Wilks is a surname which may refer to:

People

Alan Wilks Alan Wilks (born 5 October 1946) is an English former professional footballer with Queens Park Rangers. Career He signed for QPR in 1965 from Chelsea and made his debut in the 2–2 draw with Brighton in December 1966. He was a striker and sco ...

(born 1946), English footballer *

Bobby Wilks Bobby Charles Wilks (May 12, 1931 – July 13, 2009), was an American Coast Guard aviator. He was the first African American Coast Guard aviator and the first African American to reach the rank of Coast Guard captain. Captain Wilks, who also was ...

(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 Clement Wilks (15 February 1819 – 2 May 1871) was a civil engineer and architect in colonial Victoria, Australia. Early days Clement Wilks was born at Peckham Rye, Surrey, 15 February 1819, the youngest son of the Rev. Mark Wilks, of Paris. ...

(1819–1871), Australian civil engineer * Christine Wilks (born 1960), British digital artist and writer *

Dan and Farris Wilks Daniel Howard "Dan" Wilks (born 1955 or 1956) and Farris Cullen Wilks (born 1951 or 1952), known together as the Wilks Brothers, are American petroleum industry businessmen. Sons of a bricklayer, the brothers established Wilks Masonry in 1995. They ...

, American businessmen *

Eileen Wilks Eileen Wilks (born November 3, 1952) is an American fiction writer living in Midland, Texas. Biography Eileen Wilks moved from West Texas to the town of Norman, Oklahoma in the summer of 2012, and has previously lived in Canada and Venezuela, ...

(born 1952), American author *

George Wilks George James Wilks (23 February 1908 – 18 December 1981) was a British motorcycle speedway rider who rode for Harringay and Wembley. He earned nine international caps for the England national speedway team. Career Born in East End of London, ...

(1908–1981), British former motorcycle speedway rider *

Guy Wilks Guy Wilks (born 22 January 1981) is a British rally driver. Wilks started rallying at the age of 19, but currently drives for JRM in the FIA World Rallycross Championship. In 2011 Wilks drove for Peugeot Sport, Peugeot UK in the Intercontinental ...

(born 1981), British rally driver * Hector Wilks (1919–1992), English botanist *

Ivor Wilks Professor Emeritus Ivor G. Wilks (19 July 1928 – 7 October 2014)"Professor Ivor Wilks is dead"
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(1928–2014), British historian *

James Wilks James Brett Wilks (born 5 April 1978) is an English former professional mixed martial artist. As a professional competitor from 2003 until 2012, he competed for the UFC, King of the Cage, and was the winner of Spike TV's '' The Ultimate Fight ...

(born 1978), English mixed martial arts fighter *

Jim Wilks Jimmy Ray Wilks (born March 12, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 13 seasons with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Diego St ...

(born 1958), American former National Football League player * John Wilks (1776–1854), English Member of Parliament *

Jonathan Wilks Jonathan Paul (Jon) Wilks (born 30 September 1967) is a British diplomat who was the Ambassador to Iraq from 2017 to 2019, Ambassador to Oman from 2014 to 2017 and Ambassador to Yemen from 2010 to 2011. Career Wilks was born at Callow End, Wo ...

(born 1967), British ambassador * Mark Wilks (1759–1831), Manx soldier *

Maurice Wilks Maurice Fernand Cary Wilks (19 August 19048 September 1963) was an English automotive and aeronautical engineer, and by the time of his death in 1963, was the chairman of the Rover Company. He was the founder of the Land Rover marque and respo ...

(1904–1963), British car designer *

Mike Wilks (author) Mike Wilks (born 1947, London) is an artist, illustrator and author of nine books including the global bestseller '' The Ultimate Alphabet'' (Pavilion Books, 1987), which was a New York Times bestseller and Sunday Times bestseller for 57 weeks w ...

(born 1947), English artist, illustrator and author *

Mike Wilks (basketball) Michael Sharod Wilks Jr. (born May 7, 1979) is an American coach and former professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). College career Af ...

(born 1979), American basketball player *

Robert Wilks Robert Wilks (''c.'' 1665 – 27 September 1732) was a British actor and theatrical manager who was one of the leading managers of Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in its heyday of the 1710s. He was, with Colley Cibber and Thomas Doggett, one of the ...

(c.1665–1732), British actor and theatrical manager *

Samuel S. Wilks Samuel Stanley Wilks (June 17, 1906 – March 7, 1964) was an American mathematician and academic who played an important role in the development of mathematical statistics, especially in regard to practical applications. Early life and educati ...

, American mathematician and statistician *

Samuel Wilks Sir Samuel Wilks, 1st Baronet, (2 June 1824 – 8 November 1911) was a British physician and biographer. Early life Samuel Wilks was born on 2 June 1824 in Camberwell, London, the second son of Joseph Barber Wilks, a cashier at the East India ...

(1824–1911), British physician *

Steve Wilks Steven Bernard Wilks (born August 8, 1969) is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). A defensive assistant for most of his career, he was the assista ...

(born 1969), American football coach and former player *

Suzie Wilks Suzannah Nicole Wilks (born 12 March 1970) is an Australian TV lifestyle presenter best known as the host of the Australian version of ''Changing Rooms'' between 1998 and 2005. Career Wilks' TV career began on the Nine Network, replacing T ...

(born 1970), Australian TV celebrity *

Ted Wilks Theodore Wilks (November 13, 1915 – August 21, 1989) was an American professional baseball player. Born in Fulton, New York, he was a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 385 games in Major League Baseball over ten seasons (1944–53) as a mem ...

(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 Yorick Alexander Wilks FBCS (27 October 1939 – 14 April 2023) was a British computer scientist. He was an emeritus professor of artificial intelligence at the University of Sheffield, visiting professor of artificial intelligence at Gresham ...

(1939–2023), British computer scientist

Fictional characters

Henry Wilks Henry Wilks is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Arthur Pentelow. He ran the Woolpack public house alongside Amos Brearly ( Ronald Magill) for nearly 20 years. Creation and casting Henry i ...

, in the ''Emmerdale'' soap opera

People

Fictional characters

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