Famous People with Name Wilkes

Charles Wilkes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Wilkes: was an American naval officer and explorer. He is particularly noted for his 1838–1842 Pacific expedition as well as for his role in the Trent Affair during the Civil War.In 1833, for his survey of Narragansett Bay, he was placed in charge of the Navy's Department of Charts and Instruments, out of which developed the Naval Observatory and Hydrographic Office. Wilkes interdisciplinary expedition (1838-1842) set a physical oceanography benchmark for its first superintendent Matthew Fontaine Maury.After having completely encircled the globe (his was the last all-sail naval mission to do so), Wilkes had logged some 87,000 miles and lost two ships and 28 men. Wilkes was court-martialled on his return for the loss of one of his ships on the Columbia River bar,

Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes: is a British computer scientist credited with several important developments in computing.

Alexander John Wilkes            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Alexander John Wilkes: was an English cricketer who played 11 first-class matches for Worcestershire, three in 1925 and eight in 1927.

Ian R. Wilkes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ian R. Wilkes: is a trainer in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He worked for leading Australian trainer Colin Hayes before taking a job in 1990 with trainer Carl Nafzger in the United States. Now a resident of Louisville, Kentucky and training on his own, Wilkes ear

Del Wilkes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Del Wilkes: is a former American professional wrestler. Over the span of 14 years, he performed in various promotions such as American Wrestling Association, All Japan Pro Wrestling. Wilkes is perhaps best known, however, for his masked persona, The Patriot, in the G