Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
3 characters
Beauregard Wilkes 1936 Gone With the Wind 
Melanie Hamilton Wilkes 1936 Gone With the Wind
Ashley Wilkes 1936 Gone With the Wind
Fictional Characters from Movies:
2 characters
Melanie Hamilton Wilkes 1939 Gone With the Wind
Ashley Wilkes 1939 Gone With the Wind
Hall-of-Famers:
1 basketball
(basketball) Jamaal Wilkes 2012
Notable Athletes:
1 basketball
(basketball) Jamaal Wilkes 1953-
Olympic Medalists:
1 silver
(silver) Debbi Wilkes 1964 figure skating