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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 •
Tiger Shanks (born 2002), Canadian 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 ==