Duane is both a given name for a

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, and a family name. The name derives from St. Dubhán, who established an

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in Hook Head, Ireland, during the 5th century. As a surname it is O'Dubhain, or Dubhan. Dubhain was a popular given name in 16th century southern Ireland; its anglicized form is Duane. In the United States, Duane became a popular name around the 1920s and remained one of the 200 most popular names for about 50 years. The spelling Dwayne was adopted as time went on, most likely because of the also popular name Wayne. Dwayne eventually became the preferred spelling, especially in the southern U.S., while Duane remains the more common spelling in northern-Midwest states such as Minnesota, Michigan, and North Dakota. Dwyane was once a birth certificate spelling mistake that gained popularity in the 2000s and 2010s thanks to basketball legend

Dwyane Wade Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. (; born January 17, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Wade spent the majority of his 16-year career playing for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and won three NBA cham ...

Notable people named Duane

Duane Allen Duane David Allen (born April 29, 1943) is an American singer/songwriter who had formal training in both operatic and quartet singing before becoming a member of The Oak Ridge Boys in 1966. Allen is the lead singer for the quartet and is hea ...

(born 1943), lead singer of The Oak Ridge Boys country and gospel quartet *

Duane Allen (American football) Duane Douglas Allen (October 21, 1937 – May 7, 2003) was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 t ...

(1937–2003), American football player *

Duane Allman Howard Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) was an American rock guitarist, session musician, and the founder and original leader of the The Allman Brothers Band, Allman Brothers Band, for which he was inducted into the Roc ...

(1946–1971), American guitarist * Duane Bastress (born 1983), American mixed martial artist * Duane Beeson (1921–1947), American World War II fighter pilot * Duane Bickett (born 1962), American football player * Duane Bobick (born 1950), American boxer * Duane Brown (born 1985), American football player * Duane Bryers (1911–2012), American painter, illustrator and sculptor *

Duane R. Bushey Duane R. Bushey (born May 3, 1944) is a retired senior sailor of the United States Navy who served as the seventh Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. Early life Following graduation from Wicomico High School in Salisbury, Maryland, Bushey e ...

(born 1944), seventh Master Chief Petty Officer of the United States Navy *

Duane Butler Duane Butler (born November 9, 1973) is a former gridiron football linebacker / defensive back. He played college football at Illinois State. College career Duane Butler attended Illinois State University. While there, he was a three time All- ...

(born 1973), American football linebacker * Duane G. Carey (born 1957), American astronaut * Duane Carter (1913–1993), American racecar driver * Duane Pancho Carter, Jr. (born 1950), American racecar driver, son of Duane Carter *

Duane Chapman Duane Chapman (born February 2, 1953), also known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, is an American television personality, bounty hunter, and former bail bondsman. Note: Some sources give the year as 1953, including In 1976, Chapman was convicted of f ...

(born 1953), American bounty hunter and star of the reality TV series ''Dog the Bounty Hunter'' * Duane Clarridge (born 1932), American CIA supervisor known for his role in the Iran-Contra Affair *

Duane Clemons Duane Anthony Clemons (born May 23, 1974) is a former American Football defensive end who played in the National Football League between 1996 and 2005. He was a first-round selection in the 1996 NFL Draft out of the University of California, Berk ...

(born 1974), American football player * Duane Courtney (born 1985), English footballer * Duane Denison, American guitarist * Duane E. Dewey (born 1931), United States Marine * Duane Eddy (born 1938), American guitarist * Duane Elgin (born 1943), American author and media activist * Duane Ferrell (born 1965), American basketball player * Duane Gill (born 1959), American professional wrestler *

Duane Gish Duane Tolbert Gish (February 17, 1921 – March 5, 2013) was an American biochemist and a prominent member of the creationist movement. A young Earth creationist, Gish was a former vice-president of the Institute for Creation Research (IC ...

(born 1921), American biochemist *

Duane Glinton Duane Glinton (born 16 March 1982) is a retired Turks and Caicos Islands, Turks & Caicos Islands football midfielder. He currently works as a coach alongside his brother Gavin at Impact Soccer Club in Brentwood, California, Brentwood. Club career ...

(born 1982), Turks & Caicos Islands footballer *

Duane Graveline Duane Edgar "Doc" Graveline (March 2, 1931 – September 5, 2016) was an American physician and NASA astronaut. He was one of the six scientists selected in 1965, in NASA's fourth group of astronauts, for the Apollo program. He was best known ...

(born 1931), American astronaut * Duane D. Hackney (1947−1993), United States Air Force Pararescueman *

Duane Hanson Duane Hanson (January 17, 1925 – January 6, 1996) was an American artist and sculptor born in Minnesota. He spent most of his career in South Florida. He was known for his life-sized realistic sculptures of people. He cast the works based o ...

(1925–1996), American artist and sculptor *

Duane Harden Duane Harden (born August 5, 1971) is a German-born American dance music vocalist and songwriter who has sung on several hits by various producers. Harden is particularly famous in the United Kingdom, having sung on two best-selling dance si ...

(born 1971), American singer and songwriter * Duane Henry (born 1985), English actor *

Duane Holmes Duane Octavious Holmes (born November 6, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town and the United States national team. Born in Columbus, Georgia, United States, Holmes has an American fat ...

(born 1994), American-English footballer *

Duane Hudson Colonel Duane Tyrell "Bill" Hudson, (11 August 1910 – 1 November 1995) was a British Special Operations Executive officer who worked as a liaison officer with the Yugoslav Partisans and Chetniks in occupied Yugoslavia during World War II. Ea ...

(1910–1995), British Special Operations Executive (SOE) officer during WWII * Duane Jones (1936–1988), American actor * Duane Josephson (1942–1997), American baseball player *

Duane Kuiper Duane Eugene Kuiper (born June 19, 1950), nicknamed "Kuip", is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball player. As a player, he was a second baseman for the Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball ( ...

(born 1950), American baseball sportscaster and former player * Duane Litfin (born 1944), seventh president of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois * Duane Ludwig (born 1978), American mixed martial artist *

Duane Martin Duane Martin (born August 11, 1965) is an American actor. Early life and education Martin was born in Brooklyn, New York, and he graduated from New York University. He played NCAA Division III basketball at NYU and was signed as an undraf ...

(born 1965), American film and television actor * Duane Michals (born 1932), American photographer * Duane Bill Parcells (born 1941), American National Football League head coach * Duane D. Pearsall (1922–2010), American entrepreneur known for smoke detectors * Duane Pederson (born 1938), American Eastern Orthodox minister *

Duane Peters Duane Thomas Peters (born June 12, 1961) is a punk rock singer/songwriter and professional skateboarder. Active since 1975, he is probably best known as the singer in the California punk rock band U.S. Bombs, which formed in 1993. Biography ...

(born 1961), American punk rock singer/songwriter and professional skateboarder *

Duane Pillette Duane Xavier "Dee" Pillette (July 24, 1922 – May 6, 2011) was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four different teams from 1949 through 1956. Listed at , , Pill ...

(1922–2011), American baseball player * Duane Pomeroy (born 1952), American politician and teacher *

Duane Sand Duane Sand (born May 8, 1965) is a Navy Captain, businessman and a North Dakota politician. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, and was a U.S. Navy officer during the Iraq War. Sand ran for the United States Senate in North Dakot ...

(born 1965), American politician *

Duane Simolke Duane may refer to: * Duane (given name) * Duane (surname) * Duane, New York, a US town * the title character of '' Duane Hopwood'', a 2005 film featured in the Sundance Film Festival * Duane Adelier, a main character of '' Unsounded'', a 2012 ...

(born 1965), American writer *

Duane Starks Duane Lonell Starks (born May 23, 1974) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens 10th overall in the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami. Starks, who earned a Super Bowl r ...

(born 1974), American football cornerback * Duane Sutter (born 1960), Canadian National Hockey League player and head coach * Duane Thomas (born 1947), American football player * Duane Thomas (boxer) (1961–2000), American boxer * Duane Washington (born 1964), American basketball player *

Duane Whitaker Nathan Duane Whitaker Jr. (born June 23, 1959) is an American character actor. Early life Whitaker was born in Abilene, Texas, the oldest child of Nathan Duane Whitaker Sr. and Barbara Ella Hudson, a nurse. He has two younger sisters, both bor ...

(born 1959), American actor *

Duane Wilson Duane Lewis Wilson (June 29, 1934 – November 9, 2021) was an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, he appeared in two games in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox during the 1958 season. Listed at , , he batted and threw ...

(born 1934), American baseball player

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