People
Brooks as a surname can refer to:
- David Brooks → several persons (18th to 20th centuries)
- Charles William Shirley Brooks (1816–1874), an English journalist and novelist
- Edward Brooks (c.1883–19??), a British World War I Victoria Cross recipient
- Jack Brooks → several persons (20th century)
- Bill Brooks (b. 19??), an American former baseball and basketball coach
- Rodney Brooks (b. 1954), director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
- Cleanth Brooks (1906–1994), an American literary critic
- Richard Brooks (1912–1992), an American film writer, director and producer
- Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000), an award-winning African American woman poet
- Mel Brooks (b. 1926), an American actor, writer director, and theatrical producer
- Conrad Brooks (b. 1931), an American actor
- Fred Brooks (b. 1931), a software engineer and computer scientist
- Donnie Brooks (b. 1936), an American pop music singer
- James L. Brooks (b. 1940), an American producer, writer, and film director
- Charles Brooks, Jr. (1942–1982), a convicted murderer and the first person executed by lethal injection in the United States
- Elkie Brooks (b. 1945), a British singer
- Albert Brooks (b. 1947), an actor, comedian, and director
- Dolores "LaLa" Brooks (b. 1947), a former member of the girl group The Crystals
- Avery Brooks (b. 1948), an American actor
- Bruce Brooks (b. 1950), an American author
- Dave Brooks (b. 1951), an English songwriter and composer
- Garth Brooks (b. 1962), an American country music singer/songwriter, actor and charity director
- Richard Brooks (actor) (b. 1962), an American actor
- Derrick Brooks (b. 1973), an American professional football player
- Aaron Brooks (b. 1976), an American football quarterback
- Charlie Brooks (b. 1981), a Welsh actress
- Andrew Brooks (b.1986), a Jewish-American leader
- Constance "Connie" Brooks (see Our Miss Brooks), a fictional English language teacher
Brooks as a given name can refer to:
Places
Brooks as a toponym can refer to:
Things
See also