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and

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, and is sometimes a shortened form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

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Ezekiel Ezekiel, also spelled Ezechiel (; ; ), was an Israelite priest. The Book of Ezekiel, relating his visions and acts, is named after him. The Abrahamic religions acknowledge Ezekiel as a prophet. According to the narrative, Ezekiel prophesied ...

, which may refer to:

People

* Caleb Bailey (1898-1957), US Marine Corps brigadier general and athlete *

Zeke Bella John "Zeke" Bella (August 22, 1930 – November 17, 2013) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who appeared in 52 total games for the New York Yankees in and the Kansas City Athletics in . Early life Zeke Bella was born August 22, ...

(1930–2013), American baseball player * Zeke Berry (born 2003), American football player *

Zeke Bonura Henry John "Zeke" Bonura (September 20, 1908 – March 9, 1987) was an American professional baseball first baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1934 through 1940, he played for the Chicago White Sox (1934–1937), Washington Senators (1938, 1 ...

(1908–1987), American baseball player *

Zeke Bratkowski Edmund Raymond "Zeke" Bratkowski (October 20, 1931 − November 11, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, and Gre ...

(1931–2019), American football player *

Zeke Clements Zeke Clements (September 6, 1911 – June 4, 1994) was an American country musician often dressed in a Western outfit. He was known as "The Dixie Yodeler." Biography Clements was born near Empire, Alabama. In 1928, his career began when he join ...

(1911–1994), American country musician *

Zeke Dombrowski Zeke Dombrowski (born July 27, 1986, in Hales Corners, Wisconsin) is an American former soccer player. he is employed by the City of West Allis, Wisconsin Fire Department as a Firefighter/Paramedic. Career College and amateur Dombrowski played ...

(born 1986), American soccer player *

Ezekiel Elliott Ezekiel Elijah Elliott (born July 22, 1995), nicknamed "Zeke", is an American professional American football, football running back. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes football, Ohio State Buckeyes, earning second-team College ...

(born 1995), American football running back *

Ezekiel Emanuel Ezekiel Jonathan "Zeke" Emanuel (born September 6, 1957) is an American oncologist and bioethicist. He is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. He is the current Vice Provost for Global Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania ...

(born 1957), American oncologist, bioethicist and professor *

Zeke Jabbour Azeez "Zeke" Jabbour (November 4, 1928 – January 7, 2023) was a professional American bridge player and writer from Boca Raton, Florida. Jabbour was born in Youngstown, Ohio. He died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease on January 7, 2 ...

, American professional bridge player *

Zeke Jones Larry Lee "Zeke" Jones (born December 2, 1966) is an American wrestler and coach. He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, a World Championship in 1991, and was the former freestyle head coach of USA Wrestling. He is currently the head ...

(born 1966), American wrestler *

Zeke Manners Leo "Zeke" Manners (October 10, 1911 - October 14, 2000) was an American country musician. Life and career Manners was born in San Francisco but raised in Los Angeles, where he attended Fairfax High School and learned to play fiddle, banjo, and ...

(1911–2000), American country musician *

Zeke Manyika Zeke Manyika (born 23 February 1955 in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland) is a drummer, vocalist and songwriter. Career Manyika was born in Zimbabwe, but has lived in Britain for most of his life. From 1982 to 1984, he was a member of t ...

(born 1955), Zimbabwean-born British musician *

Zeke Meyer Herbert Ernest "Zeke" Meyer (March 19, 1891 – April 27, 1962) was an American racing driver. He was not related to fellow racer Louis Meyer Louis Meyer (July 21, 1904 – October 7, 1995) was an American racing driver who was the first thr ...

(1892–1962), American racecar driver * Zeke Moore (American football) (born 1943), American football player *

Zeke Moore (basketball) Ezekual Samuel James Moore (born November 30, 1997) is a professional Trinidadian-American basketball player for the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played college basketball for Saint Louis, Tulsa, ...

(born 1997), Trinidadian-American basketball player *

Zeke Moreno Ezekiel Aaron Moreno (born October 8, 1978) is an American former professional gridiron football, football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Early life Moreno, who is of Mexica ...

(born 1978), American football player *

Zeke Mowatt Ezekiel Mowatt (born March 5, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. He played college football at Florida State, c ...

(born 1961), American football player *

Zeke Nnaji Ezekiel Tobechukwu "Zeke" Nnaji ( ; born January 9, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats and was drafted 22n ...

(born 2001), American basketball player *

Alden Sanborn Alden Ream "Zeke" Sanborn (May 22, 1899 – December 1, 1991) was an American rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. He won a gold medal in men's eight. He also served as a United States Naval Aviator. Biography Sanborn w ...

(1899–1991), American rower *

Zeke Smith Roger Duane "Zeke" Smith (September 29, 1936 – July 22, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants. He played college football at ...

(1936–2016), American football player *

Zeke Steggall Zeke Steggall (born 9 July 1971) is a former Australian Olympic snowboarder. He competed at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics. His sister Zali Steggall Zali Steggall (born 16 April 1974) is an Australian politician, lawyer and former ...

(born 1971), Australian snowboarder *

Isiah Thomas Isiah Lord Thomas III ( ; born April 30, 1961), also known as "Zeke", is an American former professional basketball player who is head coach of the Saginaw Soul of the Basketball Super League, and also an analyst for NBA TV and Fox Sports. H ...

(born 1989), American retired Hall-of-Fame basketball player *

Zeke Turner Ezekiel Turner (born June 9, 1996) is an American professional football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies as a defensive back and was signed by the Ariz ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Zeke Upshaw Zena Ray "Zeke" Upshaw (May 27, 1991 – March 26, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. He began his college basketball career with the Illinois State Redbirds. After playing sparingly for three seasons, he transferred to join th ...

(1991–2018), American basketball player *

Zeke Vandenburgh Ezekiel Vandenburgh (born January 18, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Illinois State. Early life Vandenburgh was born on Janua ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Zeke Wilson Frank Ealton "Zeke" Wilson (December 24, 1869 – April 26, 1928) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball from 1895 to 1899, for the Boston Beaneaters, Cleveland Spiders The Cleveland Spiders wer ...

(1869–1928), American baseball player * Zeke Wissinger (1902–1963), American football player *

Zeke Wrigley George Watson Wrigley (January 18, 1874 in Philadelphia – September 28, 1952), was a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1896 to 1899, primarily as a shortstop Shortstop, ...

(1874–1952), American baseball player * Zeke Zarchy (1915–2009), American trumpet player *

Zeke Zawoluk Robert Michael "Zeke" Zawoluk (October 13, 1930 – January 9, 2007) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward/center from Saint Francis Prep and St. John's University, Zawoluk played three seasons (1952–1955) i ...

(1930–2007), American basketball player *

Zeke Zekley Emil Samuel "Zeke" Zekley (February 11, 1915 – April 28, 2005) was an American cartoonist who worked on several comic strips, notably George McManus's ''Bringing Up Father''. Early years Born in Chicago, Zekley grew up in Detroit. His firs ...

(1915–2005), American cartoonist *

Zeke Zettner Thomas "Zeke" Zettner (September 21, 1948 – November 10, 1973) was a member of the American rock band the Stooges. Zettner had originally been a roadie for the band, but replaced original Stooges bassist Dave Alexander after their second album ...

(1948–1973), American musician

Fictional characters

In film

*Zeke, in the 1939 film ''

The Wizard of Oz ''The Wizard of Oz'' is a 1939 American Musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Based on the 1900 novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left pro ...

'', portrayed by

Bert Lahr Irving Lahrheim (August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967), known professionally as Bert Lahr, was an American stage and screen actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker "Z ...

* a character in the 2002 film ''Ice Age'' * Zeke Baylor, in the ''High School Musical'' film series *Zeke Finklestein, in the 2009 film ''

The Rebound ''The Rebound'' is a 2009 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Bart Freundlich, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha, Kelly Gould, Marcel Simoneau with Art Garfunkel and Joanna Gleason. It was released in theaters in ...

'' *Zeke Hawkins, in the 1993 film '' Sliver'' *Zeke Tyler, in the 1998 film ''

The Faculty ''The Faculty'' is a 1998 American science fiction horror film directed and edited by Robert Rodriguez with a screenplay by Kevin Williamson. It stars Jordana Brewster in her film debut, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Ha ...

'' *Zeke, military slang for zombies in the film ''

World War Z ''World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War'' is a 2006 zombie apocalyptic horror novel written by American author Max Brooks. The novel is broken into eight chapters: “Warnings”, “Blame”, “The Great Panic”, “Turning the Tid ...

On television

*Zeke Abramowitz, a character in the American web series ''

Zombie College Zombie College is a Flash animated cartoon series created by television writer Eric Kaplan and directed by John Rice for icebox.com. 12 episodes were produced. Pre-production work was done in Los Angeles at Icebox.com, while the flash animatio ...

'' *

Zeke Kinski Zeke Kinski is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Matthew Werkmeister. He made his first on-screen appearance on 22 August 2005. Zeke is the son of Alex Kinski and the younger brother of Katya and Ra ...

, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' *Zeke Landon, in the ''

Manifest (TV series) ''Manifest'' is an American supernatural drama television series created by Jeff Rake that premiered on September 24, 2018, on NBC. It centers on the passengers and crew of a commercial airliner who suddenly reappear after being presumed dea ...

'' *Ezekiel "Zeke" Stone, protagonist of the short-lived series

Brimstone (TV series) ''Brimstone'' is an American television series that aired only one partial season on Fox, during the 1998–99 American television season. It features a dead police detective whose mission, as assigned by the Devil, is to return to Hell 113 sou ...

*Zeke, a nickname for Philip Banks in

List of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air characters ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' is an American television sitcom created by Andy and Susan Borowitz that aired on NBC from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The series stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart ...

*Zeke, nickname of the character

Tom (Lost) Tom Friendly, often referred to as Tom, Mr. Friendly, or Zeke by Sawyer is a fictional character portrayed by M. C. Gainey on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television series '' Lost''. The series follows the lives of around forty surv ...

in ''Lost'' *Zeke, in the animated series ''

Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is centered on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and their three children, Tina Belcher, Tina, G ...

'' *Zeke, Sid's baby brother from the animated series ''

Sid the Science Kid ''Sid the Science Kid'', also known as ''Jim Henson's Sid the Science Kid'', is an American children's animated educational television series produced by The Jim Henson Company in association with PBS affiliate KCET, that aired on PBS Kids from ...

'' *Zeke, a character in the 2020s animated series

Work It Out Wombats! ''Work It Out Wombats!'' is an Children's television series, children's Animated series, animated television series that premiered on February 6, 2023, on PBS Kids. The series is produced by WGBH-TV, GBH Kids and Pipeline Studios. The series is ...

*Zeke Braverman, grandpa/matriarch in “ Parenthood”

Comics, manga, and novels

Zeke Asakura The manga and anime series ''Shaman King'' features several characters created by Hiroyuki Takei. As a result of being focused on shamanism the series' cast is divided between humans and spirits, the latter not being able to go the afterlife due t ...

, English name for Hao Asakura, in the anime and manga series ''Shaman King'' *

Zeke Brenner The comic strip ''Doonesbury'', by Garry Trudeau, features an extensive cast of characters with complex interpersonal relationships; as of 2018, the strip's official website lists twenty-four primary characters, with dozens more having been feat ...

, in the comic strip ''Doonesbury'' *

Zeke Stane Ezekiel "Zeke" Stane is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as the son of Obadiah Stane and an enemy of Iron Man. Created by writer Matt Fraction and artist Barry Kitson, ...

, a Marvel Comics villain *

Zeke Midas Wolf The Big Bad Wolf is a fictional wolf appearing in several cautionary tales, including some of ''Grimms' Fairy Tales''. Versions of this character have appeared in numerous works, and it has become a generic archetype of a menacing predatory ant ...

or Big Bad Wolf in Disney comics * Zeke Yeager, in the anime and manga ''

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to a ...

'' (''Shingeki no Kyojin'') * Zeke or Gustaf Zuckermandel, Jr., in the ''Left Behind'' novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins

In video games

* Ozychlyrus Brounev Tantal, better known as Zeke von Genbu, from ''

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the third installment in the '' Xenoblade Chronicles'' series and the sixth main entry in the ''X ...

References

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