Wilks

For other uses, see Wilks (disambiguation).

Wilks is a surname which may refer to:

People

• Alan Wilks (born 1946), English footballer
• Bobby Wilks (1931–2009), US Coast Guard aviator, first African-American to reach the rank of Coast Guard captain
• Brian Wilks (born 1966), NHL hockey player
• Clement Wilks (1819–1871), Australian civil engineer
• Christine Wilks (born 1960), British digital artist and writer
• Dan and Farris Wilks, American businessmen
• Eileen Wilks (born 1952), American author
• George Wilks (1908–1981), British former motorcycle speedway rider
• Guy Wilks (born 1981), British rally driver
• Hector Wilks (1919–1992), English botanist
• Ivor Wilks (1928–2014), British historian
• James Wilks (born 1978), English mixed martial arts fighter
• Jim Wilks (born 1958), American former National Football League player
• John Wilks (1776–1854), English Member of Parliament
• Jonathan Wilks (born 1967), British ambassador
• Mark Wilks (1759–1831), Manx soldier
• Maurice Wilks (1904–1963), British car designer
• Mike Wilks (author) (born 1947), English artist, illustrator and author
• Mike Wilks (basketball) (born 1979), American basketball player
• Robert Wilks (c.1665–1732), British actor and theatrical manager
• Samuel S. Wilks, American mathematician and statistician
• Samuel Wilks (1824–1911), British physician
• Steven Wilks (born 1969), American football coach and former player
• Suzie Wilks (born 1970), Australian TV celebrity
• Ted Wilks (1915–1989), American baseball player
• Terrell Wilks (born 1989), American sprinter
• William Wilks (1843–1923), British horticulturalist
• William Wilks (Australian politician) (1863?–1940)
• Yorick Wilks (1939–2023), British computer scientist

Fictional characters

• Henry Wilks, in the Emmerdale soap opera

See also

• Wilkes (surname)
• Wilk, surname
• Martin v. Wilks
• Wilks Coefficient
• Wilks' lambda distribution