Famous People with Name Hanks

Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks: Concord, California. His father, Amos Mefford Hanks (Glenn County, California, March 4, 1924 – Alameda, California, January 31, 1992), was a chef and a distant relation of President Abraham Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks. His mother, Janet Marylyn Frager (b. Alameda County, California, January 18, 1932), was a hospital worker; the two divorced in 1960. The family's three oldest children, Sandra, (now Sandra Hanks Benoiton, a writer), Larry (now Lawrence M. Hanks, Ph.D., an entomology professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign),

Colin Lewes Hanks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Colin Lewes Hanks: Hanks's best known film role may be in the successful teen movie Orange County (2002), with Jack Black and John Lithgow . His best known television role was as a main character (Alex Whitman) in the science fiction television series Roswell between 1999 and 2001. Hanks also made an appearance in an episode of The OC. He has appeared in the HBO series Band of Brothers. He most recently starred in the crime thriller Untraceable with Diane Lane. He played an FBI agent named Griffin who works closely with his colleague and friend in the movie, Diane Lane.

Merton Edward Hanks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Merton Edward Hanks: is a American former NFL safety. Hanks attended Lake Highlands High School, where he was a district track and field champion. He went on to the University of Iowa, where he earned a mention as an all-Big Ten cornerback.

Johnny Hanks            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Johnny Hanks: was a professional boxer who on June 14, 1954 became the New Zealand featherweight champion, and on 16 May 1955 the New Zealand lightweight champion. Trained by Ron Grimmer who also trained Manny Santos and Toro George. Hanks was considered one of the mos

James Millander Hanks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Millander Hanks: was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Helena. He served as judge of the first judicial district of Arkansas 1864-1868. Hanks was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871-Marc