Pinkney
The surname "Pinkney" has been borne by a number of notable people:
- Sharon Pinkney, English wonder and lover of dance and hats.
- Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, early American statesman of South Carolina, Revolutionary War veteran, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention
- Thomas Pinckney, early American statesman, diplomat, and soldier in both the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, achieving the rank of major general.
- Alan Pinkney, English footballer
- Andrea Davis Pinkney, American children's author
- Bill Pinkney, American performer and singer, member of The Drifters
- Bob Pinkney, Canadian football player
- Cleveland Pinkney, American football player
- Colleen Pinkney, Canadian curler
- David H. Pinkney, American historian
- David Pinkney, English racing driver
- Dwight Pinkney, Jamaican guitarist
- Edward Coote Pinkney, minor American poet
- Edward Pinkney, American founder of Black Autonomy Network Community Organization
- Ernie Pinkney, Scottish footballer
- Fayette Pinkney, American singer
- George Pinkney, American baseball player
- Isiah Pinkney, American rapper 12 Gauge
- Jared Pinkney, American football player
- Jerry Pinkney, American book illustrator
- Kevinn Pinkney, American basketball player
- Larry Pinkney, African-American activist
- Lovell Pinkney, American football player
- Miles Pinkney, English Catholic priest
- Nick Pinkney, English rugby league player
- Ninian Pinkney, U.S. Navy medical director, active during the American Civil War
- Peter Pinkney, British trade unionist
- Reggie Pinkney, American football player
- Ron Pinkney, American broadcaster
- Rose Catherine Pinkney, American television executive
- Tony Pinkney, English teacher and literary writer
- William Pinkney, American statesman and diplomat
- *The Monroe-Pinkney Treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom was drawn up by William Pinkney and James Monroe
- William Pinkney, Bishop of Maryland, USA
as a forename:
- Pinkney H. Walker, American jurist
- Pinkney L. Near, American museum curator
- Pinkney Lugenbeel, American army officer
- Pinkney "Pink" Anderson, American blues singer and guitarist
Other uses
- Dave Pinkney Trophy, an award in the Ontario Hockey League
- Pinkney, a hamlet in Wiltshire, England
- Pinkney and Gerrick Woods, a biological site in Cleveland, England
- Pinkney City or Pinkneyville, a community in Stevens County, Washington, USA
- Pinkneys Green, a village in Berkshire, England
- Pinkney's Point, a community in Nova Scotia, Canada
- USS Pinkney, a WW2 evacuation transport
