# Parks (surname)

Parks is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alan Parks (1920-1982), British surgeon
* Alan Parks (writer) (born 1963), Scottish crime writer
* Alex Parks (born 1984), English singer-songwriter
* Alycia Parks (born 2000), American tennis player
* Amy Parks (born 1982), Australian journalist and broadcaster
* Bernard C. Parks (born 1943), American politician, former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department
* Bert Parks (1914–1992), American actor, singer, and radio and television announcer (Assumed name. Original name was Bertram Jacobson)
* Billy Parks (1948–2009), American football player
* Bobby Parks (1961–2013), American basketball player, member of the Philippine Basketball Association Hall of Fame
* Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (born 1993), American basketball player, son of the above
* Bobby Parks (cricketer) (born 1959), English former cricketer
* Carson Parks (1936–2005), American songwriter, music publisher, musician and singer
* Clifton T. Parks (1895-1976), American lawyer and politician
* Cord Parks (born 1986), American football player in the Canadian Football League
* Dan Parks (born 1978), Australian-born former rugby union player
* Dave Parks (1941–2019), American football player
* Ed Parks (1917–1987), American football player
* Floyd B. Parks (1911–1942), decorated aviation officer in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.
* Floyd Lavinius Parks (1896–1959), a United States Army general during World War II.
* Gordon Parks (1912–2006), American photographer, musician, writer and film director
* Gordon Parks Jr. (1934–1979), American director best known for the film Super Fly, son of the above
* Gordon Parks (footballer) (born 1972), Scottish sports journalist and former footballer
* Harry Parks (cricketer) (1906–1984), English cricketer
* Harry Jeremiah Parks (1848–1927), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
* J. L. Parks (fl. 1944–1950), American former basketball player
* James Parks (disambiguation)
* John Michael Parks (born 1946), Canadian politician
* Jordan Parks (born 1994), American basketball player
* Keaton Parks (born 1997), American soccer player
* Lisa Parks (fl. 1990s–2020s), American media scholar
* Lloyd Parks (born 1948), Jamaican reggae vocalist and bass player
* Lloyd Parks (R&B singer), American R&B/soul singer, member of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
* Lyman Parks (1917–2009), mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan
* Michael Parks (1940–2017), American singer and actor
* Raymond Parks (auto racing) (1914–2010), American stock car racing team owner
* Reggie Parks (1934–2021), Canadian professional wrestler
* Robert Parks (disambiguation)
* Rosa Parks (1913–2005), African-American civil rights activist
* Sam Parks Jr. (1909–1997), American professional golfer
* Scott Parks (born (1969) Retired American Police Officer-BSSA Medal of Honor recipient
* Susie A. Parks (1895-1981), American switchboard operator during the Battle of Columbus
* Suzan-Lori Parks (born 1963), American playwright, screenwriter
* Terrance Parks (born 1990), American football player
* Tilman B. Parks (1872–1950), American politician, U.S. Representative from Arkansas
* Trevin Parks (born 1991), American basketball player
* William Parks (disambiguation)