Wilkens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Andrea Wilkens Andrea Wilkens (born October 16, 1984) is a German football midfielder currently playing for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional ass ...

(born 1984), German footballer *

Carl Wilkens Carl Wilkens (born 1958) is an American Christian missionary and the former head of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International in Rwanda. In 1994, he was the only American who chose to remain in the country after the Rwandan gen ...

(born c. 1957), American involved in genocide rescue efforts * Elmer Wilkens (1901–1967), American football player *

Henry Wilkens Henry Wilkens (1855 – August 2, 1895) was a German-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 2nd U.S. Cavalry during the Nez Perce War. In the summer of 1877, he received the Medal of Honor for two separate engagements, Little Muddy ...

(1855–1895), American Medal of Honor recipient * Iman Wilkens (1936-2018), author of ''Where Troy Once Stood'' *

Jan Wilkens Jan Wilkens (born 4 February 1945 in Johannesburg) is a retired South African professional wrestler who is a former South African Heavyweight Champion and six-time EWU World Super Heavyweight Champion. Career Joint Promotions/Ring Wrestling St ...

(born 1943), South African wrestler *

Lenny Wilkens Leonard Randolph Wilkens (born October 28, 1937) is an American former basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been inducted three times into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, first in 1989 as ...

(born 1937), American basketball player and coach * Leo Wilkens (1893–1967), Swedish rowing coxswain *

Piter Wilkens Piter Wilkens (born August 26, 1959 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands) is a singer, guitarist, composer, lyricist, and producer who performs mainly in his native West Frisian language. His performances are often solo, but he also performs with a back up b ...

(born 1959), Dutch musician * Theodoor Wilkens (1690–1748), painter from the Northern Netherlands *

Tom Wilkens Thomas Peter Wilkens (born November 25, 1975) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. Wilkens represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He received a bronze medal for his third-plac ...

(born 1975), American swimmer * Toni Wilkens (born 1962), Swedish actor

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