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Henry Parkes Sir Henry Parkes, (27 May 1815 – 27 April 1896) was a colonial Australian politician and longest non-consecutive Premier of the Colony of New South Wales, the present-day state of New South Wales in the Commonwealth of Australia. He has ...

(1815–1896), Australian politician, one of the earliest and most prominent advocates for Australian federation

Named for Henry Parkes

Parkes, New South Wales Parkes is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the main settlement in the local government area of Parkes Shire. Parkes had a population of 11,224 as at 30 June 2018. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2 ...

, a regional town *

Parkes Observatory Parkes Observatory is a radio astronomy observatory, located north of the town of Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. It hosts Murriyang, the 64 m CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope also known as "The Dish", along with two smaller radio telescopes. ...

, a radio telescope near Parkes, New South Wales *

Parkes Shire Parkes Shire is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Central West, New South Wales, Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Broken Hill railway line and the Newell Highway ...

, a local government area in New South Wales *

Parkes, Australian Capital Territory Parkes is an inner southern suburb of the Canberra Central district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory of Australia. Located south-east of the Canberra central business district, Parkes contains the Parliamentary Tr ...

, a suburb of Canberra *

Division of Parkes (1901–1969) The Division of Parkes was an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian Electoral Division in the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales. It was located in the south-west of Sydney, and originally i ...

, an abolished Sydney electorate in the Australian House of Representatives *

Division of Parkes The Division of Parkes is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. History The former Division of Parkes (1901–69) was located in suburban Sydney, and was not related to this division, except in name. The divisio ...

, a current regional electorate in the House of Representatives * Tenterfield School of Arts, known as the Sir Henry Parkes School of Arts * HMAS ''Parkes'', a Royal Australian Navy corvette during World War II

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Alexander Parkes Alexander Parkes (29 December 1813 29 June 1890) was a metallurgist and inventor from Birmingham, England. He created Parkesine, the first man-made plastic. Biography The son of a manufacturer of brass locks, Parkes was apprenticed to Messenge ...

(1813–1890), English inventor * Broc Parkes (born 1981), Australian motorcycle racer * Colin Murray Parkes (born 1928), British psychiatrist * Dave Parkes, Canadian sports administrator * David Parkes (footballer, born 1950), Irish football player *

Ebenezer Parkes Sir Edward Ebenezer Parkes (1848 – 29 June 1919) was an English Liberal Unionist politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Central. Born in Tipton, Parkes was the son of an ironmaster. Joining his father's business, he ...

(1848–1919), English politician *

Edmund Alexander Parkes Edmund Alexander Parkes (29 December 1819 – 15 March 1876) was an English physician, known as a hygienist, particularly in the military context. Early life Parkes was born at Bloxham in Oxfordshire, the son of William Parkes, of the Marble-yar ...

(1819–1876), English physician * Edmundson Parkes (1904–1997), President and CEO of United Gas Corporation * Sir Edward Parkes (born 1926), vice-chancellor of City University London (1974–1978) * Ernie Parkes (1894–?), Canadian ice hockey player *

Fanny Parkes Fanny Parkes or Parks (née Frances Susanna Archer) (1794–1875) was a travel writer from Wales, known for her extensive journals about colonial India, where she lived for 24 years. These are recorded in her memoirs ''Wanderings of a Pilgrim in ...

(1794–1875), Welsh travel writer *

Gerard Parkes Gerard Parkes (October 16, 1924 – October 19, 2014) was an Irish-Canadian actor. He was born in Dublin, and moved to Toronto in 1956. He is known for playing "Doc" on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television series ''Fraggle Rock'' and ...

, Irish-born Canadian actor * Gregory Parkes (b. 1964), American Catholic bishop *

Harry Parkes (diplomat) Sir Harry Smith Parkes (24 February 1828 – 22 March 1885) was a British diplomat who served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary and Consul General of the United Kingdom to the Empire of Japan from 1865 to 1883 and the Chinese ...

(1828–1885), British consul in China and Japan * Harry Parkes (footballer, born 1920) (1920–2009), English footballer * Harry Parkes (footballer, born 1888), (1888–1947), English footballer and manager *

Henry Bamford Parkes Henry Bamford Parkes (13 November 1904 – 7 January 1972) was a writer and professor of history at New York University. He was born in Sheffield, England. Background After reading history at Oxford University, Parkes came to the United States ...

(1904–1972), English historian and author *

Howard Parkes Howard Roderick Parkes (31 May 1877 – 28 May 1920) was an English cricketer and athlete. A right-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for London County and Warwickshire. Career Howard Parkes' first recorded senior match was for th ...

(1877–1920), English cricketer *

James Parkes (priest) James William Parkes (22 December 1896 – 10 August 1981) was an Anglican clergyman, historian, and social activist. With the publication of ''The Jew and His Neighbour'' in 1929, he created the foundations of a Christianity, Christian re-e ...

(1896–1981), historian and activist from the Channel Islands *

James Parkes (rugby union) James Parkes (born 30 November 1980 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) is a former English professional Rugby union football player for Leeds Tykes. His usual position is at hooker. He retired then in 2007. But in November 2010 he was brought out ...

(born 1980), English rugby union player * James S. Parkes, American politician * Jordan Parkes (born 1983), English footballer *

Joseph Parkes Joseph Parkes (22 January 1796 – 11 August 1865) was an English political reformer. Born into Unitarian Whig circles, Parkes developed an association with the Philosophical Radicals. In 1822 he established a Birmingham solicitor's practice spec ...

(1796–1865), English political reformer *

Kineton Parkes William Kineton Parkes (1865–1938) was an English novelist, art historian and librarian, known best for his publication concerning sculpture and his 1914 modernist novel ''Hardware: A Novel in Four Books''. Parkes was born in Aston, Birmingham ...

(1865–1938), English novelist, art historian and librarian * Lauren Parkes (born 1987), American beauty pageant contestant * Malcolm Parkes (1930 - 2013), English paleographer *

Michael Parkes Michael Parkes (born October 12, 1944 in Sikeston, Missouri) is an American-born artist living in Spain who is best known for work in the areas of fantasy art and magic realism. He specializes in painting, stone lithography and sculpture. He ...

(born 1944), American fantasy artist *

Mike Parkes Michael Johnson Parkes (born 24 September 1931 in Richmond, Surrey; died 28 August 1977 near Riva presso Chieri, Italy) was a British racing driver, from England. Parkes was born into an automotive background as his father John, was Chairman of ...

(1931–1977), British racing driver *

Nii Parkes Nii Ayikwei Parkes (; born 1 April 1974), born in the United Kingdom to parents from Ghana, where he was raised, is a performance poet, writer, publisher and sociocultural commentator. He is one of 39 writers aged under 40 from sub-Saharan Africa ...

(born 1974), British-born Ghanaian poet *

Phil Parkes (footballer, born 1947) Philip Parkes (born 14 July 1947) is an English former professional football goalkeeper. He was Wolverhampton Wanderers' first-choice keeper for much of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Career Born in West Bromwich, Parkes, nicknamed "Lofty" f ...

, English football goalkeeper (for Wolverhampton Wanderers) *

Phil Parkes (footballer, born 1950) Philip Benjamin Neil Frederick Parkes (born 8 August 1950, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England) is a former football goalkeeper. 320px, Phil Parkes with fellow ex-Hammer Alan Taylor at Upton Park 2 May 2015 Early life Phil Parkes grew up in M ...

, English football goalkeeper (for Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United) * Robin Parkes, Australian businessman *

Samuel Parkes (chemist) Samuel Parkes (1761–1825) was a British manufacturing chemist, now remembered for his ''Chemical Catechism''. Life He was born at Stourbridge, Worcestershire, on 26 May 1761. He was the eldest son of Samuel Parkes (died 1 April 1811, aged ...

(c. 1759–1825), British chemist * Samuel Parkes (VC) (1815–1864), British recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Shaun Parkes Shaun Parkes (born 9 February 1973) is an English actor. Biography At 16, Parkes enrolled at Seltec College to study drama. Two years later, he was accepted into RADA. Having acted in both theatre and television support roles, Parkes made his ...

(born 1973), English actor *

Terence Parkes Terence "Larry" Parkes (19 November 1927 – 25 June 2003) was an English cartoonist. His work, consisting largely of single drawings featuring an absurdist view of normal life, was published in many magazines and newspapers, particularly ''Punch ...

, UK cartoonist known as ''Larry'' * Taylor Parkes (born 1972), British journalist *

Tony Parkes Anthony Parkes (born 5 May 1949) is an English former professional footballer. After retiring, he became a coach. He was most recently caretaker manager at Blackpool. It was the seventh such role of his coaching career, having performed the rol ...

(born 1949), English professional footballer * Walter F. Parkes, American screenwriter and producer

Named for Henry Parkes

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