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Brooks Atkinson Justin Brooks Atkinson (November 28, 1894 – January 14, 1984) was an American theatre 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 Brooks Michael Bollinger (born November 15, 1979) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions. He also was a member of the Florida Tu ...

(born 1979), American football player *

Brooks Conrad Brooks Litchfield Conrad (born January 16, 1980) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, and Tampa Bay Ra ...

(born 1980), American baseball player * Brooks Cryder (born 1955), American soccer player *

Brooks Douglass Richard Brooks Douglass (September 28, 1963 – May 9, 2020) was an American film producer and actor, lawyer, businessman, and former state senator in Oklahoma. He died from cancer on May 9, 2020, at age 56. Early life Douglass was born in Norm ...

(1963-2020), American film producer, actor, politician, and lawyer *

Brooks Foster Brooks Foster (born April 9, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina. High school Foster attended Boiling ...

(born 1986), American football player * Brooks Gray (born 1975), Canadian actor and film producer *

Brooks Hansen Brooks Hansen is an American novelist, screenwriter, and illustrator best known for his 1995 book ''The Chess Garden''. He was the recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005. Since 2010, Hansen has lived and worked at the Cate S ...

, American author and illustrator *

Brooks Haxton Brooks Haxton (born December 1, 1950) is an American poet and translator. His publications include nine books of original poems and four books of translations from the German, the French, and ancient Greek. In 2014 he published ''Fading Hearts ...

(born 1950), American poet and translator *

Brooks Hays Lawrence Brooks Hays (August 9, 1898 – October 11, 1981) was an American lawyer and politician who served eight terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Arkansas from 1943 to 1959. He was al ...

(1898–1981), American politician and religious leader *

Brooks Headley Brooks Headley is an American musician and chef, best known as the drummer in several hardcore punk and indie rock bands. Headley was executive pastry chef at Del Posto, a ''New York Times''-rated four-star restaurant, in New York City. He left ...

, American musician and chef *

Brooks Holder Richard Brooks Holder (November 2, 1914 – June 7, 1986) was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned 17 seasons, all of which were spent in the minor leagues. Holder joined the Pacific Coast League (PCL) in 1935 after a sho ...

(1914–1986), American baseball player *

Bubba Jennings Brooks "Bubba" Jennings (born 1960s) is an American college basketball coach at Arlington Baptist University. He is best known for his collegiate playing career when he suited up for Texas Tech University between 1980 and 1985. During his time as ...

, American basketball player and coach *

Brooks Johnson Brooks Johnson (born February 28, 1934) is a former sprinter and a current American track coach. Early life Johnson was a track star for his high school in Plymouth, Massachusetts.http://www.sptimes.com/2008/02/08/Sports/QA_with_Olympic_spri ...

(born 1934), American sprinter and track coach *

Brooks A. Keel Dr. Brooks A. Keel is President of Augusta University and Chief Executive Officer of AU Health System. Background The University System of Georgia Board of Regents announced the selection of Brooks A. Keel, Ph.D. as President of Augusta Univer ...

, American university president *

Brooks Kerr Chester Monson Brooks Joseph Kerr III (December 26, 1951 – April 28, 2018) was an American jazz pianist. He was perhaps best known for being bandleader of a small group featuring Sonny Greer and Russell Procope and for his knowledge of Duke Ell ...

(born 1951), 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 Base ...

(born 1972), American baseball player *

Brooks Koepka Brooks Koepka (, born May 3, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf tour. In October 2018, he became world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for 47 weeks after winning the 2018 CJ Cup. He won the U.S. O ...

(born 1990), American golfer *

Brooks Kriske Brooks Joseph Kriske ( ; born February 3, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization. He made his MLB debut in 2020 with the New York Yankees and also played for the Baltimore Orioles. Amateur care ...

(born 1994), American professional baseball player *

Brooks Laich Evan Brooks Laich (; born June 23, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played over 750 National Hockey League (NHL) games across four teams: the Ottawa Senators, Washington Capitals, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Los Ang ...

(born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player *

Brooks Landgraf Brooks Frederick Landgraf (born March 15, 1981) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 81st district. Elected in November 2014, he assumed office in 2015. Early life and educati ...

(born 1981), American politician *

Brooks Lee Brooks Thomas Lee (born February 14, 2001) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Minnesota Twins organization. Amateur career Lee attended San Luis Obispo High School in San Luis Obispo, California. As a freshman, he batted .438, ...

(born 2001), American baseball player * Brooks Macek (born 1992), German-Canadian ice hockey player *

Brooks McCormick Brooks McCormick (February 23, 1917 – August 15, 2006) was an American philanthropist and equestrianism, equestrian from the McCormick family that ran International Harvester. He was the chief executive officer of International Harvester in the ...

(1917–2006), American businessman and philanthropist *

Brooks Mileson Brooks John Joseph Mileson (13 November 1947 – 3 November 2008) was an English businessman and the owner of now dissolved professional football club Gretna as well as being a philanthropist to 70 non-League clubs. Early life The eldest ...

(1947–2008), English businessman and philanthropist *

Brooks Moore Brooks Turner Moore is an American television narrator who has primarily provided voiceovers for programs broadcast on the Discovery Channel and its related networks. His most prominent work is narrating ''How It's Made'' for broadcast in the Un ...

, Canadian voice actor * Brooks K. Mould, American music publisher *

Brooks Newmark Brooks Phillip Victor Newmark (born 8 May 1958) is a British Conservative politician and former Member of Parliament and minister. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Braintree in the 2005 general election and stood down at the 201 ...

(born 1958), American-born English member of parliament *

Brooks Orpik Richard Brooks Orpik (born September 26, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). A stay-at-home defenseman and locker ...

(born 1980), American ice hockey player *

Brooks Otis Brooks Otis (June 10, 1908 – July 26, 1977) was an American scholar of Classical languages and literature. Born in Boston, he graduated from Harvard in 1929, took the M.A. in 1930, and received the Ph.D. in 1935. Otis taught at Hobart Colleg ...

(1908–1977), American classical scholar *

Brooks Pate Brooks H. Pate is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Chemistry at the University of Virginia. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in Chemistry in 1987, and from Princeton University with a Ph.D. in 1992. He was a NRC Postd ...

, American chemist * Brooks Pennington Jr. (1925–1996), American businessman, politician, and philanthropist *

Brooks Pounders Brooks Casey Pounders (born September 26, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He attended Temecula Valley High School in Temecula, California, and chose not to attend college after he was drafted by the Pitts ...

(born 1990), American professional baseball player *

Brooks Reed Brooks Reed (born February 28, 1987) is an American football outside linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football for the University of Arizona and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Ear ...

(born 1987), American football player *

Brooks Robinson Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. (born May 18, 1937) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Baltimore Orioles from 1955 to 1977. Nicknamed "the Human Vacuum Cleaner" or "Mr. Hoover", he is generally c ...

(born 1937), American baseball player * Brooks D. Simpson (born 1957), American historian *

Brooks Stevens Clifford Brooks Stevens (June 7, 1911 – January 4, 1995) was an American industrial designer of home furnishings, appliances, automobiles, and motorcycles, as well as a graphic designer and stylist. Stevens founded Brooks Stevens, Inc., headq ...

(1911–1995), American industrial designer *

Brooks Thompson Brooks James Thompson (July 19, 1970 – June 9, 2016) was an American basketball coach and retired player, who played for the Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NB ...

(1970–2016), American basketball player and coach *

Brooks Wackerman Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977) is an American musician. He is the current drummer of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, which he joined in 2015. His first album with Avenged Sevenfold was ''The Stage'' (2016). He is most known as t ...

(born 1977), American rock drummer *

Brooks Wheelan Brooks Patrick Wheelan (born August 21, 1986) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, voice actor, and podcaster. First breaking through as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' for the 2013–2014 season, he has had a half-hour spe ...

(born 1986), American comedian and actor *

Brooks Williams Brooks Williams (born November 10, 1958) is an American acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter. His style combines roots, jazz, blues, classical, and folk. He has released albums of contemporary folk music, blues music, and of instrumental ...

(born 1958), American folk musician * Brooks D. Williams (born 1978), American women's basketball coach *

A. Brooks Harris Arthur Brooks Harris, called Brooks Harris, (born 25 March 1935) is an American physicist. Biography Harris was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied at Harvard University with bachelor's degree in 1956, master's degree in 1959, and PhD in e ...

(born 1935), American physicist *

D. Brooks Smith David Brookman Smith (born December 4, 1951), known professionally as D. Brooks Smith, is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was previously Chief Judge of both the United States ...

(born 1951), U.S. federal judge * E. Brooks Holifield (born 1942), American religious historian *

G. Brooks Earnest Dr. G. Brooks Earnest (born George Brooks Earnest) (October 2, 1902 in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania – September 13, 1992 in West Bloomfield, Michigan,), was a distinguished American educator, administrator, and the fourth and last president of Fenn ...

(1902–1992), American college president *

L. Brooks Leavitt L. Brooks Leavitt (1878–1941) was an investment banker and antiquarian book collector who served as an overseer of Bowdoin College, to whose library he donated part of his collection of rare books and manuscripts. Born in Wilton, Maine, to a f ...

(1878–1941), American financier and antiquarian *

L. Brooks Patterson Lewis Brooks Patterson (January 4, 1939 – August 3, 2019) was an American lawyer and politician who served as County Executive of Oakland County, Michigan from 1992 until his death in 2019. While often controversial, he was known for the succe ...

(1939–2019), American lawyer and politician

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