Dru, dru, or DRU may refer to:
People
Real persons (surname)
* (born 1987), French trampolinist
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Joanne Dru
Joanne Dru (born Joan Letitia LaCock;Known as Joan Lacock in th1930 United States census/ref> January 31, 1922 – September 10, 1996) was an American film and television actress, known for such films as '' Red River'', '' She Wore a Yellow Ribb ...
(1922–1996), American actress
Real persons (forename)
* Andrew
Dru Castro (born 1976), American Grammy Award-winning recording engineer, producer and songwriter
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Dru Drury
Dru Drury (4 February 1725 – 15 January 1804) was a British collector of natural history specimens and an entomologist. He received specimens collected from across the world through a network of ship's officers and collectors including Henry ...
(1724–1803), British entomologist
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Dru C. Gladney, American anthropologist
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Dru Sjodin (1981–2003), American murder victim
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Dru Down
Danyel Robinson (born September 14, 1971), better known by his stage name Dru Down, is an American Rapping, rapper and actor from Oakland, California. allmusic - Dru Down biographyHe is currently a member of The Regime (group), The Regime, a ...
(born 1973), stage name of American rapper and actor Danyle Robinson (born 1969)
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Dru (singer), Canadian singer-songwriter Andrew Grange
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Dru Samia (born 1997), American football player
Fictional characters (forename)
* Dru,
Gru
Gru is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the ''Despicable Me'' film series.
Gru or GRU may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Gru (rapper), Serbian rapper
* Gru, an antagonist in '' The Kine Saga''
Organizations Georgia (c ...
's twin brother in the 2017 film ''
Despicable Me 3
''Despicable Me 3'' is a 2017 American animated comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination, and distributed by Universal. It is the sequel to '' Despicable Me 2'' (2013), the third main installment, and the fourth overall ent ...
'' and the 2024 film ''
Despicable Me 4
''Despicable Me 4'' is a 2024 American animated comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination, and distributed by Universal. The sequel to '' Despicable Me 3'' (2017), it is the fourth main installment and sixth overall entry in t ...
''
* Drusilla 'Dru' Blackthorn, in the 2007+ media franchise ''
The Shadowhunter Chronicles''
* Drusilla 'Dru' Sartoris, in Faulkner's 1938 novel ''
The Unvanquished
''The Unvanquished'' is a 1938 novel by the American author William Faulkner, set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. It tells the story of the Sartoris family, who first appeared in the novel ''Sartoris'' (or ''Flags in the Dust''). ''The U ...
''
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Drucilla 'Dru' Winters, in the 1973+ American soap opera ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
''
* Drusilla, a vampire in the TV series ''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. The concept is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film, also written by Whedon, a ...
'' and ''
Angel
An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...
''
DRU
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Danish Rugby Union
The Danish Rugby Union (DRU) () is the governing body for rugby union in Denmark. Rugby began being played in Denmark in 1931 but it was not until 1950 that the DRU was established. In 1971 the DRU joined Rugby Europe, previously called FIRA - As ...
, the governing body for rugby union in Denmark
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DRU Superliga
The DRU Superliga is the highest tier of the national rugby union competition in Denmark.
The Danish First division has 11 clubs in total divided in 2 pools. The clubs that reach the Top 3 from each Division 1 pool (East and West) go through to t ...
, the highest tier of the national rugby union competition in Denmark
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Design Research Unit
The Design Research Unit (DRU) was one of the first generation of British design, design consultancies combining expertise in architecture, graphics and industrial design.
It was established in 1943 by the poet Herbert Read, architect Misha Black ...
, one of the first generation of British design consultancies
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Direct Reporting Unit
The structure of the United States Air Force refers to the unit designators and organizational hierarchy of the United States Air Force, which starts at the most senior commands.
The senior headquarters of the Department of the Air Force consists ...
, an agency of the United States Department of the Air Force
In geography
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Aiguille du Dru
The Aiguille du Dru (also the Dru or the Drus; French, Les Drus) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. It is situated to the east of the village of Les Praz in the Chamonix valley. "Aiguille" means "needle" in French.
The ...
, also known as the Dru, a mountain in the French Alps
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DRU Industriepark
The DRU Industriepark (several spellings and versions; until December 2010: DRU-fabriek or Drufabriek) is the most important cultural centre of the municipality Oude IJsselstreek in the east of the Netherlands. The 'culture factory' in the northea ...
, a former factory complex in the Netherlands
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Dru Rock
Dru Rock is a rocky island long between Retour Island and Claquebue Island in the Curzon Islands. The island is home to many craggy rock faces, which make climbing difficult.
Charting
It was initially charted in 1951 by the French Antarc ...
, Antarctica, an island
Other uses
* dru, ISO 639-3 code for the
Rukai language
Rukai is a Formosan language spoken by the Rukai people in Taiwan. It is a member of the Austronesian language family. The Rukai language comprises six dialects, which are Budai, Labuan, Maga, Mantauran, Tanan and Tona. The number of speakers o ...
of Taiwan
* DRU, ICAO designator of the Russian airline
ALROSA
Alrosa () is a Russian group of diamond mining companies that specialize in exploration, mining, manufacture, and sale of diamonds. The company leads the world in diamond mining by volume. Mining takes place in Western Yakutia, the Arkhangels ...
.
See also
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Drusilla
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