Noakes

Noakes is a surname of English origin. It means "near the oaks". Notable people with the surname include:


 * Andrew Noakes, British academic and writer
 * Benedict Grant Noakes (born 1965), British television producer
 * Catherine Noakes, British engineer
 * Chris Noakes (born 1985), New Zealand rugby union player
 * David Noakes (born 1953), English businessman and political candidate
 * Edward Noakes (1863–1944), English clergyman
 * George Noakes (1924–2008), Bishop of St Davids and Archbishop of Wales
 * John Noakes (1934–2017), British actor, presenter and television personality
 * John Noakes (cricketer) (1802–1840), English cricketer
 * Kim Noakes (born 1982), New Zealand field hockey player
 * Michael Noakes (1933–2018), English artist and portrait painter
 * Rab Noakes (1947–2022), Scottish singer-songwriter
 * Ray Noakes (1906–1928), executed for the murder of Fred N. Selak, the Hermit of Grand Lake, Colorado
 * Roy Noakes (1936–2002), British sculptor
 * Sheila Noakes, Baroness Noakes (born 1949), British Conservative politician and former corporate executive
 * Tim Noakes (born 1949), professor of exercise and sports science at the University of Cape Town
 * Vivien Noakes (1937–2011), English writer and literary critic

Fictional characters

 * Camilla "Chummy" Noakes, from the British television series Call the Midwife
 * John Noakes (pseudonym), or John O'Noakes, or John Nokes, a fictitious name for a person involved in litigation (see John Doe)