Shanks
Appearance
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Shanks may refer to:
People
[edit]- Shanks (surname), includes a list of notable people with the surname
Nickname
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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