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Blake is a surname or a given name which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory is that it is a corruption of "Ap Lake", meaning "Son of Lake".
Blake was the name of one of the 14 Tribes of Galway
in Ireland
. These Blakes were descendants of Richard Caddell, alias Blake, who was involved in the Norman Invasion of Ireland
in 1169.
The Origins of the name Blake is also considered to be Old Norse first appearing in England Yorkshire, possibly derived from the word Blaker referring to a village and a former municipality of Akershus
county, Norway
(east of Oslo).
Blake often refers to the British poet, painter and printmaker William Blake
(1757–1827) or to the contemporary figurative artist Blake (sculptor)
.
Blake was the name of one of the 14 Tribes of Galway
Tribes of Galway
The Tribes of Galway were fourteen merchant families who dominated the political, commercial, and social life of the city of Galway in western Ireland between the mid-13th and late-19th centuries. They were the families of Athy, Blake, Bodkin, Browne, D'Arcy, Deane, Font, Ffrench, Joyce, Kirwan,...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. These Blakes were descendants of Richard Caddell, alias Blake, who was involved in the Norman Invasion of Ireland
Norman Invasion of Ireland
The Norman invasion of Ireland was a two-stage process, which began on 1 May 1169 when a force of loosely associated Norman knights landed near Bannow, County Wexford...
in 1169.
The Origins of the name Blake is also considered to be Old Norse first appearing in England Yorkshire, possibly derived from the word Blaker referring to a village and a former municipality of Akershus
Akershus
- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
(east of Oslo).
Blake often refers to the British poet, painter and printmaker William Blake
William Blake
William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age...
(1757–1827) or to the contemporary figurative artist Blake (sculptor)
Blake (sculptor)
Blake is a contemporary sculptor with a studio in Monte Carlo, Monaco.-Biography:The artist Blake was born Blake William Ward in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada on June 3, 1956 and raised in Edmonton. He received an Honours Degree in Fine Art from the University of Alberta in 1979. In...
.
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- Amanda BlakeAmanda BlakeAmanda Blake was an American actress known for the role of the red-haired saloon proprietress "Miss Kitty Russell" on the television western Gunsmoke.-Early life and career:...
American actress (Miss Kitty on television's Gunsmoke) - Andrew Blake (scientist)Andrew Blake (scientist)Andrew Blake, FREng, FRS, is a British scientist, Managing Director of Microsoft Research Cambridge, Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Edinburgh, and a leading researcher in computer vision.-Career:...
, British scientist and Visiting Professor at the University of Edinburgh - Andrew Blake (director), American adult film director
- Andy Blake, series of books by Edward Edson LeeEdward Edson LeeEdward Edson Lee , who wrote under the pen name of Leo Edwards, was a popular children's literature author in the 1920s and 1930s.- Biography :...
- Anita BlakeAnita BlakeAnita Blake is a fictional character in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series of novels by Laurell K. Hamilton. Subsequently, she has also appeared in the Dabel Brothers/Marvel Comics adaptation of her first novel, Guilty Pleasures....
Vampire Hunter series of books by Laurell K Hamilton
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- Casey BlakeCasey BlakeWilliam Casey Blake is a Major League Baseball third baseman who is currently a free agent.Blake previously played with the Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Dodgers. He had alternated between playing at third base and first base before...
, American baseball player - Catherine Blake (disambiguation), several people including
- Catherine BlakeCatherine BlakeCatherine Blake was the wife of the poet, painter and engraver William Blake , and a vital presence and assistant throughout his life as an artist.-Life:...
, wife and muse of William Blake
- Catherine Blake
- Charles E. BlakeCharles E. BlakeBishop Charles Edward Blake Sr. serves as the Presiding Bishop and Chief Apostle of the Church of God in Christ, Inc., a 6 million-member Pentecostal-Holiness denomination. On March 21, 2007, he became the Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ, Inc., as a result of Presiding Bishop...
, Pentecostal Bishop - Clive Blake, bass guitarist for the Anti-Nowhere LeagueAnti-Nowhere LeagueAnti-Nowhere League is an English punk band, formed in 1980 by lead singer Animal , guitarist Magoo , Tony "Bones" Shaw on drums and Chris "Baggy" Elvy on bass.-Early days:...
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- Daphne BlakeDaphne BlakeDaphne Anne Blake is a fictional character in the long-running American animated series Scooby-Doo. Daphne, depicted as coming from a wealthy family, is noted for her red hair, her fashion sense, and her knack for getting into danger...
, fictional character from Scooby-Doo - Darcy BlakeDarcy BlakeDarcy James Blake is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Cardiff City in the Football League Championship. He is also a Welsh international, having made his debut in October 2010.-Cardiff City:...
, Welsh footballer - David Blake (disambiguation), several people including
- Dave BlakeDave BlakeDavid Robert Blake was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1971 to 1988, serving as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party....
, Canadian politician - David Blake (general), Australian general
- Dave Blake
- Dennis BlakeDennis BlakeDennis Anthony Blake is a retired male sprinter from Jamaica. He is a two-time Olympian, winning the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he ran in the qualifying heats....
, Jamaican track and field athlete - Derek BlakeDerek BlakeDr Derek Blake was, until 2007, the Isobel Laing Post-Doctoral Fellow in Biomedical Sciences, and the Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow in Basic Biomedical Science, Oriel College, Oxford....
, British biomedical researcher - Donovan BlakeDonovan BlakeDonovan Livingston Blake is an American cricketer. Blake first represented the United States in the 2001 ICC Trophy and he went on to represent the States in a first-class game in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup and then in their second ever One Day International, when they lost to the Australia...
, Jamaican-American cricketer
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- Edward BlakeEdward BlakeDominick Edward Blake, PC, QC , known as Edward Blake, was the second Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1871 to 1872 and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1880 to 1887...
, Canadian politician - Eubie BlakeEubie BlakeJames Hubert Blake was an American composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, Blake and long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote the Broadway musical Shuffle Along, one of the first Broadway musicals to be written and directed by African Americans...
, American jazz pianist and composer - Eugene Carson BlakeEugene Carson BlakeEugene Carson Blake was an American Protestant Church leader in the 1950s and 60s, and President of the National Council of Churches in the United States, 1954—1957...
, American Protestant leader
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- Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Twizell CastleSir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Twizell CastleSir Francis Blake was a Northumbrian landowner who was created 1st Baronet of Twizell in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 25 May 1774....
- Sir Francis Blake, 2nd Baronet, of Twizell CastleSir Francis Blake, 2nd Baronet, of Twizell CastleSir Francis Blake was a High Sheriff of Northumberland , a major land owner of that county, and a political writer.He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Twizell Castle on the death of his father Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Twizell Castle in 1780.He inherited substantial Northumberland estates...
, High Sheriff of Northumberland (1784), - Sir Francis Blake, 3rd Baronet, of Twizell CastleSir Francis Blake, 3rd Baronet, of Twizell CastleSir Francis Blake, 3rd Baronet was a Northumbrian landowner, politician and baronet.-Background:Born at Heston, he was the son of Sir Francis Blake, 2nd Baronet and his wife, the daughter of Alexander Douglas...
, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1820-1826 and 1827–1834 - Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Tillmouth ParkSir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Tillmouth ParkSir Francis Douglas Blake, 1st Baronet CB DL was Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland, Vice Lord Lieutenant in 1920 and 1931, a Justice of the Peace, and a Member of Parliament....
, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1916-1922 - Francisco Blake MoraFrancisco Blake MoraJosé Francisco Blake Mora was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as the Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of Felipe Calderón from 2010 to 2011. He was Mexico's top cabinet secretary and key figure in the battle against the drug cartels and corruption in the country...
(1966–2011), Mexican politician
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- Geoffrey Blake (disambiguation), several people
- George BlakeGeorge BlakeGeorge Blake is a former British spy known for having been a double agent in the service of the Soviet Union. Discovered in 1961 and sentenced to 42 years in prison, he escaped from Wormwood Scrubs prison in 1966 and fled to the USSR...
(born 1922), British spy, double agent for the Soviet Union - George E. BlakeGeorge E. BlakeGeorge E. Blake was an American music engraver and publisher. He was born in Yorkshire, England and, according to his obituary in the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, emigrated to the United States when he was sixteen. Other sources disagree on the exact year he arrived in America...
(1775–1871), American music publisher - Gerald BlakeGerald BlakeGerald Blake was a television director during the 1960s to the 1980s.His numerous credits include The Gentle Touch, The Omega Factor , Blake's 7, Survivors, The Onedin Line, Out of the Unknown, Doctor Who , Dr...
, British television director - Gillian BlakeGillian BlakeGillian Blake is a retired British actress who became well known in the early 1970s as Dora in Follyfoot.Blake studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and began her professional career in the late 1960s. She appeared in the 1969 film, Goodbye Mr. Chips and some other television...
, British actress - Gordon BlakeGordon BlakeGordon Aylesworth Blake was a U.S. Air Force lieutenant general who served from 1962-1965 as director of the National Security Agency .-Early life & training:...
, USAF general
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- Hamish BlakeHamish BlakeHamish Donald Blake is an Australian comedian, actor, author and bodybuilder from Melbourne, Australia. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on television and radio, most notably with their drive-time radio program...
, Australian comedian - Harris BlakeHarris BlakeHarris Blake is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-second Senate district, which includes constituents in Harnett, Lee and Moore counties. Blake is a real estate agent from Pinehurst, North Carolina....
, American politician - Henry Blake, fictional character in M*A*S*H
- Henry Arthur BlakeHenry Arthur BlakeSir Henry Arthur Blake GCMG, DL was a British colonial administrator, Governor of Hong Kong from 1898 to 1903.-Early life and career:...
, British colonial administrator - Howard BlakeHoward BlakeHoward Blake, OBE is an English composer , particularly noted for his film scores, although he is prolific in several fields of classical and light music...
, British composer
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- James Blake (disambiguation)James Blake (disambiguation)James Blake is an American tennis player.James or Jim Blake may also refer to:A person*Eubie Blake, real name James Blake, , American musician*James F. Blake , American bus driver defied by Rosa Parks*James H...
, several people including:- James Carlos BlakeJames Carlos BlakeJames Carlos Blake is an American writer of novels, novellas, short stories, and essays. His work has received extensive critical favor and several notable awards...
, American writer - James F. BlakeJames F. BlakeJames F. Blake was the bus driver whom Rosa Parks defied in 1955, prompting the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Blake served in the Army in the European theatre during World War II. He worked as a bus driver for Montgomery City Bus Lines until 1974.One day in 1943, Parks boarded the bus and paid the fare...
(1912–2002), bus driver - James BlakeJames BlakeJames Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
(born 1979), American professional tennis player - James "Spanish" Blake, Nine Years War figure
- Ronald James BlakeRonald James BlakeRonald James Blake , OBE, JP, is a civil engineer, and a former Secretary for Works in the government of colonial Hong Kong. He has been appointed to the post of acting CEO of KCRC on 16 March 2006 to replace the outgoing Samuel Lai.-Early life:...
, civil engineer
- James Carlos Blake
- Jason Blake (ice hockey) (born 1973), American ice hockey player
- Jason Blake (footballer)Jason Blake (footballer)Jason Blake is an Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League . He holds the record for most games played without accruing a single Brownlow Medal vote.-AFL career:Blake was recruited as the number 24 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft from the...
(born 1981), Australian football player - Jeff BlakeJeff BlakeJeff Bertrand Coleman Blake is a retired American football quarterback who played in the National Football League. Although he finished his career with the Chicago Bears, he was formerly a quarterback for the New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, Arizona...
(born 1970), retired American football quarterback - Jeremy BlakeJeremy BlakeJeremy Blake was an American digital artist and painter. His work included projected DVD installations, Type C prints, and collaborative film projects.-Biography:...
(1971–2007), American video artist and painter - Jerome BlakeJerome Blake-Career:Blake spent twenty years as a musician and at 36 became a model. Blake started with some small roles in commercials, which led to him to a small part in First Knight alongside Sean Connery...
(born 1956), English actor - Joaquín Blake y JoyesJoaquín Blake y JoyesJoaquín Blake y Joyes was a Spanish military officer who served with distinction in the French Revolutionary and Peninsular wars.-Early military career:...
(1759–1827), Spanish general - John Blake (disambiguation), several people including:
- John Blake, Jr.John Blake, Jr.John Blake, Jr. is an American jazz violinist. He has performed most prominently as a sideman in groups led by Grover Washington, Jr. in the late 1970s) and McCoy Tyner , as well as led his own groups.-External links:*[ allmusic's inventory of his record appearances]**...
(born 1947), American jazz violinist
- John Blake, Jr.
- Jon Blake (disambiguation), several people
- Joseph Blake (governor)Joseph Blake (governor)Joseph Blake , the nephew of British Admiral Robert Blake, was governor of colonial South Carolina in 1694 , and from 1696 to his death 1700.-References:*-See also:*List of colonial governors of South Carolina...
, governor of South Carolina - Joseph Blake, 3rd Baron Wallscourt (1797–1849), Irish nobleman and socialist
- Julia BlakeJulia BlakeJulia Blake is a British-born actress based in Australia.Blake was born in London, England. She is married to Terry Norris. She is the mother of actresses Sarah and Jane Norris....
(born 1936), Australia-based British-born actress
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- Karen BlakeKaren BlakeKaren Blake is a Radio Disc Jockey from Boston, Massachusetts. She has been on the Boston airwaves since the late 1970s and early 1980s.She began her career with six years at Kiss 108. She then joined WZOU 94.5 where she was also known as "The Madam" doing Mornings, Evenings and Afternoon Drive...
, Boston disk jockey - Karl BlakeKarl BlakeKarl Blake is a vocalist, bassist, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Most of his own music can be described as progressive-experimental and sometimes psychedelic.-Musical career:...
(born 1956), English musician - Katharine BlakeKatharine BlakeKatharine Blake is a British singer, songwriter and musician originally from London. She was the lead singer of Miranda Sex Garden, and is a founding member, singer and musical director of the musical group the Mediæval Bæbes....
(born 1970), British singer - Ken Blake, a pseudonym of English novelist Robert HoldstockRobert HoldstockRobert Paul Holdstock was an English novelist and author best known for his works of Celtic, Nordic, Gothic and Pictish fantasy literature, predominantly in the fantasy subgenre of mythic fiction....
- Keith Blake (born 1950), Jamaican roots reggae singer a.k.a Prince AllaPrince AllaPrince Alla aka Prince Allah or Ras Allah is a roots reggae singer whose career began in the 1960s, and has continued with a string of releases into the 2000s.-Biography:...
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- Madge BlakeMadge BlakeMadge Blake was an American character actress best remembered for her role as Aunt Harriet Cooper on ABC's Batman TV series of the 1960s.-Early life:...
(1899–1969), American actress - Mark Blake (footballer born 1967)Mark Blake (footballer born 1967)Mark Christopher Blake is a retired English footballer, who played as a defender for Southampton, Colchester United, Shrewsbury Town, Fulham, AS Cannes and Aldershot Town. He made 301 appearances in The Football League, scoring 23 goals....
(born 1967), English footballer - Matthew Blake (rugby league)Matthew Blake (rugby league)Matthew Blake is a professional rugby league footballer who at club level has played for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and Barrow Raiders, playing at , i.e. number 8 or 10.-External links:********...
, English rugby league player - Mervyn BlakeMervyn BlakeMervyn Alexander Clifford Blake, CM was a Canadian stage actor.Born in Dehradun, India, he joined the Stratford Festival of Canada in 1957...
(1907–2003), Canadian actor - Michael Blake (disambiguation), several people including
- Michael Blake (author) (born 1945), American author
- Michael Blake (composer)Michael Blake (composer)Michael Blake is a South African contemporary classical music composer.The composer studied at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and lectured at Goldsmiths College, University of London...
(born 1951), South African composer
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- Nathan BlakeNathan BlakeNathan Alexander Blake is a Welsh former professional footballer, who played in the Premier League for several clubs and also represented his country at international level...
, a Welshman and UK football player - Noel BlakeNoel BlakeNoel Blake is a retired footballer and current head coach of the England national under-19 football team...
, a Jamaican and UK football player - Norman Blake (American musician)Norman Blake (American musician)Norman Blake is an instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 50 years Blake has played in a number of folk and Country groups...
, American folk/bluegrass instrumentalist and vocalist - Norman Blake (Scottish musician)Norman Blake (Scottish musician)Norman Blake is a singer-songwriter in the Glasgow based band, Teenage Fanclub.Blake and Sean Dickson were in The Faith Healers together, which also contained various members at different times Stevie Gray, Hugh McLaughlin, Brian Carson and Colin Murray to name but a few.Blake and Carson were...
, Scottish rock musician who is a member of Teenage Fanclub - Nzinga BlakeNzinga BlakeNzinga Blake is an American / Sierra Leonean actress, writer and currently the host of Culture Click, which appears on Saturday mornings on most ABC stations. Blake was a host on Current TV and starred on the TV series Fridays on Cartoon Network, as well as in national television commercials for...
, American/Sierra Leonean actress and writer
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- Peter Blake (disambiguation), several people including:
- Peter Blake (actor)Peter Blake (actor)Peter Blake is a British actor. He was trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. First professional appearance at the Edinburgh Festival in Frank Dunlop's production of The Winter's Tale in 1966...
(born 1948), British actor - Peter Blake (yachtsman)Peter Blake (yachtsman)Sir Peter James Blake, KBE was a New Zealand yachtsman who won the Whitbread Round the World Race, the Jules Verne Trophy – setting the fastest time around the world of 74 days 22 hours 17 minutes 22 seconds on catamaran Enza, and led his country to successive victories in the America’s Cup...
(1948–2001), New Zealand yachtsman - Sir Peter Blake (artist)Peter Blake (artist)Sir Peter Thomas Blake, KBE, CBE, RDI, RA is an English pop artist, best known for his design of the sleeve for the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. He lives in Chiswick, London, UK.-Career:...
(born 1932), British artist
- Peter Blake (actor)
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- Ran BlakeRan BlakeRan Blake is an American pianist and composer from Springfield, Massachusetts. In a career that spans five decades, Blake has created a unique niche in improvised music as an artist and educator...
(born 1935), American pianist - Rob BlakeRob BlakeRobert Bowlby Blake is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, appearing in the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals, winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy and serving as team captain for five seasons in his initial 11 season-stint with...
(born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player - Robbie BlakeRobbie BlakeRobert James "Robbie" Blake is an English footballer, currently playing for Bolton Wanderers in the Barclays Premier League...
(born 1976), English footballer - Robert Blake (disambiguation), several people including:
- Robert Blake (admiral)Robert Blake (admiral)Robert Blake was one of the most important military commanders of the Commonwealth of England and one of the most famous English admirals of the 17th century. Blake is recognised as the chief founder of England's naval supremacy, a dominance subsequently inherited by the British Royal Navy into...
(1599–1657), English Admiral - Dr. Robert R. BlakeRobert R. BlakeDr. Robert R. Blake was an American management theoretician. He did pioneer work the field of organizational dynamics.Together with Jane S...
(1918–2004), American management theoretician - Robert Blake (actor)Robert Blake (actor)Robert Blake is an American actor who starred in the film In Cold Blood and the U.S. television series Baretta. In 2005, he was tried and acquitted for the 2001 murder of his wife, but on November 18, 2005, Blake was found liable in a California civil court for her wrongful death.-Early...
(born 1933), American actor - Robert Blake, Baron BlakeRobert Blake, Baron BlakeRobert Norman William Blake, Baron Blake was an English historian. He is best known for his 1966 biography of Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, and for The Conservative Party from Peel to Churchill, which grew out of his 1968 Ford lectures...
(1916–2003), English historian - Robert Harrison BlakeRobert Harrison BlakeRobert Harrison Blake is a fictional character in the Cthulhu Mythos. The character is the creation of H. P. Lovecraft and appears in his short story "The Haunter of the Dark" .-Summary:...
, fictional character created by H. P. Lovecraft - Robert O. BlakeRobert O. BlakeRobert Orris Blake was born in Los Angeles, California to Frank Orris and Marjorie Edwards. Blake is a retired United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. During his 30-year career in United States Foreign service, Blake served as ambassador to Mali from December 10, 1970 until May...
, American diplomat - Robert O. Blake, Jr.Robert O. Blake, Jr.Robert Orris Blake, Jr., is a career diplomat and current Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs and former United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. He is the son of Robert O. Blake, retired U.S...
, American diplomat, the son of the above - Robert BlakeRobert Blake (dentist)Robert Blake graduated from the Department of Physics at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in September 1798, having trained to be a dentist for his uncle, Edward Hudson....
(1772–1822), dentist
- Robert Blake (admiral)
- Rodney BlakeRodney BlakeRodney Blake is a professional Australian rugby union footballer. He plays prop for the Melbourne Rebels. He previously played for Bayonne in France. He is sometimes referred to as Rodzilla. His father Paul is a former Otago flanker. In June 2006, Blake made his debut for the Wallabies.- Career...
(born 1983), Australian rugby union footballer - Roj BlakeRoj BlakeRoj Blake is a fictional character from the British science fiction television series Blake's 7, played by Gareth Thomas ....
, fictional character from the television serial Blake's 7 - Ronald James BlakeRonald James BlakeRonald James Blake , OBE, JP, is a civil engineer, and a former Secretary for Works in the government of colonial Hong Kong. He has been appointed to the post of acting CEO of KCRC on 16 March 2006 to replace the outgoing Samuel Lai.-Early life:...
(born 1934), civil engineer
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- Sarah BlakeSarah BlakeSarah Blake is a pornographic actress who entered the industry in around 2003, and specializes in fetish work.- Career :...
, American pornographic actor - Sexton BlakeSexton BlakeSexton Blake is a fictional detective who appeared in many British comic strips and novels throughout the 20th century. He was described by Professor Jeffrey Richards on the BBC in The Radio Detectives in 2003 as "the poor man's Sherlock Holmes"...
, fictional detective for multiple authors - Sophia Jex-BlakeSophia Jex-BlakeSophia Louisa Jex-Blake was an English physician, teacher and feminist. She was one of the first female doctors in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, a leading campaigner for medical education for women and was involved in founding two medical schools for women, in London and in...
, British physician and feminist - Sophie BlakeSophie BlakeSophie Blake , is an English television presenter and former model.-Career:Blake studied drama, and then travelled working in bars and restaurants for a few years. She did some modelling, and put a home-made show-reel together which United Sports picked up, and got her interviewing footballers in...
, British television presenter - Steve BlakeSteve BlakeSteven Hanson "Steve" Blake is an American professional basketball point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. Previously, he played for the Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers.-High school:Blake spent his freshman and sophomore year...
, American basketball player
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- Tchad BlakeTchad BlakeTchad Blake is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer and musician.He has worked with numerous artists and musicians, including State Radio, Apartment 26, Elvis Costello, Peter Gabriel, Pearl Jam, Tom Waits, Richard Thompson, Brazilian Girls, Sheryl Crow, November 2nd, Travis, Marike...
, record producer - Thomas Blake (disambiguation), several people
- Thomas Blake GloverThomas Blake GloverThomas Blake Glover, Order of the Rising Sun was a Scottish merchant in Bakumatsu and Meiji period Japan.-Early life :...
, Scottish merchant - Toe BlakeToe BlakeHector "Toe" Blake, CM was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League .-Nickname:His nickname came out of his childhood for his younger sister was unable to pronounce his name...
, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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- Sir Valentine Blake, 1st BaronetSir Valentine Blake, 1st BaronetSir Valentine Blake, Irish merchant and Mayor of Galway, 1560-2 January 1635.-Biography:The eldest of three sons of Walter Blake and Juliana Browne, Blake was described as the richest man in Galway in 1592. He owned extensive property in the countys of Galway, Mayo and Clare, some of which was...
(1560–1635), Irish merchant and Mayor of Galway - Vivian BlakeVivian BlakeVivian Blake was a Jamaican drug kingpin who founded and operated the American operations of the Jamaican Shower Posse....
(died 2010), Jamaican drug dealer
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- Walter BlakeWalter BlakeSir Walter Blake, , 6th Bt., was a minor Irish aristocrat and politician from County Galway.-Biography:Blake was the son of Sir Thomas Blake and Maria French. In October 1686, Walter Blake succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Blake of Menlough...
, 6th Baronet of Menlough - Whitney BlakeWhitney BlakeWhitney Blake was an American film and television actress, director and producer.Blake was born as Nancy Ann Whitney in 1926 in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, the first child of Martha Mae Wilkerson and Harry Whitney...
(1926–2002), American actress - Wilfred Theodore BlakeWilfred Theodore BlakeMajor Wilfred Theodore Blake was a pioneer aviator, travel writer and traveller. He served with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry....
(1894–1968), pioneer aviator, travel writer and traveller - William Blake (disambiguation)William Blake (disambiguation)William Blake was an English poet, visionary, painter, and printmaker.William Blake may also refer to:* William Blake , a fictional character in the film Dead Man, believed by a Native American to be a reincarnation of the poet, William Blake.* William Burdine Blake, Sr...
, several people including- William BlakeWilliam BlakeWilliam Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age...
(1757–1827), British poet, painter, and printmaker - William Burdine Blake, Sr.William Burdine Blake, Sr.William Burdine Blake, Sr. was a music composer and newspaper publisher. He was born January 21, 1852, in London, Ohio. He moved to the area of Dayton, Virginia in the early 1870s. There he worked with the publishing house of the Ruebush-Kieffer Company. Blake remained with Ruebush-Kieffer until...
(1852–1938), music composer and newspaper publisher - William Phipps BlakeWilliam Phipps BlakeWilliam Phipps Blake was an American mineralogist and geologist. He was born in New York City, graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale in 1852, one of seven to get the newly created Ph.B. degree. He was mineralogist and geologist of the Pacific Railroad Exploring Expedition of 1853,...
(1826–1910), American mineralogist and geologist - William Blake, a fictional character in the film Dead ManDead ManDead Man is a 1995 American Western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop, Crispin Glover, John Hurt, Michael Wincott, Lance Henriksen, and Robert Mitchum . The film, dubbed an "Acid Western" by its director, includes twisted...
- William Blake HerronWilliam Blake HerronWilliam Blake Herron is a film screenwriter, director and actor who contributed to the screenplay for The Bourne Identity. He also contributed to the screenplay for Eye of the Widow.-External links:...
, film screenwriter, director and actor - William Blake RichmondWilliam Blake RichmondSir William Blake Richmond KCB , English painter and decorator, was born in London. His father, George Richmond, R.A...
(1842–1921), English painter and decorator - William Hume BlakeWilliam Hume BlakeWilliam Hume Blake, QC was a Canadian jurist and politician. He was the father of Edward Blake, an Ontario Premier and federal Liberal party of Canada leader....
(1809–1870), Canadian jurist and politician
- William Blake
People with given name Blake
- Blake AldridgeBlake AldridgeBlake Aldridge is a British synchronised diver, who dives for The Crystal Palace Diving Club. During the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics he took part in the Men's 10m Synchronised event. Aldridge and his 14-year-old diving partner, Tom Daley, finished in eighth position in the final in an event...
(born 1982), British diver - Blake Alphonso HiggsBlake Alphonso HiggsBlake Alphonso Higgs , better known as "Blind Blake", was the best-known performer of goombay/calypso in the Bahamas from the 1930s to the 1960s. -Biography:For much of his career, Blind Blake was based at the Royal Victoria Hotel in Nassau...
, Bahamian Calypso singer also known as Blind Blake - Blake CarringtonBlake CarringtonBlake Carrington is a fictional character on the American TV series Dynasty. The role was portrayed by John Forsythe from the first episode of the series in 1981 until the finale in 1989. Forsythe returned for the 1991 miniseries Dynasty: The Reunion...
, fictional oil tycoon from the TV series Dynasty - Blake GriffinBlake GriffinBlake Austin Griffin is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association . Griffin had a renowned high school career at Oklahoma Christian School, winning state titles each of his four years under his father, Tommy Griffin, who was the...
(born 1989), American professional basketball player - Blake EdwardsBlake EdwardsBlake Edwards was an American film director, screenwriter and producer.Edwards' career began in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon turned to writing radio scripts at Columbia Pictures...
(1922–2010), American film director, screenwriter, and producer - Blake LewisBlake LewisBlake Colin Lewis is an American singer-songwriter and beatboxer who was the runner-up on the sixth season of American Idol. His major label debut album A.D.D. was released on December 4, 2007 through 19 Recordings/Arista Records. On October 30, 2007, his first single "Break Anotha" was released....
, American singer and American Idol contestant - Blake LivelyBlake LivelyBlake Christina Lively is an American actress and model who stars as Serena van der Woodsen in the television teen drama series Gossip Girl...
(born 1987), American actress - Blake MorrisonBlake MorrisonPhilip Blake Morrison is a British poet and author who has published in a wide range of fiction and non-fiction genres. His greatest success came with the publication of his memoirs And When Did You Last See Your Father? which won the J. R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography. He has also written a...
, British poet and author - Blake Oakfield, fictional surf gangster from the TV series Angry BoysAngry BoysAngry Boys is an Australian television mockumentary series written by and starring Chris Lilley. Continuing the mockumentary style of his previous series, the show explores the issues faced by young males in the 21st century – their influences, their pressures, their dreams and ambitions...