Wilkens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Andrea Wilkens (born 1984), German footballer Ann Wilkens (born 1944), Swedish former journalist, diplomat and ambassador April Rose Wilkens (born 1970), American convicted murderer who tried to use "battered woman syndrome" as a defense Carl Wilkens (born 1958), American involved in Rwandan genocide rescue efforts Elmer Wilkens (1901–1967), American football player Emily Wilkens (1917–2000), American fashion designer and writer 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 professional wrestler Lenny Wilkens (1937–2025), American basketball player and coach Leo Wilkens (1893–1967), Swedish rowing coxswain May Britt (born 1934), Swedish actress born May Britt Wilkens Piter Wilkens (born 1959), Dutch musician Sophia Wilkens (1817–1889), Swedish pedagogue, a pioneer in the education of students with intellectual disability and the deaf and mute Theodoor Wilkens (1690–1748), painter from the Northern Netherlands Tom Wilkens (born 1975), American swimmer
See also 1688 Wilkens, a main-belt asteroid Automotive Tooling Systems v Wilkens, a legal case in South African labour law Wilken Wilkins Wickens Wilkes