Simkins is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
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David Simkins. American screenwriter and producer
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Eldred Simkins (1779–1831), American lawyer and politician from South Carolina; U.S. representative 1818–21
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Francis Butler Simkins
Francis Butler Simkins (December 14, 1897 – February 8, 1966) was a historian and president of the Southern Historical Association. He is best known for his highly praised history of the Reconstruction Era in South Carolina, that gave fair cover ...
(1897–1966), American historian
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Geoff Simkins
Geoff Simkins (born 13 October 1948) is an English jazz musician who plays alto saxophone.
Career
Simkins started playing jazz in his early teens. His first instrument was drums, but he quickly changed to the alto saxophone. He turned professio ...
(b. 1948), British jazz musician and saxophonist
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George Simkins Jr. (1924 – 2001). American dentist and civil rights activist.
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Greg "Craola" Simkins (b 1975) American artist.
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Modjeska Monteith Simkins
Modjeska Monteith Simkins (December 5, 1899 – April 5, 1992) was an important leader of African-American public health reform, social reform and the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina.
Early life
Modjeska Monteith was born on December ...
(1899–1992), American civil rights leader
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Ormond Simkins
Ormond Simkins (May 16, 1879 – December 4, 1921) was an American football and baseball player for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South. He was the son of William Stewart Simkins, who may have fired the first shot of t ...
(1879 – 1921) American football and baseball player
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Paris Simkins (1849-1930.African-American storekeeper, lawyer, minister, barber, and politician
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William Stewart Simkins
William Stewart Simkins (August 25, 1842 – February 27, 1929) was a Confederate soldier and professor of law at the University of Texas at Austin. While a Citadel cadet, he quite possibly fired the first shot of the American Civil War.
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(1842–1929), American law professor; said to have fired the first shot of the American Civil War
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