Top Celebrity Names Starting With Duke

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   Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

   Age 91 Male
   

   Prince Consort and Duke of Edinburgh

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   Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch. A member of the Danish-German House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince Philip was born into the Greek royal family, but his family was exiled from Greece when he was a child.… read more

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   Prince Andrew, Duke of York

   Age 52 Male
   

   Son of Elizabeth Ii

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   Prince Andrew, Duke of York KG GCVO, is the second son, and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

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   Duke Cunningham

   Age 70 Male
   

   Former U.S. House of Representatives Member

   
   

   Randall Harold Cunningham, usually known as Randy or Duke, is a United States Navy veteran, convicted felon, and former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 50th Congressional District from 1991 to 2005. Cunningham resigned from the House on November 28, 2005, after pleading guilty to accepting at least $2.4 million in bribes and under-reporting his income for 2004.… read more

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   Duke Ellington

   1899 - 1974 Male
   

   Bandleader, Composer, Pianist

   
   

   Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big-band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions. In the opinion of Bob Blumenthal of The Boston Globe "In the century since his birth, there has been no greater composer, American or otherwise, than Edward Kennedy Ellington. " A major figure in the history of jazz, Ellington's music stretched into various other genres, including blues, gospel, film scores, popular, and classical.… read more

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   Duke lacrosse case

   Female
   

   Prosecutor

   
   

   The Duke lacrosse case is a common name given to a criminal investigation into a 2006 false accusation of rape made against three members of the men's lacrosse team at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The fallout from the case's resolution led to, among other things, the disbarment of lead prosecutor Mike Nifong.… read more

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   Prince Edward, Duke of Kent

   Age 76 Male
   

   Grandson of George V

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   Prince Edward, Duke of Kent KG GCMG GCVO, is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandchild of King George V. He has held the title of Duke of Kent since 1942. The Duke of Kent carries out royal duties on behalf of his first cousin, Queen Elizabeth II. He is perhaps best known as President of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, presenting the trophies to the Wimbledon champion and runner-up.… read more

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   Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

   Age 29 Male
   

   Elder Son of Charles, Prince of Wales

   
   

   Prince William, Duke of Cambridge KG, is the elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, and third eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.… read more

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   Duke Special

   Age 41 Male
   

   Musician

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   Duke Special, real name Peter Wilson, is a songwriter and performer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A piano-based songwriter with a romantic style and a warm, distinctly accented voice, he has a distinctive look, with his long dreadlocks, eyeliner and outfits he describes as "hobo chic". His live performances have a theatrical style inspired by Vaudeville and music hall, and often incorporate 78s played on an old-fashioned gramophone, or sound effects from a transistor radio.… read more

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   Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

   1818 - 1893 Male
   

   Duke, Second, Duchess

   
   

   Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the second sovereign duke of the German duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, reigning from 1844 to his death. Ernest was born in Coburg as the eldest child of Ernest III, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and his duchess, Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Fourteen months later, his family would be joined by one brother, Prince Albert, later consort of Queen Victoria.… read more

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    Duke Snider

    1926 - 2011 Male
    

    Major League Baseball Outfielder

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    Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider, nicknamed "The Silver Fox" and "The Duke of Flatbush", was a Major League Baseball center fielder and left-handed batter who played for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets (1963), and San Francisco Giants (1964). Snider was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.… read more

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    Philippe II, Duke of Orléans

    1674 - 1723 Male
    

    
    
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    Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

    1844 - 1900 Male
    

    Duke of Saxe-coburg and Gotha

    
    

    Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the third Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and reigned from 1893 to 1900. He was also a member of the British Royal Family, the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He was created Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Kent and Earl of Ulster in the peerage of the United Kingdom on 24 May 1866.… read more

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    Charles II, Duke of Parma

    1799 - 1883 Male
    

    King, Prince, Knight

    
    

    Charles Louis of Bourbon-Parma (22 December 1799 – 16 April 1883) was King of Etruria (1803–1807), Duke of Lucca (1824–1847), and Duke of Parma (1847–1849). He was the only son of Louis, Prince of Piacenza, and his wife Infanta Maria Louisa of Spain. Born at the Royal Palace of Madrid at the court of his maternal grandfather King Charles IV of Spain, he spent his first years living at the Spanish court.… read more

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    Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans

    1810 - 1842 Male
    

    Prince of the House of Orleans

    
    

    Ferdinand Philippe d'Orléans was Prince Royal of France. Born Ferdinand Philippe Louis Charles Henri Joseph d'Orléans in Palermo, Italy, he was the eldest son of the future king Louis-Philippe of France (1773–1850) and Princess Marie Amalie of Bourbon-Sicilies.… read more

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    Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon

    1692 - 1740 Male
    

    Duke, Politician, Prince

    
    

    Louis Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon, Prince of Condé was head of the cadet Bourbon-Condé branch of the French royal House of Bourbon from 1710 to his death, and served as prime minister to his kinsman Louis XV from 1723 to 1726.… read more

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    Duke Nukem

    Male
    

    Intellectual, Military Person

    
    

    Duke Nukem is a fictional character and action hero who has been the protagonist in over a dozen video games. The character first appeared in the 1991 video game Duke Nukem developed by Apogee Software. He has since starred in multiple sequels developed by 3D Realms, and presently by Gearbox Software who have since bought the rights to Duke Nukem and own the intellectual property.… read more

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    Duke of Hamilton

    1643 - Male
    

    Duke, Peer

    
    

    Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1643. It is the senior dukedom in that Peerage, and as such its holder is the Premier Peer of Scotland, as well as being head of both the House of Hamilton and the House of Douglas. The title, the town of Hamilton in Lanarkshire, and many places around the world are named for members of the Hamilton family.… read more

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    Duke Pettijohn

    Age 34 Male
    

    Vigilante, Free Agent, American Football Player

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    Maynard C. "Duke" Pettijohn is an American Arena football defensive lineman for the Dallas Vigilantes of Arena Football 1. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Syracuse and was a two-time member of the All-Big East team. Pettijohn has been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Orlando Predators.… read more

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    Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans

    1747 - 1793 Male
    

    Politician, King, Prince

    
    

    Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans commonly known as Philippe, was a member of a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, the ruling dynasty of France. He actively supported the French Revolution and adopted the name Philippe Égalité, but was nonetheless guillotined during the Reign of Terror. His son Louis-Philippe became King of the French after the July Revolution of 1830.… read more

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    Duke Constantine Petrovich of Oldenburg

    1850 - 1906 Male
    

    Princess

    
    

    Duke Constantine Petrovich of Oldenburg was a son of Duke Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg and his wife Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg.

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    Prince William, Duke of Cumberland

    1721 - 1765 Male
    

    Duke, Military Person, Prince

    
    

    Prince William, was a younger son of George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach, and Duke of Cumberland from 1726. He is generally best remembered for his role in putting down the Jacobite Rising at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, and as such is also known as "Butcher" Cumberland.… read more

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    Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans

    1747 - 1793 Male
    

    
    
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    Duke of Devonshire

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    Earl

    
    

    Duke of Devonshire is a title in the peerage of England held by members of the Cavendish family. This branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the richest and most influential aristocratic families in England since the 16th century, and have been rivalled in political influence perhaps only by the Earls of Derby and the Marquesses of Salisbury.… read more

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    Duke Pearson

    1932 - 1980 Male
    

    Pianist, Composer, Musician

    
    

    Columbus Calvin "Duke" Pearson, Jr was an American jazz pianist and composer. Allmusic notes him as being a "big part in shaping the Blue Note label's hard bop direction in the 1960s as a producer."

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    Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

    1884 - 1954 Male
    

    Duke, Queen

    
    

    Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the fourth and last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, two duchies in Germany, and the head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1900 until his death in 1954. A male-line grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, he was also a Prince of the United Kingdom and held the British title of Duke of Albany.… read more