Burks is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Alec Burks (born 1991), American basketball player who plays shooting guard and currently plays for the Utah Jazz in the NBA
- Antonio Burks (basketball, born 1980) (born 1980), American basketball player who plays point guard and has played in the NBA
- Antonio Burks (basketball, born 1982), American basketball player who plays guard-forward and has played in the ABA
- Arthur Burks (1915-2008), American mathematician and computer scientist who worked on the ENIAC
- Aubrey Burks (born 2002), American football player
- Barbara Stoddard Burks (1902–1943), American psychologist
- Charlotte Burks (born 1942), American politician
- Edward C. Burks (1821-1897), an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia
- Ellis Burks (born 1964), American baseball player
- Gregory Burks (born 1980), American former professional basketball player
- Jewel Burks, American tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist
- Marion E. Burks (1912-1989), American judge and politician
- Martin P. Burks (1851-1928), an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia
- Mary Fair Burks (1920–1991), American educator, scholar, and civil rights activist
- Mary Ivy Burks (1920-2007), American activist
- Michael Burks (1957–2012), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Oren Burks (born 1995), American football player
- Robert Burks (1909–1968), American cinematographer
- Ruth Coker Burks (born 1959), American HIV activist
- Tommy Burks (1940–1998), American politician
- Treylon Burks (born 2000), American football player
See also
- Burkes, surname
- Burke (surname)
- Burk (name), given name and surname
- Berks (disambiguation), includes people with surname Berks
- Birks (surname)
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