David Duke in Flanders, Belgium, 2008

David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is an American white nationalist, former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, former Republican Louisiana State Representative, perennial candidate in presidential primaries and presidential elections, and wildlife photographer.

Duke describes himself as a racial realist asserting that "all people have a basic human right to preserve their own heritage". He speaks in favor of voluntary racial segregation and white separatism.