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Ben Doak Ben Gannon Doak (born 11 November 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool F.C.. Club career Doak began his career at hometown club Dalry Rovers, before moving to Ayr United and the ...
(born 2005), Scottish football player *
Bill Doak William Leopold Doak (January 28, 1891 – November 26, 1954) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for three teams between 1912 and 1929. He spent portions of 13 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was nicknamed "Spi ...
(1891–1954), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Bob Doak (), American college basketball player and college football, basketball and baseball head coach *
Charles Doak Charles Glenn "Chick" Doak (October 7, 1884 – April 21, 1956) coached baseball at North Carolina State University from 1924 to 1939 where he accumulated 145 wins, 131 losses, 6 ties. Doak also played in the minor leagues and coached several coll ...
(1884–1956), American college baseball player and head coach *
Chris Doak Chris Doak (born 19 December 1977) is a Scottish professional golfer on the European Tour. After becoming a professional in 1997, 'Doaky' played on the Scottish PGA Tartan Tour, twice topping the regional Order of Merit and clocking up over fo ...
(born 1977), Scottish professional golfer *
David Doak David Doak is a Northern Irish video game designer. Originally from Belfast, he later moved to England, where he studied at Oxford University on biochemistry specialty and worked as a research scientist. Doak began his video game career w ...
(born 1967), Northern Irish video game designer *
Gary Doak Gary Walter Doak (February 25, 1946 – March 25, 2017) was a Canadian-American National Hockey League defenceman who played for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers. He recorded 23 goals and 107 assis ...
(1946–2017), National Hockey League defenceman *
John Doak John Doak (26 March 1959 – 31 March 2021) was an Australian sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1980s. He finished seventh in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, ...
(born 1959), Australian sprint canoer * John D. Doak, American politician from Oklahoma *
Neil Doak Neil George Doak (born 21 June 1972) is a Northern Irish former cricketer and rugby union player. He currently works as a rugby union coach, and has served as attack and backs coach with English club side Worcester Warriors, and Georgia during t ...
(born 1972), Northern Irish cricketer and rugby union player *
Peter Doak Peter John Doak, OAM (born 9 March 1944) was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He attended Geelong College between 1955 and 19 ...
(born 1944), Australian Olympic sprint freestyle swimmer *
Robert Doak Robert Doak (born 6 January 1958) is an Australian sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1980s. He finished seventh in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), oft ...
(born 1958), Australian sprint canoer * Saba Doak (1879–1918), American soprano singer *
Samuel Doak Samuel Doak (1749–1830) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, Calvinist educator, and a former slave owner in the early movement in the United States for the abolition of slavery. Early life Samuel Doak was born August 1, 1749, in Augusta Co ...
(1749–1830), American Presbyterian clergyman, educator and abolitionist *
Shareen Doak Professor Shareen Heather Doak FLSW (born 1 December 1978) holds a personal chair in Genotoxicology and Cancer at Swansea University and is a leading female British scientist in the field of Nanotoxicology globally. Education Doak was educat ...
(born 1978), British university professor and scientist *
Sloan Doak Sloan Doak (January 28, 1886 – August 10, 1965) was an American horse rider who competed in three Summer Olympic Games in 1920, 1924 and 1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith rep ...
(1886–1965), American equestrian who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics *
Tom Doak Tom Doak is a golf course architect. He has 6 courses ranked among the top 100 in the world according to the "Top 100 Courses in the World" March 2021 list compiled by ''Golf Magazine.'' These include Pacific Dunes in Oregon, Ballyneal in Colorad ...
, golf course architect *
William N. Doak William Nuckles Doak (December 12, 1882October 23, 1933) was an American labor leader. He was the Vice-President of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and served as Secretary of Labor. He died of cardiovascular disease in McLean, Virginia six ...
(1882–1933), American labor leader


Given name

* Doak S. Campbell (1888–1973), president of Florida State College for Women * Doak C. Cox (1917–2003), Hawaiian geologist *
Doak Field Doak Field (or The Doak) is a baseball venue in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It opened in 1966 and is home to the North Carolina State University Wolfpack college baseball team of the NCAA's Division I Atlantic Coast Conference (A ...
(born 1958), American football player *
Doak Snead Doak Snead (December 24, 1949–September 16, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. Born in Bronte, Texas, he lived in Nashville, Tennessee until his death. In 1968 he was in a duo with Gosney Thornton called Tom and Billy. The Doak Snead B ...
(born 1949), American singer and songwriter *
Doak Walker Ewell Doak Walker II (January 1, 1927 – September 27, 1998) was an American football player. He played college football as a halfback at Southern Methodist University (SMU), where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1948. Walker then played profess ...
(1927–1998), American football player; member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame


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Nan Doak-Davis Nanette ("Nan") Doak-Davis (born March 7, 1962) is a former American long-distance runner who is a United States national champion in the marathon. Doak-Davis attended University of Iowa where she was a six-time All-American in track and field an ...
(born 1962), American long-distance runner *
Doakes (disambiguation) Doakes may refer to: * Mary Doakes (1936–2019), African-American school teacher * James Doakes James Doakes is a fictional character in the '' Dexter'' television series and the novels by Jeff Lindsay. In the TV series, he is portrayed by E ...
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