Gilkes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alexander Gilkes (born 1979), British businessman
- Arthur Herman Gilkes (1849–1922), English educationalist, author, and clergyman, father of Christopher H.
- Cheryl Townsend Gilkes (born 1947), American sociologist and womanist scholar
- Christopher H. Gilkes (1898–1953), English educationalist, son of Arthur Herman
- Gilbert Gilkes (1845-1924), English engineer
- James Gilkes (born 1952), Guyanese sprinter
- Marshall Gilkes (born 1978), American trombonist
- Michael Gilkes (footballer) (born 1965), English footballer
- Michael Gilkes (writer) (1933–2020), Guyanese critic and dramatist
See also
edit- Ebe Gilkes Quartet
- Gilkes Wilson and Company, British locomotive engineering firm based in Middlesbrough (1843-1880)
- Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon, British hydropower engineering firm based in Kendal, established 1853
- Gilks