Crooks is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Crooks (activist) (1824–1874), Weslyan Methodist *

Adam Crooks (politician) Adam Crooks, (December 11, 1827 – December 28, 1885) was an Ontario Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Toronto West from 1871 to 1874 and moved to the riding of Oxford South from 1875 to 1886. Background Crooks was born ...

(1827–1885), Canadian politician *

Ann Marie Crooks Ann-Marie Crooks (born September 12, 1965) is a Jamaican-born American former female bodybuilder and professional wrestler. She was previously working for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1999 under the ring name Midnight. Bodybuilding As ...

, female bodybuilder and professional wrestler *

Bill Crooks William Crooks (12 April 1908 – December 1986) was manager of Eastwoodhill Arboretum, Ngatapa, Gisborne, New Zealand from 1967 to 1974. For the previous forty years he was the assistant of William Douglas Cook, founder of the arboretum. Engla ...

, New Zealand horticulturalist *

Charmaine Crooks Charmaine Crooks (born August 8, 1962), is a Canadian athlete, five-time Olympian and Olympic Silver Medallist (LA '84, 4X400m Relay). Crooks was born in Mandeville, Jamaica, but represented Canada for close to 20 years in athletics. The first ...

(born 1962), Canadian athlete *

Colin Crooks Colin Crooks LVO is a British diplomat serving as the British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea since 2022. Previously he served as British Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from December 2018 to December 2021. Prio ...

, British diplomat * Dave Crooks (born 1963), American politician *

David Crooks (RNZAF officer) Air Marshal David Manson Crooks, (8 December 1931 – 9 March 2022) was a senior commander of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. He was Chief of the Air Staff from April 1983 to October 1986 and Chief of the Defence Staff thereafter until 1987 ...

(born 1931), New Zealand air marshal *

Garth Crooks Garth Anthony Crooks, (born 10 March 1958) is an English football pundit and former professional player. He played from 1976 to 1990, for Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, West Bromwich Albion and Charlton Athletic. Throughout ...

(born 1958), English former footballer *

Gavin E. Crooks Gavin Earl Crooks is known for his work on non-equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. He discovered the Crooks fluctuation theorem, a general statement about the free energy difference between the initial and final states of a non ...

, English chemist * Hulda Crooks (1896–1997), American mountaineer *

Jack Crooks John Charles Crooks (November 9, 1865 – February 2, 1918) was an American Major League Baseball infielder born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He played mainly as a second baseman, but did spend some time playing third base for four teams during his e ...

(1865–1918), American baseball player *

James Crooks Jamie Crooks (April 15, 1778 – March 2, 1860) was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West. He was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland in 1778 and came to Fort Niagara in 1791 where his half-brother, Francis, was operating a ...

(1778–1860), Scottish businessman * Kate Crooks (1833–1871), Canadian botanist *

Lee Crooks Lee Crooks (born 14 January 1978) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender As a combative defensive midfielder, Crooks made 282 competitive appearances in his ...

(born 1978), English former footballer *

Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the Li ...

(born Lesane Parish Crooks, 1971-1996), American rapper * Mary Crooks (born 1950), Australian public policy specialist * N. Patrick Crooks (1938-2015), American Supreme Court judge * Paul Crooks, former Formula One engineer *

Ramsay Crooks Ramsay Crooks (2 January 1787 – 6 June 1859) was an American fur trader who immigrated to Canada from Greenock, Scotland. He was the father of American Civil War Colonel William Crooks (colonel), William Crooks who served in the 6th Minnesota R ...

(1787–1859), Canadian fur trader *

Richard Crooks Richard Alexander Crooks (June 26, 1900 – September 29, 1972) was an American tenor and a leading singer at the New York Metropolitan Opera. Biography He was born the second son of Alexander and Elizabeth Crooks on June 26, 1900 in Trenton, N ...

(1900–1972), American tenor * Sammy Crooks (1908–1981), English footballer * Thomas Crooks (born 1862), American football coach *

Tim Crooks Timothy John Crooks (born 12 May 1949) is a former British rower who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was seven times winner at Henley Royal Regatta and won the Wingfield Sculls three times. Rowing career Cr ...

(born 1949), British former rower *

Will Crooks William Crooks (6 April 1852 – 5 June 1921) was a noted trade unionist and politician from Poplar, London, and a member of the Fabian Society. He is particularly remembered for his campaigning work against poverty and inequality. Early life ...

(1852–1921), British trade unionist *

William Crooks (Canadian politician) William Crooks (August 6, 1776 – December 31, 1836) was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland in 1776. In 1792, he travelled to Fort Niagara to join his brother James Crooks who was a mercha ...

(1776–1836), Canadian politician

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