Hanks is a surname of

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

, or Dutch origin, meaning "son of

Hankin Hankin is a surname. This surname can trace its roots back to either the Anglo-Saxon people of Britain and to the name ''Johan-kin'', or to the Scandinavian Nordic name ''Haakon'' and its patronymic ''Haakonsson''. The name "Haakon" is from Old Nor ...

" and may refer to: * Boo Hanks (1928–2016), American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer * Carol Hanks Aucamp (born 1943), American tennis player * Colin Hanks (born 1977), American actor * Craig Hanks (born 1961), American philosopher * Ephraim Hanks (1826–1896), prominent member of the 19th-century Latter Day Saint movement *

Ernest Hanks Ernest Hanks (April 1888 – October 1965) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Woolwich Arsenal as a centre forward. Personal life Between 1904 and 1906, Hanks served in a militia battalion of the Pri ...

(1888–1965), English footballer * Fletcher Hanks (1889–1976), cartoonist * Henry Garber Hanks (1826–1907), American mineralogist * James M. Hanks (1833–1909), member of the United States House of Representatives * Jim Hanks (born 1961), American voice-over artist and character actor *

Kerri Hanks Kerri Michel Hanks Petersen (; born September 2, 1985) is an American soccer forward who last played for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer. She is currently the head coach for the Clay County United Soccer Alliance U18 girls' soccer t ...

(born 1985), American soccer player * Larry Hanks (born 1953), American entomologist *

Lena Tracy Hanks Lena Tracy Hanks (1879–1944), sometimes credited as Lenda Tracy Hanks, was an Americans, American Phycology, algologist and botanist who specialized in studying North American algae and flora. She is credited with the discovery of ''Geranium la ...

(1879–1944), American botanist *

Merton Hanks Merton Edward Hanks (born March 12, 1968) is a former American football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons during the 1990s. He is currently a Senior Associate Commissioner for the Pac-12. College care ...

(born 1968), American former National Football League safety *

Mike Hanks Mike Hanks is an American college basketball coach. He was head coach for Saint Leo University, Manchester Giants, University of South Alabama and Samford University. He also served as an assistant under Bob Knight at Indiana University. Coaching ...

(born 1952 or 1953), American college basketball coach *

Nancy Lincoln Nancy Hanks Lincoln (February 5, 1784 – October 5, 1818) was the mother of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Her marriage to Thomas Lincoln also produced a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Thomas Jr. When Nancy and Thomas had been married for j ...

(1784–1818), maiden name Hanks, mother of Abraham Lincoln *

Nancy Hanks (art historian) Nancy Hanks (1927–1983) was an American arts administrator and art historian. She was the second chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), appointed by President Richard M. Nixon and served from 1969 to 1977, continuing her service ...

(1927–1983), second chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts *

Patrick Hanks Patrick Hanks (born 24 March 1940) is an English lexicographer, corpus linguist, and onomastician. He has edited dictionaries of general language, as well as dictionaries of personal names. Background Hanks was educated at Ardingly College, ...

(born 1940), English lexicographer and corpus linguist * Robert Lowery Hanks (1913–1971), American actor better known as Robert Lowery *

Ron Hanks Ron Hanks is an American politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2021 to early 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Hanks represented District 60. Hanks generated controversy on numerous occasions, most notably fo ...

, American politician * Sam Hanks (1914–1994), American race car driver *

Terrill Hanks Terrill Hanks (born December 7, 1995) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at New Mexico State. Early years Hanks grew up in Miami Gardens, Florida close to Hard Rock Stadium and was a fan of the Mi ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Thomas C. Hanks Thomas C. Hanks is an American seismologist. He works for the US Geological Survey (USGS) in Menlo Park, California. Dr. Hanks is a member of the Seismological Society of America, the American Geophysical Union, the Earthquake Engineering Rese ...

, American seismologist *

Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Ha ...

(born 1956), American film actor *

William Hanks William F. Hanks (born 1952) is an American linguist and anthropologist who has done influential work in linguistic anthropology describing the uses of deixis and indexicality in the Yucatec Maya language. He holds the Distinguished Chair in Lingui ...

(born 1952), American anthropologist and linguist

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