Winkle may refer to:
Snails Common periwinkle, an edible marine intertidal species found in Europe and North America Any species within the family Littorinidae, the winkles, small intertidal sea snails Some edible species of nerites which are also small aquatic snails, some marine, some freshwater Sometimes applied to certain land species that have an operculum, such as Pomatias elegans, the land winkle Tegula pfeifferi
Places Winkle, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community East Danville, Ohio, United States, an unincorporated community also known as Winkle Winkle Island (disambiguation), several places with the name
Fictional characters Bertram Winkle, a butler in the television series Jessie Leslie Winkle, a recurring character in the television series The Big Bang Theory Nathaniel Winkle, in the novel The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens Wilbert G. Winkle, protagonist of Mr. Winkle Goes to War, a 1944 war comedy film, played by Edward G. Robinson protagonist of Winnie Winkle, an American comic strip (1920–1996), and ten film shorts; also her adopted brother Perry Winkle Witch Winkle, in the British comics magazine Twinkle
Other uses nickname of Eric Brown (pilot) (1919–2016), British Royal Navy officer and test pilot Gregory Winkle (c. 1955–1971), victim of a serial killer Mr. Winkle, a stray dog popularized by his photographer owner Winkle squeeze, a play in the card game of contract bridge James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, part of the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Development codename of the RAF's RX12874 radar detector Winkle Brig, a type of sailing boat built between 1985 and 2002
See also Van Winkle, a surname and a list of people with the surname William Te Winkle (born 1954), American politician Bobby Winkles (born 1930), American former Major League Baseball coach and manager and college head coach Winkel (disambiguation)