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Brooks Atkinson Justin Brooks Atkinson (November 28, 1894 – January 14, 1984) was an American theater critic. He worked for ''The New York Times'' from 1922 to 1960. In his obituary, the ''Times'' called him "the theater's most influential reviewer of his ...

(1894–1984), American theater critic * Brooks Bollinger (born 1979), American football player * Brooks Conrad (born 1980), American baseball player * Brooks Cryder (born 1955), American soccer player * Brooks Dodge (1929–2018), American alpine skier * Brooks Douglass (1963–2020), American film producer, actor, politician, and lawyer *

Brooks Foster Brooks Foster (born April 9, 1986) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft. He played college football and basketball at North Carolina. Early ...

(born 1986), American football player * Brooks Gray (born 1975), Canadian actor and film producer * Brooks Hansen, American author and illustrator * Brooks Haxton (born 1950), American poet and translator * Brooks Hays (1898–1981), American politician and religious leader * Brooks Headley, American musician and chef * Brooks Holder (1914–1986), American baseball player * Bubba Jennings, American basketball player and coach * Brooks Johnson (born 1934), American sprinter and track coach * Brooks A. Keel, American university president * Brooks Kerr (1951–2018), American jazz pianist *

Brooks Kieschnick Michael Brooks Kieschnick (born June 6, 1972) is an American former professional baseball left fielder and pitcher. The only player to win the Dick Howser Trophy twice, he is a College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. He played in Major League Bas ...

(born 1972), American baseball player * Brooks Koepka (born 1990), American golfer * Brooks Kriske (born 1994), American professional baseball player * Brooks Laich (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player * Brooks Landgraf (born 1981), American politician * Brooks Lee (born 2001), American baseball player * Brooks Macek (born 1992), German-Canadian ice hockey player * Brooks McCormick (1917–2006), American businessman and philanthropist * Brooks Mileson (1947–2008), English businessman and philanthropist * Brooks Moore, Canadian voice actor * Brooks K. Mould, American music publisher * Brooks Nader (born 1997), American model * Brooks Newmark (born 1958), American-born English member of parliament * Brooks Orpik (born 1980), American ice hockey player * Brooks Otis (1908–1977), American classical scholar * Brooks Pate, American chemist * Brooks Pennington Jr. (1925–1996), American businessman, politician, and philanthropist * Brooks Pounders (born 1990), American professional baseball player * Brooks Reed (born 1987), American football player * Brooks Robinson (1937–2023), American baseball player * Brooks D. Simpson (born 1957), American historian * Brooks Stevens (1911–1995), American industrial designer * Brooks Thompson (1970–2016), American basketball player and coach * Brooks Wackerman (born 1977), American rock drummer * Brooks Wheelan (born 1986), American comedian and actor * Brooks Williams (born 1958), American folk musician * Brooks D. Williams (born 1978), American women's basketball coach * A. Brooks Harris (born 1935), American physicist * D. Brooks Smith (born 1951), U.S. federal judge * E. Brooks Holifield (born 1942), American religious historian * G. Brooks Earnest (1902–1992), American college president * L. Brooks Leavitt (1878–1941), American financier and antiquarian * L. Brooks Patterson (1939–2019), American lawyer and politician

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