Wilkerson

Last updated July 06, 2024

Wilkerson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Aaron Wilkerson (born 1989), American baseball player
Brad Wilkerson (born 1977), American baseball player
Brandie Wilkerson (born 1992), Canadian beach volleyball player
Cathlyn Platt Wilkerson (born 1945), American radical and member of the Weather Underground
David Wilkerson (1931–2011), American evangelist
David Wilkerson (politician) (born 1969), American politician
Doug Wilkerson (1947–2021), American football player
Eric Wilkerson (born 1966), American football player
Evan Wilkerson, American Paralympic swimmer
Gerald Eugene Wilkerson (born 1939), Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Herbert L. Wilkerson (1919-2021), U.S. Marine Corps Major general
Isabel Wilkerson (born 1961), American journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner
Isaiah Wilkerson (born 1990), American basketball player
James Herbert Wilkerson (1869–1948), US federal judge
Jerry Wilkerson (1943–2007), American painter
Joshua Wilkerson (1992–2010), American student murdered by an illegal immigrant in Texas
Kristian Wilkerson (born 1997), American football player
Lawrence Wilkerson (born 1945), U.S. Army officer, deputy to Colin Powell
Lizzie Wilkerson (1895–1984), African-American folk artist
Mark Wilkerson (born 1976), lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Course of Nature
Muhammad Wilkerson (born 1989), US football Defensive End for the New York Jets of the National Football League
Nathaniel P. Wilkerson (born 1972), Gitksan artist from British Columbia, Canada
Oscar Lawton Wilkerson (1926-2023), American pilot
Ponchai Wilkerson (1971–2000), American murderer who was executed in Texas
Robert King Wilkerson (born 1942), Black Panther Party member
Stevie Wilkerson (born 1992), American baseball player
Tichi Wilkerson Kassel (1926–2004), American film personality and the publisher of "The Hollywood Reporter"
Tim Wilkerson (born 1960), NHRA drag racer
Tyler Wilkerson (born 1988), American basketball player
Wallace Wilkerson (c. 1834–1879), American murderer whose execution by firing squad in Utah was botched
William R. Wilkerson (1890–1962), founder of "The Hollywood Reporter", Ciro's, and the Flamingo Hotel

Fictional characters:

"Wilkerson", the family name in the television show Malcolm in the Middle

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