'''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)
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