Rooke is a surname, and may refer to:
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Daphne Rooke
Daphne Marie Rooke (née Pizzey) (6 March 1914 – 21 January 2009 ) was a South African author of works such as "Mittee", "Ratoons" and "Wizards' Country". She also wrote travel articles and books for children set in India, Australia, New Zealan ...
(1914–2009), South African author
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Denis Rooke (1924–2008), English engineer
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George Rooke (1650–1709), English admiral
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Hayman Rooke (1723–1806), English major and antiquary
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Irene Rooke
Irene Rooke (born Irene Bessie Ingaretha Rooke; 30 May 1874 – 14 June 1958) was an English theatre and film actress from Bridport, Dorset, England.
Stage career
She was the daughter of a prominent London journalist. Rooke left boarding scho ...
(1878-1958), English actress
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Jessie Rooke
Jessie Spink Rooke (10 September 1845 – 4 January 1906) was a suffragette and temperance reformer in Tasmania, Australia, and one of the first Tasmanian women to gain recognition outside Tasmania.
Life
Jessie Rooke was born in London on Septe ...
(1845–1906), Australian women's rights campaigner
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Laurence Rooke (1622–1662), English astronomer
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Leon Rooke
Leon Rooke, CM (born September 11, 1934) is a Canadian novelist. He was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina in the United States. Educated at the University of North Carolina, he moved to Canada in 1969. He now lives in Toronto, Ontario.
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(born 1934), Canadian novelist
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Max Rooke
Max Rooke (born Jarad Maxwell Rooke on 19 December 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A utility player, tall and weighing , Rooke's versatility al ...
(born 1981), Australian footballer
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Jordan (Pamela Rooke) (born 1955), English model and actress
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Ronnie Rooke (1911–1985), English footballer
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Steven Rooke
Steven Rooke is an Australian actor who has performed on stage, in films and television.
Education
Rooke graduated from Noosa District State High School in 1996, and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) from the Queensland University of ...
, Australian actor
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Thomas Charles Byde Rooke (1806–1858), English physician who married into the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii
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William Michael Rooke (1794–1847), Irish composer
See also
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Umboi Island
Umboi (also named Rooke or Siassi) is a volcanic island between the mainland of Papua New Guinea and the island of New Britain. It is separated from New Britain by the Dampier Strait and Huon Peninsula, and New Guinea by the Vitiaz Strait. It has ...
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