Wilkes (surname)

Wilkes is a surname of English origin, a variant of the name William. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Albert Wilkes (1874–1936), English sports photographer and football (soccer) player
 * Alice Wilkes, lady in waiting to Queen Katherine Howard
 * Alexander Wilkes (1900–1937), English cricketer
 * Ally Wilkes, English author
 * Belinda Wilkes, English astrophysicist
 * Benjamin Wilkes (died c.1749), British entomological painter
 * Brent A. Wilkes, executive director of the League of United Latin American Citizens
 * Brent R. Wilkes (born 1954), American defense contractor
 * Carissa Wilkes (born 1986), New Zealand road cyclist
 * Cathy Wilkes (born 1966), Northern Ireland artist
 * Charles Wilkes (1798–1877), American naval officer and explorer
 * Dave Wilkes (born 1964), English professional football player
 * Debbi Wilkes (born 1946), Canadian figure skater and author of books on figure skating
 * Del Wilkes (born 1961), American wrestler
 * Donald E. Wilkes Jr. (1944–2019), American professor of law
 * Donna Wilkes (born 1959), American film actress
 * Faas Wilkes (1923–2006), Dutch football (soccer) player
 * Frank Wilkes (1922–2015), Australian politician
 * Frederick Wilkes (1869–after 1892), English professional footballer
 * Fred Wilkes (1883–1942), English professional footballer
 * George Wilkes (1817–1885), American journalist and newspaper editor
 * Glenn Wilkes Sr. (1928–2020), American college basketball coach and author
 * Glenn Wilkes Jr. (born 1958), American college basketball player and coach
 * Ian Wilkes (born 1965), Australian racehorse trainer in the USA
 * India Wilkes, fictional character in American novel and film Gone with the Wind
 * J. D. Wilkes (born 1972), American musician
 * Jamaal Wilkes (born 1953), American basketball player, formerly Keith Wilkes
 * James Wilkes (disambiguation), several people
 * Jane Renwick Smedburg Wilkes (1827–1913), American nurse and philanthropist
 * Joanne Wilkes (born 1956), New Zealand professor of English literature
 * John Wilkes (disambiguation), several people
 * Jon Wilkes (born 1985), American drummer
 * Jonathan Wilkes (born 1978), English television presenter, actor and musician
 * Joseph Wilkes (1733–1805), English industrialist and agricultural improver
 * Justin Wilkes, film producer
 * Kathy Wilkes (1946–2003), English philosopher and academic
 * Kris Wilkes (born 1998), American basketball player
 * Lyall Wilkes (1914–1991), English historian, judge and politician
 * Mary Allen Wilkes (born 1937), American computer programmer and hardware engineer
 * Sir Maurice Wilkes (1913–2010), British computer scientist
 * Maya Wilkes, fictional character in American TV sitcom Girlfriends
 * Melanie Wilkes, fictional character in American novel and film Gone with the Wind
 * Sir Michael Wilkes (1940–2013), British army general
 * Oliver Wilkes (born 1980), English born Scottish rugby league player
 * Oren Wilkes (born 1988), American fashion model and blogger
 * Owen Wilkes (1940–2005), New Zealand peace campaigner
 * Paget Wilkes (1871–1934), English missionary in Japan
 * Paul Wilkes (born 1938), American author on Catholicism
 * Peter Singleton Wilkes (1827–1900), American Confederate politician
 * Reggie Wilkes (born 1956), American football player
 * Rich Wilkes (born 1966), American filmmaker
 * Richard Wilkes (16th century), English priest and academic
 * Richard Wilkes (antiquarian) (1691–1760), English physician and antiquarian
 * Robert Wilkes (1832–1880), Irish-Canadian politician and businessman
 * Robert Wilkes (priest) (born 1948), Church of England priest, former Dean of Birmingham Cathedral
 * Rodney Wilkes (1925–2014), Trinidadian weightlifter
 * Sam Wilkes (born 1991), American bassist
 * Sarah Wilkes (born 1990), Canadian curler
 * Stephen Wilkes, American photographer
 * Steve Wilkes (born 1967), English professional footballer
 * T. M. Wilkes (1888–1958), Controller of Civil Aviation in New Zealand
 * Thomas Wilkes (MP) (by 1508–1536/37), English politician
 * Sir Thomas Wilkes (c.1545–1598), English civil servant and diplomat
 * Tom Wilkes (footballer) (1874–1921), English footballer
 * Tom Wilkes (1939–2009), American art director, designer, photographer, illustrator, writer and producer-director
 * William Wilkes (1865–1940), English cricketer

Fictional characters

 * Annie Wilkes, fictional character in the Stephen King novel and film Misery
 * Ashley Wilkes, fictional character in American novel and film Gone with the Wind
 * Sergeant Wilkes, fictional character in the film, Dracula's Daughter