Drake

Drake may refer to any of the following:

People

  • Drake Bell (b. 1986), an American actor and musician
  • Drake Berehowsky (b. 1972), a Canadian hockey player
  • Abraham Drake (1715-1781), an American military officer
  • Alfred Drake (1914-1992), an American actor
  • Alfred George Drake (1894-1915), a British soldier
  • Arnold Drake, an American writer of comic books
  • Bruce Drake (1905-1983), an American basketball coach
  • Charles Drake (1917-1994), an American actor
  • Charles George Drake (1920–1998), a Canadian neurosurgeon
  • Charlie Drake (b. 1925), a British actor
  • David Drake (b. 1945), an American sci-fi and fatasy writer
  • Edwin Drake (1819-1880), an American oil driller
  • Emmanuel Drake del Castillo (1855-1904), a Spanish botanist
  • Francis Drake (1540-1596), an English pirate and explorer
  • Frank Drake (b. 1930), an American astronomer and astrophysicist who developed the Drake equation
  • Gabrielle Drake (b. 1944), a British actress
  • James Drake (1850–1915), an Australian politician
  • Jay Drake (b. 1969), an American auto racing driver
  • Jessica Drake, an American pornographic actress
  • Joseph Rodman Drake (1795–1820), an American poet
  • Markus Drake, a Finnish politician
  • Nathan Drake (1766-1836), a British essayist and physician
  • Nick Drake (1948–1974), a British singer and songwriter
  • Ted Drake (1912-1995), a British cricket and football player
  • Thelma Drake (b. 1949), an American politician
  • Tom Drake (1918-1982), an American actor
  • Drake Hogestyn (b. 1953), an American soap opera actor

Animals

  • a male duck
  • a mayfly used as fishing bait

Fictional creatures and characters

  • a European dragon
  • Drake, a Commanding Officer in Advance Wars.
  • Frank Drake, a character in Marvel Comics
  • John Drake, a character in Danger Man
  • Paul Drake, a character in Perry Mason
  • Bobby Drake (aka Iceman), a character in Marvel Comics
  • Drayk, a creature in the "Geneforge" series

Pokémon characters

  • Drake
  • Drake (Orange Islands)

Walt Disney characters

  • Doofus Drake
  • Drake Mallard
  • Downy O'Drake
  • Vera O'Drake
  • Ludwig Von Drake

Movies and shows

  • Drake and Josh, an American sitcom
  • One Piece, an anime/manga also known as Drake, and the Search for Treasure
  • Vera Drake, a British film directed by Mike Leigh

Companies

  • Drake's, a baking company
  • R. L. Drake Company, a manufacturer of radio equipment

Geographic locations

  • Drake, a city in North Dakota
  • Drake Passage or Drake Strait between Cape Horn and Antarctica
  • Drake's Island in Plymouth Sound

Hotels

  • Drake Hotel in Chicago
  • Drake Hotel in Toronto

Other

  • Clare Drake Arena, a multi-purpose arena in Edmonton
  • Drake class cruiser
  • Drake equation, a speculative formula for the number of civilizations in our galaxy with which we might be able to communicate
  • Drake of the 99 Dragons, an Xbox game.
  • Drakes, a currency in the computer game The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
  • Drake's Regiment of Militia, New Hampshire militia unit during the Revolutionary War
  • Drake University and Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa
  • Sir Francis Drake Association, a hoax
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Drake's Regiment of Militia, New Hampshire militia unit during the Revolutionary War. Wispy inclusions are common in flux-grown synthetic emeralds. Drakes, a currency in the computer game The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Also both the specific gravities (natural: 2.70 - 2.78, synthetic: 2.66) and refractive indices (natural: 1.576 - 1.582, synthetic: 1.565) of synthetics are slightly lower. Drake of the 99 Dragons, an Xbox game. Synthetic emeralds fluoresce a dull red with long wave UV light due to an indicator added during the process of synthesizing the emerald, whereas natural specimens do not. Drake equation, a speculative formula for the number of civilizations in our galaxy with which we might be able to communicate. Both hydrothermal and flux-growth synthetics have been produced and a method has been developed for producing an emerald overgrowth on colorless beryl.

Drake class cruiser. Emerald is a rare and valuable gemstone and, as such, provided the incentive for developing synthetic emeralds. Clare Drake Arena, a multi-purpose arena in Edmonton. Many countries import emeralds, Colombia being the first exporter of emeralds in the world. Drake Hotel in Toronto. Beryl has a hardness of 8 on the 10 point Mohs scale of hardness. Drake Hotel in Chicago. It is highly prized as a gemstone and by weight is the most valuable gemstone in the world, often made more so by inclusions, which all emeralds have.

Drake's Island in Plymouth Sound. Emerald (Be3Al2SiO6) is a variety of the mineral beryl, colored green by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes iron. Drake Passage or Drake Strait between Cape Horn and Antarctica. Weinstein, Michael, 1958, The World of Jewel Stones, Sheriden House. Drake, a city in North Dakota. Hurlbut, Cornelius S.; Klein, Cornelis, 1985, Manual of Mineralogy, 20th ed., John Wiley and Sons, New York ISBN 0471805807. Drake Company, a manufacturer of radio equipment. Sinkankas, John, 1994, Emerald & Other Beryls, Geoscience Press, ISBN 0801971144.

L. R. Drake's, a baking company. Vera Drake, a British film directed by Mike Leigh.

One Piece, an anime/manga also known as Drake, and the Search for Treasure. Drake and Josh, an American sitcom. Ludwig Von Drake. Vera O'Drake.

Downy O'Drake. Drake Mallard. Doofus Drake. Drake (Orange Islands).

Drake. Drayk, a creature in the "Geneforge" series. Bobby Drake (aka Iceman), a character in Marvel Comics. Paul Drake, a character in Perry Mason.

John Drake, a character in Danger Man. Frank Drake, a character in Marvel Comics. Drake, a Commanding Officer in Advance Wars. a European dragon.

a mayfly used as fishing bait. a male duck. 1953), an American soap opera actor. Drake Hogestyn (b.

Tom Drake (1918-1982), an American actor. 1949), an American politician. Thelma Drake (b. Ted Drake (1912-1995), a British cricket and football player.

Nick Drake (1948–1974), a British singer and songwriter. Nathan Drake (1766-1836), a British essayist and physician. Markus Drake, a Finnish politician. Joseph Rodman Drake (1795–1820), an American poet.

Jessica Drake, an American pornographic actress. 1969), an American auto racing driver. Jay Drake (b. James Drake (1850–1915), an Australian politician.

1944), a British actress. Gabrielle Drake (b. 1930), an American astronomer and astrophysicist who developed the Drake equation. Frank Drake (b.

Francis Drake (1540-1596), an English pirate and explorer. Emmanuel Drake del Castillo (1855-1904), a Spanish botanist. Edwin Drake (1819-1880), an American oil driller. 1945), an American sci-fi and fatasy writer.

David Drake (b. 1925), a British actor. Charlie Drake (b. Charles George Drake (1920–1998), a Canadian neurosurgeon.

Charles Drake (1917-1994), an American actor. Bruce Drake (1905-1983), an American basketball coach. Arnold Drake, an American writer of comic books. Alfred George Drake (1894-1915), a British soldier.

Alfred Drake (1914-1992), an American actor. Abraham Drake (1715-1781), an American military officer. 1972), a Canadian hockey player. Drake Berehowsky (b.

1986), an American actor and musician. Drake Bell (b.