Blake or Blake's may refer to:

People

Blake (given name) Blake is a unisex 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. Notable me ...

, a given name of English origin (includes a list of people with the name) *

Blake (surname) Blake is a surname 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, presumabl ...

, a surname of English origin (includes a list of people with the name) **

William Blake William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake has become a seminal figure in the history of the Romantic poetry, poetry and visual art of the Roma ...

(1757–1827), English poet, painter, and printmaker

Places

* Blake, Kentucky, USA * Blake Basin, a deep area of the Atlantic Ocean * Blake Island, Washington, USA, in Puget Sound * Blake River Megacaldera Complex, a large cluster of volcanoes in Ontario and Quebec, Canada * Blake Village, Virginia, USA * Blake's Pools, a nature reserve in south west England, UK

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Blake Belladonna, a character of the web series ''RWBY'' * Anita Blake, a character, protagonist of the ''Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter'' series of books by Laurell K. Hamilton * Bellamy Blake, fictional character in '' The 100'' TV series * Bob Blake, a character in a series African American westerns from the 1930s played by

Herb Jeffries Herb Jeffries (born Umberto Alexander Valentino; September 24, 1913 – May 25, 2014) was an American actor of film and television and popular music and jazz singer-songwriter, known for his baritone voice. He starred in several low-budget "ra ...

Daphne Blake Daphne Blake is a fictional character in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise. She is a core member of Mystery Incorporated and is depicted as coming from a wealthy family. She is noted for her beauty, fashion sense, and her knack for getting into dan ...

, fictional character from ''Scooby-Doo'' * Henry Blake, a character from ''

M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richa ...

'' franchise * Captain J.F. Blake, the main protagonist in the 2002 video game sequel to '' The Thing'' *

Katherine Blake (character) The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 1993, by order of first appearance. Rachel McKenna Rachel McKenna was the spoilt teenage daughter of CEO - Michael ( Paul Gittin ...

, killer on the soap opera ''Shortland Street'' * Nicholas Blake (''Spooks''), a character in the TV series ''Spooks'' * Octavia Blake, a character in '' The 100'' TV series * Peter Blake (''Days of Our Lives''), a character in the American soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' *

Robert Harrison Blake "The Haunter of the Dark" is a Horror fiction, horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written between 5–9 November 1935 in literature, 1935 and published in the December 1936 in literature, 1936 edition of ''Weird Tales'' (Vol. ...

, a character created by H. P. Lovecraft *

Roj Blake This is a list of characters from ''Blake's 7'', a media franchise created by Terry Nation. Kerr Avon Kerr Avon is a fictional character from the British science fiction television series ''Blake's 7'', played by Paul Darrow (who was recre ...

, a character from the television serial ''Blake's 7'' *

Sexton Blake Sexton Blake is a fictional British detective, whose adventures captivated readers for over eight decades from 1893 to 1978. Blake featured in more than 4,000 stories by approximately 200 different authors, making him one of the most prolifica ...

, a fictional detective for multiple authors * William Blake, a character in the film ''

Dead Man ''Dead Man'' is a 1995 American acid 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, Gabriel Byrne, Mili A ...

'' *

Blake Bradley Blake or Blake's may refer to: People * Blake (given name), a given name of English origin (includes a list of people with the name) * Blake (surname), a surname of English origin (includes a list of people with the name) ** William Blake (175 ...

, a Navy Thunder Ranger from the TV series ''Power Rangers Ninja Storm'' *

Blake Carrington Blake Alexander Carrington is a fictional character on the ABC television series ''Dynasty'', created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. The role of Blake was originally portrayed by actor John Forsythe from 1981 to 1989. Forsythe returned for the ...

, an oil tycoon from the TV series ''Dynasty'' * Blake Oakfield, a surf gangster from the TV series ''

Angry Boys ''Angry Boys'' is an Australian television mockumentary sitcom miniseries written by and starring Chris Lilley, continuing the mockumentary style of his previous series. In ''Angry Boys'', Lilley plays multiple characters: S.mouse, an Americ ...

'' *

Lucien Blake (character) ''The Doctor Blake Mysteries'' (also ''The Blake Mysteries'') is an Australian television series that premiered on ABC TV on 1 February 2013 at 8:30 pm. The series stars Craig McLachlan in the lead role of Dr. Lucien Blake, who returns home t ...

, lead character in ''The Doctor Blake Mysteries'' * Lance Corporal Thomas "Tom" Blake, main character in the 2019 war film ''

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...

'' * Earl Talbot Blake, a character played by

John Lithgow John Arthur Lithgow ( ; born , 1945) is an American actor. He studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his John Lithgow filmography, diverse work on stage and screen. He has rece ...

in the 1991 movie ''Ricochet'' (film)

Music

* Blake (band), a classical crossover all-male singing trio *

Blake Babies Blake Babies were an American college rock band formed in 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts. The three primary members were Freda Love, Juliana Hatfield and John Strohm. They recorded three albums before splitting up in 1991. They reformed to reco ...

, alternative rock band

Other art, entertainment, and media

* ''Blake'' (film), a documentary film by Bill Mason * ''Blake'' (monologue), by Elliot Hayes *Andy Blake, series of books by Edward Edson Lee * ''

Blake's 7 ''Blake's 7'' is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Four series of thirteen 50-minute episodes were broadcast on BBC1 between 1978 and 1981. It was created by Terry Nation, who also wrote the first series, prod ...

'', a British science fiction television series

Brands and enterprises

Blake, Cassels & Graydon Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) is an international corporate law firm with offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York City, and London. History Blakes was launched in 1856 after Dominick Edward Blake was calle ...

, Canadian law firm * Blake rifle *

Blake's Lotaburger Blake's Lotaburger (often shortened to either Blake's or Lotaburger) is a fast food restaurant chain, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with 75 locations in the Southwestern United States, mostly located in New Mexico, as well as Tucson, Arizona. ...

, fast food chain in New Mexico, USA * The Blake School (disambiguation), a set of schools

Other uses

BLAKE (hash function) BLAKE is a cryptographic hash function based on Daniel J. Bernstein's ChaCha stream cipher, but a permuted copy of the input block, XORed with round constants, is added before each ChaCha round. Like SHA-2, there are two variants differing i ...

, a cryptographic hash function *

Blake baronets There have been four baronetcies for persons with the surname Blake, one in the Baronetage of Ireland, two in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extant as of 2010. The Blake ...

, three baronetcies in Ireland, Great Britain and the UK *

Blake's hitch The Blake's hitch is a friction hitch commonly used by arborists and tree climbers as an ascending knot. Unlike other common climbing hitches, which often use a loop of cord, the Blake's hitch is formed using the end of a rope. Although it is ...

, a friction hitch used in tree climbing * Blake's Pride, a pear cultivar developed in the United States in 1965 and introduced in 1998 * Blake Transit Center, a public transit hub in Ann Arbor, USA, often referred to as "The Blake"