Parks is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan Parks (1920–1982), British surgeon
• Alan Parks (writer) (born 1963), Scottish crime writer
• Alex Parks (born 1984), English singer-songwriter
• Alycia Parks (born 2000), American tennis player
• Amy Parks (born 1982), Australian journalist and broadcaster
• Bernard C. Parks (born 1943), American politician, former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department
• Bert Parks (1914–1992), American actor, singer, and radio and television announcer (Assumed name. Original name was Bertram Jacobson)
• Billy Parks (1948–2009), American football player
• Bobby Parks (1961–2013), American basketball player, member of the Philippine Basketball Association Hall of Fame
• Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (born 1993), American basketball player, son of the above
• Bobby Parks (cricketer) (born 1959), English former cricketer
• Carson Parks (1936–2005), American songwriter, music publisher, musician and singer
• Clifton T. Parks (1895–1976), American lawyer and politician
• Cord Parks (born 1986), American football player in the Canadian Football League
• Dan Parks (born 1978), Australian-born former rugby union player
• Dave Parks (1941–2019), American football player
• Ed Parks (1917–1987), American football player
• Floyd B. Parks (1911–1942), decorated aviation officer in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.
• Floyd Lavinius Parks (1896–1959), a United States Army general during World War II.
• Gordon Parks (1912–2006), American photographer, musician, writer and film director
• Gordon Parks Jr. (1934–1979), American director best known for the film Super Fly, son of the above
• Gordon Parks (footballer) (born 1972), Scottish sports journalist and former footballer
• Harry Parks (cricketer) (1906–1984), English cricketer
• Harry Jeremiah Parks (1848–1927), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• J. L. Parks (fl. 1944–1950), American former basketball player
• James Parks (disambiguation)
• John Michael Parks (born 1946), Canadian politician
• Jordan Parks (born 1994), American basketball player
• Keaton Parks (born 1997), American soccer player
• Lisa Parks (fl. 1990s–2020s), American media scholar
• Lloyd Parks (born 1948), Jamaican reggae vocalist and bass player
• Lloyd Parks (R&B singer), American R&B/soul singer, member of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
• Lyman Parks (1917–2009), mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Michael Parks (1940–2017), American singer and actor
• Raymond Parks (auto racing) (1914–2010), American stock car racing team owner
• Reggie Parks (1934–2021), Canadian professional wrestler
• Robert Parks (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rosa Parks (1913–2005), African-American civil rights activist
• Sam Parks Jr. (1909–1997), American professional golfer
• Susie A. Parks (1895–1981), American switchboard operator during the Battle of Columbus
• Suzan-Lori Parks (born 1963), American playwright, screenwriter
• Terrance Parks (born 1990), American football player
• Tilman B. Parks (1872–1950), American politician
• Trevin Parks (born 1991), American basketball player
• Van Dyke Parks (born 1943), American musician and songwriter
• Walker Parks (born 2001), American football player
• William Parks (disambiguation), multiple people

See also

• Parkes (disambiguation)

Surname list

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