List of Famous people with last name Parks

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has called her "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement".

Reggie Parks was a Canadian professional wrestler and engraver, known for his work designing championship belts for wrestling, mixed martial arts, and boxing promotions. Beginning his wrestling career under the tutelage of trainer Stu Hart, Parks wrestled throughout the United States, becoming known for his physique and his "Quiet Superman" demeanour, before branching out into belt design. As a designer, Parks's most famous work has been regarded as the "Winged Eagle" belt he created for the then-WWF in the 1980s, and he contributed work to other wrestling promotions, as well as to the UFC and for an album cover by Madonna.

Michael Parks was an American singer and actor. He appeared in many films and made frequent television appearances, notably starring in the 1969–70 series Then Came Bronson, but was probably best known for his work in his later years with filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch, Robert Rodriguez and Kevin Smith.

Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho, known professionally as Arlo Parks, is a British singer-songwriter and poet. After signing to Beatnik Creative in 2018, she released her debut single "Cola", which preceded the EPs Super Sad Generation (2019) and Sophie (2019). Parks released her debut studio album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, through Transgressive Records in January 2021.

James Jean Parks is an American actor.

Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks was an American photographer, musician, writer and film director, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particularly in issues of civil rights, poverty and African-Americans—and in glamour photography.

Jesse Guilmette is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name The Blade. He is best known for his tag team work with The Butcher under the name The Butcher and the Blade. Outside of that, he is known for his work in Impact Wrestling under the ring name Braxton Sutter and on the independent promotions such as Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) - where he was a one-time CZW World Tag Team Champion - under the ring name Pepper Parks.

Richard David Parks is a former Wales international rugby union player turned extreme endurance athlete and television presenter.

Wolé Parks is an American actor, best known for roles as Dallas Griffin in the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns, and as Sam Alexander in the Lifetime comedy-drama series Devious Maids. In film, he starred in Premium Rush. He was also a regular in the 8th season of The Vampire Diaries, playing the role of 'Cade' and portrayed Captain Luthor in Superman & Lois.

John Leonard "J. L." Parks was an American basketball player. He won two national championships at Oklahoma A&M University and represented the U.S. as a member of the 1950 FIBA World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina.