Parker may refer to:

People

Parker (given name) Parker is an English language unisex given name of Old English origin, meaning 'park keeper', hence also an Old English occupational surname. Parker was more common in the 19th century as a personal name than it is now. The name has variants. Peo ...

, including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Parker (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname

Arts and entertainment

* ''Parker'' (1984 film), a British crime film * ''Parker'' (2013 film), an American action thriller * Parker, a player of

park golf is a form of golf played in a park that was invented in Makubetsu, Hokkaido, Japan in 1983. Aesthetically, it resembles a sport somewhere between golf and croquet. The competitive object of the game is to hit the ball into a hole with a club in ...

Businesses and organizations

Parker Brothers Parker Brothers (known as Parker outside of North America) was an American toy and game manufacturer which in 1991 became a brand of Hasbro. More than 1,800 games were published under the Parker Brothers name since 1883. It remained family owne ...

, former toy and game manufacturer * Parker Bros., former American firearms firm *

Parker Guitars Parker Guitars was an American manufacturer of electric and acoustic guitars and basses, founded by luthier Ken Parker in 1993. Parker guitars were distinguished for their characteristic light weight and the use of composite materials. Parker ...

, American manufacturer of guitars *

Parker Hannifin Parker-Hannifin Corporation, originally Parker Appliance Company, usually referred to as just Parker, is an American corporation specializing in motion and control technologies. Its corporate headquarters are in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, in Greater ...

, manufacturer of motion and control technologies * Parker Manufacturing Company, tool and kitchen cabinet manufacturer, and industrial landlord *

Parker Pen Company The Parker Pen Company is a manufacturer of luxury writing pens, founded in 1888 by George Safford Parker in Janesville, Wisconsin, United States. In 2011, the Parker factory at Newhaven, East Sussex, England, was closed, and its production tran ...

, American pen maker

Places

Parker, Arizona Parker (Mojave language, Mojave 'Amat Kuhwely, formerly 'Ahwe Nyava) is the county seat of La Paz County, Arizona, La Paz County, Arizona, United States, on the Colorado River in Parker Valley. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, ...

Parker, Colorado Parker is a home rule municipality in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. As a self-declared "town" under the home rule statutes, Parker is the second most populous town in the county; Castle Rock is the most populous (the community of Hig ...

Parker, Florida Parker is a city in Bay County, Florida, Bay County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Panama City, Florida, Panama City–Panama City Beach, Florida Panama City, Florida metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 202 ...

Parker, Idaho Parker is a city in southeastern Fremont County, Idaho, United States. The population was 305 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Rexburg, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the c ...

Parker, Kansas Parker is a city in Linn County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 241. History Parker was laid out about 1889. It was named for J.W. Parker, who owned the town site. The first post office in Parker ...

Parker, Missouri Parker is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri, Scott County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History A post office called "Parkers Station" was established in 1875, and remained in operation unt ...

Parker, North Carolina Parker is an unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the A ...

Parker, Pennsylvania Parker is a city located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is in the extreme northwestern portion of the county. The population was 695 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city was named for Judge John Parker, a ...

* Parker, South Carolina *

Parker, South Dakota Parker is a city in Turner County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,194 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Turner County. Parker is bordered on its eastern side by South Dakota State Highway 19. Its northern side is ...

Parker, Texas Parker is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,462 in 2020. History The first settlers arrived in the area that is now Parker in the early 1840s. The town was named after William C. Parker, the son of the area's f ...

in Collin County *

Parker, Johnson County, Texas Parker is an unincorporated community in southeastern Johnson County, Texas, United States, located on Texas State Highway 171. History Families had settled in the area as far back as the 1850s, but a community would only form in the 1880s. A ...

Parker, Washington Parker is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in central Yakima County, Washington, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 97 between the cities of Union Gap and Wapato on the Yakama Indian Reservation. The town had a ...

Parker City, Indiana Parker City is a town in Monroe Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,278 at the 2020 census. History Parker City was originally called Morristown, and under the latter name was platted in 1851. A post of ...

Parker County, Texas Parker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 148,222. The county seat is Weatherford. The county was created in 1855 and organized the following year. It is named for Isaac Parker, a ...

Parker Dam Parker Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam that crosses the Colorado River downstream of Hoover Dam. Built between 1934 and 1938 by the Bureau of Reclamation, it is high, of which are below the riverbed (the deep excavation was necessary in ...

, across the Colorado River *

Parker Strip, Arizona Parker Strip is a census-designated place (CDP) in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 662 at the 2010 census. Geography Parker Strip is located in the northwest corner of La Paz County. It lies along the Colorado River a ...

Parker Township, Marshall County, Minnesota Parker Township is a township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 57 at the 2000 census. Parker Township was organized in 1884, and named for George L. Parker, an early settler who had come to the area from Norridgew ...

Parker Township, Morrison County, Minnesota Parker Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 469 at the 2000 census. Parker Township was organized in 1880, and named for George F. Parker, a pioneer settler. Geography According to the United S ...

Parker Township, Pennsylvania Parker Township is a township that is located in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 574 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Parker Township is located in northeastern Butler County, along the Armstrong County l ...

Schools

* George S. Parker High School, Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S. * Francis Parker (disambiguation)#Schools, the name of several schools * Parker Academy, Concord, New Hampshire, U.S. * Parker School (Kamuela, Hawaii), U.S. *

Lower Parker School Lower Parker School, also known as District #73 School, is a historic one-room school and national Historic district (United States), historic district located near Salem, Missouri, Salem, Dent County, Missouri. It was built in 1905 or 1906, an ...

, Salem, Missouri, U.S.

Other uses

* , two ships of the Argentine Navy * , a ship *

Parker Solar Probe The Parker Solar Probe (PSP; previously Solar Probe, Solar Probe Plus or Solar Probe+) is a NASA space probe launched in 2018 to make observations of the Stellar corona, Sun's outer corona. It used repeated Gravity assist, gravity assists from ...