Sykes may refer to:

People

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Alan Sykes Sir Alan John Sykes, 1st Baronet (11 April 1868 – 21 May 1950) was an English businessman in the bleaching industry and Conservative politician in Cheshire. Biography Sykes was born at Cringle House Cheadle, the second son of Thomas Hardcas ...

, 1st Baronet, businessman and British politician *

Annette Sykes Annette Te Imaima Sykes (born c.1961) is a Rotorua activist and lawyer who advocates for the rights of Māori tribes to be self-governing. She was ranked third on the joint Internet Mana list for the 2014 New Zealand general election. Biograph ...

, New Zealand human rights lawyer and Māori activist *

Bob Sykes (American football) Robert Eugene Sykes (March 15, 1927 – August 4, 2020) was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at San Jose State. Early life and education Born in Oakland, Califo ...

, American football player *

Bob Sykes (baseball) Robert Joseph Sykes (born December 11, 1954) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played during five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. Sykes was drafted by the Tigers in the ...

, American baseball pitcher * Bob Sykes (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player *

Bobbi Sykes Roberta "Bobbi" Sykes (16 August 194314 November 2010) was an Australian poet and author. She was a lifelong campaigner for Indigenous land rights in Australia, Indigenous land rights, as well as human rights and women's rights. Early life an ...

, Australian author and land rights activist * Bryan Sykes, British academic and geneticist * Christopher Sykes (author), British author * Christopher Sykes (politician), British politician *

Diane S. Sykes Diane Schwerm Sykes (née Diane Elizabeth Schwerm; born December 23, 1957) is an American jurist and lawyer who serves as the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She served as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Cou ...

, judge on the United States Court of Appeals *

Edmund Sykes Edmund Sykes (born at Leeds; executed at York Tyburn, 23 March 1587) was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987. Life He was a student at the English college at Reims, where he was ordained 21 February ...

, Catholic martyr *

Emilia Sykes Emilia Strong Sykes (born January 4, 1986) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district. She formerly represented the 34th district of the Ohio House of Representatives, which consists of portions ...

, American politician * Eric Sykes, comedic writer and actor *

Eric A. Sykes Major Eric Anthony Sykes (5 February 1883 – 12 May 1945), born Eric Anthony Schwabe, was a soldier and firearms expert. He is most famous for his work with William E. Fairbairn in the development of the eponymous Fairbairn–Sykes fighting kni ...

, developer of the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife * Ernest Sykes (VC), recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Ernest Ruthven Sykes Ernest Ruthven Sykes (1867-1954) was a malacologist from Great Britain.Coan E. V., Kabat A. R. & Petit R. E. (15 February 2009)''2,400 years of malacology, 6th ed.'' 830 pp. & 32 pp. nnex of Collations American Malacological Society He married Gl ...

(1867–1954), malacologist from Great Britain * Eugene O. Sykes (1876–1945), justice on the Mississippi Supreme Court * Frederick Henry Sykes (1863–1917), Canadian-American educator and college president * Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes, British military officer and politician * George Sykes, U.S. Army general *

Gresham Sykes Gresham M'Cready Sykes (May 26, 1922 – October 29, 2010) was an American sociologist and criminologist. He earned a Bachelor of Arts at Princeton University and a Ph.D. at Northwestern University. He taught at Princeton, Dartmouth, and Northwes ...

(born 1922), American sociologist and criminologist *

Homer Sykes Homer Warwick Sykes (born 1949) is a Canadian-born British documentary photographer whose career has included personal projects and landscape photography. Early life and education Sykes's father, Homer Warwick Sykes, was a Canadian-born American ...

, Canadian-born British photographer * Congressman

James Sykes (Continental Congress) James Sykes (1725 – April 4, 1792) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He served in the Delaware General Assembly and was a Continental Congressman from Delaware. Early life and family Sykes wa ...

, lawyer and American politician * Governor

James Sykes (governor) James Sykes (March 27, 1761 – October 18, 1822) was an American physician and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware. Ea ...

, physician and American politician *

Rod Sykes James Rodney Winter Sykes (born May 19, 1929) is a Canadian politician from Alberta. He served as the 30th Mayor of Calgary from 1969 to 1977 and as leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party from 1980 to 1982. He ran as a Liberal candidate in the ...

, Canadian politician *

John Sykes John James Sykes (born 29 July 1959) is an English guitarist, best known as a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and Tygers of Pan Tang. He has also fronted the hard rock group Blue Murder and released several solo albums. Following a stint in ...

, rock musician * John Sykes (American football) (1949–2019), American football player *

John Sykes (composer) John Austin Sykes (1909 – June 1962) was an English composer and music teacher, born in India. Career Sykes spent his early life in India, where his father was working for the Indian Civil Service. He attended Clifton College in Bristol, studyi ...

(1909–1962), English composer and music teacher, born in India * John Sykes (politician), British politician * John H. Sykes Tampa Bay area businessman and founder of Sykes inc. *

Keifer Sykes Keifer Jerail Sykes (born December 30, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay and his professional career has inc ...

(born 1993), American basketball player * Sir

Mark Sykes Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet (16 March 1879 – 16 February 1919) was an English traveller, Conservative Party politician, and diplomatic advisor, particularly with regard to the Middle East at the time of the First Wo ...

, British politician and diplomatic advisor *

Melanie Sykes Melanie Ann Sykes (born 7 August 1970) is an English television and radio presenter. She is best known for co-hosting ''Today with Des and Mel'' with Des O'Connor and '' Let's Do Lunch'' with Gino D'Acampo. She also co-hosted ''Going Out with Al ...

(born 1970), English television and radio presenter, and model * Nathan Sykes (born 1993), member of boy band The Wanted *

Norman Sykes Norman A.J. Sykes (16 October 1936 – 9 December 2009) was a professional association football, footballer who played in The Football League for Bristol Rovers F.C., Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle, Stockport County F.C., ...

(1936–2009), English footballer * Oliver Sykes, frontman of

Bring Me the Horizon Bring Me the Horizon (often abbreviated as BMTH) are a British rock band formed in Sheffield in 2004. The group consists of lead vocalist Oliver Sykes, guitarist Lee Malia, bassist Matt Kean, drummer Matt Nicholls and keyboardist Jordan Fis ...

Paul Sykes (boxer) Paul Sykes (23 May 1946 – 7 March 2007) was a British heavyweight boxer, weightlifter, writer, prisoner, and debt collector. He spent much of his adult life in prison, where he became one of the UK's most notorious inmates. As a boxer he ha ...

(1946–2007), English heavyweight boxer of the 1970s and 1980s * Paul Sykes (businessman) (born 1943), English Eurosceptic businessman, and political donor *

Paul Sykes (rugby league) Paul Sykes (born 11 August 1981) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Dewsbury Rams in the Betfred Championship. He was also the interim head-coach following the departure of Lee Greenwood. Sykes has playe ...

(born 1981), rugby league footballer of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s *

Paul Sykes (singer) Paul Sykes (1937–1994), was an American folksinger, best known for live performances in the early 1960s at The Ice House, a folk music club in Pasadena, California, and as a member of folk trio The Randy Sparks Three. He also performed at The ...

, American folksinger of the 1960s * Sir Percy Sykes, British soldier, geographer and travel writer * Peter Sykes (director) (1939–2006), Australian/British film director * Peter Sykes (chemist) (1923–2003), British chemist * Sir

Richard Sykes (biochemist) Sir Richard Brook Sykes, (born 7 August 1942) is a British microbiologist, the chair of the Royal Institution, the UK Stem Cell Foundation, and the trustees at King Edward VII's Hospital, and chancellor of Brunel University. As of June 2021, h ...

, businessman and university rector * Sir

Richard Sykes (diplomat) Sir Richard Adam Sykes, (8 May 1920 – 22 March 1979) was the British Ambassador to the Netherlands, who was assassinated by the IRA in The Hague in 1979. Early life Richard Sykes was born on 8 May 1920 to Brigadier A. C. Sykes. He was edu ...

, diplomat assassinated in 1979 * Richard Sykes (rugby union), Rugby player and Dakota landowner *

Stephen Sykes Stephen Whitefield Sykes (1 August 1939 – 24 September 2014) was a Church of England bishop and academic specialising in divinity. He was Van Mildert Professor of Divinity at Durham University from 1974 to 1985, and Regius Professor of Divini ...

, ecclesiologist *

Sykes family of Sledmere The Sykes family of Sledmere own Sledmere House in Yorkshire, England. Family history The Sykes family settled in Sykes Dyke near Carlisle in Cumberland during the Middle Ages. The earliest correspondence in the Sykes archives relates to Richa ...

* Tatton Sykes (disambiguation) * Thomas Sykes (Mississippi politician), African-American legislator in Mississippi during Reconstruction * Thomas A. Sykes, African-American legislator in North Carolina and Tennessee during Reconstruction *

Thomas Hardcastle Sykes Thomas Hardcastle Sykes (15 February 1833 – 25 April 1901) was an English bleacher and businessman and was High Sheriff of Cheshire. Sykes was born at Edgeley House Stockport, the third son of Richard Sykes, owner of the Sykes Bleaching Compan ...

, businessman * Timothy Sykes (born 1981), penny stock trader *

Tom Sykes Tom Sykes (born 19 August 1985 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England) is a professional motorcycle racer who has competed in World Superbike Championship since . For 2022, Sykes re-joins his former team Paul Bird Motorsport riding a Ducati i ...

, British motorcycle racer *

Wanda Sykes Wanda Yvette Sykes (born March 7, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She was first recognized for her work as a writer on ''The Chris Rock Show'', for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999. In 2004, ''Entertainm ...

, comedian and actress * Colonel

William Henry Sykes Colonel William Henry Sykes, FRS (25 January 1790 – 16 June 1872) was an English naturalist who served with the British military in India and was specifically known for his work with the Indian Army as a politician, Indologist and ornitholog ...

, military officer, politician, and ornithologist *

William Robert Sykes William Robert Sykes (1840–1917) was a British engineer from London, known for his work in railway signalling and other safety devices. He is noted for the invention of the Sykes ‘Lock and block’ interlocking system of points and signals. ...

, British railway signal engineer

Companies

Sykes Bleaching Company The Sykes Bleaching Company was a cotton bleaching business established in Edgeley, near Stockport in 1792 which grew to become one of the largest bleaching enterprises in the United Kingdom. Origins The bleaching business was established in 1792 ...

* Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated, a family of global companies delivering business process outsourcing services

Characters

* Bill Sykes, antagonist from the animated Disney film ''

Oliver & Company ''Oliver & Company'' is a 1988 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released on November 18, 1988, by Walt Disney Pictures. The 27th Disney animated feature film, it is loosely based on the Charl ...

'' *Fredrick Sykes, one of the main antagonists of the 1993 action film '' The Fugitive'' * Mr. Sykes, a character from the film '' Shark Tale'', voiced by Martin Scorsese * Sgt. Michael "Psycho" Sykes, the main character in the game ''

Crysis Warhead ''Crysis Warhead'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by the Hungarian studio Crytek Budapest and published by Electronic Arts. ''Crysis Warhead'' is a stand-alone expansion game and does not require the installation of the original ...

'', and a secondary character in '' Crysis'' *Reverend Sykes, a character from

Harper Lee Nelle Harper Lee (April 28, 1926February 19, 2016) was an American novelist best known for her 1960 novel ''To Kill a Mockingbird''. It won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and has become a classic of modern American literature. Lee has received numero ...

's novel ''

To Kill a Mockingbird ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' is a novel by the American author Harper Lee. It was published in 1960 and was instantly successful. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' has become ...

'' * Robert "Pliers" Sykes, character in the game ''

Wing Commander IV ''Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom'' is the fourth main game in the ''Wing Commander'' science fiction space combat simulator video game series, produced by Origin Systems and released by Electronic Arts for the PC in 1996 and the Sony P ...

Places

* Sykes, Lancashire, England *

Sykesville, Maryland Sykesville is a small town in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The town lies west of Baltimore and north of Washington D.C. The population was 4,436 at the 2010 census. BudgetTravel.com named Sykesville 'Coolest Small Town in America' ...

, USA * Forward Operating Base Sykes, a U.S. military base in Iraq *

Sykes Camp Sykes Camp is located from the Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park trailhead along the Pine Ridge Trail. There were seven campsites along both sides of the Big Sur River upstream and downstream from where the trail intersects the river. There was a pi ...

, a campground in California

Other

* 4438 Sykes, an asteroid * Sykes (dog), a dog actor from Clifton, Oxfordshire, England * Sykes (TV series), a British sitcom that aired on BBC 1 from 1972 to 1979 * Sykes baronets, four separate baronetcies of Great Britain or the United Kingdom

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