Berkes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Antal Berkes (1874–1938), Hungarian painter Eckart Berkes (1949–2014), German hurdler Enikő Berkes, Hungarian ice dancer Ferenc Berkes (born 1985), Hungarian chess grandmaster Fikret Berkes (born 1945), Turkish Canadian ecologist Kálmán Berkes (born 1952), Hungarian clarinetist Milton Berkes (1924–2015), American politician Niyazi Berkes (1908–1988), Turkish Cypriot sociologist Olivér Berkes (born 1992), German-born Hungarian singer and songwriter Zoltán Berkes (canoeist), Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s Zoltán Berkes (field hockey) (1916–?), Hungarian field hockey player
See also Robert Berks (1922–2011), American sculptor, industrial designer and planner Burkes, surname