Oaks

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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

• 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, USA
• Oaks, North Carolina, USA
• Oaks, Oklahoma, USA
• Oaks, Pennsylvania, USA
• Oaks, Shropshire, England

Sport

• Epsom Oaks, at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, England; the original Oaks race
• Oaks (greyhounds), English greyhound race
• Oaks (Irish greyhounds), Irish greyhound race
• 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

• Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California
• Oaks Amusement Park, a historic amusement park in Portland, Oregon, USA
• The Oaks (TV series)
• The Oaks (band), American rock band based out of Orlando, Florida

See also

• Oaks Park (London), which lent its name to the Epsom Oaks horserace
• Oaks Park (stadium)
• Oak (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with oaks
• All pages with a title containing oaks