Tuke

Tuke may refer to:

  • The Tuke River, a river in New Zealand

Tuke may also refer to the following people:

  • The Tuke family, a notable Quaker family from York, England; family members included:
    • Blair Tuke (born 1989), New Zealand Olympic sailor
    • Daniel Hack Tuke (1827–1895), a prominent campaigner for humane treatment of the insane
    • Henry Tuke (1755-1814)
    • Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929), British painter and photographer
    • James Hack Tuke (1819-1896)
    • Dame Margaret Tuke (1862-1947), Principal of Bedford College, London University
    • Samuel Tuke (reformer) (1784-1857)
    • William Tuke III (1732-1822), founder of The Retreat at York

Other people called Tuke include:

  • Benjamin Tuke (1870-1936), Ireland international rugby player
  • Bob Tuke (b 1947), American politician
  • John Batty Tuke (1835-1913), Scottish psychiatrist
  • Sir Samuel Tuke, 1st Baronet (c.1615–1674), English Royalist officer, playwright and nobleman

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