Duke (disambiguation) - Definition

Duke (from the Roman military title dux) is a title of nobility given to some people:

• Duke

Duke is a surname:

• Charles Moss Duke, Jr., astronaut

Duke is the nickname of some people in the United States of America:

• John Wayne (known as "The Duke")
• Raoul Duke, alter-ego to Hunter S. Thompson
  • Uncle Duke, a character from the Doonesbury comic strip by Garry Trudeau based on Raoul
• Duke Ellington, a jazz musician
• Duke Snider, former center fielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers
• Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaiian athlete

Duke is also the name of a university in the United States: Duke University.

• Both Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia use The Dukes as their mascot. While Duquense's mascot more resembles the noble class, JMU uses a bulldog wearing royal purple and a crown.

The Duke was the name of two television series

• one in 1954 The Duke (TV series)
• one in 1979 The Duke (TV miniseries).

The Dukes of Hazzard produced an animated spin-off called The Dukes.

Duke is the mascot of the Java programming language