Wilkens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Andrea Wilkens (born 1984), German footballer
- Carl Wilkens (born c. 1957), American involved in genocide rescue efforts
- Elmer Wilkens (1901–1967), American football player
- Henry Wilkens (1855–1895), American Medal of Honor recipient
- Iman Wilkens (1936-2018), author of Where Troy Once Stood
- Jan Wilkens (born 1943), South African wrestler
- Lenny Wilkens (born 1937), American basketball player and coach
- Leo Wilkens (1893–1967), Swedish rowing coxswain
- Piter Wilkens (born 1959), Dutch musician
- Theodoor Wilkens (1690–1748), painter from the Northern Netherlands
- Tom Wilkens (born 1975), American swimmer
- Toni Wilkens (born 1962), Swedish actor
See also
edit- 1688 Wilkens, a main-belt asteroid
- Automotive Tooling Systems v Wilkens, a legal case in South African labour law
- Wilken
- Wilkins
- Wickens
- Wilkes