Barker is a surname of English origin, meaning "a tanner of leather". Barker may refer to:

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* Abraham Andrews Barker (1816–1898), American politician *

Al Barker Alfred L. Barker (January 18, 1839 – September 15, 1912) was an American professional baseball player. He played one major league baseball game in 1871 for the Rockford Forest Citys of the National Association. Barker was the starting left f ...

(1839–1912), American baseball player *

Alfred Charles Barker Alfred Charles Barker (1819–1873) was a New Zealand medical doctor and photographer. Barker was born on 5 January 1819 at Hackney, London in England. Barker was the fifth child of Joseph Gibbs Barker and Sarah Pritchett Bousfield. He studi ...

(1819–1873), New Zealand doctor and photographer *

Arj Barker Arjan Singh Āulakh (born August 12, 1974), known by the stage name Arj Barker, is an American comedian and actor from San Anselmo, California. He has toured in North America, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. He was born to an engineer father ...

(born 1974), American comedian, actor * Arthur "Doc" Barker (1899–1939), American criminal * Audrey Barker (1932–2002), British artist *

Ben Barker (racing driver) Benjamin William "Ben" Barker (born 23 April 1991) is a British professional racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship. A Porsche stalwart for over a decade, he is an Australian Formula 3 champion, a Porsche Carre ...

(born 1991), British racing driver *

Ben Barker (speedway rider) Benjamin John Barker (born 10 March 1988 in Truro, Cornwall) is a British speedway rider. Barker earned six international caps for the Great Britain national speedway team/ Career summary Barker signed for Stoke Potters in December 2006 af ...

(born 1988), British speedway rider * Benjamin Barker, known as

Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the penny dreadful serial '' The String of Pearls'' (1846–1847). The original tale became a feature of 19th-century melodrama and London legend. A barber from Fleet St ...

, fictional killer, barber *

Bernard Barker Bernard Leon Barker (March 17, 1917 – June 5, 2009) was a Watergate burglar and undercover operative in CIA-directed plots to overthrow Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Early life Barker was born in Havana, to a Russian American father of Jewish ...

(1917–2009), Watergate burglar *

Bertie Thomas Percival Barker Bertie Thomas Percival Barker (9 August 1877 – 19 December 1961) was an English horticulturalist, plant pathologist, mycologist, and botanist. He is known for his research in the pomology of apples and the applied science of cider production. ...

(1877–1961), English pomologist and professor of applied biology * Betty Barker (1921–2018), American politician * Bill Barker (police officer), died in the November 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods *

Bob Barker Robert William Barker (December 12, 1923 – August 26, 2023) was an American media personality, game show host, and animal rights advocate. He hosted CBS's '' The Price Is Right'', the longest-running game show in North American television ...

(1923–2023), American game show host *

Burt Brown Barker Burt Brown Barker (November 3, 1873 – January 29, 1969) was a lawyer, arts advocate, university administrator, federal program administrator, regional historian and preservationist. Over the course of his long life he extensively researched t ...

(1873–1969), Oregon preservationist, administrator *

Cam Barker Cameron Barker (born April 4, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected third overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks and spent four seasons with the club before being traded to the Mi ...

(born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player *

Charles Spackman Barker Charles Spackman Barker (10 October 180626 November 1879 in Maidstone, England) was a British inventor and organ builder. Barker was born in January 1806 in Walcot, Somerset, England. His father died when he was five and he was adopted by his ...

(1804–1879), British inventor and organ builder *

Cheryl Barker Cheryl Ruth Barker (born 22 April 1960, Sydney) is an Australian operatic soprano who has had an active international career since the late 1980s. She has sung on several complete opera recordings with Chandos Records, including the title rol ...

(born 1960), Australian opera singer *

Chris Barker Christopher Andrew Barker (2 March 1980 – 1 January 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender. He represented Alfreton Town, Barnsley, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Colchester United, Queens Park Rangers, Plymouth Arg ...

(1980–2020), English footballer * Christopher Barker (1529–1599), Queen's Printer *

Cicely Mary Barker Cicely Mary Barker (28 June 1895 – 16 February 1973) was the illustrator who created the famous Flower Fairies, in the shape of ethereal smiling children with butterfly wings. As a child, she was greatly influenced by the works of the illustr ...

(1895–1973), British illustrator who created the Flower Fairies *

Cliff Barker Clifford "Cliff" Eugene Barker (January 15, 1921 – March 17, 1998) was an American basketball player who won the gold medal with the USA national basketball team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and two national championships at the Unive ...

(1921–1998), American basketball player *

Clive Barker (artist, born 1940) Clive Barker (born 1940) is a British pop artist. His work is present in private and museum collections including the Tate in London, the British Museum in London, the National Portrait Gallery, London, National Portrait Gallery in London, the ...

, Pop Art sculptor *

Clive Barker Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English writer, filmmaker, and visual artist. He came to prominence in the 1980s with a series of short stories collectively named the ''Books of Blood'', which established him as a leading horror author ...

(born 1952), British horror author *

Collet Barker Collet Barker (31 December 1784 – 30 April 1831) was a British military officer and explorer. He was commandant at two British outposts for the Colony of New South Wales. Fort Wellington on the Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory and a p ...

(1784–1831), British explorer in South Australia

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Darren Barker Darren Barker (born 19 May 1982) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2013. He held multiple titles at middleweight, including the IBF title in 2013; the Commonwealth title from 2007 to 2009; the British title in 20 ...

(born 1982), British boxer *

David G. Barker David G. Barker (born January 6, 1952) is an American herpetologist specialized in Pythonidae, pythons and rattlesnakes. Barker graduated in biology at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he additionally served as an instructor in the De ...

(born 1952), American herpetologist * Dean Barker (Born 1973), New Zealand yachtsman * Dominic Barker (born 1966), British children's author * E. Florence Barker (1840–1897), American clubwoman; first president of the National Woman's Relief Corps * Ed Barker (1931–2012), American football player *

Eddie Barker Edmund Asa "Eddie" Barker Jr. (August 18, 1927 – July 23, 2012) was a television reporter in Dallas, Texas, perhaps best known for being the first newsman to report the death of John F. Kennedy, and his interview with Marina Oswald. Barker ...

(1927–2012), American journalist *

Edmund Henry Barker Edmund Henry Barker (1788 – 21 March 1839) was an English classical scholar. Life He was born at Hollym in Yorkshire. He entered Trinity College, Cambridge, as a scholar in 1807, and in 1809 won the Browne medal for Greek and Latin epigra ...

(1788–1839), British classical scholar * Edward Barker (disambiguation), several people *

Edwin Barker Edwin Barker is an American double bass player who graduated from the New England Conservatory. He is Principal Double Bass with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Associate Professor of Music at Boston University College of Fine Arts. Career ...

(born 1954), American classical bassist *

Eileen Barker Eileen Vartan Barker (born 21 April 1938, in Edinburgh, UK) is a professor in sociology, an emeritus member of the London School of Economics (LSE), and a consultant to that institution's Centre for the Study of Human Rights. She is the chairp ...

(born 1938), British sociologist *

Elinor Barker Elinor Jane Barker (born 7 September 1994) is a Welsh road and track Cycle sport, racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team . Representing British Cycling, Great Britain in international competitions, Barker is an Olympic champio ...

(born 1994), British racing cyclist *

Elwood Barker Elwood Barker (October 21, 1878 – April 28, 1953) was an American politician. Background Barker born in Hamilton County, Illinois. He went to the public schools and to Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois. Barker ...

(1878–1953), American politician *

Emily Barker Emily Barker (born 2 December 1980) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician and composer. Her music has featured as the theme to BBC dramas ''Wallander'' and '' The Shadow Line''. With multi-instrumental trio the Red Clay Halo, she record ...

(born 1980), Australian singer-songwriter *

Ernest Barker Sir Ernest Barker (23 September 1874 – 17 February 1960) was an English political scientist who served as Principal of King's College London from 1920 to 1927. Life and career Ernest Barker was born in Woodley, Cheshire, and educated at Ma ...

(1874–1960), an English political scientist and writer *

Eugene C. Barker Eugene Campbell Barker (November 1, 1874 – October 22, 1956) was an American historian at the University of Texas, the managing director of the Texas State Historical Association, and the editor of the ''Southwestern Historical Quarterly''. He ...

(1874–1956), American historian *

Evelyn Barker General (United Kingdom), General Sir Evelyn Hugh Barker, (22 May 1894 – 23 November 1983) was a British Army officer who saw service in both the First World War and the Second World War. During the latter, he commanded the 10th Infantry Br ...

(1894–1983), British General * George Barker (disambiguation) *

Glyn Barker Glyn Anthony Barker (born September 1953) is a British businessman who is chairman of Interserve (since September 2017), the law firm Irwin Mitchell and Berkeley Group Holdings (from 2020 for up to two years until a permanent replacement is ide ...

(born 1953), British businessman * Gordon Barker (1931–2006), English cricketer *

Guy Barker Guy Jeffrey Barker, (born 26 December 1957) is an English jazz trumpeter and composer. Early life Barker was born in Chiswick, London, the son of an actress and a stuntman. He started playing the trumpet at the age of twelve, and within a year ...

, (born 1957), English jazz trumpeter and composer *

Hanna Marie Barker Hanna Marie Barker (born May 14, 1996) is an American professional women's association football, women's soccer midfielder (association football), midfielder/forward (association football), forward who plays for Fatih Vatan S.K., Fatih Vatan in t ...

(born 1996), American soccer player *

Harley Granville-Barker Harley Granville-Barker (25 November 1877 – 31 August 1946) was an English actor, director, playwright, manager, critic, and theorist. After early success as an actor in the plays of George Bernard Shaw, he increasingly turned to directing a ...

(1877–1946), English actor, director, producer, critic and playwright *

Helen Morton Barker Helen Morton Barker (, Morton; December 7, 1834 – May 6, 1910) was an American social reformer active in the temperance movement. For twelve years, she served as treasurer of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). Early life a ...

(1834–1910), American social reformer *

Henry Rodman Barker Henry Rodman Barker (September 15, 1841 – March 17, 1901) was 15th mayor of Providence, Rhode Island 1889-1891. Personal life Henry Rodman Barker was born "Henry Augustus Rodman Barker" in Providence, Rhode Island on September 15, 1841, to Wi ...

(1841–1901), Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island 1889–91 * Herbert Barker (1883–1924), English golfer and golf course architect *

Horace Barker Horace Albert "Nook" Barker (November 29, 1907 – December 24, 2000) was an American biochemist and microbiologist who studied the operation of biological and chemical processes in plants, humans and other animals, including using radioactiv ...

(1907–2000), American biochemist and microbiologist *

Howard Barker Howard Barker (born 28 June 1946) is a British playwright, screenwriter and writer of radio drama, painter, poet, and essayist, writing predominantly on playwriting and the theatre. The author of an extensive body of dramatic works since the ...

(born 1946), British playwright *

Jack Barker John William Barker (27 February 1906 – 20 January 1982) was an English footballer who played 327 league games for Derby County and won 11 England caps. He later managed Derby County and Bradford City. Playing career Derby County Born in De ...

(1907–1982), English footballer *

Jacob Barker Jacob Barker (December 17, 1779 – December 26, 1871) was an American financier and lawyer. Early life He was born on December 17, 1779, in Swan's Island, Maine, of Quaker parentage. He was the son of Robert Barker and Sarah (née Folger) Gar ...

(1779–1871), American financier * James Barker (disambiguation) * Jane Barker (1652–1732), British poet and novelist * Jared Barker (born 1975), Canadian rugby player * Jeff Barker (disambiguation) * John Barker (disambiguation) * Jonathan Dylan Barker, American writer * Joseph Barker (disambiguation) *

Kenneth L. Barker Kenneth Lee Barker (born 1931) is an American biblical scholar and professor of Old Testament and Hebrew. In addition to writing several books, he was also one of the original translators of the New American Standard Bible and the New International ...

(born 1931), biblical Hebrew scholar and translator of the NASB and NIV English Bibles *

Kenneth Barker (academic) Kenneth Barker (26 June 1934 – 9 January 2021) was a British academic administrator. Biography He was educated at the Royal College of Music, King's College London (BMus) and the University of Sussex (MA). He served as Vice-Chancellor of De M ...

(1934–2021), British academic administrator * Kenneth Barker (cricketer) (1877–1938), English cricketer *

Kevin Barker Kevin Stewart Barker (born in July 26, 1975) is an American baseball analyst and former professional baseball player. In his career, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Toront ...

(born 1975), baseball player

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Len Barker Leonard Harold Barker III (born July 7, 1955) is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher. He pitched the tenth perfect game in baseball history. Barker pitched with the Texas Rangers (1976–78), Cleveland Indians ...

(born 1955), baseball pitcher *

Les Barker Les Barker (30 January 1947 – 14 January 2023) was an English poet. He wrote comedy, comedic poetry, parody, parodies of popular songs, and also serious works. Biography Barker was born in Manchester, England, on 30 January 1947. He stu ...

(1947–2023), British comedian *

Lex Barker Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr. (May 8, 1919 – May 11, 1973), known as Lex Barker, was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing Tarzan for RKO Pictures between 1949 and 1953 and portraying leading characters from Karl May' ...

(1919–1973), American actor, known for his Tarzan films and German Cowboy films * Lloyd Barker (born 1943), Barbadian cricket umpire *

Lloyd Barker (soccer) Lloyd Barker (born 12 December 1970) is a former professional soccer player who represented the Jamaica national football team, Jamaica national team. Playing career After beginning his pro career in 1988 with the Ottawa Intrepid of the Canadia ...

(born 1970), Jamaican footballer and coach * Lucette Barker (1816–1905), English painter * Luke Barker (born 1992), American baseball player * Luke Barker (American football) (born 1991), American college football coach * M. A. R. Barker (born Philip Barker), (1929–2012), retired professor, fantasy novels and roleplaying games writer *

Ma Barker Kate Barker (born Arizona Donnie Clark; October 8, 1873 – January 16, 1935), better known as Ma Barker (and sometimes known as Arizona Barker and Arrie Barker), was the mother of several American criminals who ran the Barker–Karpis Gang ...

(1873–1935), reputed American gang leader *

Margaret Barker Margaret Barker (born 1944) is a British Methodist preacher and biblical scholar. She studied theology at the University of Cambridge, after which she has devoted her life to research in ancient Christianity. She has developed an approach to b ...

(born 1944), Biblical scholar *

Margaret Barker (artist) Margaret Dorothy Baker (6 June 1907 - 2003) was a British artist. She was born in Sydenham, South London, on 6 June 1907. She was awarded a scholarship in 1925 to Royal College of Art where she was under the tutelage of William Rothenstein and ...

(1907–2003), British artist *

Maurice Barker Air Vice-Marshal Maurice Barker was India's first Anglo-Indian Anglo-Indian people are a distinct minority group, minority community of mixed-race British and Indian ancestry. During the colonial period, their ancestry was defined as Brit ...

(1917–2000), English cricketer *

Meg-John Barker Meg-John Barker (born 23 June 1974) is a writer, writing mentor, creative consultant, speaker, and independent scholar. They have written a number of anti self-help books on the topics of relationships, sex, and gender, as well as the graphic no ...

(born 1974), British author, academic, activist and psychotherapist * Merton Barker (1867–1954), English cricketer and international field hockey player * Mike or Michael Barker (disambiguation) * Mickey Barker (born 1956), English footballer *

Mildred Barker Ruth Mildred Barker (February 3, 1897 – January 25, 1990) was a musician, scholar, manager, and spiritual leader from the Alfred and Sabbathday Lake Shaker villages. A prominent and respected Shaker during her long life, she worked to preserve ...

(1897–1990), Shaker leader, musician, scholar, and theologian *

Nick Barker (drummer) Nicholas Howard Barker (born 1973) is an English extreme metal drummer best known for his work in Cradle of Filth from 1993 to 1999, Dimmu Borgir from 1999 to 2004, Brujeria from 2003 to 2005 and from 2016 to 2022, and Shining from 2022 to 2 ...

(born 1973), British heavy metal drummer * Nick Barker (Australian musician), Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist * Nigel Barker (disambiguation) *

Pat Barker Dame Patricia Mary W. Barker ( Drake; born 8 May 1943) is an English writer and novelist. She has won many awards for her fiction, which centres on themes of memory, trauma, survival and recovery. She is known for her Regeneration Trilogy, p ...

(born 1943), British author *

Paul Barker Paul Gordon Barker (born February 8, 1959), also referred to as Hermes Pan, is an American musician, best known as the former bass guitarist, producer and engineer for industrial metal band Ministry from 1986 to 2003. Prior to Ministry, he pr ...

(born 1958), American bass guitarist *

Paul Barker (writer) Paul Barker (24 August 1935 – 20 July 2019) was an English journalist and writer. Biography Barker was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He grew up in Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge. He was educated at local schools in the Calde ...

(1968–1986), editor of ''New Society'' *

Paula Barker Paula Barker (born 9 May 1972) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Wavertree since 2019. She served as the Shadow Minister for Devolution and the English Regions from September 2 ...

(born 1972), British Member of Parliament elected 2019 * Peter Barker (disambiguation) *

Phil Barker Phil Barker (born 5 November 1932) is one of the major figures in the development of the modern hobby of tabletop wargaming, particularly that of ancient warfare, and is a co-founder of the Wargames Research Group. In the 1960s he was a metho ...

(born 1932), British wargame designer * Pierre A. Barker (1790–1870), American politician, mayor of Buffalo, New York

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Ralph Barker Ralph Hammond Cecil Barker (21 October 1917 – 16 May 2011) was an English non-fiction author with over twenty-five books to his credit. He wrote mainly about the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Air Force (RAF) operations in the First an ...

(1917–2011), English writer on the RAF *

Reginald Barker Reginald C. Barker (April 2, 1886 – February 23, 1945) was a pioneer film director. Biography Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Barker's family moved to Scotland when he was an infant and then to the United States. Living in California, ...

(1886–1945), film director * Robert Barker (disambiguation) *

Roger Barker Roger Garlock Barker (1903 – 1990) was a social scientist, a founder of environmental psychology, and a leading figure in the field for decades. He is perhaps best known for developing behavior settings and staffing theory. He was also a cen ...

(1903–1990), American psychologist *

Ronnie Barker Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as ''Porridge (1974 TV series), Porridge'', ''The Two Ronnies'', ...

(1929–2005), British comedy actor * S. Omar Barker (1894–1985), American cowboy poet, politician rancher, and teacher *

Sally Barker Sally Barker (born 19 September 1959) is a British singer and songwriter, known for her solo work and as a founding member of the Poozies. In 2014, she was a finalist in the BBC One talent contest '' The Voice'', finishing in joint second plac ...

(born 1959), British singer and songwriter * Sam Barker, known professionally as

Barker Barker may refer to: Occupations * Barker (occupation), a person who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events * Barker (coachbuilder), a builder of horse-drawn coaches and later of bodywork for prestige cars * a person who strips tanbar ...

, American musician and record producer *

Samuel Barker (Canadian politician) Samuel Barker, (May 25, 1839 – June 26, 1915) was a Canadian parliamentarian and lawyer. Barker was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hamilton, Ontario in the 1900 federal elec ...

(1839–1915), Canadian parliamentarian and lawyer *

Samuel Barker (Hebraist) Samuel Barker (1686–1759) was an English Hebraist. Life Barker was the son of Augustin Barker of South Luffenham and Thomasyn Tryst of Maidford, Northants, and inherited the Lordship of the Manor of Lyndon, Rutland by the bequest of his father ...

(1686–1759), English Hebraist * Samuel Barker (MP for Cricklade) (c. 1659–1708), British member of Parliament for Cricklade *

Shaun Barker Shaun Barker (born 19 September 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Rotherham United Born in Trowell, Nottinghamshire, Barker started his career at Rotherham as a junior making his debut in March ...

(born 1982), English footballer *

Simon Barker Simon Barker (born 4 November 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He began his career at Blackburn Rovers in 1983, winning the Full Members' Cup with the club in 1987, before moving on to Queens Park ...

(born 1964), English footballer * Stephen F. Barker (1927–2019), American philosopher of mathematics *

Sue Barker Susan Barker (born 19 April 1956) is a British former television presenter and professional tennis player. During her playing career, Barker won 15 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including a major at the 1976 French Open. She reached a career- ...

(born 1956), British television presenter and former professional tennis player * Thomas Barker (disambiguation) * Tracy M. Barker (born 1957), American herpetologist *

Travis Barker Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and music producer who is the drummer for the rock band Blink-182. He has collaborated with hip hop artists, is a member of the rap rock group Transplants ...

(born 1975), American drummer for the bands Blink 182, Plus-44, Box Car Racer *

Trevor Barker Trevor Graeme Barker (7 October 1956 – 26 April 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). One of the VFL's pin-up boys with his teen-idol appearance, blonde hair ...

(1956–1996), Australian rules footballer, died of cancer *

Wes Barker Wesley Barker is a Canadian magician and YouTuber, known for starring in the TruTV stunt magic show ''Big Trick Energy''. He has appeared on Ellen and America’s Got Talent as well as fooling Penn & Teller on their show Fool Us. His YouTube and F ...

(born 1986), Canadian magician *

Wharton Barker Wharton Barker (May 1, 1846 – April 9, 1921) was an American financier and publicist who held influence in the Republican presidential selection during the 1880s and was a rival Populist presidential candidate in 1900. Life Wharton Barker was ...

(1846–1921), American financier *

Will Barker (director) William George Barker (18 January 1868, in Cheshunt – 6 November 1951, in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon) was a British film producer, director, cinematographer, and entrepreneur who took film-making in Britain from a low budget form of novel ...

(1867–1951), film producer, director, cinematographer * William Barker (disambiguation)

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