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 (banker) (1764–1833), British born American banker
• 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, British 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