Starks is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
Argalus Starks, an American politician
Carol Starks, an actress
Duane Starks, an American football player
Edwin Chapin Starks, an American ichthyologist
John Starks (basketball)
John Starks (drummer)
Llewellyn Starks, an American long jumper
Mack Starks, a musician
Max Starks, an American football player
Scott Starks, an American football player
Tony Starks (born 1970), the pseudonym of American rapper Ghostface Killah