Drake (given name)

Drake is a masculine given name of English origin meaning "Dragon" or "Snake".

Those bearing it include:

Culture

Music

• Drake Bell (born 1986), actor and musician
• Drake Graham, Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor
• Drake White, American country music singer

• Drake McDonough, has a show on WRUC-"The first station in the nation"

Television and film

• Drake Hogestyn (born 1953), American soap opera actor
• Drake Sather (1959–2004), American stand-up comedian and television writer
• Drake Doremus (born 1983), American film director and screenwriter

Fictional characters

• Drake Merwin, a character in the book Gone by Michael Grant
• Drake McHugh, in the film Kings Row, played by Ronald Reagan
• Drake Carne, a character in the Poldark book series by Winston Graham

Television

• Drake Parker, in the sitcom Drake & Josh played by Drake Bell
• Dr. Drake Ramoray, a soap opera character played by Joey Tribbiani in the sitcom Friends
• Drake Lempkey, a character in the TV sitcom Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Drake Mallard (the Darkwing Duck), in the animated series Darkwing Duck

Video games

• Drake, a member of the Elite Four in the video games Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
• Drake Edgewater, in the video game Quarantine
• Drake Evans, in the video game NBA Street

Sports

• Drake Batherson (born 1998), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Drake Berehowsky (born 1974), Canadian retired National Hockey League player
• Drake Britton (born 1989), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Drake Diener (born 1981), American basketball player
• Drake Nevis (born 1989), American-born Canadian Football League player
• Drake Younger, a ring name of American professional wrestler and referee Drake Wuertz (born 1984)
• Drake Maverick, a ring name of English professional wrestler James Curtin (born 1983)

Other fields

• Drake Rehfeld (born 1997), American/Canadian media executive and entrepreneur