Cheek is an English and (after 1600 ) American family name.
People with this name include:
Alison Cheek (1927–2019), Australian priest, one of the first women ordained in the Episcopal Church Bob Cheek (born 1944), Australian politician Chris Cheek (born 1968), American jazz saxophonist Cordie Cheek (1916–1933), falsely accused African-American lynching victim Curtis Cheek (1958–2024), American bridge player and aerospace engineer Davis Cheek (born 1999), American football player James E. Cheek (1932–2010), President of Howard University James Richard Cheek (1936–2011), American diplomat Jan Cheek (born 1948), Falkland Islands politician Joel Owsley Cheek (1852–1935), creator of Maxwell House coffee Joey Cheek (born 1979), American former speed skater, world and Olympic champion John Cheek (1855–1942), Australian politician John Cheke or Cheek (1514–1557), English Greek scholar and politician, tutor to the future King Edward VI Joy Cheek (born 1988), American basketball player King Virgil Cheek (born 1937), former President of Shaw University and Morgan State University Louis Cheek (born 1964), American former National Football League player Lota Cheek (1898–1978), American actress and model Marion Case Cheek (1888–1969), US Navy rear admiral Martin Cheek (born 1960), English botanist and taxonomist Mavis Cheek (1948–2023), English novelist and feminist Rick Cheek (born 1977), American kickboxer and mixed martial artist Ruben Loftus-Cheek (born 1996), English football player Thomas Cheek (died 1659), English politician Thomas Cheek (Australian politician) (1894–1994) Tom Cheek (1939–2005), American sportscaster Trevien Anthonie Cheek, American drag queen known as Heidi N Closer
See also
List of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) surnames
References