone, making the transition to tenor in 1992 *

Assogba Oké Assogba Oké (3 February 1903 – 1973) was a Beninese politician and diplomat, mostly active when his country was known as Dahomey. Replacing Chabi Mama, Oké became Foreign Minister in 1960, lasting until 1962. Biography Oké was born in Adjoho ...

(1903–1973), Beninese politician and diplomat *

Femi Oke Femi Oke ( ; born 30 June 1966) is a British television presenter and journalist. Early life and education Femi Oke was born in London, England, to Nigerian parents of the Yoruba ethnic group. She is a graduate of Birmingham University, where ...

(born 1966), British television presenter and journalist * Harris R. Oke (1891-1940), veteran of World War 1 in the 1st Battalion, Newfoundland Regiment and 11th (Service) Battalion, Royal Scots, and served in the North Russia Relief Force during the Archangel Campaign. Became Colonial Secretary, The Gambia, British West Africa (1934-1940) and served for extended periods as its Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief. He fell ill while participating in a strategic war conference at the Government House in Lagos, Nigeria in November 1940 and was given a military funeral with full honors *

Janette Oke Janette Oke (née Steeves; born February 18, 1935) (pronounced "oak") is a Canadian author of inspirational fiction. Her books are often set in a pioneer era and centered on female protagonists. Her first novel, ''Love Comes Softly'', was publish ...

(born 1935), Canadian author * John Beverley Oke (1928–2004), North American astronomer, professor at the California Institute of Technology and associate director of Hale Observatories, who developed methods to analyze light emitted by fast-receding objects located billions of light-years away *

Leslie Warner Oke Leslie Warner Oke (June 18, 1877 – 1955) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Lambton East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1919 to 1929 as a United Farmers member. Oke defeated John Burton Martyn to win ...

(born 1877), Canadian farmer and political figure * Michael Allen Oke was a First Lieutenant with the 201st Military Intelligence Battalion, 8th US Army (1966-1967). His oral personal narrative of service in Korea is in the collection of th
Veterans History Project Database
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American Folklife Center The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. was created by Congress in 1976 "to preserve and present American Folklife". The center includes the Archive of Folk Culture, established at the library in 1928 as a repos ...

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ...

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Robert Oke Robert Oke, H.M. (23 September 1794 – 18 October 1870) was the first chief inspector for the Newfoundland Lighthouse Service and served from at least 1848 to 1870. Oke installed the first light mechanism (from Bell Rock Lighthouse) at the Cape ...

(1794-1870), first Chief Inspector for the Newfoundland Lighthouse Service (1855 to 1870), published a 64-page book of early lighthouse designs in 1861, installed the first light mechanism (from Bell Rock) at the Cape Bonavista lighthouse in 1842, installed the famous

Isle of May The Isle of May is located in the north of the outer Firth of Forth, approximately off the coast of mainland Scotland. It is about long and wide. The island is owned and managed by NatureScot as a national nature reserve. There are now no ...

light mechanism at the Cape Pine lighthouse in 1850, which was later moved to Harbor Grace Island and finally to Cape Bonavista *

Tosin Oke Oluwatosin Bamidele “Tosin” Oke (born 1 October 1980 in London, England) is a Nigerian track and field athlete, who competes in the triple jump. Born a dual national, he initially competed for Great Britain. He set the current UK junior indo ...

(born 1980), Nigerian track and field athlete * William Austin Oke, Esq. (1857-1923), Owner, Munn & Oke, Ltd., publisher of The Harbor Grace Standard newspaper, Liberal member of th
Newfoundland House of Assembly
(elected 1897, 1900, 1904), then Judge of the District Court, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland Given name: *

Oke Akpoveta Oke Akpoveta (born 13 December 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who as a forward, plays for Ykkönen club KPV. Career Akpoveta signed a four-year-long contract with Brøndby in the Danish Superliga on the 9 of August 2011. He made ...

(born 1991), Nigerian professional footballer *

Oke Smith Okla Eugene "Oke" Smith, also known by his nickname "Oak", (February 27, 1894 – May 2, 1974) was a professional American football player who played end End, END, Ending, or variation, may refer to: End *In mathematics: ** End (category theo ...

(born 1894), professional American football player *

William Oke Manning William Oke Manning (20 October 1879 – 2 April 1958) was an English aeronautical engineer. Although none of his aircraft were built in large numbers he is remembered for his English Electric Wren ultralight and his flying-boats. Early life Ma ...

(20 October 1879 – 2 April 1958) was an English aeronautical engineer and officer in the Royal Navy, who designed flying boats and the

English Electric Wren The English Electric Wren was a 1920s British ultralight monoplane built by the English Electric Company Limited at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. History The Wren, designed by W. O. Manning, was a lightweight motor-glider. Manning was a des ...

ultralight monoplane
William Oke Manning
(1809–1878), a legal writer, he published the first English treatise on 'Commentaries on the Law of Nations' (1839) and 'Remarks upon Religious Tests at the English Universities' (1846) {{given name, type=both