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Hanks
Hanks is a surname of English, or Dutch origin, meaning "son of Hankin" and may refer to: * Boo Hanks (1928–2016), American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer * Carol Hanks Aucamp (born 1943), American tennis player * Colin Hanks (born 1977), American actor * Craig Hanks (born 1961), American philosopher * Ephraim Hanks (1826–1896), prominent member of the 19th-century Latter Day Saint movement * Ernest Hanks (1888–1965), English footballer * Fletcher Hanks (1889–1976), cartoonist * Henry Garber Hanks (1826–1907), American mineralogist * James M. Hanks (1833–1909), member of the United States House of Representatives * Jim Hanks (born 1961), American voice-over artist and character actor * Kerri Hanks (born 1985), American soccer player * Larry Hanks (born 1953), American entomologist * Lena Tracy Hanks (1879–1944), American botanist * Merton Hanks (born 1968), American former National Football League safety * Mike Hanks (born 1952 or 1953), American college ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Hanks is ranked as the fourth-highest-grossing American film actor. His List of awards and nominations received by Tom Hanks, numerous awards include two Academy Awards, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards; he has also been nominated for five BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award. He received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honors, Kennedy Center Honor in 2014, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2020. Hanks rose to fame with leading roles in comedies: ''Splash (film), Splash'' (1984), ''The Money Pit'' (1986), ''Big (film), Big'' (1988), and ''A League of Their Own'' (1992). He won two consecutive Academy Awards for Academy Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Lincoln
Nancy Hanks Lincoln (February 5, 1784 – October 5, 1818) was the mother of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Her marriage to Thomas Lincoln also produced a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Thomas Jr. When Nancy and Thomas had been married for just over 10 years, the family moved from Kentucky to western Perry County, Indiana, in 1816. When Spencer County was formed in 1818, the Lincoln Homestead lay within its current boundaries. Nancy Lincoln died from milk sickness or consumption in 1818 at the Little Pigeon Creek Community in Spencer County when Abraham was nine years old. Biography Early life and education Nancy's mother, by popular theory among historians and genealogists, and supported by a mtDNA study in 2015, was Lucy Hanks, who later married Henry Sparrow in 1790 in Mercer County, Kentucky. Abraham Lincoln's law partner William Herndon reported that Lincoln told him that his maternal grandfather was "a well-bred Virginia farmer or planter." According to William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Hanks
Colin Lewes Hanks (born November 24, 1977) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his role as Gus Grimly on the FX crime series '' Fargo'' (2014–2015), which earned him nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Critics' Choice Television Award. Hanks gained mainstream attention after a main role on the WB science fiction series '' Roswell'' (1999–2001) and his lead role in the film '' Orange County'' (2002), which was followed by a starring role in the blockbuster ''King Kong'' (2005). Hanks has also had starring roles in the films '' The Great Buck Howard'' (2008), '' Untraceable'' (2008), '' The House Bunny'' (2008), '' Parkland'' (2013), and '' Elvis & Nixon'' (2016). He had a supporting role as Alex Vreeke in the ''Jumanji'' film series (2017–2019) Hanks had a main role as Jack Bailey on the Fox series '' The Good Guys'' (2010) and had a role as Travis Marshall, the main antagonist on the 6th season of Showtime series ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boo Hanks
James Arthur "Boo" Hanks (April 30, 1928 – April 15, 2016) was an American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer. He was billed as the last of the Piedmont blues musicians. Hanks recorded two albums in his lifetime, ''Pickin' Low Cotton'' (2007) and ''Buffalo Junction'' (2012), both released by the Music Maker record label. A one-time farmer, who grew up in and lived most of his adult life around Buffalo Junction, Virginia, Hanks appeared at the Roots of American Music Festival at the Lincoln Center, shared a bill with Patti Smith, was covered by ''The New York Times'', and performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival; plus he toured in both the US and Europe. Life and career Hanks was born in Vance County, North Carolina, United States, to the late Eddie and Fannie Hargrove Hanks. His heritage came from ancestors that variously were African American and Occaneechi. Family folklore reckons the family are descendants of Abraham Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks. Hanks att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerri Hanks
Kerri Michel Hanks Petersen (; born September 2, 1985) is an American soccer forward who last played for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer. She is currently the competitive program director for Gainesville Soccer Alliance in Gainesville, Florida. Hanks was a forward for the University of Notre Dame women's soccer team from 2005 to 2008, and is one of the most highly decorated players in the history of women's college soccer. She was the fourth player in women's college soccer to win the Hermann Trophy twice, joining Mia Hamm, Cindy Parlow, and Christine Sinclair in sharing that honor. Since then, Morgan Brian, Catarina Macario, and Jaelin Howell also won the Hermann Trophy twice. Early life Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hanks' first year playing for the Irish was in 2005; she held off enrolling at Notre Dame in order to participate in the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand. Hanks scored 28 goals as a freshman, becoming the third-highest scorer in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Hanks
Samuel Dwight Hanks (July 13, 1914 – June 27, 1994) was an American racing driver who won the 1957 Indianapolis 500. He was a barnstorming (sports), barnstormer, and raced Midget car racing, midget and American Championship car racing, Championship cars. Racing career Hanks was born in Columbus, Ohio and lived in Alhambra, California from the age of six. He attended Alhambra High School (Alhambra, California), Alhambra High School. Hanks won his first championship in 1937 on the West Coast of the United States, West Coast in the American Midget Association (AMA). He barnstormed the country, racing on the board tracks at Soldier Field in Chicago. Hanks reportedly won the first two board track races at Soldier Field in 1939. He won the 1940 VFW Motor City Speedway championship in Detroit. During the World War II, Second World War, Hanks served in the United States Army Air Corps, Army Air Corps. After World War II, Hanks captured the 1946 United Racing Association (URA) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Hanks
Loren Lowell "Ron" Hanks is an American politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2021 to early 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Hanks represented District 60. Hanks generated controversy on numerous occasions, most notably for his participation in the 2021 United States Capitol attack. Hanks ran for the U.S. Senate in a bid to challenge Michael Bennet in 2022 but lost in the primary. He was a candidate for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District in 2024 but was defeated in the Republican primary. Background Hanks served for 32 years (active and reserve) in the United States Air Force. He lives in Cañon City, Colorado and owns a company called The Western Surveyor. Political career In 2010, Hanks ran unsuccessfully for Congress in , located in Northern California. Hanks was later elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in the 2020 general election. In the June 2020 Republican House District 60 primary, he ran unopposed. In the 2020 ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Hanks
James Mathew Hanks (born June 15, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has played numerous minor roles in film and guest appearances on television. Bearing both a face and a voice that resemble those of his older brother Tom Hanks, he often serves as a voice double for Woody in ''Toy Story'' media when the latter is unavailable. He has produced, directed, and filmed several short films. Hanks made his film debut in '' Buford's Beach Bunnies'' (1993). Early life James Mathew Hanks was born in Shasta County, California on June 15, 1961. He is the son of Janet Marylyn (''née'' Frager) and itinerant cook Amos Mefford Hanks.Stated on '' Inside the Actors Studio'', 1999 Hanks is also the youngest brother of fellow actor Tom Hanks and entomologist Larry Hanks, but they were not raised together. After their parents divorced, Jim went to Red Bluff, California with his mother while older siblings Tom, Larry, and Sandra remained with their father. After college, he lived in Sacram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ephraim Hanks
Ephraim Knowlton Hanks (21 March 1826 – 9 June 1896) was a prominent member of the 19th-Century Latter Day Saint movement, a Mormon pioneer and a well known leader in the early settlement of Utah. Hanks was born in Madison, Lake County, Ohio, the son of Benjamin Hanks and Martha Knowlton, his second wife. Hanks left home at age 16, working for a time on the Erie Canal and then serving in the United States Navy. Returning home to Ohio, he learned his brother Sidney had joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hanks soon accepted the young church's teachings and became a member in 1845. Hanks left Nauvoo, Illinois, with the LDS followers of Brigham Young on the trek west to the Rocky Mountains. He left the main body of emigrants to join Company B of the Mormon Battalion, United States Army, and marched with them to San Diego as a private. He and other Battalion members marched from the Midwest, south through Arizona, and were released from service in California. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Hanks (art Historian)
Nancy Hanks (December 31, 1927 – January 7, 1983) was an American arts administrator and art historian. She was the second chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), appointed by President Richard M. Nixon and served from 1969 to 1977, continuing her service under President Gerald R. Ford. During this period, Hanks was active in the fight to save the historic Old Post Office Building (Washington), Old Post Office building in Washington, D.C. from demolition. In 1983, it was officially renamed the Nancy Hanks Center, in her honor. Early life Nancy Hanks was born in Miami Beach, Florida, on December 31, 1927. She was a distant cousin of Nancy Lincoln, Nancy (Hanks) Lincoln, the mother of President Abraham Lincoln. She moved to Montclair, New Jersey while she was in high school. Hanks attended Duke University, where she majored in political science and was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Career Hanks was the first woman to serve as the Chairman of the NEA and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Garber Hanks
Henry Garber Hanks (May 12, 1826 – June 19, 1907) was an American mineralogist. He was the first state mineralogist of California. Early life Henry Garber Hanks was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 12, 1826. His father Jarvis Frary Hanks was a local portrait painter; his mother was Charlotte Garber Hanks. Career Around the age of 16, Hanks left Ohio for Boston, taking work as a seaman. In 1842, his ship sailed to Calcutta in British India, where he worked and traveled for about a year. He then served as a seaman on another ship returning to New York. He then traveled around the continental United States while conducting scientific studies before returning to Cleveland to work as a house and sign painter. Around the age of 25, Hanks left Ohio to join the Gold Rush in California. Between 1852 and 1856, he worked as a miner and businessman around Sacramento. By 1860, he was mostly occupied with selling paint in San Francisco. In 1866, Hanks established Pacific Chemical Works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletcher Hanks
Fletcher Hanks Sr. (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) was an American cartoonist from the Golden Age of Comic Books, who wrote and drew stories detailing the adventures of all-powerful, supernatural heroes and their elaborate punishments of transgressors. In addition to his birth name, Hanks worked under a number of pen names, including Hank Christy, Charles Netcher, C. C. Starr, and Barclay Flagg. Hanks was active in comic books from 1939 to 1941. Early life Little is known of the life of Fletcher Hanks. He was born on December 1, 1889, in Paterson, New Jersey, and grew up in Oxford, Maryland. His father, William Hanks, was a Methodist minister, and his mother, Alice Fletcher Hanks, was a daughter of English immigrants. They married . Fletcher himself married Margaret .1930 U.S censu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
