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Ben Dunk Ben Robert Dunk (born 11 March 1987) is an Australian professional cricketer who is currently playing and is the power hitting coach for the Lahore Qalandars. Previously, he has played for Melbourne Stars in the BBL, and he has also played for ...
, (born 1987), Australian cricketer *
Bill Dunk William Edgar Dunk (born 10 December 1938)Billy Dunk
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, (born 1938), Australian golfer *
Chris Dunk Chris Dunk (born January 23, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Dunk did not start playing tournament tennis until the age of 14. Four years later, at 18, he was a top 10 junior in singles and doubles and won t ...
(born 1958), American former tennis player *
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (6 October 1716 – 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian era. Due to his success in extending commerce in the Americas, he became known as the "father of the colonies". President of the B ...
(1716–1771), British statesman * Harrison Dunk (born 1990), English footballer *
Lewis Dunk Lewis Carl Dunk (born 21 November 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Brighton & Hove Albion and the England national team. Dunk started his youth career at Wimbledon before joining Brighton & Hove ...
(born 1991), English footballer * Mark C. Dunk (born 1957), also known as
Kosmo Vinyl Kosmo Vinyl (born Mark C. Dunk, 9 February 1957, England) is a former longtime associate and sometime manager for The Clash, as well as being associated with Ian Dury & the Blockheads, two seminal English bands of the 1970s and 1980s. He can be ...
, sometime manager of the English rock band The Clash and record producer * Thomas Dunk (died 1718), English ironmonger, benefactor and Sheriff of London * Thomas von der Dunk (born 1961), Dutch cultural historian, writer and columnist *
William Dunk Sir William Ernest Dunk, (1897–1984) was a senior official in the Australian Public Service. Life and career William Dunk was born in 1897. He joined the Commonwealth Public Service in 1914 as a Clerk in the Auditor-General's Office. He ros ...
(1897–1984), Australian government official


Dunks

* Henry Dunks, (1882– 1955), Australian politician


Places

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Dunk, Queensland Dunk is an island group Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality consisting of the Family Islands in the Coral Sea within the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dunk had a population of 23 people. Geography The named i ...
, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Australia *
Dunk Island Dunk Island, known as ''Coonanglebah'' in the Warrgamay and Dyirbal languages, is an island within the locality of Dunk in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It lies off the Australian east coast, opposite the town of Missio ...
, off the coast of Queensland, Australia


Other uses

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Slam dunk A slam dunk, also simply known as a dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by shoving the ball directly through the basket with on ...
, type of basketball shot *
Dunk (band) Dunk, also previously known as Starkicker and blue.bottle.fly., was a Canadian power pop band from St. Catharines, Ontario, who were active from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s."New name means new approach for Dunk". ''Victoria Times-Colonist'', ...
, a 1990s Canadian power pop band * Dunk (elephant), the first elephant to reside at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. * Dunk, a main character in the
Tales of Dunk and Egg ''Tales of Dunk and Egg'' is a series of fantasy novellas by George R. R. Martin, set in the world of his ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' novels. They follow the adventures of "Dunk" (the future Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Duncan the Tall) ...
fantasy novella series by George R. R. Martin * Dunk (mascot), mascot of the National Security Agency unveiled in 2015 *
Dunk (2020 TV series) ''Dunk'' () is a Pakistani drama serial that premiered on 23 December 2020 on ARY Digital. It deals with the false allegations of harassment and stars Bilal Abbas Khan as Haider, Sana Javed as Amal, Yasra Rizvi as Saira and Noman Ijaz as Prof ...
, a Pakistani drama serial that premiered in 2020 on ARY Digital. *
Nike Dunk Nike Dunk is a line of shoes released by Nike, Inc., Nike in 1985. Originally released as a basketball shoe, the popularity of the shoe among the skating community also led to the creation of a variant used for skateboarding. The shoe is offered ...
, a type of basketball shoe from Nike


See also

* Dunking, a form of water torture *
Dunking (biscuit) To dunk or to dip a biscuit or some other food, usually baked goods, means to submerge it into a drink, especially tea, coffee, or milk. Dunking releases more flavour from confections by dissolving the sugars, while also softening their texture. D ...
, dipping food into a drink * Dunker (disambiguation) *
Dunkin (surname) Dunkin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Christopher Dunkin, PC (1812–1881), Canadian editor, lawyer, teacher, judge, and politician * Edwin Dunkin FRS, (1821–1898), British astronomer * Kenneth Dunkin, (born 1966), Dem ...
* Dunc, a given name {{disambiguation, surname