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Henry Parkes Sir Henry Parkes, (27 May 1815 – 27 April 1896) was a colonial Australian politician and longest non-consecutive Premier of the Colony of New South Wales, the present-day state of New South Wales in the Commonwealth of Australia. He has ...

(1815–1896), Australian politician, one of the earliest and most prominent advocates for Australian federation

Named for Henry Parkes

Parkes, New South Wales Parkes is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the main settlement in the local government area of Parkes Shire. Parkes had a population of 11,224 as at 30 June 2018. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2 ...

, a regional town *

Parkes Observatory Parkes Observatory is a radio astronomy observatory, located north of the town of Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. It hosts Murriyang, the 64 m CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope also known as "The Dish", along with two smaller radio telescopes. T ...

, a radio telescope near Parkes, New South Wales *

Parkes Shire Parkes Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Broken Hill railway line and the Newell Highway. The area under administration includes the town of Parke ...

, a local government area in New South Wales *

Parkes, Australian Capital Territory Parkes is an inner southern suburb of the Canberra Central district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory of Australia. Located south-east of the Canberra central business district, Parkes contains the Parliamentary Tria ...

, a suburb of Canberra *

Division of Parkes (1901–1969) The Division of Parkes was an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian Electoral Division in the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales. It was located in the south-west of Sydney, and originally i ...

, an abolished Sydney electorate in the Australian House of Representatives *

Division of Parkes The Division of Parkes is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. History The former Division of Parkes (1901–69) was located in suburban Sydney, and was not related to this division, except in name. The division ...

, a current regional electorate in the House of Representatives *

Tenterfield School of Arts The Tenterfield School of Arts is a Heritage register, heritage-listed former mechanics' institutes, school of arts and now museum, theatre, cinema, community centre and library located at Manners Street, Tenterfield, New South Wales, Tenterfie ...

, known as the Sir Henry Parkes School of Arts * HMAS ''Parkes'', a Royal Australian Navy corvette during World War II

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Alexander Parkes Alexander Parkes (29 December 1813 29 June 1890) was a metallurgist and inventor from Birmingham, England. He created Parkesine, the first man-made plastic. Biography The son of a manufacturer of brass locks, Parkes was apprenticed to Messenger ...

(1813–1890), English inventor *

Broc Parkes Broc Parkes (born 24 December 1981) is an Australian motorcycle racer, best known for his success in the Supersport World Championship. He currently races in the Endurance FIM World Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. During 2015 he raced in ...

(born 1981), Australian motorcycle racer *

Colin Murray Parkes Colin Murray Parkes (born 1928) is a British psychiatrist and the author of numerous books and publications on grief. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to bereaved people in June 19 ...

(born 1928), British psychiatrist *

Dave Parkes Dave J. Parkes is the former general manager and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Curling Association from 1988 until 2007. A Winnipeg native, Parkes joined the CCA in Ottawa in 1988 as its general manager and became its chief executive offi ...

, Canadian sports administrator *

David Parkes (footballer, born 1950) David Parkes (born 7 April 1950 in Dublin) is an Irish people, Irish former soccer player who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. After retiring he became a singe Parkes made his League of Ireland debut for St Patrick's Athletic in 1967 an ...

, Irish football player *

Ebenezer Parkes Sir Edward Ebenezer Parkes (1848 – 29 June 1919) was an English Liberal Unionist Party, Liberal Unionist politician who served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Central (UK Parliament constituen ...

(1848–1919), English politician *

Edmund Alexander Parkes Edmund Alexander Parkes (29 December 1819 – 15 March 1876) was an English physician, known as a hygienist, particularly in the military context. Early life Parkes was born at Bloxham in Oxfordshire, the son of William Parkes, of the Marble-yar ...

(1819–1876), English physician *

Edmundson Parkes Edmundson Parkes (1904-1997) was President and CEO of United Gas Corporation, a major oil company from its inception in 1930 to its hostile takeover and subsequent forced merger with Pennzoil in 1968. He was one of the lone holdovers when Pennzoi ...

(1904–1997), President and CEO of United Gas Corporation * Sir

Edward Parkes Sir Edward Walter Parkes DL FREng (19 May 1926 – 25 September 2019) was Vice-Chancellor of City University London from 1974 to 1978 and of the University of Leeds from 1983 to 1991. Life Parkes was born in 1926. Parkes attended King Edward's ...

(born 1926), vice-chancellor of City University London (1974–1978) *

Ernie Parkes George Ernest Parkes (November 4, 1898 — July 7, 1948) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and curling, curler. He played 84 games in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association with the Vancouver Millionaires, Vancouver Millionaires/Maroons ...

(1894–?), Canadian ice hockey player *

Fanny Parkes Fanny Parkes or Parks (née Frances Susanna Archer) (1794–1875) was a travel writer from Wales, known for her extensive journals about colonial India, where she lived for 24 years. These are recorded in her memoirs ''Wanderings of a Pilgrim in ...

(1794–1875), Welsh travel writer *

Gerard Parkes Gerard Parkes (October 16, 1924 – October 19, 2014) was an Irish-Canadian actor. He was born in Dublin, and moved to Toronto in 1956. He is known for playing "Doc" on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television series ''Fraggle Rock'' and ...

, Irish-born Canadian actor *

Gregory Parkes Gregory Lawrence Parkes (born April 2, 1964) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Parkes has been serving as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg in Florida since 2017. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Pensac ...

(b. 1964), American Catholic bishop *

Harry Parkes (diplomat) Sir Harry Smith Parkes (24 February 1828 – 22 March 1885) was a British diplomat who served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary and Consul General of the United Kingdom to the Empire of Japan from 1865 to 1883 and the Chinese ...

(1828–1885), British consul in China and Japan *

Harry Parkes (footballer, born 1920) Harry Parkes (4 January 1920 – 4 March 2009) was an English footballer of the 1940s and 1950s. Parkes was a one club man having only played for Aston Villa. He is widely regarded as one of Aston Villa's most popular players of all time. Ea ...

(1920–2009), English footballer *

Harry Parkes (footballer, born 1888) Harold Arnold "Harry" Parkes (September 1888 – March 1947) was an English footballer and the manager of various football clubs in the 1920s and 1930s. Playing career Parkes attended Halesowen Grammar School and played for local sides Hales ...

, (1888–1947), English footballer and manager *

Henry Bamford Parkes Henry Bamford Parkes (13 November 1904 – 7 January 1972) was a writer and professor of history at New York University. He was born in Sheffield, England. Background After reading history at Oxford University, Parkes came to the United States ...

(1904–1972), English historian and author *

Howard Parkes Howard Roderick Parkes (31 May 1877 – 28 May 1920) was an English cricketer and athlete. A right-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for London County and Warwickshire. Career Howard Parkes' first recorded senior match was for th ...

(1877–1920), English cricketer *

James Parkes (priest) James William Parkes (22 December 1896 – 10 August 1981) was an Anglican clergyman, historian, and social activist. With the publication of ''The Jew and His Neighbour'' in 1929, he created the foundations of a Christian re-evaluation of ...

(1896–1981), historian and activist from the Channel Islands *

James Parkes (rugby union) James Parkes (born 30 November 1980 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) is a former English professional Rugby union football player for Leeds Tykes. His usual position is at hooker. He retired then in 2007. But in November 2010 he was brought out ...

(born 1980), English rugby union player * James S. Parkes, American politician *

Jordan Parkes Jordan David Parkes (born 26 July 1989) is an English footballer midfielder. Playing career Parkes left Parmiter's School in Garston, Hertfordshire at sixteen to pursue a football career at Watford. His debut came in a 2006 League Cup second ro ...

(born 1983), English footballer *

Joseph Parkes Joseph Parkes (22 January 1796 – 11 August 1865) was an English political reformer. Born into Unitarian Whig circles, Parkes developed an association with the Philosophical Radicals. In 1822 he established a Birmingham solicitor's practice spec ...

(1796–1865), English political reformer *

Kineton Parkes William Kineton Parkes (1865–1938) was an English novelist, art historian and librarian, known best for his publication concerning sculpture and his 1914 modernist novel ''Hardware: A Novel in Four Books''. Parkes was born in Aston, Birmingham ...

(1865–1938), English novelist, art historian and librarian * Lauren Parkes (born 1987), American beauty pageant contestant *

Malcolm Parkes Malcolm Beckwith Parkes (26 June 1930 – 10 May 2013), credited as an author as M. B. Parkes, was an English paleographer Palaeography ( UK) or paleography ( US; ultimately from grc-gre, , ''palaiós'', "old", and , ''gráphein'', "to writ ...

(1930 - 2013), English paleographer *

Michael Parkes Michael Parkes (born October 12, 1944 in Sikeston, Missouri) is an American-born artist living in Spain who is best known for work in the areas of fantasy art and magic realism. He specializes in painting, stone lithography and sculpture. He ...

(born 1944), American fantasy artist *

Mike Parkes Michael Johnson Parkes (born 24 September 1931 in Richmond, London, Richmond, Surrey; died 28 August 1977 near Riva presso Chieri, Italy) was a British racing driver, from England. Parkes was born into an automotive background as his father Joh ...

(1931–1977), British racing driver *

Nii Parkes Nii Ayikwei Parkes (; born 1 April 1974), born in the United Kingdom to parents from Ghana, where he was raised, is a performance poet, writer, publisher and sociocultural commentator. He is one of 39 writers aged under 40 from sub-Saharan Africa ...

(born 1974), British-born Ghanaian poet *

Phil Parkes (footballer, born 1947) Philip Parkes (born 14 July 1947) is an English former professional football goalkeeper. He was Wolverhampton Wanderers' first-choice keeper for much of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Career Born in West Bromwich, Parkes, nicknamed "Lofty" f ...

, English football goalkeeper (for Wolverhampton Wanderers) *

Phil Parkes (footballer, born 1950) Philip Benjamin Neil Frederick Parkes (born 8 August 1950, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England) is a former football goalkeeper. 320px, Phil Parkes with fellow ex-Hammer Alan Taylor at Upton Park 2 May 2015 Early life Phil Parkes grew up in M ...

, English football goalkeeper (for Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United) *

Robin Parkes Robin Parkes was the CEO of Freeview (Australia) from 2008 until 2011 the organisation representing the free-to-air television stations in Australia. She died from brain cancer in December 2019. References

Australian television executi ...

, Australian businessman *

Samuel Parkes (chemist) Samuel Parkes (1761–1825) was a British manufacturing chemist, now remembered for his ''Chemical Catechism''. Life He was born at Stourbridge, Worcestershire, on 26 May 1761. He was the eldest son of Samuel Parkes (died 1 April 1811, aged ...

(c. 1759–1825), British chemist *

Samuel Parkes (VC) Samuel Parkes VC (probably late 1815 – 15 November 1864) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces ...

(1815–1864), British recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Shaun Parkes Shaun Parkes (born 9 February 1973) is an English actor. Biography At 16, Parkes enrolled at Seltec College to study drama. Two years later, he was accepted into RADA. Having acted in both theatre and television support roles, Parkes made his ...

(born 1973), English actor *

Terence Parkes Terence "Larry" Parkes (19 November 1927 – 25 June 2003) was an English cartoonist. His work, consisting largely of single drawings featuring an absurdist view of normal life, was published in many magazines and newspapers, particularly ''Punch' ...

, UK cartoonist known as ''Larry'' *

Taylor Parkes Taylor Parkes (born 30 April 1972) is a British journalist. He is best known for his music journalism which appeared in '' Melody Maker'' from 1993 to 1998. Parkes was a champion of Saint Etienne, Pulp, Manic Street Preachers and the Romo scen ...

(born 1972), British journalist *

Tony Parkes Anthony Parkes (born 5 May 1949) is an English former professional footballer. After retiring, he became a coach. He was most recently caretaker manager at Blackpool. It was the seventh such role of his coaching career, having performed the rol ...

(born 1949), English professional footballer *

Walter F. Parkes Walter F. Parkes (born April 15, 1951) is an American producer, screenwriter, and media executive. The producer of more than 50 films, including the ''Men in Black'' series and '' Minority Report,'' he is the co-founder and co-chairman of Dre ...

, American screenwriter and producer

Named for Henry Parkes

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