Shanks may refer to:

People with the surname

* Alison Shanks (born 1982), New Zealand professional racing cyclist *

Bill Shankly William Shankly (2 September 1913 – 29 September 1981) was a Scottish association football, football player and Manager (association football), manager, who is best known for his time as manager of Liverpool F.C., Liverpool. Shankly brought su ...

, British football manager nicknamed "Shanks" * Bill Shanks, American sports broadcaster and writer * Bruce Shanks (1908–1980), American editorial cartoonist *

Charles G. Shanks Charles Gove Shanks (1841 – July 24, 1895) was an associate editor of the ''Louisville Journal''. In New York he worked for the '' New York Star'' and the '' Albany Times''. Biography Shanks was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky in 1841. He ...

(1841–1895), American journalist and editor *

Daniel Shanks Daniel Shanks (January 17, 1917 – September 6, 1996) was an American mathematician who worked primarily in numerical analysis and number theory. He was the first person to compute π to 100,000 decimal places. Life and education Shanks was ...

(1917–1996), American mathematician *

Don Shanks (footballer) Don Shanks (born 2 October 1952) is an English professional football manager and former footballer born in Hammersmith, London, who currently manages Egyptian fourth division team Makadi F.C. He played in the Football League as a full back f ...

(born 1952), British footballer *

Don Shanks (stuntman) Donald L. Shanks (born February 26, 1950) is an American actor and stuntman, known for his role as Michael Myers in '' Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers'', and Nakoma, the Native American friend of the title character in the 1977 televi ...

(born 1950), American actor and stuntman * Donald Shanks (bass-baritone) (1940–2011), Australian operatic bass-baritone *

Edward Shanks Edward Richard Buxton Shanks (11 June 1892 – 4 May 1953) was an English writer, known as a war poet of World War I, then as an academic and journalist, and literary critic and biographer. He also wrote some science fiction.E. F. Bleiler and Ri ...

(1892–1953), English writer *

Emily Shanks Emily Shanks, also known as Emiliya Yakovlevna Shanks (russian: Эми́лия Я́ковлевна Шанкс; 1 August 1857, in Moscow – 13 January 1936, in London), was a British painter living in Moscow. She was the first woman to be elec ...

(1857–1936), British painter, born in Russia * George Shanks (1896–1957), British writer, first translator of the Protocols of Zion into the English language *

Hershel Shanks Hershel Shanks (March 8, 1930 – February 5, 2021) was an American lawyer and amateur biblical archaeologist. He was the founder and long-time editor of the ''Biblical Archaeology Review''. Life and career Shanks was born in Sharon, Pennsylvani ...

(1930–2021), American founder of the Biblical Archaeology Society *

Howie Shanks Howard Samuel Shanks (July 21, 1890 – July 30, 1941) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1912 to 1925 for the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, and New York Yankees. Shanks ...

(1890–1941), American baseball player * James Steuart Shanks (1826-1911), British merchant in Moscow *

John Shanks John Matthew Shanks (born December 18, 1964) is an American songwriter, record producer and guitarist. Early life and education John Matthew Shanks was born in New York City. Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17 years old. He was in a ban ...

(born 1964), American rock musician and songwriter *

John Peter Cleaver Shanks John Peter Cleaver Shanks (June 17, 1826 – January 23, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1867 to 1875 and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virgi ...

(1826–1901), U.S. Representative from Indiana * Juanita Craft (1902–1985), born Juanita Jewel Shanks, American civil rights pioneer *

Katrina Shanks Katrina May Shanks (born 12 May 1969) is a former New Zealand politician who was a list member of parliament for the National Party from 2007 to 2014. Early years Shanks was born in Dannevirke Dannevirke ( " work of the Danes", a refe ...

(born 1969), New Zealand politician *

Michael Shanks Michael Garrett Shanks (born December 15, 1970) is a Canadian actor, writer and director. He is best known for his role as Daniel Jackson in the long-running military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1'' and as Charles Harris on ...

(born 1970), Canadian actor best known for his role as Daniel Jackson on Stargate SG-1 * Michael Shanks (archaeologist) (born 1959), British archaeologist * Michael Shanks (journalist) (1927–1984), British journalist *

Nancy Shanks Nancy Shanks (–2019) was an American singer. Shanks was the vocalist for the earliest but short-lived lineup of the all-woman band Vixen after changing its name from Genesis (formerly Lemon Pepper), initially playing pop rock. Vixen is known f ...

, American singer associated with Tori Amos *

Nelson Shanks John Nelson Shanks (December 23, 1937 – August 28, 2015) was an American artist and painter. His best known works include his portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales, first shown at Hirschl & Adler Gallery in New York City, April 24 to June 2 ...

(1937–2015), American painter * Niall Shanks (1959–2011), British-American professor of history and philosophy *

Norman Shanks Norman Shanks (born 15 July 1942) is an ordained Church of Scotland minister, who prior to his retirement in June 2007 was minister of Govan Old Parish Church, Glasgow. He is married to Ruth, and has a daughter and two sons, and seven grandchild ...

, Church of Scotland minister * Oliver Shanks (1915–1970), Canadian boxer * Robert Shanks, English professional footballer * Rosalind Shanks, British actress * Simon Shanks (1977–2006), American football player *

Tommy Shanks Thomas Shanks (30 March 1880 – 1 March 1919) was an Irish footballer. Career Shanks was born in Wexford and started his playing career with local club Wexford before moving to England to play for Derby West End and then Derby County in 189 ...

(1880–1919), Irish soccer player *

William Shanks William Shanks (25 January 1812 – June 1882) was an English amateur mathematician. He is famous for his calculation of '' '' (pi) to 707 places in 1873, which was correct up to the first 527 places. The error was discovered in 1944 by D. F. F ...

(1812–1882), English amateur mathematician, famous for his calculation of over 500 of digits of π, by hand *

William Somerville Shanks William Somerville Shanks ARSA, RSA, RSW (28 September 1864 – 28 July 1951) was a Scottish artist who was a tutor in painting and drawing at the Glasgow School of Art for 29 years. His painting ''Tiddley Winks'' sold for £181,250 at Soth ...

(1864–1951), Scottish artist * Jordan Shanks-Markinova, Australian YouTube personality known as

Friendlyjordies Jordan Shanks-Markovina (born 18 August 1989), known online as Friendlyjordies, is an Australian political commentator, journalist, stand-up comedian and YouTuber. His content often discusses contemporary Australian political issues, involving ...

Nicknames

* Edward I (1239–1307), English king known as "Longshanks" * Nathan G. Evans (1824–1868), Confederate Army general nicknamed "Shanks"

Places

Camp Shanks Camp Shanks was a United States Army installation in the Orangetown, New York area. Named after Major General David C. Shanks, it was situated near the juncture of the Erie Railroad and the Hudson River. The camp was the largest U.S. Army embarka ...

, a United States Army installation in the town of Orangetown, New York *

Mount Shanks Mount Shanks is a mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada. Description Mount Shanks is situated west of the Continental Divide on the boundary that Kootenay National Park shares with Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park. The peak i ...

, a mountain in British Columbia, Canada * Shanks, West Virginia in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States *

Shanks Islands (Tasmania) The Shanks Islands form a group of five small rocky islets located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated near where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the islets have a combined area of and are p ...

, Australia

Other uses

* ''Shanks'' (film), a 1974 movie directed by William Castle and starring Marcel Marceau * Shanks, a character in the manga series ''One Piece'' * ''

Tringa ''Tringa'' is a genus of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers. The genus name ''Tringa'' is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by the Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi in 1599. They are mainly freshwater birds, often with ...

'', a genus of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers *

Armitage Shanks Armitage Shanks is a British manufacturer of bathroom fixtures and plumbing supplies, now part of the group Ideal Standard. In 2004, Armitage Shanks had eight factories in the United Kingdom, the largest in Armitage, Staffordshire. Armitage ...

, a UK toilet manufacturer * F & R Shanks, British coachbuilders* * Shanks & Bigfoot, a British songwriting/production duo *

Shanks Group plc Renewi plc is a leading European waste management company operating primarily in the Benelux region. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam. History The Company was founded by Guy Shanks and Andrew McEwan in 1880 as a c ...

, a UK waste mangamement company *

Shanks Restaurant Shanks Restaurant was a restaurant located in Bangor, Northern Ireland, that was awarded one Michelin star each year in the period 1996–2005. It became one of Northern Ireland's top restaurants, alongside Cayenne and Deane's. Shanks restauran ...

, a former Michelin starred restaurant in Northern Ireland

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