A duke is an aristocrat of very high rank. Duke or The Duke may also refer to: *

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

, a private research university in Durham, North Carolina

Geography

* Duke, Missouri, an unincorporated community *

Duke (Kiseljak) Duke is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak Kiseljak (Кисељак) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies in the valley of ...

, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Duke Township, Harnett County, North Carolina Duke Township is one of thirteen townships in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 5,965 according to the 2000 census and is the largest township in Harnett County by population. It is a part of the ...

* Duke Township, Jackson County, Oklahoma – see List of Oklahoma townships * (The) Duke City, a nickname for

Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

* Duke Island (Alaska) *

La Duke Island The Belcher Islands ( iu, script=latn, ᓴᓪᓚᔪᒐᐃᑦ, Sanikiluaq) are an archipelago in the southeast part of Hudson Bay near the centre of the Nastapoka arc. The Belcher Islands are spread out over almost . Administratively, they belong ...

, Nunavut, Canada

People

Duke (nickname) Duke or The Duke is a nickname of: * Duke Aiona (born 1955), American politician * Duke Brett (1900–1974), American Major League Baseball pitcher (1924–1925) and minor league manager * Duke Carmel (1937–2021), American former Major League B ...

, a list of people *

Duke (given name) Duke is a masculine given name, also used as a nickname or stage name. Notable people with the name include: * Duke Aiona (born 1955), American politician * Duke Cunningham (born 1941), American fighter pilot and politician * Duke Dawson (born 199 ...

, a list of people *

Duke (surname) Duke is a surname meaning 'the leader' or 'son of Marmaduke'. It is the 856th most common surname in the United States. Etymology The first is that the surname Duke and its variant, Dukes, are both derived from the various Middle English words ...

, including a list of people

Fictional characters

* Bo, Luke, Daisy and

Jesse Duke Jesse Chisholm Duke (March 7, 1853 – January 23, 1916) was a religious and political leader in Alabama who established and edited the Baptist '' Montgomery Herald'' newspaper and served as a Selma University trustee. He advocated for civil rig ...

from the American television series * Edmund Duke (''StarCraft'') * Duke (G.I. Joe), from the G.I. Joe TV series, toy line and comic book series *

Uncle Duke Uncle Duke is a fictional character in the comic strip '' Doonesbury'' by Garry Trudeau. He is nominally Zonker Harris's uncle, albeit an " uncle by courtesy" only. Duke appeared in the strip July 1974 and was originally a straightforward car ...

, from ''Doonesbury'' * Tony "Duke" Evers, in the ''Rocky'' films * Duke Lavery, on the American soap opera ''General Hospital'' * Duke, from '' KOF: Maximum Impact'' * Duke, a narrow-gauge engine created by Rev W Awdry in '' The Railway Series'' and ''Thomas and Friends'' * Duke of New York, aka "The Duke, A Number One", gang leader in '' Escape from New York'' * Duke Nukem (character), the protagonist in over a dozen video games * Duke, protagonist of the eponymous novel by Hal Ellson * Duke, the family dog in the television series '' The Beverly Hillbillies'' * Duke, an 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 (Bush's Baked Beans) * Duke, the dog from ''Barnyard'' (film) * Duke, a dog from '' The Secret Life of Pets'' * Duke Forrest, from the film version of '' M*A*S*H'' * Duke, a POW from the play and film '' Stalag 17'' * Duke Oda, the player in the game ''

Cyber Police ESWAT is a side-scrolling run and gun video game developed and released by Sega for arcades in 1989. Players take control of Duke Oda, a member of the Liberty City Cyber Police Force tasked with finding and arresting the city's most wanted crimina ...

'' * Duke Caboom, in '' Toy Story 4''

Sports

* Duke Blue Devils, the athletic teams of Duke University *

The Duke (racehorse) The Duke was a racehorse that won the first Great Liverpool Steeplechase at Aintree, which would be later renamed the Grand National. His rider was Captain Martin Becher after whom the famous fence Becher's Brook was named. He won the Grand nati ...

, a 19th-century racing champion * "The Duke", the official nickname of the

game ball A game is a structured form of play (activity), play, usually undertaken for enjoyment, entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator s ...

used in the National Football League of American football

In business

TVNZ Duke TVNZ Duke ( mi, Te Reo Tātaki Tiuka), formerly Duke and stylized as TVNZ DUKE or DUKE, is a New Zealand television channel run by state broadcaster Television New Zealand. It screens programming targeted at a male audience. It was launched on 20 ...

, a New Zealand television channel * Dukes Aerospace, a valve manufacturer and subsidiary of TransDigm Group *

Duke Energy Duke Energy Corporation is an American electric power and natural gas holding company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Overview Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Duke Energy owns 58,200 megawatts of base-load and peak generation in ...

, a producer of gas and electric services in the United States * Dukes Hotel, a luxury hotel in London * Duke Realty, a real estate investment trust in the United States * Duke Records, a Memphis, Tennessee record label active from 1952 to 1973 * Duke Video, Motorsport DVD distributor based in the Isle of Man

In the military

* , various ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy *

Duke Field Duke Field , also known as Eglin AFB Auxiliary Field #3, is a military airport located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Crestview, in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. History Duke Field was one of the f ...

, a US Air Force airport in Florida *

Forward Operating Base Duke Forward Operating Base Duke is a base of the Iraqi Armed Forces located 20 km northwest of Najaf, Iraq. History In mid-April 2004 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, an element of Task Force 1st Armored Division. The "Dragoons" assumed control o ...

, a former US base in Iraq

Transportation

* Beechcraft Duke, a twin-engined airplane developed by Beechcraft in the 1960s and manufactured until 1983 * Duke motorcycles, such as the

KTM 690 Duke The KTM 690 Duke is the latest generation in KTM's line of midrange single-cylinder engine supermoto, or naked motorcycles that began with the 1994 displacement Duke 620 or Duke I, followed by the 1998 Duke 640 or Duke II, followed by the D ...

and the KTM 390 Duke * ''The Duke'', a short-lived 0-6-0 steam locomotive built in 1817 by George Stephenson for the

Kilmarnock and Troon Railway The Kilmarnock and Troon Railway was an early railway line in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was constructed to bring coal from pits around Kilmarnock to coastal shipping at Troon Harbour, and passengers were carried. It opened in 1812, and was the f ...

* GWR 3252 Class, or Duke Class, steam locomotive * Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE, E33), an expressway connecting various destinations located in

Klang Valley Klang Valley ( ms, Lembah Klang; zh, 巴生谷; ) is an urban conglomeration in Malaysia that is centered in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and includes its adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. It is con ...

, Malaysia.

Technology

Duke (mascot) Java is a set of computer software and specifications developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems, which was later acquired by the Oracle Corporation, that provides a system for developing application software and deploying it in a cros ...

, the mascot of the Java programming language * Duke butterflies, species of the brush-footed butterfly genera * Duke, an electronic countermeasure (jammer) specifically designed for radio-controlled improvised explosive devices (RCIED) * Xbox Controller, often nicknamed the Duke

Culture and language

* Duke language, an Oceanic language

Film and television

* ''Duke'' (film), a 2019 crime drama film * ''The Duke'' (TV series), 1954 * ''The Duke'' (miniseries), 1979 * ''The Duke'' (TV talk show), 2009, TV talk show for men by AXN Asia * ''The Duke'' (1999 film), a 1999 Disney film * ''The Duke'' (1998 film), a 1998 short film * ''The Duke'' (2020 film), 2020 comedy-drama film

Music

Bands and musicians

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

, American jazz pianist, composer and arranger * Duke Special, Northern Irish singer-songwriter *

Duke (musician) Duke (born Mark Carson Adams) is an English singer, songwriter and producer. Biography He had two Top 10 hits on the '' Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart: his deep house version of " So in Love with You", which was his biggest h ...

, a British vocalist/songwriter/composer/producer *

Rich Ward Richard Park Ward (born January 16, 1969), also known by his stage name The Duke, is an American guitarist best known as a founding member of Stuck Mojo and as lead guitarist of heavy metal band Fozzy. Early life Ward grew up listening to m ...

, guitarist of metal band Fozzy whose stage name is "The Duke" *

MC Duke MC Duke (later just Duke) was a British rapper from the East End of London, who recorded with DJ Leader 1. He was one of the pioneers of the early British hardcore sound and later went on to record as IC3. Biography Duke began his career at a D ...

, a British rapper

Albums

* ''Duke'' (album) (1980), by Genesis * ''The Duke'' (Jørn Lande album) (2006), by Jørn Lande * ''The Duke'' (Joe Jackson album) (2012)

Songs

* "The Duke", a 1957 jazz standard penned by

Dave Brubeck David Warren Brubeck (; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasti ...

* "The Duke", a song by Blind Melon from ''

Soup Soup is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm or hot (but may be cool or cold), that is made by combining ingredients of meat or vegetables with stock, milk, or water. Hot soups are additionally characterized by boiling solid ing ...

In print

* ''Duke: The Life and Times of

John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Gol ...

'' (1985) * ''Duke'' (magazine), a defunct African-American men's magazine * ''Duke'', a 1949 novel by Hal Ellson

Other uses

Duke (Lombard) Among the Lombards, the duke or '' dux'' was the man who acted as political and military commander of a set of "military families" (the Fara), irrespective of any territorial appropriation. Etymology The proper Lombardic language term for the fi ...

, a type of political and military commander of the Lombards, 5th–8th centuries * ''The Duke'' (board game) * ''Duke'', an old English paper size measuring 7×5.5 inches (178×140 mm) * "The Duke", an episode of the TV series '' Adventure Time''