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'''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]]
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