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 Juliet Gilkes Romero (née Gilkes), British playwright Marshall Gilkes (born 1978), American trombonist Michael Gilkes (footballer) (born 1965), English footballer Michael Gilkes (writer) (1933–2020), Guyanese critic and dramatist Nick Gilkes (born 2005), Canadian racing driver
See also
Ebe Gilkes Quartet Gilkes Wilson and Company, British locomotive engineering firm Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon, British hydropower engineering firm Gilks, a surname