Shanks

Shanks may refer to:

People with the surname

 * 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 (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 1987/1988), Scottish politician
 * 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 (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"

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

Other uses

 * Shanks (film), a 1974 movie directed by William Castle and starring Marcel Marceau
 * Shanks (One Piece), a character in the manga series One Piece
 * 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