Hooks (surname)

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
* 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
* 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

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* 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)

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