Parkes

Parkes may refer to:

• Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896), Australian politician, one of the earliest and most prominent advocates for Australian federation

Named for Henry Parkes

• Parkes, New South Wales, a regional town
• Parkes Observatory, a radio telescope near Parkes, New South Wales
• Parkes Shire, a local government area in New South Wales
• Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
• Division of Parkes (1901–1969), an abolished Sydney electorate in the Australian House of Representatives
• Division of Parkes, a current regional electorate in the House of Representatives
• Tenterfield School of Arts, known as the Sir Henry Parkes School of Arts
• HMAS Parkes, a Royal Australian Navy corvette during World War II

People

• Alexander Parkes (1813–1890), English inventor
• Broc Parkes (born 1981), Australian motorcycle racer
• Colin Murray Parkes (born 1928), British psychiatrist
• Dave Parkes, Canadian sports administrator
• David Parkes (footballer, born 1950), Irish football player
• Ebenezer Parkes (1848–1919), English politician
• Edmund Alexander Parkes (1819–1876), English physician
• Edmundson Parkes (1904–1997), President and CEO of United Gas Corporation
• Sir Edward Parkes (1926–2019), vice-chancellor of City University London (1974–1978)
• Ernie Parkes (1894–?), Canadian ice hockey player
• Fanny Parkes (1794–1875), Welsh travel writer
• Gerard Parkes, Irish-born Canadian actor
• Gregory Parkes (b. 1964), American Catholic bishop
• Harry Parkes (diplomat) (1828–1885), British consul in China and Japan
• Harry Parkes (footballer, born 1888), (1888–1947), English footballer and manager
• Harry Parkes (footballer, born 1920) (1920–2009), English footballer
• Henry Bamford Parkes (1904–1972), English historian and author
• Howard Parkes (1877–1920), English cricketer
• James Parkes (priest) (1896–1981), historian and activist from the Channel Islands
• James Parkes (rugby union) (born 1980), English rugby union player
• James S. Parkes, American politician
• Jordan Parkes (born 1983), English footballer
• Joseph Parkes (1796–1865), English political reformer
• Kineton Parkes (1865–1938), English novelist, art historian and librarian
• Lauren Parkes (born 1987), American beauty pageant contestant
• Malcolm Parkes (1930 - 2013), English paleographer
• Michael Parkes (born 1944), American fantasy artist
• Mike Parkes (1931–1977), British racing driver
• Nii Parkes (born 1974), British-born Ghanaian poet
• Phil Parkes (footballer, born 1947), English football goalkeeper (for Wolverhampton Wanderers)
• Phil Parkes (footballer, born 1950), English football goalkeeper (for Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United)
• Robin Parkes, Australian businessman
• Samuel Parkes (chemist) (c. 1759–1825), British chemist
• Samuel Parkes (VC) (1815–1864), British recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Shaun Parkes (born 1973), English actor
• Taylor Parkes (born 1972), British journalist
• Terence Parkes, UK cartoonist known as Larry
• Tony Parkes (born 1949), English professional footballer
• Walter F. Parkes, American screenwriter and producer

See also

• Parkes process, a pyrometallurgical industrial process
• Parks (surname)
• Parke (disambiguation)
• Park (disambiguation)