Frazer is both a given name and a surname.
Notable people with the name include:
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Frazer Hines
Frazer Simpson Frederick Hines (born 22 September 1944) is an English actor. He began his career as a child actor and appeared in ''A King in New York'' (1957) with Charlie Chaplin. He later played Jamie McCrimmon in ''Doctor Who'', appearing i ...
, British actor
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Frazer Irving
Frazer Irving (born 1970) is a British comic book artist known for the series '' Necronauts'', published by the British magazine '' 2000 AD''. After breaking into the American market he has worked on a number of superhero titles, including a s ...
, British comic artist
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Frazer Richardson
Frazer Richardson (born 29 October 1982) is an English former professional footballer.
Richardson began his career with Leeds United where he spent nine years making 186 appearances only interrupted by two loan spells at Stoke City in 2003. He ...
(born 1982), English footballer
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Augustus Simon Frazer (1776–1835), British Army officer during the Napoleonic Wars
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Bob Frazer, Canadian actor
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Charles Fraser (botanist)
Charles Fraser or Frazer or Frazier (1788 – 22 December 1831) was Colonial Botanist of New South Wales from 1821 to 1831. He collected and catalogued numerous Australian plant species, and participated in a number of exploring expeditions. He wa ...
(1788–1831), Scottish-born botanist and explorer in Australia
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Dan Frazer
Daniel Thomas Frazer (November 20, 1921 – December 16, 2011) was an American actor. He was probably best known for his role as Captain Frank McNeil, the former partner turned supervisor of Theo Kojak, Telly Savalas's character, in the 1970s T ...
, American actor
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Gordon Frazer, Australian engineer
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Ian Frazer
Ian Hector Frazer (born 6 January 1953) is a Scottish-born Australian immunologist, the founding Chief Executive Officer, CEO and Executive Director, Director of Research of the Translational Research Institute (Australia). Frazer and Jian Zh ...
, Scottish-Australian physician and scientist, joint inventor of the
HPV vaccine
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are vaccines intended to provide acquired immunity against infection by certain types of human papillomavirus. The first HPV vaccine became available in 2006. Currently there are six licensed HPV vaccines: ...
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Jendayi Frazer, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
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James George Frazer
Sir James George Frazer (; 1 January 1854 – 7 May 1941) was a Scottish social anthropologist and folkloristJosephson-Storm (2017), Chapter 5. influential in the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion.
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(1854–1941), Scottish social anthropologist, author of ''The Golden Bough''
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James S. Frazer (1824–1893), American judge and politician
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John Frazer, British architect
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J. D. Frazer, pen name Illiad, artist and writer of the webcomic ''User Friendly''
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Joseph W. Frazer, American automobile executive
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Lily Frazer
Lily Francesca Plummer-Frazer (born 17 September 1988) is an English actress. She was nominated for a WhatsOnStage Award for her performance in the West End production of '' In the Heights''. On television, she is known for her roles in the iP ...
(born 1988), British actress
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Lucy Frazer
Lucy Claire Frazer (born 17 May 1972) is a British politician and barrister who served as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport from February 2023 to July 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as the Member of Parli ...
, British M.P.
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Margaret Frazer (1946–2013), American writer
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Nathan Frazer (born 1998), ring name of English professional wrestler Benjamin Timms
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Persifor Frazer (1736–1792), American Revolutionary officer
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Rolando Frazer (born 1958), Panamanian basketball player
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Ron Frazer (1928–1983), Australian actor and comedian
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Tess Frazer, American actress
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William C. Frazer (1776–1838) U.S. federal territorial judge
Fictional characters
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Frazer Yeats, a character from the Network Ten soap opera ''Neighbours''
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Chloe Frazer, a character from the video game ''Uncharted'' franchise
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Private James Frazer, a character in the British television sitcom ''Dad's Army''
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Fraser (surname)
Fraser is a Scottish surname, connected to the Clans Fraser and Fraser of Lovat. It is most commonly found in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
Notable people with the surname include:
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