Blake

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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. ^[1] Another theory is that it is a corruption of "Ap Lake", meaning "Son of Lake".^[2]

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.

Blake often refers to the British poet, painter and printmaker William Blake (1757-1827) or to the contemporary figurative artist Blake (sculptor).

People with surname Blake

A

• Andrew Blake (scientist)
• Andrew Blake (director)
• Andy Blake series of books by Edward Edson Lee

B

• Blind Blake, American blues and ragtime musician

• Bud Blake, American cartoonist

C

• Casey Blake, American baseball player
• Catherine Blake, wife and muse of William Blake
• Charles E. Blake, Pentecostal Bishop
• Clive Blake, bass guitarist

D

• Daphne Blake, fictional character from Scooby-Doo
• Darcy Blake, Welsh footballer
• Dave Blake, Canadian politician
• David Valentine Jardine Blake, Australian general
• Dennis Blake, Jamaican track and field athlete
• Derek Blake, British biomedical researcher
• Donovan Blake, Jamaican-American cricketer

E

• Edward Blake, Canadian politician
• Eubie Blake, American jazz pianist and composer
• Eugene Carson Blake, American Protestant leader

F

• Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Twizell Castle
• Sir Francis Blake, 2nd Baronet, of Twizell Castle, High Sheriff of Northumberland (1784),
• Sir Francis Blake, 3rd Baronet, of Twizell Castle, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1820-1826 and 1827-1834
• Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Tillmouth Park, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1916-1922

G

• George Blake (born 1922), a British spy, and double agent for the Soviet Union
• George E. Blake (1775-1871), American music publisher
• Gerald Blake, British television director
• Gillian Blake, British actress
• Gordon A. Blake, USAF general
• Griffin, Blake C., Film Critic

H

• Hamish Blake, Australian comedian
• Harris Blake, American politician
• Henry Blake, fictional character
• Henry Arthur Blake, British colonial administrator
• Howard Blake, British composer

J

• James Blake (disambiguation), several people including:
  • James Hubert "Eubie" Blake (1887–1983), American musician
  • James F. Blake (1912–2002), bus driver
  • James Blake (born 1979), American professional tennis player
  • James "Spanish" Blake, Nine Years War figure
  • Ronald James Blake, civil engineer
• Jason Blake (ice hockey) (born 1973)
• Jeff Blake (born 1970), retired American football quarterback
• Jeremy Blake (1971–2007), American video artist and painter
• Jerome Blake (born 1956), English actor
• Joaquín Blake y Joyes (1759–1827), Spanish general
• John Blake (disambiguation), several people including:
  • John Blake, Jr. (born 1947), American jazz violinist
• Jon Blake (disambiguation), several people
• Joseph Blake, governor of South Carolina
• Joseph Henry Blake (1797–1849), Irish nobleman and socialist
• Julia Blake (born 1936), Australia-based British-born actress

K

• Karen Blake, Boston disk jockey
• Karl Blake (b. 1956), English musician
• Katharine Blake (b. 1970), British singer
• Ken Blake, a pseudonym of English novelist Robert Holdstock
• Keith Blake (b. 1950), Jamaican roots reggae singer a.k.a Prince Allah

L

• Lillie Devereaux Blake (1835 - 1913), American suffragist

M

• Madge Blake (1899 - 1969), American actress
• Mark Blake (born 1967), English footballer
• Matthew Blake, English rugby league player
• Mervyn Blake (1907 - 2003), Canadian actor
• Michael Blake (author) (born 1945), American author
• Michael Blake (composer) (born 1951), South African composer

N

• Nathan Blake
• Noel Blake
• Norman Blake, American folk/bluegrass instrumentalist and vocalist
• Norman Blake, Scottish rock musician who is a member of Teenage Fanclub
• Nzinga Blake

P

• Peter Blake (disambiguation), several people including:
  • Peter Blake (actor)
  • Peter Blake (yachtsman) (1948–2001)
  • Sir Peter Blake (artist) (born 1932), British artist

Q

• Quentin Blake

R

• Ran Blake
• Rob Blake, (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
• Robbie Blake
• Robert Blake (disambiguation), several people including:
  • Admiral Robert Blake (1599–1657), English Admiral
  • Dr. Robert R. Blake (1918–2004), American management theoretician
  • Robert Blake (actor), an actor, from TV's Baretta
  • Robert Blake, Baron Blake
  • Robert Harrison Blake, fictional character
  • Robert O. Blake, American diplomat
  • Robert O. Blake, Jr., American diplomat, the son of the above
  • Robert Blake (dentist)
• Rodney Blake
• Roj Blake, fictional character from the television serial Blake's 7
• Ronald James Blake

S

• Sexton Blake, fictional detective for multiple authors
• Sophia Jex-Blake, British physician and feminist
• Sophie Blake, British television presenter
• Stanley Thatcher Blake, Australian botanist
• Stephanie Blake, American actress
• Steve Blake, American basketball player
• Susie Blake, British actress
• Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, English footballer

T

• Tchad Blake, record producer
• Thomas Blake (disambiguation), several people
• Thomas Blake Glover, Scottish merchant
• Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

V

• Sir Valentine Blake, 1st Baronet of Menlough

W

• Walter Blake, 6th Baronet of Menlough
• Whitney Blake (1926-2002), American actress
• Wilfred Theodore Blake
• William Blake (1757–1827), British poet, painter, and printmaker
• William Burdine Blake, Sr.
• William Phipps Blake (1826-1910), American mineralogist and geologist
• William Blake (fiction), a fictional character in the film Dead Man
• William Blake Herron, film screenwriter, director and actor
• William Blake Richmond (1842-1921), English painter and decorator
• William Hume Blake (1809–1870), Canadian jurist and politician

People with given name Blake

• Blake Alphonso Higgs, Bahamian Calypso singer also known as Blind Blake
• Blake Carrington, fictional oil tycoon from the TV series Dynasty
• Blake Edwards, American film director, screenwriter, and producer
• Blake Lewis, American singer and American Idol contestant
• Blake Lively, American actress

See also

• Blake Baronets
• All pages beginning with "Blake"
• All pages with titles containing "Blake"

References