# Shanks

Shanks may refer to:

## People with the surname

* 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
* 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

### Nicknames

* Edward I (1239–1307), English king known as "Longshanks"
* Nathan G. Evans (1824–1868), Confederate Army general nicknamed "Shanks"
* Bill Shankly (1913–1981), British football manager nicknamed "Shanks"

## Places

* Camp Shanks, a United States Army installation in the town of Orangetown, New York
* Mount Shanks, a mountain in British Columbia, Canada
* Shanks, West Virginia in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States
* Shanks Islands (Tasmania), Australia

## Fictional characters

* Dacre Shanks, a character parodying undead serial killer Freddy Krueger in the novel Demon Road
* Professor Shonku (nicknames include Shanks), a character created by Satyajit Ray
* Shanks (One Piece), a character in the manga series One Piece

## Other uses

* Shanks (film), a 1974 movie directed by William Castle and starring Marcel Marceau
* Tringa, a genus of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers
* Armitage Shanks, a UK toilet manufacturer
* F & R Shanks, British coachbuilders*
* 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