Oaks Explained
Oaks may refer to:
Plants
- Oak trees or shrubs in the genus Quercus in the plant family Fagaceae
- Other trees not in genus Quercus, see Oak (disambiguation)
People
- Age Oks (known professionally as Agnes Oaks), Estonian ballerina
- Dallin D. Oaks, American linguistics professor
- Dallin H. Oaks (born 1932), American attorney, jurist, author, professor, public speaker, and religious leader
- David Oaks, American executive director of MindFreedom International
- Harold Anthony Oaks (1896-1968), Canadian World War I flying ace
- Jeff Oaks, American poet
- Louis D. Oaks, American Chief of Police for Los Angeles
- Nathaniel T. Oaks (born 1946), American politician in Maryland
- Robert Oaks (born 1952), American politician in New York
- Robert C. Oaks (born 1936), American general and general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Places
- Oaks mountain, in Algeria
- Oaks, Bell County, Kentucky
- Oaks explosion at the Oaks Colliery, England. Worst mine explosion in England.
- Oaks, Missouri, US
- Oaks, North Carolina, US
- Oaks, Oklahoma, US
- Oaks, Pennsylvania, US
- Oaks, Shropshire, England
- Oaks, Tasmania, Australia
Sport
- Epsom Oaks, at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, England; the original Oaks race
- Kennedy Oaks, at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
- Oaks (English greyhound race), a competition held at Perry Barr Stadium
- Oaks (Irish greyhound race), a competition held at Shelbourne Park
- The Oaks, nickname of the Romania national rugby union team
- The Oaks, nickname of the sports teams at the former Dondero High School in Royal Oak, Michigan
- Sports teams from Oakland, California:
- Oakland Oaks (PCL) a defunct minor league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League
- Oakland Oaks (ABL) a defunct basketball team that played in the American Basketball League
- Oakland Oaks (ABA) a defunct basketball team that played in the American Basketball Association
Other uses
See also
