Shanks
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Shanks may refer to:
People
- Alison Shanks (born 1982), New Zealand professional racing cyclist
- Bill Shankly, British football manager nicknamed "Shanks"
- Bill Shanks, American sports broadcaster and writer
- Bruce Shanks (1908–1980), American editorial cartoonist
- Charles G. Shanks (1841–1895), American journalist and editor
- Daniel Shanks (1917–1996), American mathematician
- Don Shanks (footballer) (born 1952), British footballer
- Don Shanks (stuntman) (born 1950), American actor and stuntman
- Donald Shanks (bass-baritone) (1940–2011), Australian operatic bass-baritone
- Edward Shanks (1892–1953), English writer
- Emily Shanks (1857–1936), British painter, born in Russia
- George Shanks (born 1895), first translator of the Protocols of Zion into the English language
- Hershel Shanks (born 1930), founder of the Biblical Archaeology Society
- Howie Shanks (1890–1941), former professional baseball player
- John Shanks (born 1964), American rock musician and song writer
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks (1826–1901), U.S. Representative from Indiana
- Juanita Craft (1902–1985), born Juanita Jewel Shanks, American civil rights pioneer
- Katrina Shanks (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) (born 1959), British archaeologist
- Nancy Shanks, American singer associated with Tori Amos
- Nelson Shanks (1937–2015), American painter
- Niall Shanks (1959–2011), British-American professor of history and philosophy
- Norman Shanks, 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 (born 1880), Irish soccer player
- William Shanks (1812–1882), English amateur mathematician, famous for his calculation of over 500 of digits of π, by hand
Places
- Camp Shanks, a United States Army installation in the town of Orangetown, New York
- Shanks, West Virginia in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States
- Shanks Islands (Tasmania), Australia
Other uses
- Armitage Shanks, a UK toilet manufacturer
- 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
- Shanks (film), a 1974 movie directed by William Castle and starring Marcel Marceau
- Tringa, a genus of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers
- "Red-Haired" Shanks, a character in the One Piece manga and anime series; see List of One Piece characters