Barksdale may refer to:

Places

Barksdale, Mississippi Barksdale is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi, Quitman County, Mississippi, located southwest of Marks, Mississippi, Marks. References

Unincorporated communities in Quitman County, Missi ...

, an unincorporated community *

Barksdale, Texas Barksdale is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the hill country section of the U.S. state of Texas. It is located in Edwards County. In 1990, Barksdale had 617 inhabitants and six businesses. By 2000, the p ...

, an unincorporated community * Barksdale, Wisconsin, a town ** Barksdale (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *

Barksdale Air Force Base Barksdale Air Force Base (Barksdale AFB) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, in northwest Louisiana. Much of the base is within the city limits of Bossier City, Louisiana, along the base's western and northwest ...

People with the surname

Alfred D. Barksdale Alfred Dickinson Barksdale (July 17, 1892 – August 16, 1972), frequently known as A. D. Barksdale, was an American soldier, Virginia lawyer, state senator, state court judge, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court ...

(1892–1972), American soldier, Virginia lawyer, legislator and judge *

David Barksdale Donise David Barksdale (May 24, 1947 – September 2, 1974), also known as King David, was an American gangster and activist from Chicago, Illinois. He was the founder of the Black Disciples. He and Larry Hoover (leader of the Gangster Disc ...

(1947–1974), American gang leader from Chicago *

Don Barksdale Donald Argee Barksdale (March 31, 1923 – March 8, 1993) was an American professional basketball player. He was a pioneer as an African-American basketball player, becoming the first to be named NCAA All-American, the first to play on a ...

(1923–1993), American professional basketball player * Ethelbert Barksdale (1824–1893), Confederate congressman, author of a bill to arm slaves, and later US Congressman *

Eugene Hoy Barksdale Lieutenant Eugene Hoy Barksdale (November 5, 1896 – August 11, 1926) was a noted aviator and was a First Lieutenant in the United States Army Air Service and Army Air Corps. The new Barksdale Field (now Barksdale Air Force Base) in Bossier City ...

(1896–1926), American aviator * James L. Barksdale (born 1943), investment fund manager, U.S. Senate candidate in Georgia (2016) *

Lance Barksdale Robert Lance Barksdale (born March 8, 1967) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). He began umpiring in the major leagues in 2000 and joined the full-time major league staff in 2006. Barksdale wears #23, which was previously wor ...

(born 1967), Major League Baseball umpire *

Mary Barksdale Mary Zoner Hurston Barksdale Lawes (November 24, 1920 - October 9, 1992 ) was a prominent African-American nurse and businesswoman. She was the owner and administrator, for twenty-seven years, of the Hurstdale Rest Home, the only black-owned rest h ...

(1920–1992), African-American nurse, businesswoman, and civil rights activist *

Nathan Barksdale Nathan "Bodie" Barksdale (1961 – February 13, 2016) was a Baltimore, Maryland, stick up kid dramatized in the HBO series ''The Wire'', although the extent to which any of the show's characters or plot lines are based on his life is disputed. His ...

(1961-2016), a West Baltimore drug dealer and a subject of the documentary ''Baltimore Chronicles Legends of the Unwired'' *

Rhesa Barksdale Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale (born August 8, 1944) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Early life, education and legal training Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Barksdale received a Bac ...

(born 1944), Senior United States Circuit Judge *

William Barksdale William Barksdale (August 21, 1821 – July 3, 1863) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, U.S. Representative, and Confederate general in the American Civil War. He served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1853 to 1861. ...

(1821–1863), American lawyer, politician, and Confederate general

Fictional entities

*Amy Barksdale, a character in the animated series ''Daria'' *Rita Barksdale, a character in the animated series ''Daria'' *

Barksdale Organization The Barksdale Organization is a fictional drug-dealing gang on the television series ''The Wire (TV series), The Wire''. Many of the characters featured in season one of ''The Wire'' belong to this organization. Season 1 largely deals with the ...

, a fictional drug dealing gang on the television series ''The Wire'' **

Avon Barksdale Avon Randolph Barksdale is a fictional character in the American television series ''The Wire'', played by Wood Harris. Barksdale is one of the most powerful drug dealers in Baltimore, Maryland, and runs the Barksdale Organization. Stringer Bell ...

, a character in ''The Wire'' played by Wood Harris **

Brianna Barksdale The Barksdale Organization is a fictional drug-dealing gang on the television series ''The Wire (TV series), The Wire''. Many of the characters featured in season one of ''The Wire'' belong to this organization. Season 1 largely deals with the ...

, a character in ''The Wire'' played by Charlene "Michael" Hyatt **

D'Angelo Barksdale D'Angelo "Dee" Barksdale is a fictional character on the HBO drama ''The Wire'', played by Larry Gilliard Jr. D'Angelo is the nephew of Avon Barksdale and a lieutenant in his drug dealing organization which controls most of the trade in West Bal ...

, a character in ''The Wire'' played by Larry Gilliard, Jr. **Tyrell Barksdale, D'Angelo and Donette's son in ''The Wire'' {{disambig, surname, geo