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 Baseball player Duke Cunningham (born 1941), American former US Navy fighter pilot and disgraced politician George Deukmejian (1928–2018), former Governor of California David Dickinson (born 1941), British antiques expert and television presenter Dudu Doukara (born 1991), French-Senegalese footballer Michael Dukakis (born 1933), former Governor of Massachusetts and presidential candidate Duke Ellington (1899–1974), American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader Nathan Ellington (born 1981), English footballer nicknamed "The Duke" after the jazz bandleader Duke Erikson (born 1951), American songwriter, producer, musician and co-founder of the alternative rock band Garbage Duke Esper (1868–1910), American Major League Baseball pitcher Abdul "Duke" Fakir (1935-2024), American singer Duke Farrell (1866–1925), American Major League Baseball catcher Dušan Fabian (born 1975), Slovak author Duke Harris (1942–2017), Canadian former hockey player Robert P. Hedman, American pilot, Flying Tigers "ace in a day" (Christmas Day 1941) Marmaduke Hussey, Baron Hussey of North Bradley (1923–2006), former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC Duke Iversen (1920–2011), American football player Duke Jordan (1922–2006), American jazz pianist Duke Keats (1895–1972), Canadian hockey player in the National Hockey League and other leagues Wellington Mara (1916–2005), American National Football League executive and co-owner of the New York Giants Duke Nalon (1913–2001), American race car driver Duke Pearson (1932–1980), American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Reid (1915–1975), Jamaican record producer, DJ and label owner Duke Robillard (born 1948), American blues musician Duke Roufus (born 1970), American former kickboxer and coach Duke Shelley (born 1996), American football player Duke Sims (born 1941), American retired Major League Baseball catcher Duke Slater (1898–1966), African-American college and professional football player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame Duke Snider (1926–2011), American Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player John Wayne (1907–1979), American actor Duke Worne (1888–1933), American silent film director and actor
See also
Orlando Hernández, Major League Baseball pitcher nicknamed "El Duque" Mark Viduka (born 1975), Australian retired soccer player nicknamed "Big Dukes"