Perkins 2346765 221436481 2008-06-24T14:14:20Z Pinkadelica 4754643 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/220.253.55.99|220.253.55.99]] to last version by WikiDon (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{TOCright}} '''Perkins''' may refer to: ==People== The name is of Welsh origin from Perthyn, relative or belonging to a particular person or family, and also thought to be the Anglicized form of Peredur, from Medieval Welsh. It is also found throughout mid and southern England. ===Last or surname Perkins=== * [[Al Perkins]], musician-guitarist * [[Anthony Perkins]] (1932-1992), actor * [[Bill Perkins]], several well-known people * [[Blayze Perkins]], pilot - Southeastern Oklahoma State University * [[Brian Perkins]], anchor, newsreader on BBC Radio 4 - New Zealand * [[Bryce Perkins]], football player - Southeastern Oklahoma State University * [[Carl Perkins]], musician * [[Carl Christopher Perkins]], politician, Kentucky Representative * [[Carl Dewey Perkins]] (1912-1984), politician, Kentucky Representative * [[Charles Perkins]], Aboriginal activist * [[Charles B. Perkins]], Boston area architect circa 1900 * [[Charles Callahan Perkins]] (1823-1886), author * [[Don Perkins]], football running-back - Dallas Cowboys * [[Edward J. Perkins]], U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. * [[Edwin Perkins]], inventor of Kool-Aid * [[Elisha Perkins]] (1741-1799), physician * [[Elizabeth Perkins]], actor * [[Emily Perkins]], actor * [[Emily Pitkin Perkins]], wife of Connecticut Governor & US Senator Roger Sherman Baldwin * [[Frances Perkins]], labor leader; U.S. Secretary of Labor * [[Frank Perkins]] (1889-1967), founder of Perkins Engines * [[Geoffrey Perkins]], comedy producer, writer, and performer - BBC * [[George Clement Perkins]] (1839-1923), politician, California Senator/Governor * [[George H. Perkins]] (1836-1899), commodore/captain United States Navy * [[Gil Perkins]], Australian film and television actor * [[Jack Perkins]], actor, television host * [[Jacob Perkins]] (1766-1849), inventor: bank-note engraving, engravings transfer, bathometer, pleometer * [[John Perkins]] (b. 1945-), economist, activist, and author * [[Isabel Weld Perkins]], socialite philanthropist * [[Kendrick Perkins]], basketball player - Boston Celtics * [[Kieren Perkins]], Olympic gold medal swimmer * [[Larry Perkins]], Formula 1 race car driver * [[Laurence Perkins]], a British classical bassoonist * [[Luther Perkins]] (1928-1968), guitarist, including backing guitarist for Johnny Cash * [[Ma Perkins]], fictional character, radio serial - 1933-to-1960 * [[Marlin Perkins]], ecologist and naturalist * [[Maxwell Perkins]], editor for F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe * [[Millie Perkins]], actor * [[Pinetop Perkins]], musician - blues pianist * [[Ray Perkins]], American football player and coach * [[Sam Perkins]], basketball player - Dallas Mavericks, LA Lakers * [[Stephen Perkins]], musician, drummer, and songwriter - Jane's Addiction * [[Sue Perkins]], television presenter, actress, and writer * [[Tex Perkins]], Australian singer-songwriter * [[Thomas Handasyd Perkins]] (1764-1854), businessman, philanthropist * [[Tom Perkins]], founder/principal venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers * [[Tom Perkins]], an upcoming triathlete from Australia * [[Tony Perkins (evangelical Christian figure)]] * [[Tony Perkins (television meteorologist)]] * [[Tracy Perkins]], court martialed sergeant - U.S. Army - Iraq * [[Troy Perkins]], soccer player - VĂ¥lerenga I.F * [[William Perkins]] (1558-1602), preacher, Elizabethan puritan * [[The Comedian]], also known as Perkins ===First or middle name Perkins=== * [[Perkins Bass]], politician - New Hampshire U.S. Congress Representative * [[Charlotte Perkins Gilman]] (1860-1935), feminist writer * [[George Perkins Marsh]], diplomat, philologist, and environmentalist * Perkins, a [[Minor Ministry officials in Harry Potter#Perkins|character]] in the Harry Potter books ==Places== ===United States=== Counties: * [[Perkins County, Nebraska]] * [[Perkins County, South Dakota]] Townships: * [[Perkins Township, Ohio]] (Erie County) * [[Perkins Township, Maine]] (Sagadahoc County) Towns: * [[Perkins, Georgia]] (Jenkins County) * [[Perkins, Missouri]] (Scott County) * [[Perkins, Oklahoma]] (Payne County) ==Companies== * [[Castlemaine Perkins]], brewery - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia * [[Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers]], venture capital firm * [[Perkins Bacon]], printed first Penny Black postage stamps - 1840 * [[Perkins Engines]], manufacturer of industrial diesel engines - Peterborough, UK * [[Perkins Restaurant and Bakery]] * [[Travis Perkins]], plc building materials - Northampton, United Kingdom * [[Perkins Communications]], Supplier and installer of telecommunication, and structured cabling systems - Newquay, UK ==Schools== * [[Perkins School for the Blind]], located in Watertown, Massachusetts. ==Things== * Ships of the United States Navy: ** [[USS Perkins (DD-26)|USS ''Perkins'' (DD-26)]] (destroyer) 1910-1935 <!--[http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-p/dd26.htm]--> ** [[USS Perkins (DD-377)|USS ''Perkins'' (DD-377)]] (destroyer) 1936-1943 <!--[http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-p/dd377.htm]--> ** [[USS Perkins (DD-877)|USS ''Perkins'' (DD-877 - DDR-877)]] (destroyer) 1945-1973 <!--[http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-p/dd877.htm]--> * [[Perkins Brailler]], machine used to write braille * [[Perkins Paste]], Australian-made adhesive * [[Federal Perkins Loan]] - a need-based type of student loan of the United States Government ==See also== * [[Perkin]] * [[Perkins Engines]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Surnames]] [[de:Perkins]] [[fr:Perkins]] [[vo:Perkins]]