Drake (surname)

Drake is an Old English surname of Anglo-Saxon origin.

Notable people with the surname "Drake" include

• Abraham Drake (1715–1781), American military officer
• Alexander Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alfred Drake (1914–1992), American actor
• Alfred George Drake (1894–1915), British soldier
• Alicia Drake (born 1968), British journalist
• Alison Drake (diver) (born 1952), English diver
• Alonzo Drake (1884–1919), English footballer
• Andi Drake (born 1965), English athlete
• Andy Drake (1907–??), American baseball player
• Anthony Drake (1941–2022), English teacher
• Arnold Drake (1924–2007), American writer
• Barbara Drake (1876–1963), English trade unionist
• Bebe Drake (born 1940), American actress
• Benjamin Drake (1794–1841), American historian
• Bernard Drake (1537–1586), English admiral
• Betsy Drake (1923–2015), American actress
• Beverley Drake (born 1956), Guyanese pilot
• Bill Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Billy Drake (1917–2011), British pilot
• Bob Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Brad Drake (born 1975), American politician
• Bruce Drake (1905–1983), American basketball coach
• Bryan Drake (1925–2001), New Zealand baritone
• Carl John Drake (1885–1965), American zoologist
• Carolyn Drake (born 1971), American photographer
• Celeste Drake, American trade unionist
• Charles Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Charlie Drake (1925–2006), British actor
• Chris Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Christopher Drake, American film composer
• Clare Drake (1928–2018), Canadian ice hockey coach
• Claudia Drake (1918–1997), American actress
• Clifford B. Drake (1918–1994), American general
• Cyril Drake (1922–1992), English cricketer
• Dallas Drake (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
• Daniel Drake (1785–1852), American physician
• Danny Drake (born 1995), New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Darryl Drake (1956–2019), American football player and coach
• Dave Drake (1918–1995), American football coach
• David Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dawsonne Drake (1724–1784), British politician
• D. C. Drake (born 1957), American addictions counselor
• Debbie Drake, American fitness specialist
• Delos Drake (1886–1965), American baseball player
• Diane Drake, American screenwriter
• Dickie Drake (born 1946), American politician
• Dona Drake (1914–1989), American actress
• Dora Drake (born 1993), American politician
• Dorcas Drake (1916–1993), American judge
• Dusty Drake (born 1964), American musician
• Edward Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Edwin Drake (1819–1880), American oil driller
• Eli Drake (born 1982), American professional wrestler
• Elias Franklin Drake (1813–1892), American businessman and politician
• Elisabeth Drake (1936–2024), American chemical engineer
• Elizabeth Drake, Australian composer
• Elvin C. Drake (1903–1988), American track coach
• Emilio Drake (1855–1915), Spanish politician
• Eric Drake (1910–1996), British businessman
• Ervin Drake (1919–2015), American songwriter
• Fabia Drake (1904–1990), English actress
• Frances Ann Denny Drake (1797–1875), American actress
• Francis Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Frank Drake (1930–2022), American astrophysicist
• Frank Drake (rugby league) (born 1939), Australian rugby league footballer
• Franklin J. Drake (1846–1929), American admiral
• Fred Drake (1958–2002), American musician
• Frederick Seguier Drake (1892–1974), Chinese-born British missionary
• Friedrich Drake (1805–1882), German sculptor
• Gabrielle Drake (born 1944), British actress
• Galen Drake (1905/1906–1989), American radio personality
• Gayla Drake (born 1964), American singer-songwriter
• Geoffrey Drake (1911–1995), English art director
• Grace L. Drake (1926–2020), American politician
• Grae Drake (born 1980), American journalist
• Greg Drake (born 1969), Australian rugby league footballer
• Guy Drake (1904–1984), American singer
• Hamid Drake (born 1955), American percussionist
• Hannah Drake, American poet
• Harold A. Drake (born 1942), American scholar
• Harry Drake (1915–1997), American archer
• Heinrich Drake (1881–1970), German politician
• Howard Drake (born 1956), British diplomat
• Isaiah Drake (born 2005), American baseball player
• Jack Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jackson Drake (born 2003), American professional wrestler
• James Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jay Drake (born 1969), American auto racing driver
• Jeannie Drake (born 1948), British politician
• Jeremey Drake (born 1968), South African cricketer
• Jerry Drake (American football) (born 1969), American football player
• Jessica Drake (born 1974), American actress
• Jim Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jimmy Drake (1912–1968), American humorist
• Joanne M. Drake, American political aide
• John Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Johnny Drake (1916–1973), American football player
• Joseph Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Judith Drake (1670–1723), English author
• Julius Drake (born 1959), English pianist
• Ken Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kenyan Drake (born 1994), American football player
• Kevin Drake (born 1979), American musician
• Kinsale Drake (born 2000), American poet and playwright
• Kohl Drake (born 2000), American baseball player
• Larry Drake (1949–2016), American actor
• Larry Drake (baseball) (1921–1985), American baseball player
• Leah Bodine Drake (1904–1964), American poet
• Leonard Drake (1954–2010), American basketball coach
• Leta Powell Drake (1938–2021), American broadcaster
• Lindsay Drake (1949–2016), Australian rugby league footballer
• Logan Drake (1899–1940), American baseball player
• Ludwig Von Drake (1961), A cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company
• Lyman Drake (1852–1932), American baseball player
• Lynwood Drake (1949–1992), American murderer
• Marcus M. Drake (1835–1907), American politician
• Margot Drake (1899–1948), English actress
• Marie Drake (1888–1963), American academic administrator
• Marino Drake (born 1967), Cuban high jumper
• Mary E. Drake (1833–1916), American minister
• Mary Jane Holmes Shipley Drake (1841–1925), American slave
• Maureen Drake (born 1971), Canadian tennis player
• Maurice Drake (1923–2014), British judge
• Max Drake (born 1952), American musician
• Michael Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Milton Drake (1912–2006), American lyricist
• Mo Drake (1928–2021), British advertising executive
• Molly Drake (1915–1993), English poet and musician
• Monica Drake (born 1967), American writer
• Montague Garrard Drake (1692–1728), English politician
• Nadia Drake, American journalist
• Naomi Drake (1907–1987), American registrar
• Nathan Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Newman E. Drake (1860–1930), American entrepreneur
• Ngaire Drake (born 1949), New Zealand runner
• Nick Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Norman Drake (1912–1972), British athlete
• OL Drake (born 1984), English guitarist
• Oliver Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Owen Drake (1936–2011), American politician
• Patricia Drake (born 1957), Canadian actress
• Paul Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Peggy Drake (1922–2014), Austrian-American actress
• Penny Drake (born 1984), American actress
• Pete Drake (1932–1988), American record producer
• Piper J. Drake (born 1976), Thai-American author
• Priscilla Holmes Drake (1812–1892), American suffragist
• Quaesita Cromwell Drake (1889–1967), American chemist
• Rae Drake (1926–2013), American football player
• Ray Drake (1934–2013), English footballer
• Reinaldo Drake (born 1923), Cuban baseball player
• Richard Drake (1535–1603), English stable master
• Richard F. Drake (1927–2008), American politician
• Rob Drake (born 1969), American umpire
• Robert Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Roger Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ron Drake (born 1937), American politician
• Sammy Drake (1934–2010), American baseball player
• Samuel Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Sarah Drake (1803–1857), English illustrator
• Sallie Duke Drake (1835–1923), American schoolteacher and principal
• Shane Drake, American music video director
• Simon Drake (born 1957), English musician
• Simon Drake (writer) (born 1975), Australian writer
• Sofia Drake (1662–1741), Swedish landowner
• Solly Drake (1930–2021), American baseball player
• Stan Drake (1921–1997), American cartoonist
• St. Clair Drake (1911–1990), American sociologist
• Stephanie Drake, American actress
• Steve Drake (born 1954), American actor
• Stillman Drake (1910–1993), Canadian historian
• Susannah Drake (born 1965), American architect
• Sylvia Drake (1784–1868), American tailor
• Tasman Drake (1884–1946), New Zealand clergyman and cricketer
• Ted Drake (1912–1995), British cricketer
• Tharon Drake (born 1992), American swimmer
• Thelma Drake (born 1949), American politician
• Theodore Drake (1891–1959), Canadian pediatrician
• Theodore W. Drake (1907–2000), American cartoonist
• Thomas Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tom Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tony Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tracy Drake (1864–1939), American hotelier
• Troy Drake (born 1972), American football player
• Vern Drake (born 1946), Australian footballer
• Vicky Drake (born 1946), also known as Vicky Brago-Mitchell, American fractal artist, former dancer
• Walter Drake (1879–1941), New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Wiley Drake (born 1943), American minister
• William Drake (disambiguation), multiple people
• Yadir Drake (born 1990), Cuban baseball player
• Zak Drake (born 1991), Canadian soccer player

Fictional characters

• Adam Drake, ex-counterespionage agent and mystery solving attorney on The Edge of Night
• Alex Drake (Pretty Little Liars), a character on the television series Pretty Little Liars.
• Alex Drake (Ashes to Ashes), in the TV series Ashes to Ashes
• Charlie Drake, a character in the 1985 American science fantasy movie Explorers
• Charlotte Drake, a character on the television series Pretty Little Liars
• Bobby Drake (Iceman (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero and member of the X-Men, the Champions (1975 team), and the Defenders
• Dèmon Drake, in the TV series Charmed
• Dinah Drake (Black Canary) of DC Comics
• Doofus Drake, in the animated series DuckTales
• Downy O'Drake, a Disney character
• Evan Drake, a character in the TV sitcom Cheers
• Frankie Drake, private investigator and the titular character in the Canadian TV series Frankie Drake Mysteries
• John Drake (Danger Man), in the TV series Danger Man
• Ludwig Von Drake, a Disney cartoon character
• Mark Drake, a Colonial Marine smart gunner in the film Aliens
• Mary Drake (Pretty Little Liars), a character on the television series Pretty Little Liars
• Mons Drake, in Tensou Sentai Goseiger
• Nathan Drake, the main character of the video game series Uncharted
• Noah Drake, a character on the soap opera General Hospital
• Patrick Drake, a character on the soap opera General Hospital
• Paul Drake (character), a private detective in various media of the Perry Mason franchise
• Dr. Reese Drake, a supporting character in the Dinosaur King franchise
• Robert Putney Drake, in the Illuminatus! Trilogy of books
• Temple Drake, a character in novels written by William Faulkner
• Tim Drake, a character in the comic series DC Comics
• Will Drake, in '
• Zoe Drake, a main character in the Dinosaur King franchise