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, t ...

(born 1982), New Zealand professional racing cyclist *

Bill Shankly William Shankly (2 September 1913 – 29 September 1981) was a Scottish football player and manager, who is best known for his time as manager of Liverpool. Shankly brought success to Liverpool, gaining promotion to the First Division and winnin ...

, 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 Bruns ...

, American sports broadcaster and writer * Bruce Shanks (1908–1980), American editorial cartoonist * Charles G. Shanks (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 b ...

(1917–1996), American mathematician * Don Shanks (footballer) (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) (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 Rich ...

(1892–1953), English writer * Emily Shanks (1857–1936), British painter, born in Russia * George Shanks (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 made ...

(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 18 ...

(1826-1911), British merchant in Moscow * John Shanks (born 1964), American rock musician and songwriter * John Peter Cleaver Shanks (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 in 1969, and attended St Matthew's Collegiate ...

(born 1969), New Zealand politician * Michael Shanks (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, La ...

(born 1959), British archaeologist *

Michael Shanks (journalist) Michael James Shanks (12 April 1927, London – 13 January 1984, London) was a British economic journalist. Throughout the 1950s, Shanks was a writer and editor at the ''Financial Times'', and in 1964/5 he became the economic correspondent with t ...

(1927–1984), British journalist *

Michael Shanks (politician) Michael Graeme Shanks (born ) is a Scottish Labour politician. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutherglen and Hamilton West since winning a by-election on 5 October 2023. Political career Shanks was an unsuccessful candidate in the ...

(born 1987/1988), Scottish politician *

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 (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 grandchildren ...

, Church of Scotland minister * Oliver Shanks (1915–1970), Canadian boxer * Robert Shanks, English professional footballer * Rosalind Shanks, British actress * Simon Shanks (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 1898. ...

(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. Fe ...

(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 Sot ...

(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 ...

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Edward I Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he ruled the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony as a vassal o ...

(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 officers in the Confederate States Army#Brigadier general, general in the Confederate States Army during the ...

(1824–1868), Confederate Army general nicknamed "Shanks"

Places

* Camp Shanks, a United States Army installation in the town of Orangetown, New York * Mount Shanks, 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. R ...

in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States * Shanks Islands (Tasmania), Australia

Other uses

* ''Shanks'' (film), a 1974 movie directed by William Castle and starring Marcel Marceau * Shanks (''One Piece''), 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, 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, a British songwriting/production duo * Shanks Group plc, a UK waste mangamement company * Shanks Restaurant, a former Michelin starred restaurant in Northern Ireland

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