Brookes is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Barbara Brookes, New Zealand historian Bruno Brookes, English broadcaster Dennis Brookes, English cricketer Ed Brookes (1881–1958), Irish football player Eric Brookes (1894–1918), British pilot Faye Brookes (born 1987), British actress Jacqueline Brookes (1930–2013), American actress James Brooks (bishop) or Brookes, English bishop James Hall Brookes, American Presbyterian writer John Henry Brookes (1891–1975), English craftsman, educator, administrator; namesake of Oxford Brookes University Josh Brookes (born 1983), Australian motorcycle racer Joshua Brookes (divine) (1754–1821), English divine and book collector Joshua Brookes (1761–1833), English anatomist and zoologist Mabel Brookes (1890–1975), Australian community worker, socialite and writer Norman Brookes (1877–1968), Australian tennis player Richard Brookes (fl. 1750), English physician and writer Stan Brookes (1953–2025), English footballer Susan Brookes (born 1943), English television chef Warwick Brookes (1875–1935), English businessman, yachtsman and politician William Penny Brookes (1809–1895), English physician and "Father of the modern Olympics"
See also Oxford Brookes University Brooks (surname) Brooks (disambiguation) Brooke (disambiguation)