The Drake may refer to The Drake, fictional character in Seinfeld television The Handicap Spot Quotes episode The Handicap Spot Hotels Drake Hotel Toronto The Drake Hotel, Chicago See also Drake disambiguation disambig ... more details
wiktionary drakeDrake may refer to TOC right People Drake surname Notably Sir Francis Drake 1540 1596 , an English sea captain and politician of the Elizabethan era Drake given name Drake entertainer , stage name of Aubrey Drake Graham, Canadian recording artist and actor Places Drake, New South Wales , Australia Drake ward , a ward in the city of Plymouth, United Kingdom In United States Drake, Arizona Drake, California Drake, Colorado Drake, Illinois Drake, North Dakota Drake Passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica Institutions Drake University in Des Moines, USA Drake University Campus Historic District in Des Moines Drake Stadium in Des Moines, USA Drake Stadium UCLA in Los Angeles, USA R. L. Drake Company , 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 Pok mon , the leader of the Orange Crew in Pok mon Drake Elite Four , a member of the Hoenn Elite Four in Pok mon Kamen Rider Drake , a character in the series Kamen Rider Kabuto Nathan Drake character , the main character in the video game series Uncharted Tim Drake , the superhero Red Robin Drake Merwin, a character from the Gone novel series Gone series of novels by Michael Grant Other uses A male duck Drake is a term used to describe particular types of European dragon dragon or similar draconic creatures. A Drake fairy is a type of fairy found across Germanic and Northern European Folklore. Drake equation Drake Relays , an annual track and field meet in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.A. in Drake Stadium at Drake University Drake, Caldari battlecruiser in the video game EVE Online See also The Drake disambiguation HMS Drake disambiguation HMS Drake disambiguation ... more details
Image Drakes logo.png right Drake s is a baking company in Wayne, New Jersey , United States, owned by Hostess ... is a smiling duck wearing a chef s hat and neckerchief holding a spoon. At their peak, Drake s bakery operations spread to thirteen states. In New York City and New England , Drake s popularity came to rival national brand Hostess brand Hostess . In New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania , Drake ... until the 1990s, the Drake s product line received national exposure on the sitcom Seinfeld ... on The Rosie O Donnell Show . History The company s founder, Newman E. Drake, baked his first pound ... increased, and soon a whole line of cakes was produced. By the late 1960s, the resulting Drake ... trademark for the affected areas. During this period, Drake s celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1988, by producing the world s largest Ring Ding cake. Drake s was soon sold off to management. For a time in the 80s, Drake s produced a line of imitation Twinkies, including versions filled with strawberry .... Drake s was acquired by the Canadian company Dare Foods Culinar in 1991. Among the highlights of this period was the introduction of a pastry called Pick M Ups , which became the only Drake s brand ... with a white icing swirl also appeared under the Drake s label, though Drake s never produced ... owned routes, which enabled Drakes to become profitable by 1997. In 1998 Drake s was sold ... to avoid it. In the New York City area Drake s and Hostess operations were combined, sharing ... and Ding Dong s, are produced at the Drake s bakery and bear a kosher certification symbol in those areas. In 2008, Drake s boxes began to carry a hybrid Drakes by Hostess logo with a message ... a first step toward an ultimate phase out of the Drake s brand name. Expansion Throughout its history, Drake s Cakes have attempted to expand to other areas, either through third party distribution ... reflected the preferences of many Drake s consumers from the north who had relocated to that retirement ... more details
Jerry Drake may refer to Jerry Drake, alter ego of Mister No Jerry Drake American football born 1969 , American football player hndis Drake, Jerry ... more details
John Drake may refer to John Drake 1826 1895 , U.S. hotel magnate John Drake 1872 1964 , U.S. hotel magnate John Drake cricketer 1893 1967 , English cricketer John Drake Royal Navy officer, mid 1800s John Drake rugby union 1959 2008 , New Zealand rugby footballer John Drake author of Britain John R. Drake 1782 1857 , U.S. Representative from New York John W. Drake , American microbiologist Johnny Drake , American football player Fictitious character John Drake Danger Man , television character See also Jack Drake , fictional character in Batman Jack Drake Iowa politician born 1934 John Drake Sloat , claimed California for the U.S.A. hndis Drake, John DEFAULTSORT Drake, John ... more details
Oliver Drake may refer to Oliver Drake filmmaker 1903 1991 , American screenwriter and director of Western movies Oliver Drake baseball born 1987 , American baseball player hndis Drake, Oliver ... more details
Surname Family name A Abraham Drake 1715 1781 , American military officer Alexander Wilson Drake 1843 1916 , American artist Alfred Drake 1914 1992 , American actor Alfred George Drake 1894 1915 , British soldier Arnold Drake 1924 2007 , American writer of comic books B and C Bill Drake 1937 2008 , American radio programmer Bill Drake baseball 1895 1997 , American baseball player Bill Drake rugby league born 1931 , English former rugby league player Billy Drake born 1917 , British RAF pilot Bob Drake musician born 1957 , American musician Bob Drake Formula One 1919 1980 , American racing driver Brad Drake Brad E. Drake , Florida politician Bruce Drake 1905 1983 , American basketball coach Charles Drake 1917 1994 , American actor Charles George Drake 1920 1998 , Canadian neurosurgeon Charlie Drake 1925 2006 , British actor D, E, F Dallas Drake born 1969 , Canadian hockey star David Drake born 1945 , American sci fi and fantasy writer Edward Drake born 1986 , British alpine skier Edwin Drake 1819 1880 , American oil driller Emmanuel Drake del Castillo 1855 1904 , French botanist Ervin Drake born 1919 , American songwriter Fabia Drake 1904 1990 , English actress Sir Francis Drake 1540 1595 , English explorer and privateer Frank Drake born 1930 , American astronomer and astrophysicist who developed the Drake equation G and H Gabrielle Drake born 1944 , British actress George Burton Drake 1876 1942 , American landscape painter and minister Harry Drake born 1915 , American archer Howard Drake , British diplomat J James Drake 1850 1941 , Australian politician Jay Drake born 1969 , American auto racing driver Jessica Drake born 1974 , American pornographic actress Jimmy Drake 1912 1968 , American humorist and musician stage name Nervous Norvus John Drake disambiguation Joseph Rodman Drake 1795 1820 , American poet Joshua F. Drake , American musicologist M P Marino Drake born 1967 , Cuban high jumper Nathan Drake artist Nathan Drake 1728 1778 , artist, a fellow of the Society ... more details
Thomas Drake may refer to Thomas J. Drake , US politician from Michigan Tom Drake , actor Tom Drake baseball Tommy Drake , wrestler Thomas Andrews Drake , NSA whistleblower, 2011 Ridenhour Truth Teller awardee See also Tom Drake Brockman , Australian politician Sir Thomas Trayton Fuller Eliott Drake, 1st Baronet , British Army Officer hndis Drake, Thomas ... more details
Drake Hotel may refer to in Canada Drake Hotel Toronto in the United States by state Drake Hotel Chicago , Illinois, listed on the NRHP Drake Hotel Gallup, New Mexico , List of RHPs in NM listed on the NRHP in New Mexico Drake Hotel New York City Drake Hotel Philadelphia , List of RHPs in PA listed on the NRHP in Pennsylvania Drake Hotel San Francisco Disambiguation de Drake Hotel ... more details
Roger Drake may refer to Roger Drake colonial administrator , administrator of the English East India Company, President of Bengal, 1752 1756 Roger Drake physician 1608 1669 , English physician and Presbyterian minister hndis Drake, Roger ... more details
Drake Circus is a traffic junction in Plymouth, England. It may refer to Drake Circus Shopping Centre , a shopping mall in Plymouth, England. Drake ward , an electoral ward in Plymouth, England. disambig ... more details
William Drake may refer to Sir William Drake, 1st Baronet 1606 1669 , English lawyer and Member of Parliament Sir William Drake c.1651 1690 , English Member of Parliament Sir William Drake, 4th Baronet 1658 1716 , English Member of Parliament William Drake 1723 1796 , English Member of Parliament William Drake 1747 1795 , English Member of Parliament William Drake, Organ Builder , organ builder to the British royal family William D. Drake , British musician Bill Drake 1937 2008 , American radio programmer Bill Drake baseball 1895 1977 , Negro League baseball player Bill Drake rugby league , rugby league footballer of the 1960s for Great Britain, England, Hull F.C., and Leeds Billy Drake 1917 2011 , British RAF pilot William Tyrwhitt Drake 1785 1848 , English Member of Parliament William Drake Westervelt 1849 1939 , writer on Hawaiian history and legends hndis Drake, William ... more details
Bob Drake may refer to Bob Drake musician born 1957 , musician and recording engineer Bob Drake racing driver 1919 1990 , American racing driver Iceman comics , alias Robert Bobby Drake, Marvel Comics character hndis Drake, Bob ... more details
Joseph Drake may refer to Joseph Rodman Drake 1795 1820 , early American poet Joseph Drake soldier , Confederate Army colonel who fought in the Battle of Fort Donelson during the American Civil War Joseph Drake producer , film producer, often credited as Joe Drake disambig ... more details
Nathan Drake may refer to Nathan Drake artist c. 1728 1778 , English artist Nathan Drake essayist and physician 1766 1836 , his son, English Shakespearian essayist and physician Nathan Drake character , the fictional protagonist of the Uncharted video game series hndis Drake, Nathan ... more details
Paul Drake may refer to Paul Drake detective , a supporting character in the Perry Mason novels and TV series Paul Drake, Chair of Governors, St Thomas More Catholic Primary Paul Drake, suspect in the Disappearance of Shannon Matthews Paul Drake actor , an American actor, best known for his role as the villain, Mick, in the 1983 film Sudden Impact , which is the 4th installment in the Dirty Harry film series. hndis Drake, Paul ... more details
James or Jim Drake is the name of Jim Drake director , American film and television director Jim Drake engineer , American aeronautics engineer Jim Drake rugby league , rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 60s for Great Britain, Cumberland, Hull F.C. and Hull Kingston Rovers James Drake , 26 April 1850 1 August 1941 , Australian politician, member of the first federal ministry James A. Drake born 1944 , American university president Nervous Norvus 1912 1968 , performing name of Jimmy Drake hndis Drake, Jim ... more details
There have been four Baronetcies created for people with the surname Drake , three in the List of baronetcies in the Baronetage of England Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain . The Drake Baronetcy of Buckland Monachorum Buckland , in the County of Devon , was created in the List ... Drake, 1st Baronet Francis Drake , nephew of the privateer and explorer Sir Francis Drake . The first ... Buckland Abbey , Sir Francis Drake s home, but upon their inheritance of Nutwell Court , near ... Volume 1 1900 ref The Drake Baronetcy of Shardeloes , in the County of Buckinghamshire Bucks ... 1641 for Sir William Drake, 1st Baronet William Drake , a cousin of the Drakes of Ashe discussed ... , Buckinghamshire Bucks . The baronetcy became extinct on his death in 1669. The Drake Baronetcy of Ashe ... of England on 31 August 1660 for Sir John Drake, 1st Baronet John Drake , briefly a Member ... baronet in 1733. The Drake Baronetcy of Prospect, in the County of Devon , was created in the List ... Admiral Francis Samuel Drake , son and brother of the Sir Francis Henry Drakes, fourth and fifth baronets of Buckland. The baronetcy became extinct on his death in 1789. Drake Baronets, of Buckland 1622 Sir Francis Drake, 1st Baronet 1588 1637 Sir Francis Drake, 2nd Baronet 1617 1662 Sir Francis Drake, 3rd Baronet 1642 1718 Sir Francis Henry Drake, 4th Baronet 1694 1740 Sir Francis Henry Drake, 5th Baronet 1723 1794 Drake Baronets, of Shardeloes 1641 Sir William Drake, 1st Baronet 1606 1669 Drake Baronets, of Ashe 1660 Sir John Drake, 1st Baronet 1625 1669 Sir John Drake, 2nd Baronet 1647 1684 Sir Bernard Drake, 3rd Baronet ? 1687 Sir William Drake, 4th Baronet 1658 1716 Sir John Drake, 5th Baronet ca. 1689 1724 Sir William Drake, 6th Baronet ca. 1695 1733 Drake Baronets, of Prospect 1782 Sir Francis Samuel Drake, 1st Baronet 1729 1789 See also Fuller Eliott Drake Baronets Baron Seaton References Reflist Rayment bt date March 2012 Use dmy dates date March 2012 DEFAULTSORT Drake ... more details
Drake House may refer to in Canada Drake House Newfoundland in Canada in the United States by state then city Drake House Prescott, Arizona , National Register of Historic Places listings in Prescott, Arizona listed on the National Register of Historic Places NRHP in Yavapai County, Arizona Col. C.F. Drake House , Weiser, ID, National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Idaho listed on the NRHP in Washington County, Idaho John and Amanda Bigler Drake House , Winterset, IA, National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Iowa listed on the NRHP in Madison County, Iowa Drake House Minden, Louisiana , National Register of Historic Places listings in Webster Parish, Louisiana listed on the NRHP in Webster Parish, Louisiana Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House , Leominster, MA, listed on the NRHP in Worcester County, Massachusetts Edwin S. Drake Farmhouse , Northfield, MN, National Register of Historic Places listings in Rice County, Minnesota listed on the NRHP in Rice County, Minnesota Nathaniel Drake House , Plainfield, NJ, listed on the NRHP in Union County, New Jersey Drake Curtis House , Cochecton, NY, listed on the NRHP in Sullivan County, New York Elam Drake House , Columbus, OH, National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbus, Ohio listed on the NRHP in Franklin County, Ohio Alonzo Drake House , Oakwood, OH, National Register of Historic Places listings in Cuyahoga County, Ohio listed on the NRHP in Cuyahoga County, Ohio June D. Drake House , Silverton, OR, National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Oregon listed on the NRHP in Marion County, Oregon Drake Log Cabin , Apollo, PA, National Register of Historic Places listings in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania listed on the NRHP in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Hattie O. and Henry Drake Octagon House , Huron, SD, listed on the NRHP in Beadle County, South Dakota disambig de Drake House ... more details
taxobox image image width 240px image caption regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Poales familia Poaceae genus Drake Brockmania genus authority subdivision ranks Species subdivision Drake Brockmania is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. External links http www.kew.org data grasses db www gen00200.htm Grassbase The World Online Grass Flora Poaceae stub Category Poaceae genera ca Drake Brockmania es Drake Brockmania nl Drake Brockmania pt Drake Brockmania ... more details
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the European dragon drake HMS Drake 1653 was a 16 gun ship launched in 1653 and sold in 1691. HMS Drake 1694 was a 24 gun sixth rate launched in 1694 and wrecked later that year. HMS Drake 1705 yacht was a 2 gun yacht launched in 1705. She was rebuilt in 1727 and was sold in 1749. HMS Drake 1705 sloop was a 14 gun sloop of war sloop launched in 1705, rebuilt in 1729 and broken up in 1740. HMS Drake 1736 was a 14 gun sloop launched in 1736, converted into a bomb vessel in 1748 and sold in 1755. HMS Drake 1740 was a 14 gun sloop launched in 1740 and wrecked in 1742. The wreck was sold in 1748. HMS Drake 1743 was a 14 gun sloop launched in 1743 and sold in 1748. HMS Resolution Cook HMS Drake was a 12 gun sloop launched as the civilian Marquis of Granby . She was purchased in 1770 and briefly named HMS Drake . She was renamed HMS Resolution in 1771 and served James Cook on his ... Drake 1777 was a 14 gun sloop launched as the civilian Resolution . She was purchased in 1777 and captured in 1778 by the American sloop USS Ranger 1777 USS Ranger . HMS Drake 1779 was a 14 gun brig sloop launched in 1779 and condemned in 1800. HMS Drake 1798 was a 14 gun brig sloop, formerly the French .... Earl of Mornington East Indiaman HMS Drake 1804 was a 16 gun sloop, launched in 1799 for the East .... HMS Drake 1808 was a 10 gun Cherokee class brig sloop Cherokee class brig sloop launched in 1808 and wrecked in 1822. HMS Drake 1834 was a mortar vessel launched in 1834 as a dockyard lighter barge ... to a lighter in 1856. She was broken up in 1867. HMS Drake 1856 was a Clown class gunboat Clown class gunboat launched in 1856 and sold in 1859. HMS Drake 1870 was a cutter ship cutter , formerly ... was broken up in 1875. HMS Sheldrake 1875 HMS Drake was a Forester class gunboat Forester class composite screw gunboat launched in 1875 as HMS Sheldrake 1875 HMS Sheldrake . She was renamed HMS Drake ... more details
Image Berlin Siegessaule Victory golden statue.jpg thumb Victoria on top of the Berlin victory column Image Denkmal Friedrich WilhelmIII Relief.JPG thumb Detail on monument for King Frederick William III of Prussia in Berlin near Brandenburg Gate . 1849 File Friedrich Drake at Alter St. Matth us Kirchhof Berlin 2012.jpg thumb Grave of Friedrich Drake in Berlin Friedrich Drake June 23, 1805 &ndash April 6, 1882 was a Germany German sculpture sculptor from Bad Pyrmont Pyrmont . Drake studied under Christian Rauch . He executed numerous statue s and Bust sculpture bust s, among others busts of Lorenz Oken , Leopold von Ranke , Otto von Bismarck and Helmuth von Moltke the Elder . br Drake died in Berlin . Works Victoria on top of the Berlin victory column Eight Provinces of Prussia , represented by large allegorical figures Warrior crowned by Victory Philipp Melanchthon monument on the market square at Wittenberg dedicated 1865 Bronze equestrian statue of King Wilhelm I, German Emperor William I of Prussia at Cologne References Nuttall commons category Friedrich Drake Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Drake, Friedrich ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1805 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH April 6, 1882 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Drake, Friedrich Category 1805 births Category 1882 deaths Category People from Bad Pyrmont Category German sculptors Category People from Waldeck state Germany sculptor stub de Friedrich Drake fr Friedrich Drake it Friedrich Drake pt Friedrich Drake sv Friedrich Drake ... more details
Infobox Person name Tracy C Drake image Tracy Drake.jpg image size 200px caption birth date 1864 birth place death date 1939 death place Laguna Beach, CA ref name TBC159 Berger, Miles L., They Built Chicago Entrepreneurs Who Shaped a Great City s Architecture, Bonus Books, Inc., Chicago, 1992, p. 159., ISBN. ref occupation Hotelier spouse Annie parents John Burroughs Drake 1826 1895 & Josephine C. Corey children Carlos and Francis 4 Grandchildren including Betsy Drake Tracy C Drake 1864 1939 and his brother John Drake 1872 1964 were the developers and proprietors of the Blackstone Hotel and Drake Hotel Chicago Drake Hotel , ref Berger, Miles L., They Built Chicago Entrepreneurs Who Shaped a Great City s Architecture, Bonus Books, Inc., Chicago, 1992, p. 152., ISBN 0 929387 76 7. ref which are both located along Michigan Avenue Chicago Michigan Avenue in Chicago, IL . The former is located in the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District and the latter along the Magnificent Mile . Their father John Drake 1826 1895 had been a business partner of Timothy Blackstone . The brothers acquired the property for the Drake Hotel Chicago Drake Hotel from the estate of Potter Palmer in 1916 after it gave up on the idea of building a hotel itself. ref name CNMA119 Stamper, John W., Chicago s North Michigan Avenue, pp. 118 122, The University of Chicago Press, 1991, ISBN 0 226 77085 0. ref He is the grandfather of the film actress Betsy Drake . Notes reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Drake, Tracy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1864 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1939 PLACE OF DEATH Laguna Beach, CA DEFAULTSORT Drake, Tracy Category 1864 births Category 1939 deaths Category American hoteliers Category People from Chicago, Illinois 1860s US business bio stub ... more details
Infobox Planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Drake symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker discovery site Palomar Observatory Palomar discovered August 14, 1988 designations yes mp name 9022 alt names 1988 PC1 named after Michael J. Drake mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 3.8383168 perihelion 2.4514218 semimajor eccentricity 0.2205012 period 2037.0530904 avg speed inclination 19.06248 asc node 243.52778 mean anomaly 163.64842 arg peri 127.95594 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 12.9 9022 Drake 1988 PC1 is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on August 14, 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory Palomar . External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 9022 Drake JPL Small Body Database Browser on 9022 Drake MinorPlanets Navigator 9021 Fagus 9023 Mnesthus MinorPlanets Footer DEFAULTSORT Drake Category Main Belt asteroids Category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker Category Discoveries by Carolyn S. Shoemaker Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1988 beltasteroid stub fa it 9022 Drake la 9022 Drake hu 9022 Drake pl 9022 Drake pt 9022 Drake uk 9022 vi 9022 Drake yo 9022 Drake ... more details
Owen Drake 1936 &ndash June 27, 2011 was an United States American Republican Party United States Republican politician. A veteran of the United States Air Force , Drake served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 2006 until his death. ref http www.wsfa.com Global story.asp?S 14982525 Rep. Owen Drake dies after cancer battle ref Notes reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Drake, Owen ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American politician DATE OF BIRTH 1936 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH June 27, 2011 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Drake, Owen Category Members of the Alabama House of Representatives Category Alabama Republicans Category 1936 births Category 2011 deaths Alabama politician stub ... more details
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