Pinkney
Appearance
The surname "Pinkney" has been borne by a number of notable people:
- Sharon Pinkney (born 1972), English wonder and lover of dance and hats.
- Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (born 1746), early American statesman of South Carolina, Revolutionary War veteran, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention
- Thomas Pinckney (born 1750), early American statesman, diplomat, and soldier in both the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, achieving the rank of major general.
- Alan Pinkney (born 1947), English footballer
- Andrea Davis Pinkney (born 1963), American children's author
- Bill Pinkney (1925-2007), American performer and singer, member of The Drifters
- Bob Pinkney (born 1934), Canadian football player
- Cleveland Pinkney (born 1977), American football player
- Colleen Pinkney (born 1957), Canadian curler
- David H. Pinkney (1914–1993), American historian
- David Pinkney (born 1952), English racing driver
- Dwight Pinkney (born 1945), Jamaican guitarist
- Edward Coote Pinkney (1802–1828), minor American poet
- Edward Pinkney, American founder of Black Autonomy Network Community Organization
- Ernie Pinkney, Scottish footballer
- Fayette Pinkney (1948-2009), American singer
- George Pinkney (1859-1926), American baseball player
- Isiah Pinkney (born 1968), American rapper 12 Gauge
- Jared Pinkney (born 1997), American football player
- Jerry Pinkney (born 1939), American book illustrator
- Kevinn Pinkney (born 1983), American basketball player
- Larry Pinkney, African-American activist
- Lovell Pinkney (born 1972), American football player
- Miles Pinkney (1599–1674), English Catholic priest
- Nick Pinkney (born 1970), English rugby league player
- Ninian Pinkney (1811-1877), U.S. Navy medical director, active during the American Civil War
- Peter Pinkney (born 1956), British trade unionist
- Reggie Pinkney (born 1955), American football player
- Ron Pinkney (born 1935), American broadcaster
- Rose Catherine Pinkney (born 1964), American television executive
- Tony Pinkney (born 1956), English teacher and literary writer
- William Pinkney (1764–1822), American statesman and diplomat
- The Monroe-Pinkney Treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom was drawn up by William Pinkney and James Monroe (but rejected by the U.S. government)
- William Pinkney (1810-1883), Bishop of Maryland, USA
as a forename:
- Pinkney H. Walker (1815-1885), American jurist
- Pinkney L. Near (1927-1990), American museum curator
- Pinkney Lugenbeel (1819-1886), American army officer
- Pinkney "Pink" Anderson (1900-1974), American blues singer and guitarist
Other uses
- Dave Pinkney Trophy, an award in the Ontario Hockey League
- Pinkney, a hamlet in Wiltshire, England
- Pinkney and Gerrick Woods, a biological site in Cleveland, England
- Pinkney City or Pinkneyville, a community in Stevens County, Washington, USA
- Pinkneys Green, a village in Berkshire, England
- Pinkney's Point, a community in Nova Scotia, Canada
- USS Pinkney (APH-2), a WW2 evacuation transport