{{otheruses}} '''Wilks''' is a surname which may refer to: * Alan Wilks (born 1946), English footballer * Bobby Wilks (1931–2009), American Coast Guard aviator * Brian Wilks (born 1966), ice 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 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 football player * John Wilks (1776–1854), English politician * Jonathan Wilks (born 1967), British diplomat * 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 * Steve Wilks (born 1969), American football player and coach * 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 {{Surname|Wilks}} Category:Surnames derived from given names