Barksdale may refer to:

Places

Barksdale, Mississippi Barksdale is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi, located southwest of Marks Marks may refer to: Business * Mark's, a Canadian retail chain * Marks & Spencer, a British retail chain * Collective trade marks, tradema ...

, 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 popu ...

, an unincorporated community * Barksdale, Wisconsin, a town ** Barksdale (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Barksdale Air Force Base

People with the surname

* Alfred D. Barksdale (1892–1972), American soldier, Virginia lawyer, legislator and judge *

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

(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 James Love Barksdale (born January 24, 1943) is an American executive who served as the president and Chief executive officer, CEO of Netscape from January 1995 until the company merged with AOL in March 1999. Early life James Barksdale was born ...

(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 on a fill-in basis in 2000 and was promoted to a full-time major-league position in 2006. Umpiring career Ba ...

(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 Bach ...

(born 1944), Senior United States Circuit Judge *

William Barksdale William Barksdale (August 21, 1821 – July 3, 1863) was a lawyer, newspaper editor, US Representative, and Confederate general in the American Civil War. A staunch secessionist, he was mortally wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg while he ...

(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''. Many of the characters featured in season one of ''The Wire'' belong to this organization. Season 1 largely deals with the Baltimore Police Depar ...

, 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 Be ...

, 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''. Many of the characters featured in season one of ''The Wire'' belong to this organization. Season 1 largely deals with the Baltimore Police Depar ...

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

D'Angelo Barksdale D'Angelo "Dee" Barksdale (c.1978-79 - July 21, 2003) 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 mo ...

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