Brooks may refer to:

Places

;Antarctica * Cape Brooks ;Canada * Brooks, Alberta ;United States * Brooks, Alabama *

Brooks, Arkansas Brooks is an unincorporated community in Central Arkansas about four miles east of Bauxite on Arkansas Route 111 in Saline County, Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missou ...

Brooks, California Brooks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Yolo County, California, located in the Capay Valley in the northwest of the county. Brooks' ZIP Code is 95606 and its area code 530. The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation is headq ...

* Brooks, Georgia *

Brooks, Iowa Brooks is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is borde ...

Brooks, Kentucky Brooks is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,401 at the 2010 census. Brooks was struck by a tornado in 1996. Geography Brooks is located in northern Bullitt County at (38.068139, -85 ...

Brooks, Maine Brooks is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,010 at the 2020 census. The town was incorporated on December 10, 1816 and was named after John Brooks, the Federalist candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1815 ...

* Brooks Township, Michigan * Brooks, Minnesota *

Brooks, Montana Brooks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fergus County, Montana, United States. It is in the west-central part of the county, on the south side of Montana Highway 81 Montana Highway 81 (MT 81) is a sta ...

* Brooks, Oregon * Brooks, San Antonio, Texas * Brooks City-Base, built on former United States Air Force base near San Antonio, Texas *

Brooks, Wisconsin Brooks is an unincorporated community located, in the town of New Chester, Adams County, Wisconsin, United States. Brooks is northwest of Oxford. The community was originally named Brookings, but shortened its name at the Chicago and North Wes ...

Brooks Lake Brooks Lake is a lake in Wright County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Brooks Lake was named for a pioneer settler. See also *List of lakes in Minnesota This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", ...

, a lake in Minnesota ;United States and Canada *The Brooks Range, mountain range in Alaska and Yukon

People

Brooks (given name) Brooks is a given name. It may refer to: *Brooks Atkinson (1894–1984), American theater critic *Brooks Bollinger (born 1979), American football player *Brooks Conrad (born 1980), American baseball player *Brooks Cryder (born 1955), American socce ...

Brooks (surname) Brooks is thought to have been derived from both the Swedish language, Swedish surname Bäckland, (''bäck'', "brook", "stream") and ''lund'' ("grove"); and in English language, English, Old Irish, Gaelic and Scots language, Scottish from "of the ...

* Brooks (DJ), Dutch DJ, producer and musician

Fictional characters

* Brooks Hatlen, in the 1994 film '' The Shawshank Redemption'', played by James Whitmore * Dustin Brooks, in the TV series ''Power Rangers Ninja Storm'' * Earl Brooks, the title character of ''

Mr. Brooks ''Mr. Brooks'' is a 2007 American psychological thriller film directed by Bruce A. Evans starring Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, and William Hurt. It was released on June 1, 2007. The film follows the eponymous character, a celebrated Por ...

'', a film * Blade (character), also known as Eric Brooks in the Marvel Universe ** Blade (New Line Blade franchise character), the New Line Cinema adaptation of Blade, portrayed by Wesley Snipes and Sticky Fingaz, from whom the Eric Brooks name originates

Companies

* Brooks Automation, provider of automation, vacuum and instrumentation solutions * Brooks Brothers, American men's clothier * Brooks England, manufacturer of traditional English bicycle saddles * Brooks Instrument, manufacturer of flow control and measurement equipment * Brooks Locomotive Works, an early manufacturer of steam locomotives for the US railroads * Brooks Pharmacy, former pharmacy chain *

Brooks Sports Brooks Sports, Inc., also known as Brooks Running, is an American sports equipment company that designs and markets high-performance men's and women's sneakers, clothing, and accessories. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Brooks products are ...

, American athletic shoe manufacturer

Education

Brooks High School (disambiguation) Brooks High School may refer to: *Brooks High School (Launceston, Tasmania), Australia *Brooks High School (Alabama) Brooks High School (BHS) is a public high school in Killen, Alabama, United States. It was established in 1908 and is part of t ...

Brooks College Brooks College was a for-profit college in Long Beach and Sunnyvale, California. Brooks College closed in 2008 after 35 years. History Brooks College had two campuses owned by Career Education Corporation: in Long Beach, California, and in S ...

, a defunct for-profit college in California *

Brooks College of Health The Brooks College of Health is a college at the University of North Florida. About 1,900 students are enrolled in the school, including undergraduate and graduate students. Brooks offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Di ...

, a college of University of North Florida *

Brooks Institute The Brooks Institute was a private for-profit art school in Ventura, California. It was formerly the Brooks Institute of Photography and was originally based in Montecito and Santa Barbara.Brooks School, North Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Other uses

Brooks (band) Brooks was a London-based vocal pop group active in the late 1970s. Despite much hype and a number of single releases, the band failed to achieve any chart success. Two of the members however went on to achieve fame independently of each other: ...

, a 1970s UK vocal group *

Comet Brooks (disambiguation) Comet Brooks may refer to any one of 17 comets: * C/1885 R1 (a.k.a. 1885 III, 1885c) * C/1885 Y1 (a.k.a. 1885 V, 1885f) * C/1886 H1 (a.k.a. 1886 V, 1886a) * C/1886 J1 (a.k.a. 1886 III, 1886b) * D/1886 K1 (a.k.a. 1886 IV, 1886c) * C/1887 B2 (a. ...

, various comets * Brooks (mango), a late-season mango cultivar originated in Miami, Florida * An early, minor league name for the

Brooklyn Dodgers The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association (19th century), American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the ...

, former Major League Baseball team, now the Los Angeles Dodgers *

Brooks (crater) Brooks is a crater on the southwestern part Mercury. It has a diameter of 34 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2015, and refers to the American poet and novelist Gwendolyn Brooks Gwendolyn Elizabeth ...

, a crater on the southwestern part Mercury