Monks is an English surname. Notable people with this name include:
Clifford Monks (1912–1974), English cricketer
Constance Monks (1911–1989), British politician and teacher
Daniel Monks, Australian actor and screenwriter
George Monks (cricketer) (born 1929), English cricketer
George Howard Monks (1853–1933), American board game designer and surgeon
Helen Monks, English actress and writer
Jason Monks, American politician, Idaho State Representative since 2012
John Monks (born 1945), British politician
John Monks Jr. (1910–2004), American author, actor, playwright, screenwriter and director
John Austin Sands Monks (1850–1917), American painter
John Clark Monks (1760–1827), English sea captain also known as the Hanging Sailor of Perryman
Joseph M. Monks (born 1968), American writer and film director
Neale Monks (born 1971), British former palaeontologist
Pete Monks (born 1986), English footballer
Robert A. G. Monks (1933–2025), American shareholder activist and author
Sarah P. Monks (1841–1926), American naturalist and poet
Victoria Monks (1884–1927), British music hall singer