Darke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Francis Nicholson Darke
Francis Nicholson Darke (October 25, 1863 – July 17, 1940) was a leading citizen of Regina, Saskatchewan and served as Mayor of Regina, Member of Parliament and as a prominent businessman.
He was born near Charlottetown, Prince Edward Isl ...
(1863–1940), Canadian leading citizen of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Harold Darke
Harold Edwin Darke (29 October 1888 – 28 November 1976) was an English composer and organist. He is particularly known for his choral compositions, which are an established part of the repertoire of Anglican church music. Darke had a fifty-ye ...
(1888–1976), English composer and organist
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Ian Darke
Ian Darke (born 1954) is an English association football and boxing commentator who currently works for ESPN and TNT Sports. Darke was previously one of Sky's "Big Four" football commentators alongside Martin Tyler, Alan Parry and Rob Hawth ...
, English football and boxing commentator
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Jack Darke (–1897), a miller who spent his later life in the town of Gold Rush in Queensland, Australia
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John Charles Darke
John Charles Darke (1806–22 October 1844) was a surveyor and explorer in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) and South Australia. He died after being speared by Aboriginals in 1844.
Early years
Darke was born in Hereford, England, in 1806, the so ...
(1806–1844), English-born surveyor and explorer in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania ) and South Australia
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Nick Darke
Nick Darke (1948–2005) was a British playwright. He was also known within Cornwall as a lobster fisherman, environmental campaigner, and chairman of St Eval Parish Council.
Early life
Nick's great-grandfather, William Leonard Darke, was a ...
(1948–2005), British playwright
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Robert Darke
Robert Henry Darke (25 January 1876 – 19 July 1961) was an English first-class cricketer.
Darke was born at Dunsden House in the village of Dunsden, Oxfordshire. He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Engla ...
(1876–1961), English cricketer
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Richard Darke (1970–Present), Fence man
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William Darke (1736–1801), American soldier and politician
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William Wedge Darke
William Wedge Darke (1810–1890) was an Australian colonist and surveyor, the son of John Darke of Hereford and Elizabeth Darke, née Wedge, and younger brother of John Charles Darke and a nephew of John Helder Wedge from whom he learnt his p ...
(1810–1890), Australian colonist and surveyor
Fictional characters:
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Sebastian Darke
Sebastian Darke is the eponymous hero of a series of children's novels written by British author Philip Caveney.
The novels
*'' Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools'', was first published in the UK in January 2007.
*'' Sebastian Darke: Prince of Pi ...
, the eponymous hero of a series of children's novels written by British author Philip Caveney
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