# Pinkney

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'''Pinkney''' is a surname and masculine given name borne by the following people:

== Surname ==
* [Alan Pinkney](/source/Alan_Pinkney) (born 1947), English footballer
* [Andrea Davis Pinkney](/source/Andrea_Davis_Pinkney) (born 1963), American children's book author, wife of Brian Pinkney
* [Bill Pinkney](/source/Bill_Pinkney) (1925–2007), American performer and singer, member of The Drifters
* [Bill Pinkney (sailor)](/source/Bill_Pinkney_(sailor)) (1935–2023), first African American to sail around the world solo
* [Bob Pinkney](/source/Bob_Pinkney) (c. 1934–2017), Canadian football player
* [Brian Pinkney](/source/Brian_Pinkney) (born 1961), American illustrator, son of illustrator Jerry Pinkney, husband of Andrea Davis Pinkney
* [Charles Cotesworth Pinckney](/source/Charles_Cotesworth_Pinckney) (1746–1825), a Founding Father of the United States, Revolutionary War officer, United States Minister to France, attorney, planter and slave owner
* [Cleveland Pinkney](/source/Cleveland_Pinkney) (born 1977), American football player
* [Colleen Pinkney](/source/Colleen_Pinkney) (born 1957), Canadian curler
* [David Pinkney](/source/David_Pinkney) (born 1952), English racing driver
* [David H. Pinkney](/source/David_H._Pinkney) (1914–1993), American historian
* [Dwight Pinkney](/source/Dwight_Pinkney) (born 1945), Jamaican guitarist
* [Edward Coote Pinkney](/source/Edward_Coote_Pinkney) (1802–1828), American poet
* Edward Pinkney, American founder of the [Black Autonomy Network Community Organization](/source/Black_Autonomy_Network_Community_Organization)
* [Ernie Pinkney](/source/Ernie_Pinkney) (1887–1975), English footballer
* [Fayette Pinkney](/source/Fayette_Pinkney) (1948–2009), American singer, member of the Three Degrees
* [George Pinkney](/source/George_Pinkney) (1859–1926), American baseball player
* Isiah Pinkney (born 1968), American rapper [12 Gauge](/source/12_Gauge_(rapper))
* [Jared Pinkney](/source/Jared_Pinkney) (born 1997), American football player
* [Jerry Pinkney](/source/Jerry_Pinkney) (1939–2021), American book illustrator
* [Kevinn Pinkney](/source/Kevinn_Pinkney) (born 1983), American basketball player
* [Larry Pinkney](/source/Larry_Pinkney) ({{fl.|1970s–present}}, African-American activist
* [Lovell Pinkney](/source/Lovell_Pinkney) (born 1972), American football player
* [Marie Pinkney](/source/Marie_Pinkney), American openly queer social worker and politician elected to the Delaware Senate in 2020
* [Miles Pinkney](/source/Miles_Pinkney) (1599–1674), English Catholic priest
* [Nick Pinkney](/source/Nick_Pinkney) (born 1970), English rugby league footballer
* [Ninian Pinkney](/source/Ninian_Pinkney) (1811–1877), US Navy surgeon and medical director, active during the American Civil War
* [Peter Pinkney](/source/Peter_Pinkney) (born 1956), British trade unionist
* [Reggie Pinkney](/source/Reggie_Pinkney) (born 1955), American football player
* [Ron Pinkney](/source/Ron_Pinkney) (born 1935), American broadcaster, first African American play-by-play announcer on a major television network
* [Rose Catherine Pinkney](/source/Rose_Catherine_Pinkney) (born 1964), American television executive
* [Thomas Pinckney](/source/Thomas_Pinckney) (1750–1828), American statesman, diplomat, and major general
* [William Pinkney](/source/William_Pinkney) (1764–1822), American statesman, diplomat and 7th United States Attorney General
* [William Pinkney (bishop)](/source/William_Pinkney_(bishop)) (1810–1883), Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland

== Given name ==
* [Pink Anderson](/source/Pink_Anderson) (1900–1974), American blues singer and guitarist
* [Pinkney Lugenbeel](/source/Pinkney_Lugenbeel) (1819–1886), United States Army colonel
* [Pinkney L. Near](/source/Pinkney_L._Near) (1927–1990), American museum curator
* [Pinkney H. Walker](/source/Pinkney_H._Walker) (1815–1885), American jurist

==See also==
* [Pinckney (surname)](/source/Pinckney_(surname))
* [Pinckney (given name)](/source/Pinckney_(given_name))

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Category:English-language masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names

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