Wilkes
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Wilkes may refer to:
- Wilkes, Portland, OregonWilkes, Portland, OregonWilkes is the northeastern most neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, bordered on the north by the Columbia River and on the east by the city of Gresham. It adjoins the neighborhoods of Argay, Russell, and Hazelwood on the west, and Glenfair on the south. Interstate 84 runs through the middle of the...
, a US neighborhood - Wilkes (horse)Wilkes (horse)Wilkes was an French Thoroughbred racehorse who became a leading sire in Australia. He had two victories, over 1,500 metres in the Prix Sans Souci at Maisons-Laffitte and the 2,000 metres Prix Edgard de la Charm at Saint-Cloud, for 1,446,200 francs in stakes.-Breeding:He was by the successful...
(born 1952), Australian thoroughbred, sire of Vain (horse) - USS Wilkes (DD-441)USS Wilkes (DD-441)USS Wilkes , a , was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Wilkes, who was an American naval officer and explorer....
, a US Navy destroyer - Wilkes UniversityWilkes UniversityWilkes University is a private, non-denominational American university located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It has over 2,200 undergraduates and over 2,200 graduate students...
, in Pennsylvania, US - Wilkes Honors College, in Florida, US
- Wilkes (surname)Wilkes (surname)Wilkes is a surname of English origin. Its origin is as a variant of the name William. At the time of the British Census of 1881 , its relative frequency was highest in Staffordshire , followed by Worcestershire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Flintshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Montgomeryshire...
, people with the surname Wilkes - Wilkes Journal-PatriotWilkes Journal-PatriotThe Wilkes Journal-Patriot is a newspaper based in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina and published three times each week . The paper claims a circulation of 15,000 paid subscribers....
, a newspaper based in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina
See also
- Wilkes County, North CarolinaWilkes County, North CarolinaWilkes County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The 2000 U.S. Census listed the county's population at 65,632; the 2010 U.S. Census listed the population at 69,340...
- Wilkes County, GeorgiaWilkes County, GeorgiaWilkes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 10,687. The 2007 Census estimate shows a population of 10,262. The county seat is the city of Washington. Referred to as "Washington-Wilkes", the county seat and county are commonly treated as a...
- Wilkes-Barre, a city in Pennsylvania, US
- Wilkes LandWilkes LandWilkes Land is a large district of land in eastern Antarctica, formally claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, though the validity of this claim has been placed for the period of the operation of the Antarctic Treaty, to which Australia is a signatory...
, in Antarctica - Wilkes StationWilkes StationWilkes Station was an Antarctic research station established 29 January 1957 by the United States as one of seven U.S. stations established for the International Geophysical Year program in Antarctica...
, in Antarctica - WilkeWilkeWilke is a surname, and may refer to:* Birthe Wilke, Danish singer* C.R. Wilke, a chemical engineer most famous for one of the most important correlations in mass transfer, the Wilke-Chang correlation, which was developed with Pin Chang in 1955 and measures diffusion coefficients between two...
- Wendell Lewis Willkie, Republican Party Presidential nominee