Rooke
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Rooke is a surname, and may refer to :
- Daphne RookeDaphne RookeDaphne Marie Rooke was a South African author of works such as "Mittee", "Ratoons" and "Wizards' Country". She also wrote travel articles and books for children set in India, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.-Biography:Daphne Rooke was born in Boksburg, Transvaal; the youngest of six...
, author - Denis RookeDenis RookeSir Denis Eric Rooke, OM, CBE, FRS, FREng was a British industrialist and engineer.-Personal life:Rooke was born in New Cross, London, the younger son of F. G. Rooke. He studied Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering at University College London, then served in REME until 1949, attaining...
- Sir George RookeGeorge RookeAdmiral of the Fleet Sir George Rooke was an English naval commander. He is known for his service in the wars against France and particularly remembered today for his victory at Vigo Bay and for capturing Gibraltar for the British in 1704.-Early life:Rooke was born at St Lawrence, near Canterbury...
, English admiral - Hayman RookeHayman RookeMajor Hayman Rooke became an antiquary on his retirement from the Army. The Major Oak is named after him.-Biography:Rooke was born on the 20th February 1723. After a modest military career, in which he achieved the rank of major, Major Rooke retired to Mansfield Woodhouse in Nottinghamshire and...
- Irene RookeIrene RookeIrene Rooke was an English theater and motion picture actress from Bridport, Dorset, England.-Stage Actress:She was the daughter of a prominent London, England journalist. Rooke left boarding school in 1896 and went directly on the stage. Unlike many novices, she achieved quick success as an...
- Jessie RookeJessie RookeJessie Spinks Rooke was a suffragette and temperance reformer in Tasmania, Australia, and one of the first Tasmanian women to gain recognition outside Tasmania....
- Laurence Rooke, English astronomer
- Leon RookeLeon RookeLeon Rooke, CM is a Canadian novelist. He was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina in the United States. Educated at the University of North Carolina, he moved to Canada in 1969. He now lives in Toronto, Ontario....
- Max Rooke
- Jordan (Pamela Rooke)Jordan (Pamela Rooke)Jordan , is a model and actress noted for her work with Vivienne Westwood and the SEX boutique in the Kings Road area of London in the mid-1970s, and for being a fixture at many of the early Sex Pistols performances...
- Ronnie RookeRonnie RookeRonald Leslie "Ronnie" Rooke was an English footballer who played as a centre forward either side of World War II, and who later became a football manager....
- Steven RookeSteven RookeSteven Rooke is an Australian actor best known as his role as Terry in the 2006 movie Footy Legends.-Tv roles:-External links:...
- Thomas Charles Byde Rooke (1806–1858), English Physician who married into the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii