Elkins (surname)

Elkins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Aaron Elkins (born 1935), American mystery writer
 * Bob Elkins (1932–2022), American character actor who has appeared in movies, plays and television productions
 * Caroline Elkins (born 1959), American academic
 * Carolyn Elkins, American poet, teacher, and editor
 * Charlotte Elkins (born 1948), American author and wife of writer Aaron Elkins
 * Corey Elkins (born 1985), left wing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League
 * Dane Elkins (born 1999), American professional racquetball player
 * Darren Elkins, American mixed martial artist
 * Davis Elkins (1876–1959), American industrialist, son of Stephen Benton Elkins
 * Gary Elkins (born 1966), English football player
 * Gary Elkins (born 1955), American politician
 * Hillard Elkins ("Hilly" Elkins, 1929–2010), American theatre and film producer
 * Jim Elkins (Oregon criminal), crime boss in Portland, Oregon in the mid-20th century
 * James Elkins (art critic) (born 1954), art critic and art historian based in Chicago
 * John Elkins (1815-1898), American politician
 * Larry Elkins (born 1943), former American football player
 * Luther Elkins (1809–1887), American politician and pioneer in the state of Oregon
 * Margreta Elkins (1939–2009), Australian opera singer
 * Mike Elkins (born 1966), former quarterback in the National Football League and the World League of American Football
 * Stanley Elkins, (1925-2013) American Historian, History Professor, Jewish Nonfiction Author who wrote: “Slavery: a problem in American institutional and intellectual life” and “Age of Federalism”
 * Steve Elkins (born 1951), American Cinematographer and Explorer
 * Steven A. Elkins (born 1966), American Artist and Award-winning Texas BBQ Pitmaster
 * Stephen Benton Elkins (1841–1911), American industrialist, father of Davis Elkins
 * Terence James Elkins (born 1936), American physicist
 * William Lukens Elkins (1832-1903), American businessman and art collector
 * Wilson Homer Elkins (1909–1994), president of the University of Maryland from 1954 to 1978