- Shanks (disambiguation)
Shanks is a surname, and may refer to:
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Bill Shanks , American sports broadcaster and writer
*Bruce Shanks , (1908-1980), former editorial cartoonist for the Buffalo Evening News
*Edward Shanks , English writer
*Emily Shanks , British painter, born in Russia
*Hershel Shanks , founder of the Biblical Archaeology Society
*John Shanks , American rock musician and song writer
*Michael Shanks , actor best known for his role as Daniel Jackson on Stargate SG-1
*Michael Shanks (archaeologist)
*Nancy Shanks , American singer associated with Tori Amos
*Niall Shanks , Canadian history professor at the University of Alberta
*Norman Shanks , a Church of Scotland minister
*Simon Shanks , (1977-2006), former linebacker for the NFL team Arizona Cardinals
*Tommy Shanks , former Irish soccer player
*William Shanks (1812-1882), English amateur mathematician, famous for his calculation of hundreds of digits of πShanks is a placename, and may refer to:
*Shanks, West Virginia , in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States
*Shanks Islands (Tasmania) , Australiaee also
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Shanks Group plc , a UK waste mangamement company
*Armitage Shanks , a UK toilet manufacturer
*Shanks , wading birds in the genus "Tringa"
*Red-Haired Shanks , a character in the Japanese manga and anime One Piece
*Shanks & Bigfoot (John Ritter III): a British pop dance group incorporating lots of neon colored leotards and fishnet stockings
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