Stokes (surname)

Stokes is a surname, and may refer to:

A

• Adrian Scott Stokes (1854–1935), English landscape painter
• Alan Stokes, British professional surfer and model
• Alex Stokes (1919–2003), English scientist and contributor to discovery of DNA
• Andy Stokes, American football player
• Anson Phelps Stokes (1838–1913), a merchant, banker, publicist, and multimillionaire
• Anson Phelps Stokes, (1874–1958), an educator and clergyman
• Anson Phelps Stokes, (1905–1986), a clergyman
• Anthony Stokes, an Irish footballer

B

• Barry Stokes (born 1973), American football offensive lineman
• Barry Stokes, British actor
• Ben Stokes (born 1991), English cricketer
• Ben Stokes (born 1992), New Zealand-British poet/writer
• Bobby Stokes (1951–1995), English footballer
• Brian Stokes (born 1979), American baseball pitcher

C

• Cameron Stokes, Australian footballer
• Carl B. Stokes (1927–1996), mayor of Cleveland, Ohio and first African American mayor of a major U.S. city
• Chris Stokes (record producer), American record producer
• Corey Stokes, American basketball player

D

• David Stokes, American soccer player
• David Stokes, sword expert and martial artist
• Dennis Stokes (1911–1998), English cricketer
• Derek Stokes, British footballer
• Doris Stokes (1920–1987), British spiritualist
• Doug Stokes, British academic

E

• Ed Stokes, American basketball player
• Edith Minturn Stokes (1867-1937), American philanthropist, artistic muse and socialite during the Gilded Age.
• Edward C. Stokes (1860–1942), the 32nd governor of New Jersey
• Edward L. Stokes (1880–1964), US Congressman from Pennsylvania

F

• Francis Marion Stokes (1883–1975), American architect
• Francis William Stokes (1832–1889), pastoralist and politician in South Australia
• Frank Stokes (1888–1955), American blues musician
• Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858–1955), American artist
• Fred Stokes, American football player
• Frederick Wilfrid Scott Stokes (1860–1927), inventor of the Stokes Mortar

G

• George Gabriel Stokes (1819–1903), Irish mathematician and physicist
• George Thomas Stokes (1843–1898), Irish ecclesiastical historian
• Greg Stokes (1963- ), American basketball player

H

• Henry Stokes (1841-1926), Irish civil servant
• Henry Scott Stokes (born 1938), British journalist
• Henry Sewell Stokes (1808–1895), British poet
• Henry William Stokes (1871-1966), American farmer and politician

I

• Isaac Newton Phelps-Stokes (1867–1944), American architect

J

• J. J. Stokes, American football player
• J. William Stokes (James William Stokes, 1853–1901), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
• Jack Stokes (1923–2000), Canadian politician
• Jake Stokes (born 1995) New Zealand-British rock musician and record producer ^[1][2]
• James Stokes (1915–1945), Scottish soldier
• James Boulter Stokes, son-in-law of Anson Greene Phelps
• James Graham Phelps Stokes, American millionaire socialist
• Jason Stokes, American baseball player
• Jervis Stokes (born 1927), Australian rules footballer
• John Stokes, mayor of Bristol in 1364, 1366, and 1379
• John Stokes, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1565–1566
• John S. Stokes (1871–1923), Chief Master-at-Arms in the United States Navy and recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Philippine–American War
• John William Stokes (1910 – c. 1995), Australian administrator
• John Stokes (1915–1990), Principal of Queen's College, Hong Kong, buried in Wolvercote Cemetery
• John Heydon Stokes (1917–2003), British Conservative MP 1970–1992
• Jonathan Stokes (c. 1755 – 1831), English physician and botanist
• John Edward "Jack" Stokes (1923–2000), Canadian politician, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
• John Stokes (born 1940), Irish musician
• John Stokes, a British comics artist best known for Fishboy
• Juanita Stokes, American rapper
• Julie Stokes (born 1970), Louisiana politician

K

• Keith Stokes, American football player
• Kerry Stokes, Australian businessman

L

• Leslie Stokes, BBC radio producer and director
• Loren Stokes, American basketball player
• Lori Stokes, American television journalist
• Louis Stokes, American politician

M

• Mack B. Stokes, American retired bishop
• Margaret Stokes, Irish antiquarian, artist and author
• Marianne Stokes, born Marianne Preindlsberger (1855–1927), Austrian painter
• Marion Stokes (1929–2012), American archivist, news producer and civil rights activist
• Martin Stokes, British academic
• Mathew Stokes, Australian footballer
• Maurice Stokes (1933–1970), American basketball player
• Michael Stokes (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mitchell Stokes, English cricketer
• Montfort Stokes (1762–1842), American senator and governor of North Carolina

N

• Niall Stokes, Irish editor of the Hot Press magazine
• Nick Stokes, fictional character in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV series

P

• Patrick Stokes (disambiguation), multiple people
• Pringle Stokes, British Navy officer who commanded the HMS Beagle

R

• Richard Stokes (1897–1957), British politician
• Richard Stokes, British television producer
• Ricky Stokes, American men's college basketball coach
• Rose Pastor Stokes (1879–1933), Russian-born American Socialist Party leader and feminist
• Rufus Stokes (1922–1986), American inventor

S

• Satyananda Stokes (1882–1946), American-born Indian activist
• Sewell Stokes (1902–1979), English writer
• Simon Edward Stokes, British television actor
• Stan Stokes, American painter
• Steph Stokes, fictional character on the TV show Emmerdale
• Suzanne Stokes, American glamour model and actress

T

• Thomas Lunsford Stokes (1898–1958), American journalist
• Tim Stokes, American football player
• Tobin Stokes, Canadian composer
• Tony Stokes, English footballer
• Trey Stokes, American filmmaker and puppeteer

W

• Walter Stokes (1898–1996), American sport shooter
• Walter W. Stokes (1880–1960), New York state senator
• Whitley Stokes (1830–1909), Irish lawyer and Celtic scholar
• William Stokes (disambiguation), several people
• Willie Stokes (disambiguation), several people

V

• Vidya Stokes, Indian politician

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