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Potter is an English surname that originally referred to someone who made
pottery Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and ...
. It is occasionally used as a given name. People with the name include:


Surname

* Albert Potter (1897–1942), English footballer * Alexandra Potter (born 1970), British author * Alfie Potter (born 1989), English football player *
Alfred Potter Alfred Potter (15 December 1827 – 21 September 1878) was an English clergyman and a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1849. He was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire and died at Nottingham. Potter was educated at ...
(1827–1878), English clergyman and cricketer * Allen Potter (1818–1885), American politician *
Alonzo Potter Alonzo Potter (July 6, 1800 – July 4, 1865) was an American bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States who served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. Potter "identified himself with all the best interests of society." ...
(1800–1865, Bishop of Pennsylvania * A. J. Potter "Archie" (1918–1980), Irish composer * Arnold Potter (1804–1872), American self-declared Messiah * Art Potter (1909–1998), Canadian ice hockey administrator * Barbara Potter (born 1961), American tennis player *
Barnaby Potter Barnaby Potter (1577–1642) was a Church of England priest, Bishop of Carlisle from 16 March 1628-9 to 1642. He was educated at The Queen's College, Oxford, where he graduated MA in 1602 and DD in 1615. He was elected a fellow in 1604 and s ...
(1577–1642), Bishop of Carlisle *
Beatrix Potter Helen Beatrix Potter (, 28 July 186622 December 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as '' The Tale of Peter Rabbit'', which was ...
(1866–1943), British children's writer * Bert Potter (disambiguation), several people including: ** Bert Potter (composer) (1874–1930), American composer *
Beryl H. Potter Beryl H. Potter (September 16, 1900 – August 10, 1985), born Edna Beryl Hinkle, was an American astronomical researcher. She helped to discover asteroids and, in turn, an asteroid was named for her. Early life Beryl Hinkle was born in Golds ...
(1900-1985), American astronomer *
Beryl Potter Beryl Potter was a British-born Canadian disability rights activist. She was involved in many disability rights organizations in Ontario including the Trans-Action Coalition, the Scarborough Recreation Club for Disabled Adults, the Ontario Actio ...
(d. 1998), Canadian disability rights activist * Bill Potter (1872–1970), Australian footballer for Fitzroy * Bill Potter (musician), country singer and television personality *
Brandon Potter Charles Brandon Potter (born July 28, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his work voice acting, directing, and script writing on various anime dubs for Funimation.https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/BrandonPotter Filmogra ...
(born 1982), American voice actor *
Carol Potter (poet) Carol Potter is an American poet and professor known for writing the book ''Some Slow Bees''. She currently teaches at Antioch University. Early life and education Potter was born and raised in northwestern Connecticut. She earned her B.A. in ...
, American poet *
Carol Potter (actress) Carol Potter (born May 21, 1948) is an American actress best known for playing Cindy Walsh on ''Beverly Hills, 90210''. Life and career Potter was born in New York City, New York, and attended high school in Tenafly, New Jersey, and went on ...
(born 1948), American actress *
Cassandra Potter Cassandra "Cassie" Potter (née Johnson) (born October 30, 1981) is an American curler best known for skipping the United States Women's Curling Team at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2005 Women's World Curling Championships. Her sister is f ...
(born 1981), American curler * Charles E. Potter (1916–1979), American politician * Cherry Potter, British journalist * Christopher Potter (disambiguation), several people, including: **
Christopher Potter Christopher Potter (1591 – 3 March 1646) was an English academic and clergyman, Provost of The Queen's College, Oxford, controversialist and prominent supporter of William Laud. Life He was born in Westmoreland, the nephew of Barnaby Potter. ...
(1591–1646), English academic and clergyman ** Christopher Potter (died 1817), MP for Colchester 1781–2 and 1784 **
Chris Potter (priest) Christopher Nicholas Lynden Potter is a retired Anglican priest. Potter was born on 4 October 1949, educated at Haileybury and the University of Leeds and ordained in 1993 after an earlier career as a furniture designer and cabinet maker. He beg ...
(born 1949), Dean and Archdeacon of St Asaph ** Christopher Potter (author) (born 1959), English author and publisher **
Chris Potter (actor) Christopher Jay Potter (born August 23, 1960) is a Canadian actor, director, musician, and pitchman. He is primarily known for his roles on soap operas and prime-time television. Potter is known for his roles as Peter Caine, the son of Kwai C ...
(born 1960), Canadian actor, musician and pitchman ** Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist) (born 1971), American jazz saxophonist and composer ** Chris Potter (record producer), British record producer and mixer * Cipriani Potter (1792–1871) British composer, pianist and educator *
Clare Potter Clare Potter was a fashion designer who was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1903. In the 1930s she was one of the first American fashion designers to be promoted as an individual design talent. Working under her elided name Clarepotter, she h ...
(1903–1999), American fashion designer *
Clarkson Nott Potter Clarkson Nott Potter (April 25, 1825 – January 23, 1882) was a New York attorney and politician who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1869 to 1875, then again from 1877 to 1879. Early life Potter was born in ...
(1825–1882), American civil engineer, lawyer and politician * Clayton D. Potter (1880–1924), Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi * Craig Potter (born 1984), Scottish football player *
Cynthia Potter Cynthia "Cindy" Ann Potter (born August 27, 1950) is an American former Olympic diver and diving color commentator. She was a member of three Olympic diving teams, winning a bronze medal in the 3 m springboard in 1976. Career Diving An 1 ...
(born 1950), American diver * Dale Potter (born 1949), Canadian football player * Danny Potter (born 1979), English football player * Darren Potter (born 1984), Irish football player * David M. Potter (1910–1971), American historian *
Dennis Potter Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC television serials '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978), ''The Singing Detective'' (198 ...
(1935–1994), British playwright *
Don Potter Donald Steele Potter (21 April 1902 – 7 June 2004) was an English sculptor, wood carver, potter and teacher. Don Potter was born in Newington, near Sittingbourne, Kent, the son of a school teacher, and attended a private school. He joined ...
(1902–2004), British sculptor and potter *
Don Potter (musician) Don Potter is an American musician and producer in Nashville, Tennessee. A longstanding producer for Wynonna Judd,Dora Joan Potter Dora Joan Potter (1915–1987) was an Australian children's author. She is best remembered for her novels set in the fictional Winterton girls boarding school. She worked as a secretary at the University of Adelaide, became an expert maths ...
(1915–1987), Australian children's author * Edmund Potter (1802–1883), British industrialist, MP for Carlisle, Beatrix Potter's grandfather * Edward Clark Potter (1857–1923), American sculptor * Edward Tuckerman Potter (1831–1904), American architect *
Elisha Reynolds Potter Elisha Reynolds Potter (November 5, 1764September 26, 1835) was a statesman in the Federalist Party from Kingston, Rhode Island, who served several times as the Speaker in the Rhode Island State Assembly. Personal life Elisha Reynolds Potte ...
(1764–1835), American congressman from Rhode Island * Elisha R. Potter (1811–1882), American congressman from Rhode Island, son of Elisha Reynolds Potter * Emery D. Potter (1804–1896), American politician *
Frederick Potter Frederick Seymour Potter (3 November 1857 – 29 March 1941) was a British-born public figure, businessman and benefactor in Auckland, New Zealand. Migration to New Zealand Born in London, Potter moved with his parents William and Eliza Pott ...
(1857–1941), New Zealander businessman * Fuller Potter (1910–1990), American abstract expressionist artist * George Potter (disambiguation), several people, including: ** George Potter (politician) (1883–1945), Australian politician ** George Richard Potter (1900–1982), British historian *
Gilbert Potter Gilbert Norman Potter (10 July 1887 – 27 April 1921) was a District Inspector of the Royal Irish Constabulary. He was born in Dromahair, County Leitrim and was stationed at Cahir, County Tipperary, during the Irish War of Independence. In Apri ...
(1878–1921), Irish police officer * Glenn Potter (born c. 1938), American basketball coach * Graham Potter (born 1975), English footballer and manager *
Greg Potter Gregory Paul Potter is an American comic book writer best known for co-creating the DC Comics series ''Jemm, Son of Saturn'' with artist Gene Colan. Biography Greg Potter began writing comics stories for Warren Publishing's black-and-white hor ...
, American comic book writer * Harrison Potter (1891–1984), American pianist * Henry Codman Potter (1835–1908), American clergyman *
Horatio Potter Horatio Potter (February 9, 1802 – January 2, 1887), was an educator and the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Dearth of biographical information Potter "shrank from public notice, left no literary monument and has, regrettabl ...
(1802–1887), American bishop *
Ian Potter Sir William Ian Potter (25 August 190224 October 1994), known as Ian Potter, was an Australian stockbroker, businessman and philanthropist. Potter was knighted in 1962. The Ian Potter Foundation, which he established in 1964, has made grants t ...
(born 1968), British writer *
Jack Potter Jack Potter (born 13 April 1938 in Coburg, Victoria) is a former Australian cricketer who played 81 matches for Victoria. He also represented Australia although never in a Test. Biography Potter made his first-class debut in January 1957 ag ...
(born 1938), Australian cricketer * James Potter (disambiguation), several people * Jenny Potter (born 1979), American ice hockey player * John Potter (disambiguation), several people, including: ** John Potter (bishop) (c. 1674–1747), Archbishop of Canterbury **
John Potter (Liberal politician) Sir John Potter (10 April 1815 – 25 October 1858) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. Early life John was born in April 1815 at Polefield near Prestwich, Lancashire. He was the elder son of Sir Thomas Potter and his second w ...
(1815–1858), British Liberal politician ** John Potter (Conservative politician) (1873–1940), British Conservative politician **
John Potter (footballer) John Potter (born 15 December 1979) is a Scottish football player and coach, who is currently the manager of Kelty Hearts. Potter played as a defender for Celtic, Dunfermline Athletic (two spells), Clyde, St Mirren and Queen of the South. D ...
(born 1979), Scottish football player ** John E. Potter, American Postmaster General ** John F. Potter (1817–1899), American politician **
Jon Potter Jonathan Nicholas Mark Potter (born 19 November 1963) is the managing director of the House of Suntory and Maison Courvoisier at Beam Suntory. He is a former field hockey player who was a member of the gold-winning Great Britain squad at the 1 ...
(born 1963), British field hockey player **
Jonathan Potter Jonathan Potter (born 8 June 1956) is Dean of the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University and one of the originators of discursive psychology. Life Jonathan Potter was born in Ashford, Kent, and spent most of his childho ...
(born 1956), British professor and originator of
discursive psychology Discursive psychology (DP) is a form of discourse analysis that focuses on psychological themes in talk, text, and images. As a counter to mainstream psychology's treatment of discourse as a "mirror" for people's expressions of thoughts, intentio ...
** Jonathan Potter (cricketer) (born 1971), English cricketer **
Jonathan Potter (computer programmer) Directory Opus (or "DOpus" as its users tend to call it) is a file manager program, originally written for the Amiga computer system in the early to mid-1990s. Commercial development on the version for the Amiga ceased in 1997. Directory Opus is s ...
, Australian programmer *
Judith Potter Dame Judith Marjorie Potter (born 23 August 1942) is a former High Court judge in New Zealand. Early life Potter was born in the Auckland suburb of Mount Albert on 23 August 1942, the daughter of Winifred Marjorie Potter (née Hall) and Phili ...
(born 1942), New Zealander judge * K.C. Potter (born 1939), American academic administrator and LGBT rights activist * Kimberly Potter, a 48-year-old police officer convicted of killing Daunte Wright * Lela Brooks Potter (1908–1990), Canadian speed skater * Luke Potter (born 1989), English football player *
Madeleine Potter Madeleine Daly Potter is an American actress who has played roles in over 20 films and TV shows, including four productions directed by James Ivory. She has also appeared in numerous stage productions in the United States and United Kingdom. She ...
(born 1958), American actress * Maisie Potter (born 1997), Welsh snowboarder * Mark Potter (sportscaster) (born 1960), Canadian sports broadcaster *
Mark Potter (judge) Sir Mark Howard Potter PC FKC KC (born 27 August 1937) is a retired English judge who was President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice for England and Wales from 2005 to 2010. Now retired, he remains a Fellow of King's Coll ...
(born 1937), British judge * Mark Potter (musician), British musician from the band Elbow *
Martin Potter (actor) Martin Potter (born 4 October 1944) is a British actor. After the National Youth Theatre and repertory theatre in Guildford and Hampstead, Potter received his first role in British television at the age of 23 in the television drama ''The Bone ...
(born 1944), British actor * Martin Potter (surfer) (born 1965), British surfer * Matthew Potter, Irish academic *
Maureen Potter Maria Philomena Potter (3 January 1925 – 7 April 2004), known as Maureen Potter, was an Irish singer, actress, comedienne and performer. Early life Potter was born in Dublin and educated at St. Mary's school in Fairview. She had a long caree ...
(1925–2004), Irish actress *
Michael Potter (disambiguation) Michael Potter Michael Potter (born 24 September 1963) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the interim head coach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League, and a former professional rugby ...
, several people, including: **
Michael Potter (immunologist) Michael Potter (February 27, 1924 – June 18, 2013) was an American physician and immunologist. He won the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for outstanding contributions to medical research in 1983, and the Albert Lasker Award for Basi ...
(1924–2013), American physician and immunologist **
Michael Potter Michael Potter (born 24 September 1963) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the interim head coach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League, and a former professional rugby league football ...
(born 1963), Australian rugby league footballer and coach **
Mike Potter (racing driver) Mike Potter (July 4, 1949 – October 31, 2022) was a NASCAR driver. He was born on July 4, 1949, and lived in Johnson City, Tennessee. Over the course of his Winston Cup Series career, Potter raced 60 races. Every season he raced was part-time. ...
(born 1949), American racecar driver **
Mike Potter (baseball) Michael Gary Potter (born May 16, 1951) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played from 1976 to 1977 for the St. Louis Cardinals. With no hits in 23 career at-bats, he is tied with Larry Littleton for the most career MLB a ...
(born 1951), American baseball outfielder *
Mitch Potter Mitchell "Mitch" Potter (born September 16, 1980) is a male American track and field athlete, who competes in the sprints events, primarily the 400 metres. He is best known for winning the men's 400 metres event at the 2003 Pan American Games in ...
(born 1980), American track and field athlete *
Monica Potter Monica Gregg Potter (née Brokaw; born June 30, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles in the films ''Con Air'' (1997), ''Patch Adams'' (1998), and '' Along Came a Spider'' (2001). She also appeared in the horror films ...
(born 1971), American actress *
Mary Potter Mother Mary Potter (22 November 1847 – 9 April 1913) founded the sisters of the Little Company of Mary in 1877. On 8 February 1988, Pope John Paul II proclaimed her Venerable. Early life Mary Potter was born in a rented house at 23 O ...
, British-Australian nurse and nun * Neal Potter (1915–2008), American politician *
Nels Potter Nelson Thomas Potter (August 23, 1911 – September 30, 1990) was an American professional baseball player and right-handed pitcher who appeared in 349 games in Major League Baseball over a dozen seasons between 1936 and 1949, most notably as a ...
(1911–1999), American baseball player * Nelson Thomas Potter Jr. (1939–2013), American philosopher *
Norm Potter Norm Potter (1893–1951) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer in the 1910s and '20s. A Queensland state and Australia national representative front-row forward, he was one of Queensland's early stalwart star players, making ...
(18??–1951), Australian rugby league footballer *
Orlando B. Potter Orlando Brunson Potter (March 10, 1823 – January 2, 1894) was a businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives from New York City. From 1883 to 1885, he served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is primar ...
(1823–1894), American politician *
Patricia Potter Patricia Caroline Potter (born 3 March 1975) is an English actress, known for her role as Diane Lloyd in the BBC medical drama series '' Holby City''. From 2016 to 2017, she appeared in the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'' as Jane Fairweather. Per ...
(born 1975), British actress *
Paulus Potter Paulus Potter (; 20 November 1625 (baptised) – 17 January 1654 (buried)) was a Dutch painter who specialized in animals within landscapes, usually with a low vantage point. Before Potter died of tuberculosis at the age of 28 he succeeded in ...
(1625–1654), Dutch painter *
Philip Potter (church leader) Philip Alford Potter (19 August 1921 – 31 March 2015) was a leader in the Methodist Church and the third General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (1972–1984). Early life and work Potter was born at Roseau, Dominica, West Indies int ...
(1921–2015), Methodist minister *
Philip Potter Philip White Potter (February 6, 1936 – November 7, 2016) was an English singer and actor, best known for his performances in the principal tenor roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company from 1961 to 1971. Potter recorded s ...
(1936–2016), British opera singer * Robert Brown Potter (1829–1887), American Civil War General * Robert Potter (1909–2010), British architect *
Roger Potter Roger Potter (October 5, 1907 – June 1982) was an American basketball coach, who was the first coach for the National Basketball Association's Tri-Cities Blackhawks (now the Atlanta Hawks). He lasted seven games (going 1-6) and was replaced wit ...
(1907–1982), American basketball coach * Ron Potter, Australian rugby league footballer *
Russell Potter Russell A. Potter (born 1960) is an American writer and college professor, and guitarist. His work encompasses hip hop culture, popular music, and the history of British exploration of the Arctic in the nineteenth century, as well as the materi ...
(born 1960), American writer *
Sally Potter Charlotte Sally Potter (born 19 September 1949) is an English film director and screenwriter. She is known for directing ''Orlando'' (1992), which won the audience prize for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival. Early life Potter was born an ...
(born 1949), British film director and screenwriter * Samuel J. Potter (1753–1804), American Senator *
Sarah Potter Sarah Potter (born 11 July 1961) is a former cricketer who played as a left-arm bowler and a middle-order batter. She played seven Test matches and eight One-Day Internationals for England between 1984 and 1987. She scored one Test century, ...
(born 1961), English cricketer * Stephen Potter (disambiguation), several people, including: ** Stephen Potter (1900–1969), British author of self-help books * Ted Potter (born 1944), Australian rules footballer * Ted Potter Jr. (born 1983), American PGA Tour golfer * Thomas Potter (disambiguation), several people, including: **
Thomas Potter (Universalist) Thomas Potter (1689–1777) was an illiterate farmer who in 1760 built a chapel in Good Luck, New Jersey (now Lacey Township), for the purpose of spreading the doctrine of Universalism. He was born in 1689, the son of Rogerene Baptist immigrants ...
(1689–1777), American Universalist **
Thomas Potter (industrialist) Thomas Potter (24 May 1745 – 12 October 1811) was a Danish industrialist and merchant who founded the first iron foundry in Denmark at Christianshavn in Copenhagen in 1785. The Potter House, his former home overlooking Christianshavn Canal ...
(1745–1811), Scottish-born Danish industrialist and merchant **
Thomas Potter (mayor) Sir Thomas Potter (5 April 1774 – 20 March 1845) was an English industrialist and Liberal politician, and the first Mayor of Manchester. Early life Thomas Potter born on 5 April 1774 in Tadcaster, Yorkshire, the seventh of nine children ...
(1774–1845), mayor of Manchester, England, father of Thomas Bayley Potter **
Thomas Bayley Potter Thomas Bayley Potter DL, JP (29 November 1817 – 6 November 1898) was an English merchant in Manchester and Liberal Party politician. Early life Born in Polefield, Lancashire, he was the second son of Sir Thomas Potter and his wife Esther ...
(1817–1898), British politician ** Thomas J. Potter (1840–1888), vice-president and general manager of the Union Pacific Railroad ** Thomas Rossell Potter (1799–1873), British naturalist **
Tom Potter Thomas Jay Potter (born September 12, 1940) is a former American politician and law enforcement officer in the U.S. state of Oregon. He served as Mayor of Portland from 2005 to 2009, and had been the chief of the Portland Police Bureau. As mayor ...
(born 1940), Mayor of Portland, Oregon **
Tommy Potter Charles Thomas Potter (September 21, 1918 – March 1, 1988) was an American jazz double bass player, best known for having been a member of Charlie Parker's "classic quintet", with Miles Davis, between 1947 and 1950. Born in Philadelphia, Penn ...
(1918–1988), jazz double bass player *
Van Rensselaer Potter Van Rensselaer Potter II (August 27, 1911 – September 6, 2001) was an American biochemist, oncologist, and bioethicist. Born in northeast South Dakota, Potter was professor of oncology at the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research at the ...
(1911–2001), American biochemist * Vincent Potter (c. 1614–1661), army officer, Regicide of King
Charles I Charles I may refer to: Kings and emperors * Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings * Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily * Charles I of ...
* William Potter (disambiguation), several people, including: **
William Appleton Potter William Appleton Potter (December 10, 1842 – February 19, 1909) was an American architect who designed numerous buildings for Princeton University, as well as municipal offices and churches. He served as a Supervising Architect of the Treasury ...
(1842–1909), American architect ** William C. Potter, American scientist and professor ** William Everett Potter (1905–1988), Governor of Panama Canal Zone ** William Knight Potter (1844–1914), businessman and mayor of Providence, Rhode Island ** William P. Potter, American naval commander **
William Simpson Potter William Simpson Potter (21 January 1805 – 16 January 1879) was a 19th-century English author. Potter was a friend of Henry Spencer Ashbee, a merchant, bibliographer, bibliophile, authority on the life and works of Miguel de Cervantes, and collec ...
(1805–1879), British author ** William W. Potter (Michigan politician) (1869–1940), American politician **
William Wilson Potter William Wilson Potter (December 18, 1792 – October 28, 1839) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. William W. Potter was born at Potters Mills, Pennsylvania. He completed preparatory studies in Bellefonte, Penn ...
(1792–1839), American politician


Given name

* Potter P. Howard ( 1947–1951), mayor of
Boise, Idaho Boise (, , ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho and is the county seat of Ada County. On the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is east of the Oregon border and north of the Nevada border. The downtown ar ...
*
Potter Palmer Potter Palmer (May 20, 1826 – May 4, 1902) was an American businessman who was responsible for much of the development of State Street in Chicago. Born in Albany County, New York,Potter Stewart Potter Stewart (January 23, 1915 – December 7, 1985) was an American lawyer and judge who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1958 to 1981. During his tenure, he made major contributions to, among other areas, ...
(1915–1985), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. His opinion in the '' Jacobellis v. Ohio'' obscenity trial popularized the phrase "
I know it when I see it The phrase "I know it when I see it" is a colloquial expression by which a speaker attempts to categorize an observable fact or event, although the category is subjective or lacks clearly defined parameters. The phrase was used in 1964 by United St ...
."


Fictional characters

*The Potter family, principal characters in A.S. Byatt's "Frederica Quartet" novels: '' The Virgin in the Garden'' (1978), ''Still Life'' (1985), ''Babel Tower'' (1996), and ''A Whistling Woman'' (2002) *Bonifacio "Potter", from the Peruvian TV series '' Al Fondo Hay Sitio'' * Brian Potter, from the British sitcom ''
Phoenix Nights ''Phoenix Nights'' is a British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a working men's club in the northern English town of Bolton, Greater Manchester. The show is a spin-off from the "In the Club" episode of the spoof documentary series '' That Pet ...
'' *Cedric Potter, from '' Under Capricorn'' *Clarence Potter, from Harry Turtledove's
Southern Victory The ''Southern Victory'' series or Timeline-191 is a series of eleven alternate history novels by author Harry Turtledove, beginning with ''How Few Remain'' (1997) and published over a decade. The period addressed in the series begins during th ...
alternate history novel series * Gail Potter, from the British soap opera '' Coronation Street'' *From the '' Harry Potter'' series: **
Albus Severus Potter The following are supporting characters in the '' Harry Potter'' series written by J. K. Rowling. For members of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's Army, Hogwarts staff, Ministry of Magic, or for Death Eaters, see the respective articles ...
, Harry Potter and Ginny Potter (née Weasley)'s son **
Ginny Potter Ginevra Molly Weasley is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' novel series. Ginny is introduced in the first book ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', as the youngest sibling and only girl in the Weasley family. Sh ...
(née Weasley), Harry Potter's wife ** Harry Potter, title character ** James Potter, Lily Potter (née Evans)'s husband and Harry Potter's father ** James Sirius Potter, Harry Potter and Ginny Potter (née Weasley)'s son **
Lily Luna Potter The following are supporting characters in the ''Harry Potter'' series written by J. K. Rowling. For members of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's Army, Hogwarts staff, Ministry of Magic, or for Death Eaters, see the respective articl ...
, Harry Potter and Ginny Potter (née Weasley)'s daughter **
Lily Potter The Order of the Phoenix is a secret organisation in the ''Harry Potter'' series of fiction books written by J. K. Rowling. Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the ...
(née Evans), James Potter's wife and Harry Potter's mother **Fleamont Potter, James Potter's father and Harry Potter's paternal grandfather **Euphemia Potter, James Potter's mother and Harry Potter's paternal grandmother *Harry Potter Jr., from the film ''
Troll A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human be ...
'' * Mr. Potter, from the film ''
It's A Wonderful Life ''It's a Wonderful Life'' is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet ''The Greatest Gift'', which Philip Van Doren Stern self-published in 1943 and is in turn loos ...
'' * Joey Potter, from the TV series ''
Dawson's Creek ''Dawson's Creek'' is an American teen drama television series about the lives of a close-knit group of friends in the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts, beginning in high school and continuing into college that ran from 1998 to 2003. T ...
'' * Marygay Potter, from Joe Haldeman's
science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ...
novel ''
The Forever War ''The Forever War'' (1974) is a military science fiction novel by American author Joe Haldeman, telling the contemplative story about human soldiers fighting an interstellar war against an alien civilization known as the Taurans. It won the Nebu ...
'' * Melvin Potter, a
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
character, formerly the villain Gladiator *Mr. Potter, from the film '' The Stranger'' * Pansy Potter, from ''
The Beano ''The Beano'' (formerly ''The Beano Comic'', also known as ''Beano'') is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938, and it became the world's longest-run ...
'' *Peter Potter "Painless", from '' The Paleface'' *Peter Potter Jr. "Junior", from ''
Son of Paleface ''Son of Paleface'' is a 1952 American Comedy Western film directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Bob Hope, Jane Russell, and Roy Rogers. The film is a sequel to '' The Paleface'' (1948). Written by Tashlin, Joseph Quillan, and Robert L. Welch ...
'' *
Professor Potter Professor Phineas Potter is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics and appears in the comics that feature Superman and several related characters, most notably Jimmy Olsen. Publication history Phineas Potte ...
, a
DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
character * Sherman T. Potter, from the TV series ''
M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richard Hooker. Th ...
'' and ''
AfterMASH ''AfterMASH'' is an American sitcom television series produced as the first spin-off (second overall) and a continuation of ''M*A*S*H'' that aired on CBS from September 26, 1983 to May 31, 1985. It was developed as the sequel series as it takes ...
'' *Tycho Potter, from Margaret Mahy's novel '' The Catalogue of the Universe''


See also

* Justice Potter (disambiguation)


References

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