Hicks, also spelled Hickes, is a surname.

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Aaron Hicks Aaron Michael Hicks (born October 2, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, and Los Angeles ...

(born 1989), American professional baseball center fielder * Adam Hicks (born 1992), American actor, rapper, singer, and songwriter * Akiem Hicks (born 1989), American football defensive end * Albert W. Hicks (1820–1860), American triple murderer, and one of the last persons executed for piracy in the US * Aline Elizabeth Black Hicks (1906–1974), African-American schoolteacher who filed a salary discrimination case * Amy Hicks (1877–1953), American suffragist * Andrew Hicks (born 1988), Papua New Guinean cricketer *

Andy Hicks Andrew Hicks (born 10 August 1973) is an English retired professional snooker player. Nicknamed "The Cream of Devon", Hicks was a semi-finalist at both the World Snooker Championship and UK Championship in 1995, and the same stage at four other ...

(born 1973), English snooker player * Angelica Hicks (born 1992), British illustrator *

Anthony Hicks Anthony Hicks (26 June 1943 – 26 May 2010) was a Welsh musicologist, music critic, editor, and writer. Born in Swansea, a city in Wales, Hicks read mathematics at King's College London during the mid-1960s and worked for roughly a quarter of ce ...

(1943–2010), Welsh musicologist, music critic, editor, and writer * Artis Hicks, American football player * Ashley Hicks (born 1963), British interior designer

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Baptist Hicks, 1st Viscount Campden Baptist Hicks, 1st Viscount Campden (1551 – 18 October 1629) was an English cloth merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons between 1621 and 1628. King James I knighted Hicks in 1603 and in 1620 he ...

(1551–1629), English politician *

Barbara Hicks Barbara Hicks (12 August 1924 – 6 September 2013) was an English film actress. She appeared in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult film ''Brazil'' and Merchant Ivory Productions's 1992 Bafta award-winning ''Howards End''. Biography Hicks was born in ...

, British actress * Beatrice Hicks, American engineer * Benjamin Hicks, 18th-century New York assemblyman * Betty Hicks, American golfer *

Bill Hicks William Melvin Hicks (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian and satirist. His material— encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy— was controversial and ofte ...

(1961–1994), American comedian *

Bill Hicks (American football) Bill Hicks (born May 16, 1940) is a former American football player and coach. He was the 15th head football at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, serving for four seasons, from 1982 to 1985, and compiling a record of 8–29–3. As ...

(born 1940), head football coach for the Howard Payne University Yellow Jackets * Bill Hicks (footballer) (1899–1962), Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League * Billy Hicks (1927–2016), American moving target shooter *

Bobby Hicks Robert Caldwell Hicks (July 21, 1933 – August 16, 2024) was a Grammy Award-winning American bluegrass fiddler and musician with more than fifty years of experience. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2017. L ...

(1933–2024), American bluegrass fiddler and professional musician * Bonny Hicks (1968–1997), Singaporean model and novelist * Brandon Hicks, professional baseball player

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Catherine Hicks Catherine Mary Hicks (born August 6, 1951) is an American retired actress. She played the character Annie Camden on the long-running television series '' 7th Heaven''. Other roles included Dr. Faith Coleridge on the soap opera ''Ryan's Hope'' ...

, American actress *

Charles R. Hicks Charles Renatus Hicks (December 23, 1767 – January 20, 1827) (Cherokee) was one of the three most important leaders of his people in the early 19th century, together with James Vann and Major Ridge. The three men all had some European ancestry, ...

(1767–1827), one of the most important Cherokee leaders in the early 19th century *

Chris Hicks (rugby league) Chris Hicks (born 19 March 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He last played for the Parramatta Eels of the National Rugby League (NRL). A former New South Wales country ...

, Australian rugby league footballer *

Chris Hicks (record executive) Christopher Hicks is an American record industry executive, artist manager, and publisher. He has worked with a plethora of artists, songwriters and producers including Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, LeToya Luckett, Aaliyah, Johnta Austin, Bryan-M ...

, American record company executive *

, Australian former professional rugby league footballer *

Chuck Hicks Charles Dallas Hicks (December 26, 1927 – May 4, 2021) was an American actor and stuntman. Early life Hicks attended Burbank High School, where he was senior class president in 1946 and played football. During World War II, Hicks served in ...

, American actor and stuntman * Clifford Hicks (disambiguation), several people named Cliff or Clifford * Colin Hicks (born 1941), leader of the band Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys * Courtney Hicks (born 1995), American figure skater * Curry Hicks (1885–1964), American football coach, athletic director, and professor of physical education

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* Dan Hicks (disambiguation), several people * David Hicks (disambiguation), various people * Dolores Hicks (born 1938), American better known under stage name

Dolores Hart Dolores Hart, O.S.B. (born Dolores Hicks; October 20, 1938) is an American Roman Catholic Benedictine nun and former actress. Following her movie debut with Elvis Presley in '' Loving You'' (1957), she made 10 films in five years, including '' ...

, former actress who joined convent and became a nun * Doug Hicks, Canadian hockey player *

Dwight Hicks Dwight Hicks (born April 5, 1956) is an American actor and former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the San Francisco 49ers. He won two Super Bowls with the 49ers while earning fo ...

, American football player *

Dwone Hicks Kenneth Dwone Hicks (born April 25, 1981) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League. He played college football for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undr ...

, American football player * Dylan Hicks, American musician and singer-songwriter

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* Edna Hicks, American blues musician *

Edward Hicks Edward Hicks (April 4, 1780 – August 23, 1849) was an American folk painter and distinguished Christian minister of the Society of Friends (a.k.a. "Quakers"). He became a notable Quaker because of his paintings. Biography Early li ...

(1780–1849), American Quaker and naive painter *

Edward Hicks (bishop) Edward Lee Hicks (23 December 1843 – 14 August 1919) was an eminent Anglican priest and author who served as Bishop of Lincoln 1910–1919. Life and works Born in Oxford in 1843, Hicks was educated at Magdalen College School and Brasenos ...

(1843–1919), British Anglican author and Bishop of Lincoln * Edward Hicks (Wisconsin pioneer) (1818–1873), American politician in Wisconsin * Emmett R. Hicks (1854–1925), American lawyer * Edwin Hicks (1830–1902), New York politician *

Elias Hicks Elias Hicks (March 19, 1748 – February 27, 1830) was a traveling Quaker minister from Long Island, New York. In his ministry he promoted doctrines deemed unorthodox by many which led to lasting controversy, and caused the second major schism w ...

(1748–1830), American Quaker minister * Elijah Hicks (born 1999), American football player * Eric Hicks (disambiguation), several people * Esther Hicks, American medium and motivational speaker

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* Faion Hicks (born 2000), American football player * Frederick Hicks (disambiguation), several people

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* George Hickes (disambiguation), several people * George Hicks (disambiguation), several people *

Granville Hicks Granville Hicks (September 9, 1901 – June 18, 1982) was an American Marxist and later anti-Marxist novelist, literary critic, educator, and editor. Early life and education Granville Hicks was born September 9, 1901, in Exeter, New Hampshire, ...

(1901–1982) *

Greg Hicks Greg Hicks (born 27 May 1953) is an English actor. He completed theatrical training at Rose Bruford College and joined The Royal Shakespeare Company in 1976. He was nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in the category "Best Act ...

(born 1953), English actor

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Helen Hicks Helen L. Hicks Harb (February 11, 1911 – December 16, 1974) was an American professional golfer and one of 13 founders of the LPGA in 1950. Biography Hicks was born in Cedarhurst, New York. She began playing golf at the age of 15, after bei ...

, American golfer * Henry Hicks (disambiguation), several people *

Hilly Hicks Hilly Gene Hicks Sr. (born May 4, 1950) See also: * is an American character actor turned clergyman. Biography The role for which Hicks is perhaps best known is Lewis Harvey (the younger son of Alex Haley's second great-grandfather Chicken Geo ...

, American actor *

Hinda Hicks Hinda Hicks (born 1976) is a British and Tunisian-born singer, actress and artist who first gained notability with her musical career in the late '90s. She is best known for her debut album ''Hinda'', that charted at #20 on the 1998 UK Top 40 ...

, British singer * Hope Hicks (born 1988), American public relations executive and former White House publicity czar under Trump

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India Hicks India Amanda Caroline Hicks (born 5 September 1967) is a British designer, writer, businesswoman and former fashion model. After graduating from the New England School of Photography, Hicks became an interior designer and a model for Ralph Lau ...

, British fashion model, daughter of Lady Pamela Hicks

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* Jack Hicks, constructionist steel sculptor * Jaden Hicks (born 2002), American football player * Jessie Hicks (born 1971), American former professional basketball player * Jim Hicks (1940–2020), American professional baseball player * Jodie Hicks (born 1997), Australian rules footballer * John Hickes (politician) (fl. 1380–1388), English politician and spicer * John Hickes (minister) (1633–1685), English nonconformist minister * John Hicks (disambiguation), several people * Jon Hicks (disambiguation), several people * Jordan Hicks (born 1992), American football middle linebacker * Jordan Hicks (baseball) (born 1996), American professional baseball pitcher * Jose Luis Romero Hicks, Mexican politician *

Joshua Hicks Joshua Hicks is an Australian representative rower. He is an Olympian and a two-time world champion who won gold in the coxless four at the 2017 World Rowing Championships and defended that title at Plovdiv in 2018. He competed in the Austral ...

(born 1991), Australian rower * Juan Carlos Romero Hicks, Mexican politician

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* Karen Hicks, American Democratic Party operative * Katherine Hicks, Australian actress

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* Lancelot Hickes (1884–1965), Second World War British Army major-general * Larry R. Hicks (born 1943), American Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada * Larry S. Hicks, Republican member of the Wyoming Senate, representing the 11th district since 2011 *

Laurence Henry Hicks Laurence Henry Hicks Order of the British Empire, OBE (1912 – 21 April 1997) was an English-born military bandmaster and composer. He migrated to Music of Australia, Australia in 1952 after having served in World War II with both the British A ...

(1912–1997), Australian composer *

Louise Day Hicks Anna Louise Day Hicks (October 16, 1916 – October 21, 2003) was an American politician and lawyer from Boston, Massachusetts, best known for her staunch opposition to desegregation in Boston public schools, and especially to court-ordered ...

(1916–2003), American politician and lawyer

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* Margaret Hicks, artist of miniatures * Margaret Hicks (architect), American architect * Martin Hicks (born 1957), English former football defender * Maurice Hicks, American football player * Merv Hicks, Welsh rugby league footballer * Michael Hicks (disambiguation), several people * Michele Hicks (born 1948), English actress

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Nat Hicks Nathaniel Woodhull "Nat" Hicks (April 19, 1845 – April 21, 1907) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for six seasons, two in the National League. Hicks was one of the first catchers ...

(1845–1907), an American baseball player who was the first catcher to stand behind the batter *

Nicola Hicks Nicola Hicks (born 1960 in London) is an English sculptor, known for her works made using straw and plaster. Biography Hicks studied at the Chelsea School of Art from 1978 to 1982 and at the Royal College of Art from 1982 to 1985.Falconer, Morg ...

(born 1960), English sculptor

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Lady Pamela Hicks Lady Pamela Carmen Louise Hicks (''née'' Mountbatten; born 19 April 1929) is a British nobility, British aristocrat and relative of the British royal family. She is the younger daughter of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (form ...

, daughter of Louis Mountbatten * Phil Hicks (born 1953), American former basketball player

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* Ramón Hicks (born 1959), Paraguayan former football winger * Ratcliffe Hicks (1843–1906), American industrialist and state legislator * René Hicks, American comedian * Reni Hicks (born 1998), Australian rules footballer * Robert Hicks (disambiguation), several people * Ron Hicks, American politician from Missouri * Ronald Aldon Hicks (born 1967), American Roman Catholic Church auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago *

Rosalind Hicks Rosalind Margaret Clarissa Hicks (formerly Prichard, née Christie; 5 August 1919 – 28 October 2004) was the only child of author Agatha Christie. Biography Rosalind Margaret Clarissa Christie was born on 5 August, 1919 in her grandmother's ...

, British literary guardian and only child of author

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English people, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving ...

Russell Hicks Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film character actor. Hicks was born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the ...

(1895–1957), American film actor

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* Scott Hicks (basketball) (born 1966), American former college basketball coach *

Scott Hicks (director) Robert Scott Hicks (born 4 March 1953) is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the director of ''Shine (film), Shine'', the biopic of pianist David Helfgott, for which he was nominated for two Academy Award ...

, Australian film director *

Seymour Hicks Sir Edward Seymour Hicks (30 January 1871 – 6 April 1949), better known as Seymour Hicks, was a British actor, music hall performer, playwright, actor-manager and producer. He became known, early in his career, for writing, starring in and p ...

, English actor/manager *

Sheila Hicks Sheila Hicks (born 1934) is an American artist. She is known for her innovative and experimental weavings and sculptural textile art that incorporate distinctive colors, natural materials, and personal narratives. Since 1964, she has lived and ...

, American textile artist * Skilyr Hicks, American musical artist *

Skip Hicks Brian LaVell "Skip" Hicks (born October 13, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft. In his four seasons, H ...

, American football player *

Stephen Hicks Stephen Ronald Craig Hicks (born August 19, 1960) is a Canadian-American philosopher. He teaches at Rockford University, where he also directs the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship. Career Hicks earned his Bachelor of Arts (Honours, 198 ...

(born 1960), Canadian-American philosopher * Stuart Hicks (born 1967), English former professional football defender

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Taral Hicks Taral Hicks (born September 21, 1974) is an American actress and R&B singer. Hicks is best known for her acting in such films as 1993's American crime drama film ''A Bronx Tale'' and her 1997 debut R&B studio album '' This Time'' which featured ...

, American singer and actress *

Taylor Hicks Taylor Reuben Hicks (born October 7, 1976) is an American singer who won the American Idol (season 5), fifth season of ''American Idol'' in May 2006. Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Sout ...

, American singer * Thomas Hicks (disambiguation), several people named Thomas or Tom *

Tim Hicks Tim Hicks (born August 22, 1979) is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario. Since releasing his debut single " Get By" in 2012, he has had eighteen top ten hits on the Canada Country chart. His albums include: ' ...

, American singer * Tim Hicks (American football), American football player *

Tony Hicks Anthony Christopher Hicks (born 16 December 1945) is an English guitarist and singer who has been a member of the British rock/pop band the Hollies since 1963, and as such was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. His main rol ...

(born 1945), guitarist, singer and songwriter of The Hollies

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* Victor Hicks, American football player

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* Whitehead Hicks, the 42nd mayor of New York City, from 1766 to 1776 *

William Hicks (disambiguation) William Hicks may refer to: *Sir William Hicks, 1st Baronet (1596–1680), English Member of Parliament, Royalist officer at the Siege of Colchester *William Hicks (British soldier) (1830–1883), British soldier who served in the Bombay army *Will ...

, several people called Bill or William

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* Zachary Hickes (1739–1771), Royal Navy lieutenant, second-in-command on James Cook's first voyage of discovery to the Pacific

Fictional characters

* Brian Hicks, a private military contractor in the game ''

Army of Two ''Army of Two'' is a third-person shooter video game series developed by EA Montreal. The first game in the series, '' Army of Two'', was released on March 6, 2008 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. Focusing on cooperative strategies, ...

'' * Billy Hicks, a character in '' St. Elmo's Fire'' * Chick Hicks, an anthropomorphic race car from Pixar's animated feature film ''Cars'' * Dante Hicks, in the films ''Clerks'' and ''Clerks II'' * Corporal Dwayne Hicks, United States Colonial Marine in the movie '' Aliens'' * Gilly Hicks, fictional founder of the Abercrombie & Fitch brand of the same name * Steve Hicks, one of the title characters in the 2005 American romantic comedy movie ''

Adam & Steve ''Adam & Steve'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by and starring Craig Chester, who also wrote the screenplay. It deals with the lives of two gay men, played by Craig Chester and Malcolm Gets. The film had its UK premiere on N ...