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Iron Duke may refer to:

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William Mark Duke (1879–1971), Archbishop of Vancouver
Irvin Khoza (born 1948), South African football administrator
John F. Thompson (politician) (1920–1965), U.S. politician
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507–1582), Spanish noble, general, and diplomat involved in the Eighty Years' War
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803–1880), Brazilian army officer and politician
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), British soldier and statesman
Beltrán Alfonso Osorio, 18th duke of Alburquerque (1918–1994), Spanish noble and amateur jockey
Robert William Wilcox (1855–1903), Hawaiian revolutionary soldier and politician
George Deukmejian (1928–2018), Governor of California

Ships

HMS Iron Duke, any of several British Royal Navy ships
HMS Iron Duke (1870), a battleship sold for scrap in 1906
HMS Iron Duke (1912), the fleet flagship at the Battle of Jutland
HMS Iron Duke (F234), a Type 23 frigate launched in 1991

Trains

GWR Iron Duke Class, a class of locomotive built by the Great Western Railway in England
Iron Duke, a GWR 3031 Class locomotive built in 1892
BR Standard Class 7 Iron Duke number 70014 built in 1951
British Rail Class 87 Iron Duke number 87017 built in 1974

Other uses

Iron Duke engine, a 2.5 L I4 piston engine made by General Motors
Iron Duke (pub), public house in Great Yarmouth, England

The Iron Duke (film), 1934 film starring George Arliss
The Iron Duke (novel), by L. Ron Hubbard
The Iron Dukes, the name the 2nd Battalion 37th Armored Regiment
1938 Duke Blue Devils football team, nicknamed the "Iron Dukes"
Iron Duke, a large iron ore mine in South Australia

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 '''Iron Duke''' may refer to:
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+== People ==
+* [[William Mark Duke]] (1879–1971), Archbishop of Vancouver
+* [[Irvin Khoza]] (born 1948), South African football administrator
+* [[John F. Thompson (politician)]] (1920–1965), U.S. politician
+* [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba]] (1507–1582), Spanish noble, general, and diplomat involved in the Eighty Years' War
+* [[Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias]] (1803–1880), Brazilian army officer and politician
+* [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]] (1769–1852), British soldier and statesman
+* [[Beltrán Alfonso Osorio, 18th duke of Alburquerque]] (1918–1994), Spanish noble and amateur jockey
+* [[Robert William Wilcox]] (1855–1903), Hawaiian revolutionary soldier and politician
+* [[George Deukmejian]] (1928–2018), Governor of California
-== Fictional characters ==
+== Ships ==
+* {{HMS|Iron Duke}}, any of several British Royal Navy ships
-* Iron Duke is the name of a supervillain character in the ''[[Silver Age Sentinels]]'' roleplaying game, based in part on [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]]
+* [[HMS Iron Duke (1870)|HMS ''Iron Duke'' (1870)]], a battleship sold for scrap in 1906
+* [[HMS Iron Duke (1912)|HMS ''Iron Duke'' (1912)]], the fleet flagship at the Battle of Jutland
+* [[HMS Iron Duke (F234)|HMS ''Iron Duke'' (F234)]], a Type 23 frigate launched in 1991
-== Ship names ==
+== Trains ==
+* [[GWR Iron Duke Class]], a class of locomotive built by the Great Western Railway in England
+* ''Iron Duke'', a [[GWR 3031 Class]] locomotive built in 1892
+* [[BR Standard Class 7]] ''Iron Duke'' number 70014 built in 1951
+* [[British Rail Class 87]] ''Iron Duke'' number 87017 built in 1974
+== Other uses ==
-*[[HMS Iron Duke|HMS ''Iron Duke'']] named after Wellington, is the name of three ships in the Royal Navy, one of which is still in active service (a frigate)
-* [[GM Iron Duke engine]], the nickname given to a 151 cid (cubic inch displacement) 4-cylinder internal combustion engine used in many 1980s-era General Motors automobiles, pickup trucks, and the United States Postal Service's LLV Mail trucks
+* [[Iron Duke engine]], a 2.5 L I4 piston engine made by General Motors
+* [[Iron Duke (pub)]], public house in Great Yarmouth, England
+* [[The Iron Duke (film)|''The Iron Duke'' (film)]], 1934 film starring George Arliss
-==Film and television==
-*''[[The Iron Duke (film)]]'', 1934 film starring [[George Arliss]] as Wellington
+* [[The Iron Duke (novel)|''The Iron Duke'' (novel)]], by L. Ron Hubbard
+* The Iron Dukes, the name the [[37th Armored Regiment#2nd Battalion|2nd Battalion 37th Armored Regiment]]
+* [[1938 Duke Blue Devils football team]], nicknamed the "Iron Dukes"
-== Transport ==
+* Iron Duke, a large iron ore mine in [[South Australia]]
-* [[GWR Iron Duke Class]], the name of a famous class of locomotive built by the Great Western Railway in England.
-* ''Iron Duke'' was one of the [[GWR 3031 Class]] locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915.
-* The [[Duquesne Dukes]] Football Team has been referred to as the "Iron Dukes" beginning in the 1930s and 40's when the team ranked consistently in the AP Rankings.
-== Military ==
-The Iron Dukes are also the name of a storied armor battalion of the US Army, now 2/37 Armor; formerly 2/67 Armor.
-== Places ==
-===Australia===
-* Iron Duke is an iron ore mine connected to a port and steelworks at [[Whyalla]], [[South Australia]]
-===United Kingdom===
-* An Iron Duke is the nickname for a type of cast iron outdoor public urinal, commonly found in England from 1880-1960.
-== Culture ==
-=== Sport ===
-* The [[Duquesne Dukes]] Football Team has been referred to as the "Iron Dukes" beginning in the 1930s and 40's when the team ranked consistently in the AP Rankings.
-* [[Duke Blue Devils football]], the branch of the Duke University's athletic department, in charge of alumni relations and donations.  It was named after the nickname of the 1938 Duke football team, one of only three NCAA football teams to go the entire season unbeaten, untied, and not scored upon
 ==See also==
-*[[Iron Baron (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Iron Baron (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Iron Lady (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Iron Lord (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Iron Man (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Iron Woman (disambiguation)]]
-{{disambiguation}}
+{{disambiguation|ship}}