# 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, 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