Jenks may refer to:

Places

Holland Jenks House The Holland Jenks House (also known as the Stuart Jenks House) is a historic home located in Auburndale, Florida, United States. Description and history The house was completed by the fall of 1925. On March 7, 1996, it was added to the U. ...

, Florida * Jenks Lake, California *

Jenks, Oklahoma Jenks is a city in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, and a suburb of Tulsa, in the northeastern part of the state. It is situated between the Arkansas River and U.S. Route 75. Jenks is one of the fastest-growing cities in Oklahoma. The city ...

Jenks Public Schools Jenks Public Schools is a K-12, PreK-12 Public school (government funded), public school system located in Jenks, Oklahoma. Located just south of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tulsa, Jenks Public Schools now encompasses over 40 square miles and serves mor ...

, a public school system located in Jenks, Oklahoma * Jenks, West Virginia *

Jenks Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania Jenks Township is a township that is located in Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,849 at the time of the 2020 census, an increase from 3,629 in 2010, a figure that was, in turn, an increase from 1,261 in 2000 with ...

John Story Jenks School Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences is a public K-8 school in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is part of the School District of Philadelphia. Jenks serves children from kindergarten through eighth grade and has a ...

, a school located in Pennsylvania

People

* Denis "Jenks" Jenkinson, motor racing journalist *

Alden Jenks Alden Jenks (born August 10, 1940) is an American composer. Biography Alden Jenks was born in Michigan and received a B.A. from Yale University and an M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley. He studied composition with Lawrence Moss, And ...

, composer *

Andrew Jenks Andrew Jenks (born March 5, 1986) is an American filmmaker. Early life When he was nine, his family moved to Belgium for two years. Jenks attended Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, New York. When Jenks was 16 he founded the Hendrick Hu ...

, American filmmaker * Arthur Whipple Jenks, Christian theologian *

Bobby Jenks Robert Scott Jenks (born March 14, 1981) is an American professional baseball coach (baseball), coach and former pitcher who is currently the manager (baseball), manager for the Windy City ThunderBolts of the Frontier League. He played in Major ...

, professional baseball player * Cynthia Jenks, American physical chemist * Daisy Jenks, English videographer *

Frank Jenks Frank Jenks (November 4, 1902 – May 13, 1962) was an American actor and vaudevillian. Biography Early years Jenks was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and his mother gave him a trombone when he was 9 years old. By his late teens he was playing ...

, actor * Frederick L. Jenks, professor emeritus at Florida State University * George A. Jenks, 19th-century Pennsylvania politician * George C. Jenks, author of first ''The Shadow'' story under pen name Frank S. Lawton * George F. Jenks, 20th-century cartographer **

Jenks natural breaks optimization The Jenks optimization method, also called the Jenks natural breaks classification method, is a data clustering method designed to determine the best arrangement of values into different classes. This is done by seeking to minimize each class's ave ...

, the data classification system he designed *

Jeremiah Jenks Jeremiah Whipple Jenks (September 2, 1856 – August 24, 1929) was an American economist, educator, and professor at Cornell University, who held various posts in the United States government throughout his career. He served as a member of the Di ...

, professor *

Maurice Jenks Sir Maurice Jenks, 1st Baronet, (25 November 1872 – 19 May 1946) was the 604th Lord Mayor of the City of London, Lord Mayor of City of London, London from 1931–1932. Life and career The son of Robert Isaac Jenks and Frances ''née'' Garnett ...

, 604th Lord Mayor of London *

Michael Hutchinson Jenks Michael Hutchinson Jenks (May 21, 1795 – October 16, 1867) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Michael H. Jenks was born at Bridgetown Mills, Pennsylvania, near Middletown, Pennsylvania. He s ...

, 19th-century Pennsylvania politician *

Silvester Jenks Silvester Jenks (c. 1656 – December 1714) was an English Catholic priest and theologian. Biography Born in Shropshire, Jenks attended the English College, Douai, where he served as Professor of Philosophy from 1680 to 1686. He later served ...

, Catholic priest *

Stephen Jenks Stephen Jenks (March 17, 1772 – June 3, 1856) was an Yankee tunesmith, teacher, and tunebook compiler. He was born in Glocester, Rhode Island and raised in Ellington, Connecticut. During his life he moved from town to town, living in Ridgefi ...

, composer * William J. Jenks, 20th century railroad businessman

Fictional characters

* Darryl Jenks, a character in the 1988 American romantic comedy film ''

Coming to America ''Coming to America'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis, based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, written by David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein, and starring Murphy (in various roles), Arsenio ...

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