Hanks

Hanks is a surname of English, or Dutch origin, meaning "son of Hankin" and may refer to:Boo Hanks (1928–2016), American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer Carol Hanks Aucamp, American tennis player Colin Hanks, American actor Craig Hanks, American philosopher Ephraim Hanks (1826–1896), prominent member of the 19th-century Latter Day Saint movement Ernest Hanks (1888–1965), English footballer Fletcher Hanks (1889–1976), cartoonist Henry Garber Hanks (1826–1907), American mineralogist James M. Hanks (1833–1909), member of the United States House of Representatives Jim Hanks, American voice-over artist and character actor Kerri Hanks, American soccer player Larry Hanks, American entomologist Lena Tracy Hanks (1879–1944), American botanist Merton Hanks, American former National Football League safety Mike Hanks, American college basketball coach Nancy Lincoln (1784–1818), maiden name Hanks, mother of Abraham Lincoln Nancy Hanks (1927–1983), second chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts Patrick Hanks, English lexicographer and corpus linguist Robert Lowery Hanks (1913–1971), American actor better known as Robert Lowery Ron Hanks, American politician Sam Hanks (1914–1994), American race car driver Terrill Hanks, American football player Thomas C. Hanks, American seismologist Tom Hanks, American film actor William Hanks, American anthropologist and linguist