Shanks (surname)

Shanks is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Alison Shanks (born 1982), New Zealand professional racing cyclist
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 (1896–1957), British writer, first translator of the Protocols of Zion into the English language
Hershel Shanks (1930–2021), American founder of the Biblical Archaeology Society
Howie Shanks (1890–1941), American baseball player
James Steuart Shanks (1826–1911), British merchant in Moscow
John Shanks (born 1964), American rock musician and songwriter
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
Michael Shanks (journalist) (1927–1984), British journalist
Michael Shanks (politician) (born 1988), Scottish politician
Nancy Shanks (c. 1956–2019), 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 (born 1942), Church of Scotland minister
Oliver Shanks (1915–1970), Canadian boxer
Robert Shanks (footballer), English professional footballer
Robert Shanks (pharmacologist) (born 1934), British pharmacologist
Rosalind Shanks, British actress
Simon Shanks (1977–2006), American football player
Tiger Shanks (born 2002), Canadian football player
Tommy Shanks (1880–1919), Irish soccer player
William Shanks (1812–1882), English amateur mathematician, famous for his calculation of over 500 of digits of π, by hand
William Somerville Shanks (1864–1951), Scottish artist
Jordan Shanks-Markinova, Australian YouTube personality known as Friendlyjordies

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