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Contents 1 People 2 Places 3 Things 4 See also

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:

• Brooksie (or Brooks Hatlen) (see Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption), a fictional prison librarian

Places

Brooks as a toponym can refer to:

• Brooks, Alberta (Canada)
• Brooks, Maine (United States)
• Brooks, Oregon (United States)

Things

• Brooks Brothers, the oldest surviving men's clothier in the United States
• Brooks Sports, Inc., an American athletic shoe manufacturer

See also

• Brook redirection to "Stream"
• Brooksville
• Brooks High School
• Brooks Institute of Photography
• David Brooks a disambiguation page
• Jack Brooks a disambiguation page

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