Baxter may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities

Baxter Building The Baxter Building is a fictional 35-story office building appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the building first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' #3 (Marc ...

, in the Marvel Comics universe *

Baxter Stockman The following is a list of characters in the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' franchise. Overview This table shows the recurring characters and the actors who have appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles throughout the franchise. * A dark g ...

, in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' * Baxter, a character in the animated web series ''Hazbin Hotel'' * Mr Baxter, a character in ''The Adventures of Tintin''

Film and television

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Baxter! ''Baxter!'' is a 1973 drama film directed by Lionel Jeffries and starring Patricia Neal, Jean-Pierre Cassel and Britt Ekland. The film follows a young boy called Roger Baxter who struggles to overcome his speech problem ( rhotacism) and his s ...

'', a 1973 British film starring Britt Ekland * ''Baxter'' (film), a 1989 French horror film featuring a thinking dog named "Baxter" * ''

The Baxter ''The Baxter'' is a 2005 American comedy film written by, directed by and starring comedian Michael Showalter. A "Baxter", as defined by the film, is the nice, dull guy in a romantic comedy who is dumped at the end of the story for the prota ...

'', a 2005 romantic comedy * ''

The Baxters ''The Baxters'' is a sitcom that aired in broadcast syndication from September 1979 to August 1981. The original American incarnation of the series aired locally from 1977 to 1979 on the Boston, Massachusetts, Boston station WCVB-TV; in 1979, N ...

'', a TV sitcom 1979–1981 * ''Baxter'' (TV series), 2010–2011 * ''The Baxters'' (2024 TV series)

Music

Baxter (electronica band) Baxter is a Swedish electronica band composed of two drum and bass producers and an emotive vocalist. The band set out to transform pop music by introducing melody, vocals and strong song-writing to a layered drum and bass/jungle-influenced rhyth ...

, a Swedish electronica band ** ''Baxter'' (1998 album) * Baxter (punk band), an American post-hardcore band, and the name of their first album as well as their 2003 compilation album * ''Baxter'', a 2000 album in which various New Zealand musicians set 12 of

James K. Baxter James Keir Baxter (29 June 1926 – 22 October 1972) was a New Zealand poet and playwright. He was also known as an activist for the preservation of Māori culture. He is one of New Zealand's most well-known and controversial literary figures. ...

's poems to music

Businesses and organizations

Baxters Baxters Food Group Limited, also known as Baxters of Speyside or Baxters, is a food processing company, based in Fochabers, Scotland. It produces foods such as Soup, canned soups, canned meat products, Pickling, sour pickles, sauces, vinegars, a ...

, a British food processing company * Baxter Aviation, former Canadian airline * Baxter's Coaches, Australian bus company *

Baxter College Baxter College is a mixed secondary school with academy status located in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. Prior to September 2002 the school was known as Harry Cheshire High School. The school provides education for pupils aged 11 to 1 ...

, a secondary school in Kidderminster, England *

Baxter International Baxter International Inc. is an American multinational healthcare company with headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois. The company primarily focuses on products to treat chronic and acute medical conditions. The company had 2023 global net sal ...

, an American healthcare company * Baxter Street School in Athens, Georgia * Baxter Theatre Centre, Rondebosch, South Africa *

Philip Baxter College Philip Baxter College, University of New South Wales is a residential college at the University of New South Wales in Kensington, Sydney, Australia. Phillip Baxter College and its two neighbouring Colleges, Goldstein and Basser, are collecti ...

, University of New South Wales, Australia

People

Baxter (name) Baxter is an English surname, originally an occupational surname meaning ''baker''. It derives from the early Middle English word ''bakstere'' and the Old English term ''bæcere.''. The form ''Bakster'' was initially feminine, while ''Baker'' ser ...

, including a list of people with the name

Places

Antarctica

Mount Baxter (Antarctica) Mount Baxter is a large buttress-type mountain, located just south of O'Kane Canyon where it forms a rounded projection of the east escarpment of the Eisenhower Range, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Discovered by the British National Antarctic ...

Australia

Baxter, Victoria Baxter is a surburb in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Baxter recorded a population of 2,166 at the 2021 census. It is served by Baxter railway station on ...

Baxter railway station Baxter railway station is a commuter railway station on the Stony Point line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the town and suburb of Baxter, in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 1 October 1888, with the current stat ...

Baxter Immigration Reception and Processing Centre Baxter Immigration Reception and Processing Centre or commonly just Baxter Detention Centre, was an Australian immigration detention facility near the town of Port Augusta in South Australia. It was the focus of much of the controversy concernin ...

, near Port Augusta, South Australia **

Baxter protests During the Easter weekends of 2003 and 2005 in Australia, several hundred protesters went to the Baxter Immigration Reception and Processing Centre, located near Port Augusta to protest against the Howard Howard is a masculine given name deriv ...

of 2003 and 2005 *

Baxter Field Baxter International Baseball Field or the Albert Park Baseball Complex is home to the Far North Coast Baseball Association (FNCBA), part of Baseball NSW, in Lismore, New South Wales. It is a fully fenced and regulation size field with field ...

, baseball stadium in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

Canada

* Baxter, Ontario *

Baxter Lakes Baxter Lakes is a lake in Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to it ...

, in Alberta

United States

* Baxter, Arkansas *

Baxter County, Arkansas Baxter County is a County (United States), county in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. Created as Arkansas's 66th county on March 24, 1873, the county has eight incorporated municipalities, including Mountain Home, Arkansas, Mountain Home, its ...

* Baxter, California *

Baxter, Colorado Baxter is an unincorporated community in Pueblo County, in the U.S. state of Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, ...

* Baxter, Georgia *

Baxter, Iowa Baxter is a city in Jasper County, Iowa, Jasper County, Iowa, United States. Baxter is located northeast of Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines. The population was 962 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Baxter was platted in 1883. ...

Baxter, Kentucky Baxter is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The community sits at the confluence of Martin's Fork with Clover Fork to form the Cumberland River The Cumberland River is a major waterway of the Sout ...

* Baxter, Michigan *

Baxter, Minnesota Baxter is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 8,612 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Brainerd, Minnesota, Brainerd Brainerd micropolitan area, Mic ...

* Baxter, Missouri * Baxter, Pennsylvania * Baxter Village, South Carolina *

Baxter, Tennessee Baxter is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,578 at the United States Census, 2010, 2020 census.Tennessee Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentCertified Population of Tennessee Incorporated Municipal ...

* Baxter, Texas * Baxter, Wisconsin * Baxter, Berkeley County, West Virginia *

Baxter, Marion County, West Virginia Baxter is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Baxter lies to the northwest of Rivesville along Paw Paw Creek. The town was once the site of the Stafford Mine, one of the largest bituminous coal Bitumi ...

Baxter Arena Baxter Arena (original working name UNO Community Arena) is a sports arena in the central United States in Omaha, Nebraska. Owned and operated by the University of Nebraska Omaha, it serves as the home of several of the university's intercol ...

, in the campus of the University of Nebraska, Omaha, U.S. *

Baxter Boulevard Baxter Boulevard is a boulevard and parkway in Portland, Maine. The road, around long, served as the means to head north from downtown Portland before Tukey's Bridge, now on Interstate 295 (I-295), was built. The road was part of U.S. Ro ...

, Portland, Maine * Baxter Building (Portland, Maine), U.S. * Baxter Creek, a stream in California *

Baxter Estates, New York Baxter Estates is a village in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Port Washington area, which is anchored by Port Washington. The population was 991 at the time of ...

Baxter Lake (New Hampshire) Baxter Lake is a water body located in Strafford County in eastern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Farmington and the city of Rochester. It is part of the Cocheco River watershed, a tributary of the Piscataqua River. Lake acces ...

* Baxter Mill, West Yarmouth, Massachusetts *

Baxter Springs, Kansas Baxter Springs is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States, and located along Spring River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,888. History Indigenous settlement For thousands of years, indigenous peoples ...

* Baxter State Park, Maine * Baxter Street Historic District, Quincy, Massachusetts *

Baxter Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota Baxter Township is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census. Baxter Township was organized in 1871, and named after Hiram A. Baxter, an early settler. Geography According to the Uni ...

Baxter Woods Mayor Baxter Woods Park is a nature reserve and municipal forest in the Deering Center neighborhood of Portland, Maine Portland is the List of municipalities in Maine, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat, seat ...

, nature reserve in Portland, Maine * Mount Baxter (California)

Other uses

* Baxter LePage, former first dog of Maine, U.S. * Baxter, a 1916

Meteorite fall A meteorite fall, also called an observed fall, is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space, that was also observed by people or automated devices. Any other meteorite is called a "meteorite find, find". There are more than 1,300 d ...

Baxter (robot) Baxter is an industrial robot first built on 22 September 2011 by Rethink Robotics, a start-up company founded by Rodney Brooks. The robot is a two-armed collaborative robot with an animated face. It is three feet tall and weighs 165 pou ...

, an industrial robot