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Allan Rourke Allan Rourke (born March 6, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Carolina Hurricanes, New York Islanders, and Edmonton Oilers. Biography Rourke was born in ...

(b. 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

Andy Rourke Andrew Michael Rourke (born 17 January 1964) is an English musician, best known as the bassist of the Smiths. He is known for his melodic approach to bass playing. Career Rourke's father was Irish while his mother was English. He received an a ...

(b. 1964), English bass guitarist * Colin P. Rourke (b. 1943), British mathematician *

Constance Rourke Constance Mayfield Rourke (November 14, 1885 – March 29, 1941) was an American author and educator. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and attended Sorbonne and Vassar College. She taught at Vassar from 1910 to 1915. She died in Grand Rapids, ...

(1885–1941), American author and educator *

James Rourke James Rourke (June 27, 1838 – March 3, 1914) was a lumber manufacturer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented St. John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1890 to 1892 as a Liberal-Conservative. H ...

(1838–1914), Canadian lumber manufacturer and politician from New Brunswick *

John Patrick Rourke John Patrick Rourke FMLS (born 26 March 1942, in Cape Town) is a South African botanist, who worked at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden and became curator of the Compton Herbarium. He is a specialist in the flora of the Cape Floristi ...

(b. 1942), South African botanist *

John Rourke John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(b. 1969), British Photographer and Videographer *

Josie Rourke Josie Rourke (born 3 September 1976) is an English theatre and film director. She is a Vice-President of the London Library and was the artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse theatre from 2012 to 2019. In 2018, she made her feature film debut w ...

(b. 1976), British theatrical director *

Mickey Rourke Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr. (; born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and former boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films. During the star of the 1980s, Rourke played supporting roles i ...

(b. 1952), American film actor *

Nathan Rourke Nathan Rourke (born May 24, 1998) is a Canadian professional gridiron football, football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). ...

(b. 1998), Canadian professional football player * Russell A. Rourke (1931–2003), American government administrator; Secretary of the Air Force 1985–86 {{surname

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* Dorothy Ann Rourke, one of the central characters of ''

The Magic School Bus ''The Magic School Bus'' is an American edutainment media franchise that includes a book series, a TV series, a streaming series, and video games. Each of the stories within the franchise centers on the antics of a fictional elementary scho ...

'' *Jack Rourke, protagonist of the 2011 video game '' Need for Speed: The Run'' * Lyle Tiberius Rourke, main antagonist of the 2001

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

film, ''

Atlantis: The Lost Empire ''Atlantis: The Lost Empire'' is a 2001 American animated science fiction film, science fiction action film, action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. ...

'', voiced by

James Garner James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor. He played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including '' The Great Escape'' (1963) with Steve McQueen; Paddy Chayefsky's ''The Ameri ...

Fictional characters

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