Famous People with Name Wilkes

Rodney Adolphus Wilkes            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Rodney Adolphus Wilkes: is a former weightlifter from Trinidad and Tobago. Nicknamed "The Mighty Midget" he remained relatively unknown outside of local competition until he won the gold medal at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia. His perfor

Oliver Wilkes            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Oliver Wilkes: is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Harlequins club of Super League. A Scotland internationalrepresentative forward, he has played for Wigan, Widnes, Whitehaven, Huddersfield, Leigh, Sheffield, Keighley and most recently Wakefield T

Peter Singleton Wilkes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Peter Singleton Wilkes: was a prominent Confederate politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.He represented that state in the Second Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865.

Frank Noel Wilkes            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Frank Noel Wilkes: was Leader of the Labor Opposition in Victoria from 1977 to 1981. Wilkes was born in Melbourne and educated at Northcote Primary and Secondary Schools and Preston Technical College. During the Second World War he served in the southwest Pacific in the Aus

Robert Wilkes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Wilkes: was an Irish-Canadian politician and businessman. Wilkes came to Toronto from his native Ireland at sixteen, working as a clerk before buying a jewelry firm, Rossin Brothers, which he expanded into a cross-country operation. He later invested in railroads, and in 1871 he was appointed director of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. In 1872 he was elected Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre, as a Liberal. The election was regarded by observers on both sides as rife with enmity, bribery and corruption. In 1874 he was re-elected, but the return was voided and he retired from politics.