Shanks may refer to:

People with the surname

Alison Shanks Alison Shanks (born 13 December 1982) is a retired New Zealand professional racing cyclist, specialising in individual pursuit in track cycling and individual time trial in road bicycle racing. Prior to that she was an Otago Rebels netballer, ...

(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 Bill Shanks is an American sports broadcaster and writer. Personal life Shanks lives in Macon, Georgia. Shanks, originally from Waycross, Georgia, is a graduate of the University of Georgia. Shanks was a television sports anchor at WBSG in Brunsw ...

, American sports broadcaster and writer *

Bruce Shanks Bruce McKinley Shanks (January 29, 1908 – April 12, 1980)''Florida Death Index, 1877-1998'' was an American editorial cartoonist who worked for the ''Buffalo Evening News'' during the middle of the 20th century. There he won the annual Pulitze ...

(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) Donald Robert Shanks AO OBE (5 July 19408 April 2011) was an Australian bass-baritone singer who sang over 65 principal roles with Opera Australia and other companies in Australia and overseas. Moffatt Oxenbould said that he had "an immensely im ...

(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 George Shanks (1896–1957) was an expatriate Briton born in Moscow and was the first translator of ''Protocols of Zion'' from Russian into English. He was also a founding member of Radio Normandy. __NOTOC__ George Shanks was the son of Henry Sha ...

(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 James Steuart Shanks, (1826–1911), second son of the coachmaker Robert Shanks was a British merchant living in Moscow. James studied at Leiden University and he came of age in 1845 at which point he inherited from his uncle Robert How. In 1 ...

(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 Juanita Craft (born Juanita Jewel Shanks; February 9, 1902 – August 6, 1985) was an American activist and politician. Craft was an activist in the civil rights movement and also served as a member of the Dallas City Council in Texas. Biography ...

(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) Michael Shanks (born 1959, Newcastle upon Tyne) is a British archaeologist specialized in classical archaeology and archaeological theory. He received his BA, MA and PhD from Cambridge University, and was a lecturer at the University of Wales, ...

(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 Niall Shanks (18 January 1959 13 July 2011) was an English philosopher and critic of intelligent design. Career Shanks was born in Cheshire, England, was educated at Rossall School, and later at the University of Leeds and the University of Li ...

(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 Oliver Shanks (November 15, 1915 – 1970) was a Canadian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta, but later took up residence in Montreal, Quebec. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the ...

(1915–1970), Canadian boxer *

Robert Shanks Robert Shanks was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back in the Football League for Exeter City and Stockport County, in non-League football for Stockton, York City and Connah's Quay & Shotton, and was on the books of Hu ...

, English professional footballer *

Rosalind Shanks Rosalind Shanks is a British actress and broadcaster. In 1964, she joined the BBC's Radio Drama Company by winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary. Shanks starred as Margaret Hale the heroin in ''North and South'', in 1975, opposite Patrick Stewart ...

, British actress *

Simon Shanks Simon Shanks (October 16, 1971 – January 5, 2006) was a National Football League player for the Arizona Cardinals in 1995. An alumnus of Tennessee State University, he played linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron foo ...

(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 Nathan George "Shanks" Evans (February 3, 1824 – November 23, 1868) was a United States Army officer who later served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Biography Evans was born in Marion, South ...

(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 Shanks is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. According to the 2000 census, the Shanks community has a population of 806. Shanks is located east of Romney along the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Ro ...

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 Shanks may refer to: People with the surname * Alison Shanks (born 1982), New Zealand professional racing cyclist * Bill Shankly, British football manager nicknamed "Shanks" * Bill Shanks, American sports broadcaster and writer * Bruce 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 F & R Shanks was a coachbuilding business which flourished in 19th century central London. It began as a partnership of Robert Shanks and Robert How (How's sister married Robert Shanks). Sons of Anne How and Robert Shanks, Frederick Shanks and Rob ...

, British coachbuilders* *

Shanks & Bigfoot Shanks & Bigfoot were a British duo of UK garage producers Steven Meade and Danny Langsman, known principally for their single " Sweet like Chocolate", which topped the UK Singles Chart in 1999. They were originally known as Doolally, recording t ...

, 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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