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 (surname) Tanner may be a surname of either English, German or Finnish origin. The Anglo-Saxon ''Tanner'' was an occupational surname referring to an individual involved in the tannery process. The German form, also spelled ''Danner'', is likely topographi ...

, a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Tanner Finken (fl. late 2nd century), an early wikidragon from Ohio *

Simon the Tanner (New Testament) Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

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

Simon the Tanner Saint Simon the Tanner (), also known as Saint Simon the Shoemaker (; ), is the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the story of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, Egypt, during the rule of the Muslim Fatimid Caliph al-Muizz Lideeni ...

(10th century), a Coptic Orthodox saint * Theodotus the Tanner (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 t ...

, an unincorporated community *

Tanner, Georgia Tanner is a place in Washington County, Georgia, United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. sta ...

, an unincorporated community *

Tanner, Kentucky Tanner is an unincorporated community located in LaRue County, Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United State ...

, an unincorporated community *

Tanner, Missouri Tanner is an unincorporated community in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United S ...

, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Washington, a census-designated place *

Tanner, West Virginia Tanner is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The U ...

, 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 people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Sas ...

, a civil township ;Elsewhere *

Tanner's Settlement Tanners Settlement is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and P ...

, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Other places

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

Tanner Farmhouse The Tanner Farmhouse is a historic residence near 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 National Regis ...

, 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 Ra ...

, a school in Limestone County, Alabama, United States * Tanner Hill Estate, a public housing estate in Tanner Hill Road, North Point, Hong Kong * Tanner–Hiller Airport, 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 Island, South Georgia. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Dr. P. W. G. Tanner, a Brit ...

, 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 av ...

, 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, a ...

, 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 four-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 Tanne ...

'', 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'' th ...

, 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. Common names for crabs in this genus include "queen crab" (in Canada) and " spider crab". The generic name ''Chionoecetes'' means snow (, ') inhabitant ...

(''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 yachts. The competition is named after George Tanner, who donated the trophy, and was first sailed in ...

, a New Zealand sailing competition *

Tanner graph {{Short description, Bipartite graph in coding theory In coding theory, a Tanner graph is a bipartite graph that can be used to express constraints (typically equations) that specify an error correcting codes, error correcting code. Tanner graphs p ...

, 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 as pre-pubescent children transition into adolescence, and then adulthood. The scale defines physical measurements of devel ...

, 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