Park (disambiguation)

A park is an area of land with a recreational or other specific purpose.

Park or Parks may also refer to:

Places

United Kingdom

• Park, County Londonderry, a village in Northern Ireland
• Park, Lewis, an area of land in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
• Park, Merthyr Tydfil, a community and electoral ward in Wales
• Park (Reading ward), an electoral ward of the Borough of Reading, Berkshire, England
• Park (Sefton ward), an electoral ward of the Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England
• Park (Tunbridge Wells), a local government ward in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
• Park (Wolverhampton ward), an electoral ward of Wolverhampton City Council, West Midlands, England
• Park, a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
• Park, a townland in County Laois, Ireland
• The Parks, a parkland area and cricket venue in Oxford, England

United States

• Park, Indiana
• Park, Kansas
• Park, Kentucky
• Park, Texas
• Park, Washington
• Parks, Arizona, a census-designated place
• Parks, Louisiana, a village
• Parks, Missouri, a ghost town
• Parks, Nebraska, an unincorporated community
• Sly Park, California, formerly called Park, California

Elsewhere

• Park, Afghanistan
• Park, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
• Park, Yazd, Iran
• 5585 Parks, an asteroid
• Park Abbey, Belgium

People

As a surname

• Park (Korean surname), a Korean family name with many notable members, but including:

• Park Chung-hee (1917–1979), South Korean head of state (1961–1979)
• Park Geun-hye, Korean president, impeached and imprisoned
• Park Jae-sang (born 1977), South Korean entertainer better known as Psy
• Park Jae-sang (born 1982), South Korean baseball player
• Park Ji-min (disambiguation), several people:

• Jimin (singer, born 1995), birth name Park Ji-min, a South Korean singer, dancer, and member of the boy band BTS
• Park Ji-min (singer, born 1997), a South Korean singer and former member of the vocal duo 15&
• Park Ji-min (footballer), a South Korean footballer with Suwon Bluewings

• Park Ji-Sung (born 1981), South Korean footballer
• Park Jung-min (singer) (born 1987), South Korean actor, singer and model of SS501
• Park Seo-Bo (born 1931), South Korean painter
• Park Sung-hyun (archer) (born 1983), South Korean athlete

Surname last

• Alex Parks (born 1984), English musician
• Arlo Parks (born 2000), English singer
• Bert Parks (1914–1992), actor, singer, announcer and longtime host of the Miss America Pageant
• Bobby Parks (1961–2013), American basketball player best known for his play in the Philippines
• Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (born 1993), his son, a Filipino American basketball player
• Chan Ho Park (born 1973), Korean baseball player for the New York Yankees
• Christopher J. Parks (born 1973), American professional wrestler better known as Abyss (wrestler)
• Craig Park (born 1986), South African cricketer
• Dan Parks (born 1978), Scottish rugby player
• Daphne Park (1921–2010), British diplomat and spy
• Dave Parks, American football player
• Francis G. Parks (1824–1902), American politician
• Grace Park (actress) (born 1974), Korean American Canadian actress
• Grace Park (golfer) (born 1979), Korean American golfer
• Gordon Park, convicted murderer in the Lady in the Lake trial
• Harry Jonathan Park (1868–1927), American businessman and politician
• Hildy Parks, (1926–2004), American actress and writer
• J. L. Parks, American basketball player
• James Park (disambiguation)
• Keith Park (1892–1975), New Zealand-born senior Royal Air Force commander
• Lena Park (Park Jung-hyun) (born 1976), Korean American R&B singer
• Limbo Parks (born 1965), American football player
• Linda Park (born 1978), Korean American actress
• Linda Sue Park (born 1960), American children's writer
• Maria Hester Park (1760–1813), British composer
• Michael Park (actor) (born 1968), American actor
• Mike Park, founder of Asian-Man Records
• Mungo Park (explorer) (1771–1806), Scottish explorer
• Mungo Park (golfer) (1835–1904), Scottish golfer
• Nick Park (born 1958), British animator and creator of Wallace and Gromit
• Ray Park (born 1974), Scottish stunt man and actor
• Richard Parks (author) (born 1955), American fantasy author
• Richard Parks (born 1977), Welsh rugby player
• Robert E. Park (1864–1944), American urban sociologist
• Romi Park (born 1972) Korean Japanese voice actress and singer
• Rosa Parks (1913–2005), American civil rights activist
• Tayyiba Haneef-Park (born 1979), American volleyball player
• Thomas W. Parks (born 1939), American electrical engineering professor
• Van Dyke Parks (born 1943), American musician
• Wally Parks (1913–2007), American drag racer
• William Hallock Park (1883–1939), American bacteriologist
• Yu-Hyan Park, a Japanese singer (of Korean origin) commonly known as Shion (singer)

Fictional characters

• Chi Park - character from the American medical drama TV series House portrayed by Charlyne Yi
• Chyna, Cameron and Daryl Parks from the American teen sitcom A.N.T. Farm
• Zane Park, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation

As a given name

• Park Laurie (in full James Park Dawson Laurie, 1846–1928), South Australian politician

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

• Park (2016 film), a 2016 Greek-Polish film
• Park (2007 film), a 2007 American romantic comedy film starring William Baldwin and Cheri Oteri

Music

• Park (album), the sixth album from The Mad Capsule Markets
• Park (band), an American punk rock band
• Park Records, a record label

Brands and enterprises

• Park, a brand of amplifiers built by Jim Marshall of Marshall Amplification, 1965–1982
• Park Tool Company, a manufacturer of professional bicycle tools

Vehicles

• Parking
• Parking pawl, the park position of an automatic transmission

Other uses

• Parks College, Oxford, a proposed graduate college of the University of Oxford
• Pärk, a game somewhat similar to baseball that has been played for centuries on the island of Gotland in Baltic Sea
• Park, a 6-row malting barley variety
• Parks Junior High School in Fullerton, California
• Types of places called "park(s)":
  • Park, a geographic term in the western USA for a relatively flat open area surrounded by mountains, such as:
    • North Park (Colorado basin)
    • South Park (Park County, Colorado) Amusement park
  • Baseball park, also ballpark or diamond, a type of sporting venue where baseball is played
  • Business park, or office park, an area allocated for the development and operation of office buildings and light industry
  • Car park, or parking lot
  • Deer park (England), a protected living space for deer
  • Industrial park, an area allocated for industrial development, typically that of heavy industry rather than light industry
  • Involuntary park, an area formerly inhabited or developed by humans that has since fallen into disuse, permitting for reclamation by plants and animals
  • Landscape park (protected area), a protected area of lower status than a national park
  • National park, a reserve of land protected from most human development and pollution
  • Science park
  • Skatepark

See also

• Category:Parks
• Park Avenue (disambiguation)
• Park City (disambiguation)
• Park County (disambiguation)
• Park Hotel (disambiguation)
• Park Road (disambiguation)
• Park Township (disambiguation)
• Parke (disambiguation)
• Parkes (disambiguation)
• The Park (disambiguation)