Poke (surname)
Poke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bob Poke (1906–1989), Australian politician * Greville Poke (1912–2000), British arts administrator * James Poke (born 1963), English musician * Michael Poke Michael Harold Poke (born 21 November 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was most recently goalkeeping coach of Portsmouth. Football career Southampton Born in Staines, Surrey, Poke attended Long ...

Bob Poke
Albert George "Bob" Poke (16 February 1906 – 4 January 1989) was an Australian politician. Born in Somerset, Tasmania, he was educated at state schools before becoming an engine driver and timber worker. He was also Secretary of the Timberworkers' Union. In 1955, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the la ... Senator for Tasmania. He held the seat until his retirement in 1974. Poke died in 1989, aged 82. References Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate for Tasmania Members of the Australian Senate 1906 births 1989 deaths 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-senator-stub ...
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Greville Poke
Greville John Poke (19 August 1912 – 4 March 2000) was an arts administrator and a founding member of the English Stage Company. He served as the Honorary Secretary of the English Stage Company from 1954 to 1973 and chairman from 1973 to 1978. Early life Greville Poke's parents were Frederick Robert Poke and Ethel Esther Mulcaster. He was born on 19 August 1912 in Chelsea, and his father was a Fleet Street magazine owner. Poke was educated at Harrow School. He studied History, Archaeology and Anthropology at Jesus College, University of Cambridge (1931–1934), where he took a third-class degree. As a young man he was keen on acting in, and directing, amateur productions and going to the theatre. Personal life and early career Poke married Patricia Lawrence (1925–1993) in the City of Westminster in 1947. His wife was an actress and the couple had two sons, Christopher Frederick Lawrence Poke and the musician James John Lawrence Poke. The family operated a newspaper dis ...
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James Poke
James Poke (born 1963 in Dorking, England) is a musician, primarily known as artistic director and co-founder of the ensemble Icebreaker. Poke studied music at the University of York and composition with Erich Urbanner at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna. With John Godfrey he founded Icebreaker in 1989. As well as running the group, he also plays flutes, pan-pipes, keyboards and WX11 wind synthesiser in the ensemble. He has arranged many pieces for Icebreaker and produced or co-produced several of Icebreaker's albums. He also works as a music copyist. He also has a strong interest in politics and is currently chair of the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign, chairs the West Surrey branch of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign and has twice stood for election as a councillor for the Green Party in Mole Valley. Discography Playing flutes, pan-pipes, wind synthesiser and keyboards: * Icebreaker, Official Bootleg (ICC, 1991, live album, cassette only) * Grah ...
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