Arts and Music

• Edward Kennedy ''Duke'' Ellington (born 1899, died 1974)

  American jazz musician.

  • Pianist, composer and bandleader (see list of Readers' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame)
  • Wrote ''''Sophisticated Lady'''' and ''''Satin Doll'''' (see list of Songwriters)

Miscellaneous

• Edward Kennedy ''Duke'' Ellington (born 1899, died 1974)

  American jazz musician.

  • 1959 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
  • 1969 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)

Stage and Screen

• Edward Kennedy ''Duke'' Ellington (born 1899, died 1974)

  American jazz musician.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Duke Phillips

  Fictional character.

  • From ''''The Critic'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)

The Literary World

• Edward Kennedy ''Duke'' Ellington (born 1899, died 1974)

  American jazz musician.

  • 1999 Pulitzer Special Award winner in commemoration of the centenial of his birth in recognition of his musical genius (see list of Winners of a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation)