Locke
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People

  • Locke (surname)
    Locke (surname)
    Locke is a common Western surname of English origin.The Chinese surname Luo is sometimes romanized as Locke, because of the Cantonese pronunciation of / as 'Lok'.-People with this surname:...

    , information about the surname and list of people
  • Locke (given name)
    Locke (given name)
    Locke is a given name occurring in various works of fiction.In some cases it may be based on the English surname Locke.Examples from East Asian culture may refer to the Chinese surname Luo which is sometimes romanized as Locke, because of the Cantonese pronunciation of / as 'Lok'.-People with this...


  • John Locke
    John Locke
    John Locke FRS , widely known as the Father of Liberalism, was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers. Considered one of the first of the British empiricists, following the tradition of Francis Bacon, he is equally important to social...

     (1632–1704), English philosopher
  • Matthew Locke (composer)
    Matthew Locke (composer)
    Matthew Locke was an English Baroque composer and music theorist.-Biography:As a boy, Locke was trained in the choir of Exeter Cathedral, under Edward Gibbons, the brother of Orlando Gibbons...

     (1621–1677), baroque composer
  • Edwin A. Locke
    Edwin A. Locke
    Professor Edwin A Locke is an American psychologist and a pioneer in goal-setting theory. He is a retired Dean’s Professor of Motivation and Leadership at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park. He was also affiliated with the Department of Psychology...

     (born 1938), American psychologist
  • Joseph Locke
    Joseph Locke
    Joseph Locke was a notable English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with railway projects...

     (1805–1860), British railway engineer


Fictional characters
  • John Locke (Lost)
    John Locke (Lost)
    John Locke is a fictional character played by Terry O'Quinn on the ABC television series Lost. He is named after English philosopher John Locke...

     in the television series Lost
  • Locke, a pseudonym of Peter Wiggin
    Peter Wiggin
    Peter Wiggin is a fictional character in the science fiction novel Ender's Game and its sequels, written by Orson Scott Card. He has appeared in the novels Ender's Game, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, Shadow of the Giant, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind and in an upcoming short story to...

     in the novels by Orson Scott Card
  • Locke the Echidna in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic books
  • Locke, protagonist of the manga Locke the Superman
    Locke the Superman
    is a manga series by Yuki Hijiri which was later adapted into a movie and three OVA releases. It was given an obscure video release in the United States as Locke the Superpower Ten volumes were published in Poland under the tile Locke Superczłowiek....


Places

In the United States:
  • Locke, California
    Locke, California
    Locke , also known as Locke Historic District, is an unincorporated community in California's Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta built by Chinese immigrants during the early 20th century. It was originally named Lockeport after George Locke, who owned the land that the town was built upon at a...

    , a town in Sacramento County
  • Locke, Indiana
    Locke, Indiana
    Locke is an unincorporated town in Locke Township, Elkhart County, Indiana....

  • Locke Township, Michigan
    Locke Township, Michigan
    Locke Township is a civil township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,671 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.03% is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

    , a township located in Ingham County
  • Locke, New York
    Locke, New York
    Locke is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,951 at the 2010 census. The town was named after John Locke, an English philosopher and is the birthplace of Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States....

    , a town in Cayuga County
  • Mount Locke, in the Davis Mountains of West Texas
  • Locke High School
    Locke High School
    Alain Leroy Locke High School is a Title 1 co-educational charter high school located in Los Angeles, California, United States, and is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District/Green Dot Public Schools. It is named after Alain LeRoy Locke....

    , Los Angeles, California
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