Nokes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Caroline Nokes (born 1972), British politician David Nokes (1948–2009), English literature scholar Emily Nokes, American writer, artist, music critic and musician Ethel Nokes (1883–1976), British children's writer George Augustus Nokes (1867–1948), founding editor of the Railway Magazine, who used the pen name G. A. Sekon Hannah Nokes (1898–1972), American transgender pioneer James Nokes (died c.1692), English actor Malcolm Nokes (1897–1986), British schoolteacher, soldier, research scientist and Olympic athlete Matt Nokes (born 1963), American baseball player Rhian Nokes (born 1989), Welsh footballer and rugby player Roger Nokes (born 1958), New Zealand professor of engineering
See also Noakes (disambiguation) Noke (disambiguation) Sodium dithiophosphate, aka Nokes' reagent