Finke may refer to:

Places

Australia

Finke, Northern Territory Aputula, alternatively spelt Apatula (formerly Finke until the 1980s), is a remote Indigenous Australian community in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is south of Alice Springs and east of Kulgera roadhouse on the Stuart Highway, near ...

, a community in central Australia now known as Aputula * Finke bioregion, Northern Territory *

Finke River The Finke River, or Larapinta in the Indigenous Arrernte language, is a river in central Australia, whose bed courses through the Northern Territory and the state of South Australia. It is one of the four main rivers of Lake Eyre Basin and is th ...

, central Australia *

Mount Finke Mount Finke is a monadnock in the Australian state of South Australia, located in the gazetted locality of Yellabinna about north of Ceduna. In 1999, it was described as follows:It is about 5km long with an elevation of 369 m AHD, it stands ab ...

, South Australia

Hungary

* Finke, a village annexed by

Edelény Edelény is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies in the valley of Bódva River, north of the county seat, Miskolc. The historic L'Huillier-Coburg Palace is located there. History The area has been inhabited since ...

, Hungary

People

* Fidelio F. Finke (1891–1968), German composer *

Fritz Finke Fritz Finke was a choral conductor, composer and arranger in the United States and Germany. Along with fellow composers Joseph Pache, Asger Hamerik, Richard Burmeister and Otto Sutro, Finke was a leading figure in the musical culture of late-18 ...

, 19th-century German/American musician * Leonhard Ludwig Finke (1747–1837), German physician *

Meinolf Finke Meinolf Finke (born 14 August 1963 in Arnsberg) is a German writer and poet. Life and career Meinolf Finke was born 1963 in Arnsberg (Westphalia). After obtaining the Abitur at ''Gymnasium Laurentianum Arnsberg'', military service and a trainin ...

(born 1963), German writer and poet *

Nikki Finke Nikki Jean Finke (December 16, 1953 – October 9, 2022) was an American blogger, journalist, publisher and writer. She also was the founder, editor-in-chief and president of ''Deadline Hollywood'', a website with original content consisting of ...

(1953–2022), American journalist * Peter Finke (born 1944), German theoretical physicist who participated in Pakistan's clandestine nuclear research project *

Roger Finke Roger Finke is a professor of Sociology and Religious Studies at The Pennsylvania State University and Director of the Association of Religion Data Archives. He is a former president of the Association for the Sociology of Religion. Career Roger ...

, 20th-21st century American sociologist *

Tommy Finke Tommy Finke (born as Thomas David Finke February 4, 1981), sometimes using the pseudonym T.D. Finck von Finckenstein, is a German singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his work in indie, alternative, and pop music, as well ...

(born 1981), German singer/songwriter/composer *

Volker Finke Volker Finke (born 24 March 1948) is a German former football manager and a former player. He was the coach of SC Freiburg for 16 years. Coaching career Early career Finke was a player–coach for TSV Stelingen from 1 July 1974 to 12 February ...

(born 1948), German former football manager and player *

William Finke William Finke (1814 or 1815 – 17 January 1864) was chief clerk to the first treasurer of the province of South Australia who arrived in the first fleet carrying British settlers there. He became an explorer, prospecting, prospector and pastoralis ...

(1814–1864), pioneer in South Australia, sponsor of McDouall Stuart's exploration

Other uses

* Finke coat of arms, a coat of arms used in Germany and Poland *

Finke Desert Race The Finke Desert Race is an off-road, multi-terrain two-day race for motorbikes, cars, buggies and quad bikes through desert country from Alice Springs to the small and remote community of Aputula (called ''Finke'' until the 1980s) in Austra ...

, an annual off-road desert race from Alice Springs to Apatula (aka Finke), Northern Territory, Australia * Finke Opera House, Missouri, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places

Places

Australia

Hungary

People

Other uses

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