Rooks is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adam Rooks (born 2000), English rugby league footballer Albert H. Rooks (1891–1942), United States Navy captain posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor Billy Rooks (1890–1972), English footballer Conrad Rooks (1934–2011), American writer, director and producer Dickie Rooks (1940–2024), English footballer George Rooks (1863–1935), American Major League Baseball player in May 1891 Kenneth Rooks (born 1999), American steeplechase runner Lowell Ward Rooks (1893−1973), United States Army major general Noliwe Rooks (born 1963), American professor of Africana studies and author Pamela Rooks (1958–2010), Indian film director and screenwriter born Pamela Juneja Sean Rooks (1969–2016), American National Basketball Association player Steven Rooks (born 1960), Dutch former road racing cyclist Taylor Rooks (born 1992), American sports journalist and broadcaster Tavon Rooks (born 1990), an American former National Football League player
See also Rook (surname)