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Blake

[bleyk]
–noun
1. Hector (“Toe”), 1912–1995, Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
2. James Hubert (“Eubie”), 1883–1983, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
3. Robert, 1599–1657, British admiral.
4. William, 1757–1827, English poet, engraver, and painter.
5. a male or female given name.
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Blake   (blāk)   
American pianist and composer noted for his popular songs and Broadway productions, such as Shuffle Along (1921), which included "I'm Just Wild about Harry."
Blake, Robert 1599-1657.  
English admiral who was a Parliamentarian during the English Civil War and pursued the Royalist fleet to the Mediterranean Sea, where he defeated it (1650).
Blake, William 1757-1827.  
British poet and artist whose paintings and poetic works, such as Songs of Innocence (1789) and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (c. 1790), have a mystical, visionary quality.
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