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* Winkie Country, a place in the ''Wizard of Oz'' novels by L. Frank Baum, and its residents (Winkies) * the title character of

Wee Willie Winkie "Wee Willie Winkie" is a Scottish nursery rhyme whose titular figure has become popular as a personification of sleep. The poem was written by William Miller and titled "Willie Winkie", first published in '' Whistle-binkie: Stories for the Fire ...

, an 1841 Scottish nursery rhyme * ''Winkie'' (novel), a 2006 novel by Clifford Chase about a teddy bear accused of terrorism * "Winkie", a 2006 short story by

Margo Lanagan Margo Lanagan (born 1960 in Waratah, New South Wales) is an Australian writer of short stories and young adult fiction. Biography She grew up in Raymond Terrace and moved to Melbourne circa 1971/1972. After overseas travel, she moved to Sydney ...

The Winkies The Winkies were an English pub rock group. The group primarily consisted of Philip Rambow, Michael Desmarais, Guy Humphreys, and Brian Turrington. Biography The Winkies were formed by Canadian-born Philip Rambow with former Holy Rollers gui ...

, a British rock group * A Chinese name, representing the meaning of "flower."

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Winkie Direko Isabella Winkie Direko (27 November 192917 February 2012) was a South African politician born in the Free State (province), Free State province of South Africa. She was a member of the African National Congress and served as Premier of the Free S ...

(1929–2012), South African politician * Nickname of

Winkie Dodds William "Winkie" Dodds (born 7 May 1959) is a Northern Irish loyalist activist. He was a leading member of the West Belfast Brigade of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) and for a number of years a close ally of Johnny Adair. Frequently servin ...

(born 1958), Northern Irish loyalist activist * Nickname of

Winifred Griffin Winifred Clare "Winkie" Ashby (née Griffin, 17 November 1932 – 11 December 2018) was a New Zealand freestyle swimmer. At the 1950 British Empire Games she won the silver medal as part of the 4 x 110 yards freestyle relay. She was also a memb ...

(1932–2018), New Zealand swimmer * Nickname of

Winkie Wilkins W. A. "Winkie" Wilkins is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the 2nd House District (including constituents in Granville and Person counties) from January 2013 until December 2014. Citing his health, Wil ...

(born 1941), American politician

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Winkie, South Australia Winkie is a locality in South Australia, around 11 km southwest of the Riverland town of Berri, and around the same distance southeast of Barmera. It is close to the Murray River, which passes through Berri. At the , Winkie had a populati ...

, a locality *

Winkie (pigeon) Winkie was a pigeon who won the Dickin Medal in 1943 for assisting in the rescue of an aircrew forced to ditch in the North Sea during the Second World War. Military service During World War II, Winkie was aboard a British Bristol Beaufort when i ...

, a Dickin Medal-winning pigeon * "Winkies", a nickname of Winchester College football

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