Drake may refer to:

Animals

• A male duck
• One of a range of artificial bait used in fly fishing
• archaic: a dragon [Middle English drake, Old English draca]

People

Given name

• Drake Bell (born 1986), an American actor and musician
• Drake Berehowsky (born 1972), a Canadian hockey player
• Drake Hogestyn (born 1953), an American soap opera actor

Middle name

• Aubrey Graham (born 1986), stage name "Drake", a Canadian actor and rapper

Surname/Family name

• Sir Francis Drake (1540-1595), an explorer
• Abraham Drake (1715–1781), an American military officer
• Alexander Wilson Drake (1843–1916), American artist
• Alfred Drake (1914–1992), an American actor
• Alfred George Drake (1894–1915), a British soldier
• Arnold Drake (1924–2007), an American writer of comic books
• Bruce Drake (1905–1983), an American basketball coach
• Charles Drake (1917–1994), an American actor
• Charles George Drake (1920–1998), a Canadian neurosurgeon
• Charlie Drake (born 1925), a British actor
• David Drake (born 1945), an American sci-fi and fantasy writer
• Edwin Drake (1819–1880), an American oil driller
• Ervin Drake (born 1919), an American songwriter
• Fabia Drake (1904—1990), an English actress
• Francis Drake (1540–1596), an English privateer and early circumnavigator
• Frank Drake (born 1930), an American astronomer and astrophysicist who developed the Drake equation
• Gabrielle Drake (born 1944), a British actress
• Gavin Drake (born 1970), a British journalist
• George Burton Drake (1876–1942), an American landscape painter and minister
• Howard Drake, a British diplomat
• James Drake (1850–1915), an Australian politician
• Jay Drake (born 1969), an American auto racing driver
• Jessica Drake (born 1974), an American pornographic actress
• Jimmy Drake (1912-1968), an American humorist and musician (stage name: Nervous Norvus)
• Joseph Rodman Drake (1795–1820), an American poet
• Joshua F. Drake, an American musicologist
• Marino Drake (born 1967), a Cuban high jumper
• Markus Drake, a Finnish politician
• Nathan Drake (1766–1836), a British essayist and physician
• Nick Drake (1948–1974), a British singer and songwriter
• Ted Drake (1912–1995), a British cricket and football player
• Thelma Drake (born 1949), an American politician
• Thomas J. Drake (1797–1875), an American politician
• Tom Drake (1918–1982), an American actor
• Tom Drake (baseball player) (1912–1988), an American baseball player

Arts and Entertainment

Music

• Aubrey Graham (born 1986), stage name "Drake", a Canadian actor and rapper

Movie and show names

• Vera Drake, a British film directed by Mike Leigh

Characters in film

• Drake, a dragon in the film Dragonheart: A New Beginning, voiced by Robby Benson
• Drake, a villain in the film Blade: Trinity. Also known by the names Dracula and Dagon.
• Drake, Mr. Warbucks' butler in the musical Annie
• Private M. Drake, a Colonial Marine character from the film Aliens (1986 film)

Characters in fiction

• X Drake, a character from One Piece

Characters on television

• John Drake (Danger Man), a character in the television show Danger Man
• Kamen Rider Drake, one of the characters within Kamen Rider Kabuto
• Paul Drake, a character in Perry Mason
• Monkey D. Luffy, known in Greece as Drake
• Drake Parker, a character in Drake & Josh

Characters in comics

• Bobby Drake (aka Iceman (comics)), a character in Marvel Comics
• Frank Drake (comics), a character in Marvel Comics
• Robin (Tim Drake) (the third and current Robin), a character in DC Comics

Pokémon characters

• Drake (Elite Four member)
• Drake (Orange Islands Gym Leader)

Walt Disney characters

• Doofus Drake
• Drake Mallard
• Downy O'Drake
• Vera O'Drake
• Ludwig Von Drake

Computer games

• Drake, main character of Interplay's role playing game Stonekeep
• Drake, species of freeware game Battle for Wesnoth

Geographic locations

• Drake Passage or Drake Strait, between Cape Horn and Antarctica

Australia

• Drake, New South Wales

Canada

• Drake, Saskatchewan, a town in Canada

United Kingdom

• Drake's Island in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England

United States

• Drake, Arizona, an unincorporated town
• Drake, Colorado, an unincorporated town
• Drake, Illinois, an unincorporated town
• Drake, North Dakota, a city
• Drakes Bay near San Francisco, California

Arenas and stadiums

• Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Hotels

• Drake Hotel (Chicago), Illinois, United States
• Drake Hotel (Toronto), Ontario, Canada

Companies

• Drake's, a baking company
• R. L. Drake Company, a manufacturer of radio equipment

Ships

• Drake class cruiser
• Drake, a 17th century English Navy ship, 6th rate, commanded in 1688 by John Tyrrell (Oakley)

Other

• Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, United States

See also

• The Drake (disambiguation page)

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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Drake". Image Credit.

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