Park (disambiguation)
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A park
is an area of land with a recreational or other specific purpose.
Park or Parks may refer to:
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Park
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
is an area of land with a recreational or other specific purpose.
Park or Parks may refer to:
- National parkNational parkA national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
, a reserve of land protected from most human development and pollution - Park (name), a common Korean family name
United States
- Park, California, former name of Sly Park, CaliforniaSly Park, CaliforniaSly Park is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located in Sly Valley east of Placerville, at an elevation of 3560 feet ....
- Park, IndianaPark, IndianaPark is an unincorporated town in Richland Township, Greene County, Indiana....
- Park, KansasPark, KansasPark is a city in Gove County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 126.-Geography:Park is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, a small city - Park, TexasPark, TexasPark is an unincorporated community in eastern Fayette County, Texas, United States.-External links:* Handbook of Texas Online....
- Park Avenue (Manhattan)Park Avenue (Manhattan)Park Avenue is a wide boulevard that carries north and southbound traffic in New York City borough of Manhattan. Through most of its length, it runs parallel to Madison Avenue to the west and Lexington Avenue to the east....
, a boulevard in New York City - Park City (disambiguation), several cities
- Park County (disambiguation), several counties
- Park Township (disambiguation), several townships
- Parks, ArizonaParks, ArizonaParks is a census-designated place in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,137 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Parks is located at ....
, a census-designated place - Parks, LouisianaParks, LouisianaParks is a village in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 533 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lafayette Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, a village - Parks, NebraskaParks, NebraskaParks is an unincorporated community in southern Dundy County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along local roads just north of U.S. Route 34, west of the city of Benkelman, the county seat of Dundy County. Its elevation is 3,094 feet . Although Parks is unincorporated, it has a post...
, an unincorporated community - Parks Junior High SchoolParks Junior High SchoolD. Russell Parks Junior High School is a junior high school located in Fullerton, California, United States, serving students in seventh and eighth grades, as part of the Fullerton School District...
in Fullerton, California
Elsewhere
- Park, AfghanistanPark, AfghanistanPark is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.-External links:*...
- Park AbbeyPark AbbeyPark Abbey is a Premonstratensian abbey in Belgium, at Heverlee just south of Leuven, in Flemish Brabant.The Annales Parchenses were written here in the 12th century.-History:...
in Belgium - Park Avenue (disambiguation)Park Avenue (disambiguation)Park Avenue is a street in New York City. It may also refer to:* Park Avenue * Park Avenue , in Dublin, Ireland* Park Avenue , a private housing estate in Hong Kong...
- Park, County Antrim, a townland in Northern Ireland
- Park, County Laois, a townland in Ireland
- Park, County LondonderryPark, County LondonderryPark is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the foothills of the Sperrin Mountains near the village of Claudy, some fifteen miles southwest of Derry...
, a village in Northern Ireland - Park (Tunbridge Wells)Park (Tunbridge Wells)Park is a local government ward within Tunbridge Wells borough in Kent, England. It is made up of the Camden Park estate, the formerly separate village of Hawkenbury containing a regional Land Registry, Dunorlan Park and the Forest Road area, off which can be found the Tunbridge Wells Cemetery &...
, a local government ward in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England - Parkes, New South WalesParkes, New South Wales- Transport :Parkes has a local bus service provided by Western Road Liners, which acquired Harris Bus Lines in March 2006. The Indian Pacific also stops twice a week, as well as the Broken Hill Outback Xplorer service, run by CountryLink, which heads to Broken Hill on Mondays and Sydney on...
, New South Wales, Australia, home of the Parkes Observatory - Park, Outer HebridesPark, Outer HebridesPark , also known as South Lochs, is a huge area of land connected to the rest of Lewis only by a narrow neck between Loch Seaforth and Loch Erisort...
, an island in Scotland
People
- Alex ParksAlex ParksAlex Parks is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known for winning Fame Academy in 2003, for her singles, and for the albums, Introduction and Honesty.-Biography:...
(born 1984), English musician - Bert ParksBert ParksBert Parks, born Bertram Jacobson , was an American actor, singer, and radio and television announcer, best known for hosting the annual Miss America telecast from 1955 to 1979....
(1914–1992), actor, singer, announcer and longtime host of the Miss America Pageant - Chan-ho ParkChan-ho ParkChan Ho Park is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of Korea Baseball Organization. He previously played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League...
(born 1973), Korean baseball player for the New York Yankees - Christopher J. Parks (born 1973), American professional wrestler better known as Abyss
- Dan ParksDan ParksDaniel Arthur Parks is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays for RaboDirect Pro12 side Cardiff Blues as fly-half...
(born 1978), Scottish rugby player - Daphne Park (1921–2010), British diplomat and spy
- Grace Park (actress)Grace Park (actress)Grace Park is an American-born Canadian actress. She gained recognition as Sharon Valerii on Battlestar Galactica, as well as Shannon Ng in the Canadian television series teen soap Edgemont...
(born 1974), Canadian actress of Korean descent - Grace Park (golfer)Grace Park (golfer)Grace Park is a South Korean professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. She moved to Hawaii at the age of 12, and then to Arizona. She received the 1996 Dial Award as top female high-school scholar-athlete in the United States...
(born 1979), Korean-American golfer - Gordon Park, convicted murderer in the Lady in the Lake trial
- Park Ji-SungPark Ji-SungPark Ji-Sung is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester United. He was also the captain of the South Korean national team until his retirement from international football...
(born 1981), South Korean footballer - J. L. ParksJ. L. ParksJohn Leonard "J. L." Parks is a retired American basketball player. He won two national championships at Oklahoma A&M University and represented the U.S...
, American basketball player - Keith ParkKeith ParkAir Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park GCB, KBE, MC & Bar, DFC, RAF was a New Zealand soldier, First World War flying ace and Second World War Royal Air Force commander...
(1892–1975), the New Zealand-born senior Royal Air Force commander - Linda Park (born 1978), Korean-American actress
- Linda Sue ParkLinda Sue ParkLinda Sue Park is an American author of children's fiction. Park published her first novel, Seesaw Girl, in 1999. She has written six children’s novels and five picture books. Park’s work achieved prominence when she received the prestigious 2002 Newbery Medal for her novel A Single Shard...
(born 1960), American children's writer - Maria Hester ParkMaria Hester ParkMaria Hester Park was a British composer, pianist, and singer. She was also a noted piano teacher who taught many students in the nobility, including the Duchess of Devonshire and her daughters....
(1760–1813), British composer - Mike ParkMike ParkMike Park is a Korean American musician and progressive activist. His musical ventures include Skankin' Pickle for whom he both played the saxophone and sang, The Chinkees, The Bruce Lee Band, and most recently an acoustic solo project under his own name...
, founder of Asian-Man Records - Mungo Park (explorer)Mungo Park (explorer)Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer of the African continent. He was credited as being the first Westerner to encounter the Niger River.-Early life:...
(1771–1806), Scottish explorer - Mungo Park (golfer)Mungo Park (golfer)Mungo Park was a member of a famous family of Scottish golfers. He was born at Quarry Houses in Musselburgh, which was to become one of the three towns that shared hosting responsibilities for The Open Championship through the 1870s and 1880s. He learned golf as a boy, but then spent 20 years as a...
(1835–1904), Scottish golfer - Nick ParkNick ParkNicholas Wulstan "Nick" Park, CBE is an English filmmaker of stop motion animation best known as the creator of Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep....
(born 1958), British animator and creator of Wallace and Gromit - Ray ParkRay ParkRaymond Park is a Scottish actor, stuntman and martial artist, best known for his playing the physical part of Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Toad in X-Men, Snake-Eyes in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and Edgar on Heroes.-Early life:Park was born in Glasgow, Scotland...
(born 1974), Scottish stunt man and actor - Robert E. ParkRobert E. ParkRobert Ezra Park was an American urban sociologist, one of the main founders of the original Chicago School of sociology.-Life:...
(1864–1944), American urban sociologist - Rosa ParksRosa ParksRosa Louise McCauley Parks was an African-American civil rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress called "the first lady of civil rights", and "the mother of the freedom movement"....
(1913–2005), American civil rights activist - Park Chung-heePark Chung-heePark Chung-hee was a Republic of Korea Army general and the leader of South Korea from 1961 to 1979. He seized power in a military coup and ruled until his assassination in 1979. He has been credited with the industrialization of the Republic of Korea through export-led growth...
(1917–1979), South Korean head of state (1961–1979) - Park Jung MinPark Jung MinPark Jung Min was born on 3 April 1987. He is a South Korean entertainer and member of boyband SS501. He made his musical debut in Grease and was the first SS501 members to debut as a solo artist with mini album Not Alone....
(born 1987), South Korean actor, model and singer of SS501 - Park Sung-Hyun (born 1983), South Korean athlete
- Tayyiba Haneef-ParkTayyiba Haneef-ParkTayyiba Mumtaz Haneef-Park is an American indoor volleyball player. She currently plays professionally for Igtisadchi Baku in Azerbaijan. She played at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where the team finished in 5th place...
(born 1979), American volleyball player - Thomas W. ParksThomas W. ParksThomas W. Parks is an American electrical engineer and Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University. He is best known for his contributions to digital signal processing, especially digital filter design and computation of the fast Fourier transform...
(born 1939), American electrical engineering professor - Wally ParksWally ParksWallace Gordon Parks was instrumental in establishing drag racing as a legitimate amateur and professional motorsport. He was the Founder, President, and the Chairman of the Board of the National Hot Rod Association, better known as NHRA...
(1913–2007), American drag racer - William Hallock ParkWilliam Hallock ParkWilliam Hallock Park was an American bacteriologist and Laboratory Director, New York City Board of Health, Division of Pathology, Bacteriology, and Disinfection 1893 to 1936-Biography:Park was born on December 30, 1863 in New York City....
(1883–1939), American bacteriologist - Zane Park, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Yu-Hyan Park, a Japanese singer (of Korean origin) commonly known as ShionShion (singer), better known as Shion , is a Korean Japanese R&B singer, who has been active since mid 2000s. Originally from the underground club scene, she has achieved widespread success in the mainstream J-pop scene since 2008.-Early life:...
Other uses
- Park (2006 film)Park (2006 film)Park is the name of an independent comedy-drama released in 2007. It was produced by Dana Jackson and directed by Kurt Voelker.The story revolves around a Los Angeles park, where ten colorful characters encounter love - and loss - in the course of one day....
, a 2006 American romantic comedy film starring William Baldwin and Cheri Oteri - Park (band)Park (band)-Line-up:*Ladd Mitchell: vocals, guitar*Aaron Bickel: guitar*Alex Haycraft: Bass*Miles Logan: drums-Biography:Park is from Springfield, Illinois. They began in 1996 with Justin Valenti, Eric Lipe and Jon Heupel. After three shows as a trio Park played with one of Ladd Mitchell's former bands and...
, an American punk rock band - Park RecordsPark RecordsPark Records is a British record label, based in Oxford, specialising in folk rock and AOR music.The company began in 1990, with singles and albums by Maddy Prior but have grown to include Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention, Capercaillie, Moonshee and others....
, a record label - Park Tool Company, a manufacturer of professional bicycle tools
- Park (album), the sixth album from The Mad Capsule Markets
- Park, a brand of amplifiers built by Jim MarshallJim Marshall (businessman)James Charles "Jim" Marshall, OBE , known as The Father Of Loud, is a pioneer of guitar amplification. His company, Marshall Amplification continues to produce amplifiers with an iconic status.-Early Years:...
of Marshall AmplificationMarshall AmplificationMarshall Amplification is a British company, founded by drummer Jim Marshall, that designs and manufactures music amplifiers, brands personal headphones/earphones , and, after acquiring Natal Drums, drums and bongos. Marshall amplifiers, and specifically their guitar amplifiers, are among the most...
, 1965-1982
See also
- Park, Warmian-Masurian VoivodeshipPark, Warmian-Masurian VoivodeshipPark is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sępopol, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia....
(north Poland)
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- Parkes (disambiguation)