Worcester is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alec Worcester (1887-1952), British stage and silent film actor
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Alfred Worcester (1855-1951), American medical doctor, pioneer in patient care, appendicitis, Caesarean section
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Bevan Worcester (1925-1969), Australian sailor
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Dean Conant Worcester (1866–1924), American zoologist, public official, and businessman
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Donald E. Worcester (1915-2003), historian of the American Southwest
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Henry Aiken Worcester (1802-1841), American Swedenborgian minister and vegetarian
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Jane Worcester (died 1989), American biostatistician and epidemiologist
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Joseph Emerson Worcester (1784–1865), American lexicographer
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Kent Worcester (born 1959), political scientist, historian, critic, and songwriter
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Maud Worcester Makemson (1891-1977), astronomer
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Noah Worcester (1758–1837), American peace activist
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Robert Worcester (born 1933), founder of Market and Opinion Research International Ltd.
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Samuel Worcester (1798–1859), American missionary to the Cherokees
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Samuel Worcester (theologian) (1770–1821), Unitarian controversialist
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Samuel T. Worcester (1804–1882), American politician
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Samuel Worcester Rowse (1822-1901), illustrator
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Thomas Worcester Hyde (1841-1899), Union brigadier general
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Thomas Worcester, American
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Tracy Worcester (born 1958), English actress and environmental activist
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Wayne Worcester (born 1947), American journalist, author, and professor
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William Worcester (c. 1415 – c. 1482), English chronicler and antiquary
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English toponymic surnames