Tanner may refer to: *

Tanner (occupation) Tanning may refer to: * Tanning (leather), treating animal skins to produce leather * Sun tanning, using the sun to darken pale skin ** Indoor tanning, the use of artificial light in place of the sun ** Sunless tanning, application of a stain or d ...

, the tanning of leather and hides

People

Tanner (given name) Tanner is a mainly masculine given name meaning "leather maker." It may refer to: *Tanner Cohen, American stage, film and television actor and singer *Tanner Conner (born 1998), American football player * Tanner Foust (born 1973), American profes ...

, *

Tanner (surname) Tanner may be a surname of either English, German or Finnish origin. The Anglo-Saxon ''Tanner'' was an occupational surname while the German form, also spelled ''Danner'', is likely topographic from German , meaning 'fir tree' and , a place name r ...

, a surname (including a list of people with the name) *The Tanner Sisters, also referred to as "The Harbingers of Weirdness" *

Simon the Tanner (New Testament) Simon the Tanner, who appears in the '' Acts of the Apostles'' book of the ''New Testament'', had a house in Jaffa, where Saint Peter stayed during his missionary activities of the early Christian faith. He is believed to be an example of the e ...

, a Jaffa resident where Saint Peter stayed, as told in the New Testament *

Simon the Tanner Saint Simon the Tanner ( fl. 10th century; distinct from Simon the Tanner from the New Testament, 1st century), also known as Saint Simon the Shoemaker ( cop , Ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ Ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲕϣⲁⲣ (Ⲡⲓϩⲟⲙ, ...

(10th century), a Coptic Orthodox saint *

Theodotus the Tanner Theodotus of Byzantium ( grc, Θεόδoτoς ''Theodotos''; also known as Theodotus the Tanner, Theodotus the Shoemaker, Theodotus the Cobbler, and Theodotus the Fuller; flourished late 2nd century) was an Adoptionism, Adoptionist theologian from ...

(fl. late 2nd century), an early Christian writer from Byzantium

Places

Populated places

;In the United States *

Tanner, Alabama Tanner is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in central southern Limestone County, Alabama, Limestone County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. It lies nine miles north of the ...

, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Georgia, an unincorporated community *

Tanner, Indiana Tanner is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States. History Tanner was named for John Riley Tanner John Riley Tanner (April 4, 1844 – May 23, 1901) was the 21st Governor of Illinois, from 1897 u ...

, an unincorporated community *

Tanner, Kentucky Tanner is an unincorporated community located in LaRue County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It bo ...

, an unincorporated community *

Tanner, Missouri Tanner is an unincorporated community in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by are ...

, an unincorporated community *

Tanner, Washington Riverpoint is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in east King County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 774. At the 2010 census, the area was listed as the Tanner CDP and had a p ...

, a census-designated place *

Tanner, West Virginia Tanner is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers cl ...

, an unincorporated community *

Tanner Township, Kidder County, North Dakota Tanner Township is a civil township in Kidder County, North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Mani ...

, a civil township ;Elsewhere *

Tanner's Settlement Tanner's Settlement is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County. It is northeast of Grimm's Settlement and east of Cosman's Meadow. Communities in Lunenburg Cou ...

, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Other places

Tanner Block Tanner Block is a historic commercial building located at Oswego in Oswego County, New York. It was built in 1890 and is a four-story brick structure constructed in an eclectic Victorian style. It measures 44 feet wide and 100 feet deep. It o ...

, a historic building in Oswego, New York, United States *

Tanner Farmhouse The Tanner Farmhouse is a historic residence near Wilmer, Alabama, Wilmer, Alabama, United States. Completed in 1886, the one-story house was designed by Joseph A. Fills. ''See also:'' Due to its architectural significance, it was added to the ...

, a historic residence near Wilmer, Alabama, United States *

Tanner High School Tanner High School is a K–12 school located in Tanner, Alabama. It is a part of the Limestone County School District. Athletics On December 7, 2012, the Tanner Rattlers Football team made history by winning its first 2A Championship. The Rat ...

, a school in Limestone County, Alabama, United States *

Tanner Hill Estate Tanner Hill Estate () was a rental housing estate for low-income families on Tanner Road, North Point, Hong Kong, developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society. Background The estate consisted of two blocks, Yellow Stork House and Pine Tree Hous ...

, a public housing estate in Tanner Hill Road, North Point, Hong Kong *

Tanner–Hiller Airport Tanner–Hiller Airport, in Barre, Massachusetts, is a public airport owned by the G&C Group of Acton, MA, who purchased the field from the Leonard A. Tanner Estate in May 2017. It has one runway, averages 30 flights per week, and has approximat ...

, a public airport in Barre, Massachusetts, United States *

Tanner Island Tanner Island () is the westernmost and largest of the Pickersgill Islands, rising to 145m off the south coast of South Georgia. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Dr. P.W.G. Tanner, a British Antarctic Survey ...

, the westernmost and largest of the Pickersgill Islands, off the south coast of South Georgia *

Tanner Moor Tanner Moor is one of the largest moorlands in Austria with a surface area of 120 hectares. Tanner Moor is a Natura 2000 ecologically protected area located on a high granite plateau in the Freistadt district, Mühlviertel, Upper Austria at an ...

, a moorland in Austria *

Tanner Trail The Tanner Trail is a hiking trail located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park, located in the U.S. state of Arizona. The trailhead is located at Lipan Point, a prominent lookout located to the east of the Grand Canyon Village, an ...

, a hiking trail located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, United States

Popular culture

* ''Tanner'' (film), a 1985 Swiss film * ''

Tanner '88 ''Tanner '88'' is a political mockumentary miniseries written by Garry Trudeau and directed by Robert Altman. First broadcast by HBO during the months leading up to the 1988 U.S. presidential election, it purports to tell the behind-the-scenes st ...

'', a television series about a fictional US presidential nominee * Tanner, fictional video game character and protagonist of the '' Driver'' series * ''

Tanner on Tanner ''Tanner on Tanner'' is a 2004 4-part comedy miniseries. It is the sequel to the 1988 Robert Altman-directed and Garry Trudeau-written miniseries about a failed presidential candidate, '' Tanner '88''. The sequel focuses mostly on Alex Tanner (Cy ...

'', a 2004 comedy * " Mr. Tanner", a song by Harry Chapin from his 1974 album ''Short Stories'' *

Tanner (band) Tanner was a 1990s American rock band from San Diego, California, formed after the breakup of Fishwife. They recorded for Caroline Records and Headhunter Records. Critical reception In an early live review, the '' Fort Worth Star-Telegram'' ...

, an American band active in the 1990s

Other uses

* Tanner, the sixpence, a British pre-decimal coin * 13668 Tanner, a main-belt asteroid discovered on 28 April 1997 *

Tanner crab ''Chionoecetes'' is a genus of crabs that live in the northern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The genus ''Chionoecetes'' currently contains seven distinct species. Other names for crabs in this genus include "queen crab" (in Canada) and " spi ...

(''Chionoecetes bairdi''), a crab species *

Tanner Cup The Tanner Cup is a New Zealand youth inter-provincial sailing competition. One under 17 year old sailor from each region competes in P-class sailing dinghy, P Class yachts. The competition is named after George Tanner (sailor), George Tanner, wh ...

, a New Zealand sailing competition *

Tanner graph In coding theory, a Tanner graph, named after Michael Tanner, is a bipartite graph used to state constraints or equations which specify error correcting codes. In coding theory, Tanner graphs are used to construct longer codes from smaller ones. Bot ...

, a bipartite graph used to state constraints or equations which specify error correcting codes *

Tanner scale The Tanner scale (also known as the Tanner stages or Sexual Maturity Rating (SMR)) is a scale of physical development in children, adolescents and adults. The scale defines physical measurements of development based on external primary and seco ...

, a scale of physical development in children, adolescents and adults * USNS ''Tanner'', a ship * USS ''Tanner'' (AGS-15), an attack cargo ship of the U.S. Navy * ''

Prionus coriarius ''Prionus coriarius'' (sometimes referred to as "the tanner" or "the sawyer") is a species of longhorn beetle. Description ''Prionus coriarius'' can reach a length of . It is the most massive of European beetles. The female is larger than the m ...

'', the tanner beetle