Wilks is a surname which may refer to:

People

Alan Wilks Alan Wilks (born 5 October 1946) was a footballer with Queens Park Rangers. He signed in 1965 from Chelsea and made his debut in the 2–2 draw with Brighton in December 1966. He was a striker and scored all 5 goals in a League Cup game against ...

(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 notable 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 ...

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

Dan and Farris Wilks Dan Howard Wilks and Farris Cullen Wilks, also known as the Wilks Brothers, are American petroleum industry businessmen. Sons of a bricklayer, the brothers established Wilks Masonry in 1995. They went on to found an early hydraulic fracking company ...

, American businessmen *

Eileen Wilks Eileen Wilks is an American fiction writer living in Midland, Texas. Biography Eileen Wilks moved from West Texas to the town of Norman, OK in the summer of 2012, and has previously lived in Canada and Venezuela, as well as twelve U.S. cities ...

(born 1952), American author *

George Wilks George Wilks (born 1908, date of death unknown) was a British motorcycle speedway rider who rode for Harringay and Wembley, and also rode in test matches for England. Born in East End of London Wilks was riding motorbikes before he was a teenage ...

(born 1908), 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 UK in the Intercontinental Rally Challen ...

(born 1981), British rally driver *

Hector Wilks Hector Mark Wilks (1919,Retired Chartered Surveyor Hector Mark Wilks
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(born 1919), English botanist *

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

(born 1928), British historian *

James Wilks James Brett Wilks (born 5 April 1978) is an English film producer, vegan activist, a combatives expert and instructor, and former professional mixed martial artist. A professional from 2003 until 2012, he competed for the UFC, King of the Cag ...

(born 1978), English mixed martial arts fighter * Jim Wilks (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, Wor ...

(born 1967), British ambassador *

Mark Wilks Colonel Mark Wilks (1759 – 19 September 1831) was a Manx soldier, historian and East India Company administrator who worked in southern India principally in the princely state of Mysore. He was the acting Resident at the Wodeyar Court. Life ...

(born 1760), Manx soldier *

Maurice Wilks Maurice Fernand Cary Wilks (19 August 19048 September 1963) was a British automotive and aeronautical engineer, and by the time of his death in 1963, was the chairman of the Rover Company, a British car manufacturer. He was the founder of the ...

(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 edu ...

, 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 H ...

(born 1827), British physician *

Steven Wilks Steven Bernard Wilks (born August 8, 1969) is an American football coach and former player who is the interim head coach for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the head coach for the Arizona Ca ...

(born 1969), American football coach and former player * Suzie Wilks (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 memb ...

(1915–1989), American baseball player *

Terrell Wilks Terrell Wilks (born December 30, 1989) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. He competed for University of Florida and had numerous All American Honors. He then signed a professional contract with Saucony A native of ...

(born 1989), American sprinter *

William Wilks Reverend William Wilks (1843–1923) was a notable British horticulturalist and clergyman. He served as secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society from 1888 to 1919 and as editor of its journal, he was instrumental in getting the work of Grego ...

(1843–1923), British horticulturalist *

William Wilks (Australian politician) William Henry Wilks (21 June 1863 – 5 February 1940) was an Australian politician. Early life Wilks was born in Sydney to English sea captain Joseph Henry Wilks and Susannah, née Harris. He was educated at Balmain Public School and, before ...

(1863?–1940) *

Yorick Wilks Yorick Wilks FBCS (born 27 October 1939), a British computer scientist, is emeritus professor of artificial intelligence at the University of Sheffield, visiting professor of artificial intelligence at Gresham College (a post created especially ...

(born 1939), 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 is ...

, in the ''Emmerdale'' soap opera

People

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