In the Collier brothers' book My Brother Sam is Dead, it is revealed in the end that Timmy and his mother move to Wilkes-Barre.
Wilkes-Barre's economic plight is featured in the movie Capitalism: A Love Story, directed by Michael Moore.
James K. Morrow's book Towing Jehovah describes the body of God as being about the size of downtown Wilkes-Barre.
The Wilkes-Barre variation (or Traxler variation, as it is more commonly known) of the Two Knights' Defense is named for the Wilkes-Barre chess club.
Comic strip hero Joe Palooka was from Wilkes-Barre.
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