Shanks

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

See also

• Shank (disambiguation)