Cognomen Spinks (Spinks 
, Спінкс 
, ספינקס 
) , all over the world, is a common last name. The family name Spinks is characteristic of Australia, where it is quite a rare surname, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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| Spinks | Canada, New Zealand, Australia, United States, United Kingdom |
| Спінкс | Ukraine |
| ספינקס | Israel |
| abraham spinks English cricketer (b. 1799) |
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william a. spinks Carom billiards player; independent inventor; oil company investor and director; farm operator and horticulturist, US (b. 1865) |
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| frederick spinks politician (b. 1816) |
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| thomas spinks (1819-1899), GB (b. 1819) |
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| thomas spinks British painter (1847-1927) (b. 1847) |
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| william h. spinks Canadian politician, CA (b. 1873) |
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| rosina spinks (b. 1865) |
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| fred spinks Bermudian cricketer (1902-1982), GB (b. 1902) |
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leon spinks American boxer, US (b. 1953) |
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john spinks British musician, GB (b. 1954) |
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michael spinks American boxer, US (b. 1956) |
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| john spinks President of the University of Saskatchewan, GB (b. 1908) |
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| ken spinks (b. 1900) |
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| stan spinks Australian rules footballer (1912-2003), AU (b. 1912) |
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| charles spinks 1915--1992 (b. 1915) |
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