Whitaker

Whitaker (also Whittaker) is a surname of English and Scottish origin, meaning the white acre, also spelled "Whittaker" and "Whitacre." Notable people with the surname include:

People with the name[edit]

The Whitaker iron family - a family important in the iron and steel industry in 19th and 20th century America
A. J. Whitaker (Ayana Jean Whitaker; born 1992), American volleyball player
Alexander Whitaker (1585–1616), American religious leader
Amoret Whitaker, forensic entomologist
Ann Whitaker, American physicist
Anthony Whitaker (1944–2014), New Zealand herpetologist
Ayton Whitaker (1916–1999), British producer and director of radio, film and television
Arthur Luther Whitaker (1921–2007), American minister, professor, psychologist, and sociologist
Benjamin Whitaker (disambiguation)
Berry Whitaker (1890–1984), American football college coach
Billy Whitaker (1923–1995), English football defender
Brandon Whitaker (born 1985), Canadian football running back
Brian Whitaker, British journalist
Candi Whitaker (born 1980), American college basketball coach
Carl Whitaker (1912–1985), American therapist
Carol Whitaker (born 1982), Canadian curler
Charles Whitaker (c. 1642 – 1715), English politician
Chico Whitaker (born 1931), Brazilian social-justice advocate
Chris Whitaker (born 1974), Australian rugby union player
Colin Whitaker (1932–2015), English football left winger
Corinne Whitaker (born 1934), American digital artist
Cuthbert Whitaker (1873–1950), editor of Whitaker's Almanack
Danny Whitaker (born 1980), English footballer
Danta Whitaker (born 1964), American football tight end
David Whitaker (disambiguation), several people
Denis Whitaker (1915–2001), Canadian general
Denzel Whitaker (born 1990), American actor
Deonce Whitaker (born 1978), Canadian football running back
Duane Whitaker (born 1959), American actor
Ed Whitaker (1938–2014), American stock car team owner
Edward Whitaker (1660–1735), Royal Navy officer
Edward W. Whitaker (1841–1922), Union Army officer during the American Civil War, Medal of Honor recipient
Ellen Whitaker (born 1986), English show jumping rider
Elizabeth Raffald (née Whitaker; 1733–1781), English businesswoman, author of The Experienced English Housekeeper cookery book
Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890–1984), daughter of Herman Whitaker
Eric Whitaker (disambiguation)
Evelyn Whitaker (1844–1929), children's writer
Ewen Whitaker (1922–2016), British-American astronomer
Forest Whitaker (born 1961), American actor
Francis Whitaker (1906–1999), American blacksmith
Franklin Whitaker (died 1891), American politician
Frederic Whitaker (1891–1980), American watercolorist
Frederick Whitaker (disambiguation)
George Whitaker (disambiguation), several people
Harold Whitaker (1920–2013), British animator
Henry Whitaker (c. 1549 – 1589), English politician, Member of Parliament for Westbury (1586–1588)
Henry Whitaker (c. 1622 – 1695), English lawyer and politician, Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury (1659, 1661–1679)
Henry C. Whitaker (born 1978), Florida Solicitor General
Herman Whitaker (1867–1919), American writer
Hugh Whitaker (born 1961), British rock drummer
Jack Whitaker (1924–2019), American sportscaster
James Whitaker (disambiguation)
Janet Whitaker, Baroness Whitaker (born 1936), British Labour politician
Jared Whitaker (1818–1884), mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
Jason Whitaker (born 1977), American football player
Jeremiah Whitaker (1599–1654), English Puritan clergyman, member of the Westminster Assembly
Jim Whitaker (Norris J. Whitaker; born 1950), American politician, Mayor of Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska (2003–2009)
Joel Whitaker (1877–1947), physician and college football player and coach
John Whitaker (disambiguation), several people
Joseph Whitaker (disambiguation), several people
Kati Whitaker, British radio and TV journalist
Kevin Whitaker (born 1957), American diplomat
Lance Whitaker (born 1971), heavyweight boxer
Laurence Whitaker (c. 1578 – 1654), English politician
Lawrence Whitaker (game designer), American role-playing game designer
Lang Whitaker, American sportswriter
Larry Whitaker, American animation director
Lily C. Whitaker (1850–1932), American educator, writer; daughter of Mary Scrimzeour Whitaker
Lou Whitaker (born 1957), American baseball player
Lucian "Skippy" Whitaker (1930-1990), American basketball player
Lyman Whitaker, American sculptor
Mabel Whitaker (1884–1976), New Zealand teacher and local historian
Maria do Céu Whitaker Poças, Céu, Brazilian singer
Marjorie Whitaker (better known as Malachi Whitaker; 1895–1976)
Mark Whitaker (disambiguation), several people
Martin Whitaker, British businessman
Martin D. Whitaker (1902–1960), American physicist
Matthew Whitaker (disambiguation)
- Matthew Whitaker, acting U.S. Attorney General (born 1969)
- Matthew Whitaker (pianist) (born 2001), American jazz pianist
- Matthew C. Whitaker, American historian
Mary Scrimzeour Whitaker (1820–1906), American author; mother of Lily C. Whitaker
Meade Whitaker (1919–2005), United States Tax Court judge
Michael Whitaker (born 1960), British equestrian rider,
Mike Whitaker (swimmer) (born 1951), Canadian Olympic swimmer
Milton C. Whitaker (1870–1963), American chemist
Neil Whitaker (1931–2008), Australian rules footballer
Nelson E. Whitaker (1839–1909), President of the West Virginia Senate 1897–1899
Nick Whitaker (born 1988), American actor
Norman T. Whitaker (1890–1975), International Master of chess
O'Kelley Whitaker (1926–2015), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York (1983–1992)
Ozi William Whitaker (1830–1911), bishop of the Episcopal Church
Pat Whitaker (1865–1902), Major League Baseball pitcher
Paul Whitaker (born 1973), English and New Zealand cricketer
Pernell Whitaker (1964–2019), American boxer
Peter Whitaker, English actor
Phil Whitaker (born 1966), British novelist and physician
Ray Whitaker, Australian rules footballer
Richard Whitaker (born 1947), Australian meteorologist
Richard Whitaker (architect), American Third Bay Tradition architect
Robert Whitaker (disambiguation), several people
Rod Whitaker (disambiguation)
Rogers E. M. Whitaker (1900–1981), editor of The New Yorker magazine
Romulus Whitaker (born 1943), herpetologist
Ronyell Whitaker (born 1979), American professional football player
Rosa Whitaker, American entrepreneur
Ross T. Whitaker, American engineer
Ruth Whitaker (1936–2014), American politician
Samuel Estill Whitaker (1886–1967), Tennessee attorney, mayor of Riverview, Tennessee, and judge of the United States Court of Claims
Sheila Whitaker (1936–2013), English film programmer and writer
Slim Whitaker (Charles Orbie Whitaker; 1893–1960), American film actor
Steve Whitaker (baseball) (born 1943), American baseball player
Steve Whitaker (1955–2008), British artist
T. K. Whitaker (1916–2017), Irish economist
Thomas Bartlett Whitaker (born 1979), American convicted criminal
Thomas Dunham Whitaker (1759–1821), English clergyman and topographer
Thomas W. Whitaker (1904–1993), American botanist and horticulturist
Timothy W. Whitaker (born 1948), Bishop of the United Methodist Church
Todd Whitaker, American educator, writer, and motivational speaker
Uncas A. Whitaker (1900–1975), prominent mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, lawyer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist
Walter C. Whitaker (1823–1887), Union general during the American Civil War
Wetzel Whitaker (also known as Judge Whitaker; 1908–1985), American Mormon filmmaker
William Whitaker (disambiguation) (several people)

Fictional characters[edit]

Brad Whitaker, fictional character from the James Bond film The Living Daylights
Faye Whitaker, fictional character from the webcomic Questionable Content
John Avery Whitaker, character from the Adventures in Odyssey radio drama

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