Packer or Packers may refer to:

People

Packer (Middlesex cricketer) Packer or Packers may refer to: People * Packer (Middlesex cricketer) (c. 1765 – after 1795) * Alferd Packer (1842–1907), American prospector and confessed cannibal * Andrew Packer (born 1980), Australian footballer * Ann Packer (born 19 ...

(c. 1765 – after 1795) *

Alferd Packer Alfred Griner Packer (January 21, 1842 – April 23, 1907), also known as "The Colorado Cannibal", was an American prospector and self-proclaimed professional wilderness guide who confessed to cannibalism during the winter of 1874. He and fi ...

(1842–1907), American prospector and confessed cannibal * Andrew Packer (born 1980), Australian footballer *

Ann Packer Ann Elizabeth Packer MBE (born 8 March 1942) is an English former sprinter, hurdler and long jumper. She won a gold medal in the 800 metres and a silver in the 400 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Early life In 1959 Packer won the English ...

(born 1942), English sprinter, hurdler and long jumper *

Ann Packer (author) Ann Packer (born 1959) is an American novelist and short story writer, perhaps best known for her critically acclaimed first novel ''The Dive From Clausen's Pier''. She is the recipient of a James Michener Award and a National Endowment for the A ...

(born 1959), American novelist * Asa Packer (1805–1879), American businessman and founder of Lehigh University * Billy Packer (born 1940), American college basketball commentator *

Boyd K. Packer Boyd Kenneth Packer (September 10, 1924 – July 3, 2015) was an American religious leader and educator who served as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jes ...

(1924–2015), American religious leader and educator *

Brian Packer Brian Packer (2 March 1944 – 30 August 2021) was a British boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he lost in his first fight to Takao Sakurai of Japan in the Round of 3 ...

(born 1944), British boxer *

Charles Sandys Packer Charles Sandys Stuart Shipley Packer (1810–1883), commonly referred to as Charles S. Packer, was an Australian classical music composer, born in Reading, Berkshire, England. He was a graduate of The Royal Academy of Music in London. Packer was co ...

(1810–1883), Australian composer *

Chris Packer Chris Packer (c. 1953 – 1 September 2013) was an Australian from Perth, Western Australia who in 2004 narrowly escaped the death penalty when arrested in Bali, Indonesia for suspected arms smuggling. Police arrested Packer after finding undecla ...

(c. 1953 – 2013), Australian sailor *

Clyde Packer Robert Clyde Packer (22 July 19358 April 2001), usually known as Clyde Packer, was the son of Australian newspaper magnate Frank Packer and the elder brother of media baron Kerry Packer. From 23 April 1964 to 22 April 1976 he was a Member of th ...

(1935–2001), Australian businessman and politician * Craig Packer (born 1950), American biologist *

David Packer (actor) David Packer (born August 25, 1962) is an American actor. Early life He was born on August 25, 1962 in Passaic, New Jersey. Career His first starring role was as the human traitor Daniel Bernstein in the 1983 NBC miniseries '' V''. He reprised ...

(born 1962), American actor *

David Packer (artist) David Packer is a New York based artist who works in a variety of media: sculpture, drawing, and artist books. The subject matter is that of the everyday: vehicles, plastic water bottles, car engines, dogs, bears, and other animals that come from ...

(born 1960), American and English artist * Dick Packer (fl. 1953–1968), American soccer player *

Doris Packer Doris Packer (May 30, 1904 – March 31, 1979) was an American actress, possibly best known for her recurring role as Mrs. Cornelia Rayburn, Theodore Cleaver's elementary school principal in the television series, '' Leave It to Beaver''. ...

(1904–1979), American actress * Douglas Packer (born 1987), Brazilian footballer * Earl L. Packer (1894–1993), American diplomat *

Erica Packer Erica Louise Packer (née Baxter; born 10 November 1977) is a former Australian singer and model. She was the second wife of Australia's eighth richest man, James Packer. Music career In 2006, Baxter signed a multiple-album recording contract ...

(born 1977), Australian singer and model *

Frank Packer Sir Douglas Frank Hewson Packer (3 December 19061 May 1974), was an Australian media proprietor who controlled Australian Consolidated Press and the Nine Network. He was a patriarch of the Packer family. Early life Frank Packer was born in K ...

(1906–1974), Australian media proprietor *

Fred L. Packer Frederick Little Packer (January 4, 1886 – December 8, 1956) was an American illustrator and political cartoonist. Born in Los Angeles, he was educated at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design and the Chicago Art Institute. He worked for the ...

(1886–1956), American illustrator and cartoonist * Frederick Augustus Packer (1839–1902), Australian composer * Gabi Packer (fl. 1984–1997), Israeli footballer * George Packer (born 1960), American journalist and novelist * Greg Packer (born 1963), American highway maintenance worker known for being quoted as a "man on the street" in periodicals and television broadcasts *

Harry Packer Harry Packer (9 September 1868 – 25 May 1946) was an English-born international rugby union prop who played club rugby for Newport and was capped seven times for Wales. Packer had a long association with rugby, as a player, selector, officia ...

(1868–1946), Wales international rugby player *

Herbert Annesley Packer Admiral Sir Herbert ("Bertie") Annesley Packer KCB, CBE (9 October 1894 – 23 September 1962) was an officer in the British Royal Navy and ended his career as an Admiral and Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic. Family background The only son o ...

(1894–1962), British naval officer * Herbert L. Packer (1925–1972), American legal scholar and criminologist * Horace Billings Packer (1851–1940), American politician from Pennsylvania *

J. I. Packer James Innell Packer (22 July 192617 July 2020) was an English-born Canadian evangelical theologian, cleric and writer in the low-church Anglican and Calvinist traditions. He was considered one of the most influential evangelicals in North Amer ...

(1926–2020), British-born Canadian theologian *

James Packer James Douglas Packer (born 8 September 1967) is an Australian billionaire businessman and investor. Packer is the son of Kerry Packer , a media mogul, and his wife, Roslyn Packer . He is the grandson of Sir Frank Packer. He inherited control o ...

(born 1967), Australian businessman and investor * Jane Packer (1959–2011), British florist *

John Black Packer John Black Packer (March 21, 1824 – July 7, 1891) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography John B. Packer was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania on March 21, 1824. ...

(1824–1891), American politician from Pennsylvania *

John Hayman Packer John Hayman Packer (12 March 1730 – 16 September 1806) was an actor for David Garrick's company at Drury Lane. Originally a saddler, he created the character Freeman in James Townley's ''High Life Below Stairs'' (1759). His parts were usua ...

(1730–1806), English actor *

John Packer John Richard Packer (born 10 October 1946) is a retired British Anglican bishop. He was the only Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, serving from the renaming of the diocese from Ripon in 2000 to his 2014 retirement (prior to his former diocese's merg ...

(born 1946), British Anglican bishop *

Joy Packer Joy Petersen Packer (12 February 1905 – 7 September 1977) was a South African author of autobiography and romantic adventure novels. Biography Packer was born and educated in Cape Town, graduating as a journalist from the University of Cape ...

(1905–1977), South African author * Juliet Law Packer (born c. 1952), American television writer * Kelley Packer (fl. 2012–2018), American politician from Idaho *

Kerry Packer Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) was an Australian media tycoon, and was considered one of Australia's most powerful media proprietors of the twentieth century. The Packer family company owned a controlling ...

(1937–2005), Australian media magnate *

Madison Packer Madison Packer (born June 25, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey forward, currently serving as captain of the Metropolitan Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation. One of the longest tenured players in PHF history, she is the league' ...

(born 1991), American ice hockey player *

Marlie Packer Marlie Packer (born 2 October 1989) is an English rugby union player (back row / flanker) for Saracens and women. She was part of the winning 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad. International career Packer began her international career playi ...

(born 1989), British rugby union player *

Mez Packer Mez Packer is an English novelist. She is the author of ''Among Thieves'' and ''The Game Is Altered'' and lectures at Coventry University. Biography Packer was born in Essex, England and spent her early years amongst the Plymouth Brethren, ...

(born 1966), English novelist * Mick Packer (born 1950), English footballer *

Mike Packer Mike Packer (born Lusaka, Zambia) is an English dramatist, actor and poet. He has written several plays, among them ''Cardboys'', ''A Carpet, a Pony and a Monkey'', ''tHe dYsFUnCKshOnalZ!'' and ''Inheritance''. His plays have been performed at L ...

(fl. 1980s–2007), English dramatist, actor and poet *

Milton Packer Milton Packer (b. ca 1951) is an American cardiologist who is known for his clinical research concerning heart failure. Early life and education Milton Packer was born in the United States to Holocaust survivors who were saved from the Vilna ghett ...

(born c. 1951), American cardiologist *

Phil Packer Philip Packer (born 1972) is a British charity activist who suffered serious injuries while serving with the British military in Iraq in 2008 and has since engaged in numerous publicised physical challenges in support of his charity, the Britis ...

(born 1972), British charity activist *

Philip Packer Philip Packer FRS (24 June 1618 Groombridge, Kent – 24 December 1686) was an English barrister and architect. He was a courtier to Charles II, and friend to Christopher Wren. He was educated at University College, Oxford where he matriculate ...

(1618–1686), English barrister and architect *

Randall Packer Randall Packer (born 1953) is an American contemporary multimedia artist. Biography Packer studied music composition with Mel Powell and Earle Brown at the California Institute of the Arts (MFA) and Richard Felciano at the University of Cal ...

(born 1953), American multimedia artist *

Richard Packer (civil servant) Sir Richard John Packer, KCB, (born 18 August 1944) is a former British civil servant. He was Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) from 1993 until 2000. He was knighted ( KCB) in 2000. Sir Richard Packer wa ...

, British civil servant *

Richard Packer (politician) Richard Packer (1794 – 27 July 1872) was a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament from 1856–1859 representing the Town of Christchurch electorate. He was also a member of the Canterbury Provincial Council, including its treasurer. ...

(1794–1872), New Zealand politician * Robert Packer (1614–1692), English politician *

Robert Packer (died 1731) Robert Packer (1678–1731), of Shellingford House and Donnington Castle House in Berkshire, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1712 to 1731. Packer was baptized on 10 February 1678, the only son of John Packer of Shell ...

(1678–1731), British politician *

Robert Clyde Packer Robert Clyde Packer (24 July 187912 April 1934), known as R. C. Packer, was a journalist, media proprietor and founder of Australia's Australian Consolidated Press, Packer media dynasty, which would later own Publishing and Broadcasting Limited ...

(1879–1934), Australian businessman *

Roslyn Packer Roslyn Redman Packer (born '' née'' Weedon, in ) is an Australian philanthropist and widow of media mogul Kerry Packer . Early life Packer was born Roslyn Redman Weedon in Wagga Wagga, the daughter of Doctor Stephen Hertford Weedon and ...

(born 1937), Australian philanthropist *

Russell Packer Russell Packer (born 9 October 1989) is a former New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played as a for the Wests Tigers, St. George Illawarra Dragons and the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL, and the New Zealand Māori and New ...

(born 1989), New Zealand rugby league footballer * Ruth Packer (1910–2005), English opera singer * Suzanne Packer (born 1958), Welsh actress *

Toni Packer Toni Packer (April, 1927 – August 23, 2013) was a teacher of "meditative inquiry", and the founder of Springwater Center. Packer was a former student in the Sanbo Kyodan lineage of Zen Buddhism, and was previously in line to be the successor of ...

(1927–2013), German-American Buddhist educator * Vin Packer, pseudonym of the American author

Marijane Meaker Marijane Agnes Meaker (May 27, 1927 – November 21, 2022) was an American writer who, along with Tereska Torres, was credited with launching the lesbian pulp fiction genre, the only accessible novels on that theme in the 1950s. Under the name ...

(born 1927) *

Walter Packer Walter Packer (born November 7, 1955) is a former American football defensive back who played one season in the National Football League with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the eighth round ...

(born 1955), American football player *

Wes Packer Wes Packer (born 1977)Stand-up award for new comedian
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(born 1977), Welsh comedian * Will Packer (born 1974), American film producer *

William F. Packer William Fisher Packer (April 2, 1807September 27, 1870) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as the 14th governor of Pennsylvania from 1858 to 1861. Early and personal life Packer was born in Howard Township, Pennsylvania t ...

(1807–1870), American politician from Pennsylvania *

William Packer (Major-General) William Packer ( fl. 1644–1662) was a religious radical and soldier who served with the Parliamentarian Army in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Under the Commonwealth, he was deputy administrator for Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire during the 165 ...

(fl. 1644–1662), English soldier, preacher and politician * ZZ Packer (born 1973), American author

Sports teams

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...

, an American football team in Green Bay, Wisconsin * Anderson Packers, a former professional basketball team that played for Anderson, Indiana in 3 different leagues, from 1946 to 1951 * Chicago Packers, the former name of the NBA team the Washington Wizards, when they played in Chicago, Illinois for the 1961–62 NBA season * Kansas City Packers, a Federal League baseball team from 1914 to 1915

Occupations

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pack train A packhorse, pack horse, or sumpter refers to a horse, mule, donkey, or pony used to carry goods on its back, usually in sidebags or panniers. Typically packhorses are used to cross difficult terrain, where the absence of roads prevents the use of ...

operator (e.g.

outfitter An outfitter is a shop or person that sells specialized clothes (an ''outfit'' is a set of clothing). More specifically, it is a company or individual who provides or deals in equipment and supplies for the pursuit of certain activities. In North ...

) * A meat packer * A household goods packer for moving, see moving company

Places

* Packer, Arizona, a populated place situated in Yavapai County, Arizona, US * Packer Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, US

Other uses

Production packer A production packer is a standard component of the completion hardware of oil or gas wells used to provide a seal between the outside of the production tubing and the inside of the casing, liner, or wellbore wall. Based on their primary use, pa ...

, a standard component of the completion hardware of oil or gas wells used to isolate a section of a borehole *

Cultipacker A cultipacker is a piece of agricultural equipment that crushes dirt clods, removes air pockets, and presses down small stones, forming a smooth, firm seedbed. Where seed has been broadcast, the roller gently firms the soil around the seeds, ens ...

, an agricultural roller * A packer is a phallic object worn to simulate male genitals, see

packing (phallus) Packing is wearing padding or a phallic object in the front of the pants or underwear to give the appearance of having a penis or bulge. Packing is commonly practiced by trans men. People who cross-dress as male may also "pack". Packers The obj ...

* The Packer Collegiate Institute * Runtime packer, a software component used to reduce executable sizes *

Todd Packer ''The Office (American TV series), The Office'' is an Television in the United States, American television series based on The Office (British TV series), the British television comedy of the same name. The format of the series is a parody of the ...

, fictional character in the American television series ''The Office'' *

Packer family The Packer family has played a significant role in the Australian media, political and social sphere since the beginning of the twentieth century. The family has had numerous interests in Australian business, most notably in media, property ...

, an Australian media and political family * The Packers, an American soul group * ''

The Packer ''The Packer'' is a newspaper and website covering the fresh produce industry. Its readers are primarily retail and foodservice buyers of fresh produce. It is published in Lenexa, Kansas. On a weekly basis in its print publication and througho ...

'', newspaper and website covering the fresh produce industry * ''

Chicago Packer The Chicago Packer (1899–1910) was a weekly newspaper published in the early 20th century which catered to the interests of commercial growers, produce handlers, and poultry farmers. It devoted to fruits, vegetables, butter, eggs and poultry. S ...

'', a newspaper which catered to the interests of commercial growers, produce handlers, and poultry farmers

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