Fisher (surname)
Fisher is an English surname in the English language. It is an occupational name from the Old English "fiscare," which means "fisherman", one who obtained his living by fishing. In Ireland it is the anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bradáin ‘descendant of Bradán’, a personal name meaning ‘salmon’. The Gaelic name was sometimes translated into English as Salmon or Fisher. It is numerous throughout the four Provinces, especially Ulster (County Antrim), where in was introduced from England ago.
Fisher (surname) may refer to:
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- Adrian Fisher (born 1951), maze designer
- Adrian S. Fisher (1914–1983), American lawyer
- Alexander Fisher (1903–1993), British Sound Engineer
- Alice Fisher (nurse), pioneer nurse
- Alice S. Fisher (fl. 2000s), American lawyer
- Allen Fisher (born 1944), British poet
- Alvan Fisher (1792–1863), American painter
- Amy Fisher (born 1974), American criminal
- Andrew Fisher (1862–1928), Australian Prime Minister
- Ann Fisher-Wirth (born 1947), American poet
- Anna Lee Fisher (born 1949), American astronaut
- Antony Fisher (1915–1988), British think tank promoter
- Antwone Fisher (born 1959), the subject of a 2002 movie based on his life
- Archie Fisher (born 1939), Scottish folk singer
- Avery Fisher (1906–1994), American audio engineer
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- David Fisher (disambiguation), several people
- Derek Fisher (born 1974), American basketball player
- Don Fisher (1916–1973), American baseball player
- Donald Fisher (born 1928), American entrepreneur
- Doris Fisher (singer) (1915–2003), American singer, songwriter, and show-business family member
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879–1958), American author
- Douglas Fisher (disambiguation), several people
- Dudley Fisher (1890–1951), American cartoonist
- Dudu Fisher (born 1951), Israeli singer
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- James Fisher (1912–1970), British naturalist
- Jane Lane, Lady Fisher (c. 1626 – 1689), English activist
- Jeremy Fisher (born 1976), Canadian musician
- Jeremy Fisher, fictional character in story The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter
- Jo Fisher, New Zealand international football (soccer) player
- Joely Fisher (born 1967), American actress
- John Fisher (disambiguation), several people, including "Jackie" and "Jack" Fisher
- Jon Fisher (rugby union) (born 1988), English rugby union player
- Jonathan Fisher (1768–1847), American religious leader
- Jonathan Fisher (painter) (died 1809), Irish
- Josef Fischer (cyclist)
- Josh Fisher (born c. 1950s), American computer scientist
- Joshua Fisher (1707–1783), American merchant and cartographer
- Juni Fisher (born c. 1957), American musician
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- M. F. K. Fisher (1908–1992), American writer
- Mark Fisher (disambiguation), several people
- Mary Fisher (disambiguation), several people
- Matthew Fisher (born 1946), British musician
- Max Fisher (1908–2005), American activist
- Mel Fisher (1922–1998), American entrepreneur
- Michael Fisher (disambiguation), several people, including "Mike Fisher"
- Michoel Fisher (c. 1910 – 2004), British religious leader
- Mike Fisher (ice hockey) (born 1980), Canadian hockey player
- Miller Fisher (born 1913), Canadian neuroscientist
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- Raymond "Duggie" Fisher (1935–1988), American activist and writer
- The Rich Fisher, fictional character Bron in Joseph d'Arimathie verse variant in "Fisher King" literary tradition
- Richard Fisher (disambiguation), several people
- Robert Fisher (disambiguation), several people
- Rocky Fisher (disambiguation), several people
- Roger Fisher (disambiguation), several people
- Rolland Fisher (1900–1982), American religious leader and activist
- Ronald Fisher (1890–1962), British biologist and statistician
- Ron Fisher (Canadian politician) (born 1934)
- Ross Fisher (born 1980), British golfer
- Rowland Fisher (1885–1969), British painter
- Roy Fisher (born 1930), British poet
- Roy M. Fisher (1918–1999), American journalist
- Rudolph Fisher (1897–1934), American writer
- Ruth Fisher, fictional character from series Six Feet Under on television
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