Drake
Encyclopedia
People
- Drake (surname)Drake (surname)-A:*Abraham Drake , American military officer*Alexander Wilson Drake , American artist*Alfred Drake , American actor*Alfred George Drake , British soldier*Arnold Drake , American writer of comic books...
- Notably Sir Francis DrakeFrancis DrakeSir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era. Elizabeth I of England awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581. He was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. He also carried out the...
(1540–1596), an English sea captain and politician of the Elizabethan era
- Notably Sir Francis Drake
- Drake (given name)Drake (given name)Drake is a given name. Origin: English. Meaning: "Dragon" or "Snake".Those bearing it include:- People :*Drake , musician and actor*Drake Bell , actor and musician*Drake Hogestyn , American soap opera actor...
- Drake (entertainer)Drake (entertainer)Aubrey Drake Graham , who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. He originally became known for playing Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation....
, stage name of Aubrey Drake Graham, Canadian recording artist and actor
Places
- Drake, New South WalesDrake, New South WalesDrake is a parish and small rural community on the Bruxner Highway approximately 44 km east of Tenterfield, New South Wales and about 800 km north of Sydney, New South Wales. It is in the Tenterfield Shire Local Government Area, which is part of the New England region...
, Australia - Drake (ward)Drake (ward)Drake is an election ward within Plymouth, Devon, England. One of the main roads from the city to Tavistock and Dartmoor runs through the ward. In the past it played an important role in the supply of water to Plymouth, and it was the location of both a fatal bomb explosion and a large unexploded...
, a ward in the city of Plymouth, United Kingdom - In United States:
- Drake, ArizonaDrake, ArizonaDrake is an unincorporated community in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, and a station on the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway. Drake is also the junction and western terminus of the Verde Canyon Railroad...
- Drake, California
- Drake, ColoradoDrake, ColoradoDrake is an unincorporated town in Larimer County, Colorado. A U.S. Post Office is also situated near Rocky Mountain National Park in the county. The population of Drake was 219. The Drake Post Office has the ZIP Code 80515.-Geography:...
- Drake, IllinoisDrake, IllinoisDrake, or Hanks Station, is an unincorporated community located in Greene County, Illinois, USA between the town of Patterson and the White Hall/Hillview blacktop. The unofficial population is approximately 10 people.-External links:*...
- Drake, North DakotaDrake, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 322 people, 164 households, and 94 families residing in the city. The population density was 163.1 people per square mile . There were 201 housing units at an average density of 101.8 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White...
- Drake, Arizona
- Drake PassageDrake PassageThe Drake Passage or Mar de Hoces—Sea of Hoces—is the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn, Chile and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica...
between Cape Horn and Antarctica
Institutions
- Drake UniversityDrake UniversityDrake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country....
in Des Moines, USA - Drake StadiumDrake StadiumDrake Stadium is a stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It is primarily used for the Drake Relays, and is the home field of the Drake University Bulldogs. It opened in 1925 and underwent a $15 million renovation in 2005. Widening the track reduced the stadium's seating capacity from 18,000...
in Des Moines, USA - Drake Stadium (UCLA)Drake Stadium (UCLA)Elvin Drake Stadium is an 11,700-capacity stadium in Los Angeles, California used by UCLA soccer and athletics. The track stadium was built in 1969. The stadium is named for UCLA track legend Elvin C...
in Los Angeles, USA - R. L. Drake CompanyR. L. Drake CompanyThe R. L. Drake Company is a manufacturer of electronic communications equipment located in Franklin, Ohio. It is also known for its line of equipment for amateur radio and shortwave listening, built in the 1950s through the 1980s.-History:...
, electronics manufacturer
Fictional characters
- Drake (Dragonheart), the main character in the film Dragonheart: A New Beginning
- Drake (Stonekeep), the main character in the video game Stonekeep
- Drake (One Piece), a character in the anime series One Piece
- Drake (Jewel Riders), a character in the animated series Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders
- Drake (Blade character), a character in the film Blade: Trinity
- Drake (Pokémon), the leader of the Orange Crew in Pokémon
- Drake (Elite Four), a member of the Hoenn Elite Four in Pokémon
- Kamen Rider DrakeKamen Rider Drakeis one of the characters of Kamen Rider Kabuto. The motif is of a dragonfly; his name is a pun on that, as "Drake" has dragon connotations.-Daisuke Kazama:...
, a character in the series Kamen Rider Kabuto - Tim DrakeTim DrakeTimothy "Tim" Drake is a superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics and in related media. The character was created by Marv Wolfman and Pat Broderick. From 1989 to 2009, he was known as Robin in the Batman comics, becoming the third character to take up the identity...
, the superhero Red Robin
Other uses
- A male duckDuckDuck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds, which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered...
- Drake is a term used to describe (particular types of) dragonEuropean dragonEuropean dragons are legendary creatures in folklore and mythology among the overlapping cultures of Europe.In European folklore, a dragon is a serpentine legendary creature. The Latin word draco, as in constellation Draco, comes directly from Greek δράκων,...
or similar draconic creatures. - A Drake (fairy)Drake (fairy)A Drake is type of fairy figure found across European folklore that mixes the characteristics of fairy beings, and dragons.Even though the term "drake" has become synonymous to legendary dragons, fairy drakes stand alone as their own folkloric figure. Heterogeneous by nature, drake descriptions...
is a type of fairy found across Germanic and Northern European Folklore. - Drake equationDrake equationThe Drake equation is an equation used to estimate the number of detectable extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy. It is used in the fields of exobiology and the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence...
- Drake, Caldari battlecruiser in the video game EVE OnlineEVE OnlineEve Online is a video game by CCP Games. It is a player-driven, persistent-world MMORPG set in a science fiction space setting. Characters pilot customizable ships through a galaxy of over 7,500 star systems. Most star systems are connected to one or more other star systems by means of stargates...
See also
- The Drake (disambiguation)
- HMS Drake (disambiguation), several ships in the British Royal Navy