Famous People with Name Jenkins

Geoff Jenkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Geoff Jenkins: (born July 21, 1974 in Olympia, Washington) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies. He previously played for the Milwaukee Brewers from 1998 until 2007.

Thomas Griffith Jenkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Griffith Jenkins: April 10, 1898 - May 3, 1979) was a reserve outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1925-1926), Philadelphia Athletics (1926) and St. Louis Browns (1929-1932). Jenkins batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Camden, Alabama.

Horace Jenkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Horace Jenkins: is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA and currently with Italian Lega Basket team Climamio Bologna.

George Washington Jenkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Washington Jenkins: was an American businessman and founder of Publix Super Markets. In 1930, despite the Great Depression, Jenkins risked his career and everything he had to start a new grocery store in which the associates would be treated with utmost respect and dignity and the customers would receive friendly and efficient service every time they visited. He named this chain Publix.

Charles ("Charlie") Lamont Jenkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles ("Charlie") Lamont Jenkins: is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics.Coached by Jumbo Elliott, Jenkins won the 1955 National AAU title in 440 yd (402 m) but at the 1956 Olympics all eyes were on Jenkins' U.S. teammate, Louis Jones, who held the world record. Jones had won the U.S. Trials while Jenkins had placed a distant third. At Melbourne, Jenkins barely made it to the 400 m Olympic final, finishing third in both his first and second-round heats. In the final, however, a strong finish earned him the gold medal. A few days later he won a second gold medal when the U.S. took the 4 x 400 m relay.