Family Name
People with the surname include:
- Alistair Harkness - an Australian politician
- Anna M. Harkness - an American philanthropist
- Daniel Harkness - an Australian compositor and motion graphics designer
- Craig Harkness - a Scottish graphic designer
- David Harkness - Prominent Irish Historian specializing in Modern Irish History
- Douglas Harkness - a Canadian politician
- David (Davy) Harkness aka 'Harko' - Groundsman at Somerset Park, home of Ayr United Football Club, from 1978–Present
- Edward Harkness - an American philanthropist
- Lamon V. Harkness - an American business and important Standardbred horse breeder
- Stephen V. Harkness - best friend and business partner of John D. Rockefeller
- Charles W. Harkness - namesake of Harkness Tower at Yale University
- Georgia Harkness - an American Christian theologian
- H. W. Harkness – an American mycologist and natural historian
- Jack Charles Harkness - DJ
- Jack Leigh Harkness - an English expert on roses who wrote several books on their care and breeding.
- James Harkness - mathematician
- Keith Harkness - Irish Entrepreneur and Management for a Blue Chip Company
- Kenneth Harkness - manager of the United States Chess Federation.
- Nancy Harkness Love - an American pilot
- Ned Harkness - a college and NHL coach
- Rebekah Harkness - founder of the Harkness Ballet
- Robert Harkness - an English geologist
- Ruth Harkness - American fashion designer and socialite who brought the first giant panda to the western world.
- William L. Harkness - inherited Standard Oil
- Harkness Nelson Matteson - H. N. "Bud" Matteson, mechanical engineer and expert outdoorsman
Fictional characters with the name:
- Agatha Harkness - a witch in the Marvel Comics universe
- Horace Harkness - a naval officer in the 'Honorverse'
- Captain Harkness - Captain of the torchship Mayflower in Farmer in the Sky, by Robert A. Heinlein
- Captain Jack Harkness, one of the main protagonists in the fictional television series Torchwood and a companion of the television series Doctor Who.
- George "Digger" Harkness aka Captain Boomerang - a supervillain from the DC Comics universe
- Harkness - Rivet City security officer in the video game Fallout 3
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Famous quotes containing the word family:
“At best the family teaches the finest things human beings can learn from one another—generosity and love. But it is also, all too often, where we learn nasty things like hate, rage and shame.”
—Barbara Ehrenreich (20th century)
“The value of a family is that it cushions and protects while the individual is learning ways of coping. And a supportive social system provides the same kind of cushioning for the family as a whole.”
—Michael W. Yogman, and T. Berry Brazelton (20th century)