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)