Tasker is a surname and occasionally a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Alfred Tasker Alfred George Ernest Tasker (16 June 1934 – 18 April 2019) was an English first-class cricketer who played in one match, wicket-keeper, keeping wicket for Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Worcestershire against Cambridge University Cricke ...

(born 1934), English cricketer * Benjamin Tasker, Sr. (1690–1768), Provincial Governor of Maryland * Benjamin Tasker, Jr. (1720–1760), Maryland politician, delegate to the Albany Congress, racehorse owner * Caleb Tasker (born 1996), Australian Music Producer * Bruce Tasker (born 1987), British bobsleigher and track athlete * Elizabeth Tasker, Australian fire ecologist * Elizabeth J. Tasker (born 1980), British astrophysicist * Glenn Tasker, Australian sports administrator * Homer G. Tasker (1899–1990), American sound engineer * Jill Tasker (born 1964), American actress *

Joe Tasker Joe Tasker (12 May 1948 – 17 May 1982) was a British Climbing, climber, active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He died while climbing Mount Everest. Early life Born into a Roman Catholic family in 1948, Tasker was the second of ten ...

(1948–1982), British climber * John Tasker (disambiguation), multiple people, including: * J. Wilder Tasker (1887–1974), American collegiate football, basketball, and baseball coach * Leo Tasker (1900–1948), Australian rules footballer * Luke Tasker (born 1991), American wide receiver * Marianne Allen Tasker (1852–1911), New Zealand domestic servant * Martin Tasker (born 1951), British/New Zealand journalist *

Nathan Tasker Nathan Tasker is a prominent Christian singer/songwriter from Australia. He was named 2006 "Artist of the Year" and awarded "Song of The Year" by the Australian Christian Music Charts. He has written, recorded and produced several gospel albums. ...

, Australian Christian pop artist * Paul Tasker, English engineer * Peter Tasker, Australian Anglican bishop *

Ralph Tasker Ralph Edwin Tasker (July 15, 1919 - July 19, 1999) was a high school boys' basketball coach. He coached for over 50 years, including 49 years at Hobbs High School in Hobbs, New Mexico. He won twelve New Mexico Boys' State Basketball Championships: ...

, (1919–1999), American high-school basketball coach * Robert Tasker, (1868–1959) British architect and politician * Rolly Tasker (1926–2012), Australian sailor * Roly Tasker (1907–1972), Australian rules footballer * Sean Tasker (born 1968), Australian rules footballer *

Steve Tasker Steven Jay Tasker (born April 10, 1962) is an American sports reporter and former professional football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He spent the majority of his career with the Buffalo Bills but began his career with th ...

(born 1962), American football player and sports broadcaster *

William Tasker William George "Twit" Tasker (15 October 1891 – 9 August 1918) was an Australian World War I soldier who had been a national representative rugby union player making six Test appearances for the Wallabies.Australian Rugby - The Game and the ...

(1891–1918), Australian rugby player and World War I soldier * William Tasker (poet) (1740–1800), English clergyman, scholar and poet

Fictional characters

* Harry Tasker, protagonist of the action-comedy film ''

True Lies ''True Lies'' is a 1994 American action comedy film written and directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Harry Tasker, a U.S. government agent, who struggles to balance his double life as a spy with his familial duties, ...

'' * Marissa Tasker, fictional character in the soap opera ''All My Children''

Given name

Tasker H. Bliss Tasker Howard Bliss (December 31, 1853 – November 9, 1930) was a United States Army officer who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army during World War I, from September 22, 1917, until May 18, 1918. He was also a diplomat involved i ...

(1853–1930), United States Army general, Army Chief of Staff, and diplomat * Tasker Cook (1867–1937), politician in the Dominion of Newfoundland * Tasker Oddie (1870–1950), American politician * Tasker Watkins (1918–2007), Welsh Lord Justice of Appeal and deputy Lord Chief Justice

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