Wilkens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Andrea Wilkens (born 1984), German footballer
• Ann Wilkens (born 1944), Swedish former journalist, diplomat and ambassador
• April Rose Wilkens (born 1970), American convicted murderer who tried to use "battered woman syndrome" as a defense
• Carl Wilkens (born 1958), American involved in Rwandan genocide rescue efforts
• Elmer Wilkens (1901–1967), American football player
• Emily Wilkens (1917–2000), American fashion designer and writer
• Henry Wilkens (1855–1895), American Medal of Honor recipient
• Iman Wilkens (1936-2018), author of Where Troy Once Stood
• Jan Wilkens (born 1943), South African professional wrestler
• Lenny Wilkens (1937–2025), American basketball player and coach
• Leo Wilkens (1893–1967), Swedish rowing coxswain
• May Britt (born 1934), Swedish actress born May Britt Wilkens
• Piter Wilkens (born 1959), Dutch musician
• Sophia Wilkens (1817–1889), Swedish pedagogue, a pioneer in the education of students with intellectual disability and the deaf and mute
• Theodoor Wilkens (1690–1748), painter from the Northern Netherlands
• Tom Wilkens (born 1975), American swimmer
• Toni Wilkens (born 1962), Swedish actor

See also

• 1688 Wilkens, a main-belt asteroid
• Automotive Tooling Systems v Wilkens , a legal case in South African labour law
• Wilken
• Wilkins
• Wickens
• Wilkes

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Wilkens.
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