Nancy Hanks was the mother of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States of America. Nancy Hanks may also refer to: Nancy Hanks (horse), an American Standardbred racehorse Nancy Hanks (art historian) (1927–1983), second chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts Nancy Hanks (train), a passenger train running between Atlanta and Savannah in the U.S. state of Georgia Hanks, Nancy