Noakes
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Noakes is a surname of English origin.[1] It means "near the oaks". Notable people with the surname include:
- Andrew Noakes, British academic and writer
- Benedict Grant Noakes (born 1965), British television producer
- Catherine Noakes, British engineer
- Chris Noakes (born 1985), New Zealand rugby union player
- David Noakes (born 1953), English businessman and political candidate
- Edward Noakes (1863–1944), English clergyman
- George Noakes (1924–2008), Bishop of St Davids and Archbishop of Wales
- John Noakes (1934–2017), British actor, presenter and television personality
- John Noakes (cricketer) (1802–1840), English cricketer
- Kim Noakes (born 1982), New Zealand field hockey player
- Michael Noakes (1933–2018), English artist and portrait painter
- Rab Noakes (1947–2022), Scottish singer-songwriter
- Ray Noakes (1906–1928), executed for the murder of Fred N. Selak, the Hermit of Grand Lake, Colorado
- Roy Noakes (1936–2002), British sculptor
- Sheila Noakes, Baroness Noakes (born 1949), British Conservative politician and former corporate executive
- Tim Noakes (born 1949), professor of exercise and sports science at the University of Cape Town
- Vivien Noakes (1937–2011), English writer and literary critic
Fictional characters
[edit]- Camilla "Chummy" Noakes, from the British television series Call the Midwife
- John Noakes (pseudonym), or John O'Noakes, or John Nokes, a fictitious name for a person involved in litigation (see John Doe)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Surname Database". Surname Database: Noakes. The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 13 Aug 2014.
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