Finke or Fincke is the name of:

Places

;Australia *

Finke, Northern Territory Aputula (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 the border with South Australi ...

, a community in central Australia now known as Aputula *

Finke bioregion Finke, an interim Australian bioregion, comprises , and is part of two state/territories of Australia: the Northern Territory and South Australia.

, An

IBRA The Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) is a biogeographic regionalisation of Australia developed by the Australian government's Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population, and Communities. It was devel ...

region in the Northern Territory *

Finke River The Finke River, or ''Larapinta'' (Arrernte), is a river in central Australia, one of four main rivers of the Lake Eyre Basin and thought to be the oldest riverbed in the world. It flows for only a few days a year and when this happens, its wate ...

, a river in central Australia *

Finke Gorge National Park Finke Gorge National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia located about south of the territory capital of Darwin. The national park covers an area of , and includes the impressive desert oasis Palm Valley, home to a ...

, a protected area in the Northern Territory *

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 ...

, a mountain in South Australia ;Hungary *Finke a town city (ghetto) in Edelény of Hungary. :hu:Edelény ;United States *

Finke Opera House Finke Opera House, also known as the Ritz Theatre, is a historic opera house located at California, Moniteau County, Missouri. It was built in 1885, and is a two-story, eclectic Late Victorian style brick building. The building features decorati ...

, an opera house in Missouri

Events

Finke Desert Race The Finke Desert Race, or Tatts Finke Desert Race, 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'' u ...

, an annual off-road desert race from Alice Springs to Apatula (aka Finke), Northern Territory, Australia

People

Fidelio F. Finke Fidelio Friedrich "Fritz" Finke (22 October 1891 – 12 June 1968) was a Bohemian-German composer. Life Finke was born the son of a teacher in 1891 in the north-Bohemian village of Josefstal (modern-day Josefův Důl, Czech Republic). From 190 ...

(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-180 ...

, 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 ...

, German writer and poet *

Nikki Finke Nikki Jean Finke (December 16, 1953 – October 9, 2022) was an American blogger, journalist, publisher, and writer. She was a consultant to Penske Business Media LLC and senior editorial contributor for PBM run by media owner Jay Penske. She f ...

(1953–2022), American journalist * Peter Finke, German physicist *

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 F ...

, American academic *

Tommy Finke Tommy Finke (born Thomas David Finke on 4 February 1981 in Bochum, Germany), also known as T.D. Finck von Finckenstein, is a singer-songwriter as well as composer of electronic computer music, theatre music and for modern dance. Bio Tommy ...

, German singer/songwriter/composer, see also German article *

Volker Finke Volker Finke (born 24 March 1948) is a German football manager. He was the coach of SC Freiburg for 16 years. Coaching career On 6 December 2008, Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds announced they signed a contract with Finke as head coach until ...

, German soccer trainer, see also German article *

William Finke William Finke (1814 or 1815 – 17 January 1864) was a prospector and pastoralist in South Australia, remembered as a sponsor of John McDouall Stuart's exploratory journeys, along with the Chambers brothers. History Finke, who may have been born ...

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

Fincke

* Gödik Fincke (c. 1546–1617), Finnish-born Swedish nobleman and military officer * George Fincke (1953–2015), American Anglican bishop *

Michael Fincke Edward Michael "Mike"/"Spanky" Fincke (born March 14, 1967) is an American astronaut who formerly held the American record for the most time in space (381.6 days). His record was broken by Scott Kelly on October 16, 2015. Mike Fincke was bor ...

, NASA astronaut *

Thomas Fincke Thomas Fincke (6 January 1561 – 24 April 1656) was a Danish mathematician and physicist, and a professor at the University of Copenhagen for more than 60 years. Biography Thomas Jacobsen Fincke was born in Flensburg in Schleswig. Fincke was ...

Other

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

References

Surnames from nicknames German-language surnames {{Finch-surname