Hooks is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Benjamin Hooks (1925-2010), American civil rights leader
• Brian Hooks (born 1973), American actor, writer and director
• Brian Hooks (nonprofit leader), American philanthropist
• Charles Hooks (1768–1843), United States Representative from North Carolina
• Ellis Hooks (born 1974), American blues singer and songwriter
• Gene Hooks (born 1928), American baseball player, coach and administrator
• George Hooks (born 1945), Democratic member of the Georgia Senate
• Jan Hooks (1957-2014), American actress and comedian best known for her work on the TV comedy show Saturday Night Live
• Jay Hooks (born 1967), American guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Jill Hooks, New Zealand academic
• Jim Hooks (born 1950), American football player
• Kevin Hooks (born 1958), American actor and film director
• Lonna Hooks, former Secretary of State of New Jersey (1994-1998)
• Mitchell Hooks (1923-2013), American artist and illustrator
• Robert Hooks (born 1937), American actor
• Roland Hooks (born 1953), American retired National Football League running back

See also

• bell hooks, pen name of American author, theorist, educator, and social critic Gloria Jean Watkins (1952–2021)
• Valerie Brisco-Hooks (born 1960), Olympic multiple-gold medalist runner
• David Hookes (1955-2004), Australian cricketer, broadcaster and coach
• Hook (surname)

Surname list

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