Baker (surname)
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| Baker | |
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| Family name | |
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| Meaning | Baker (occupational) |
| Region of origin | England |
Baker is a surname of English origin. An occupational name, it most often denotes a "baker", or someone who works as the keeper of the 'communal kitchen' in a town or village. The female form of the name is "Baxter".[1]
. Notable people with the surname include:
- A J (Jim) Baker, Australian philosopher
- Adam Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Al Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alan Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alison Baker (born 1964), Canadian racewalker
- Anita Baker (born 1958), Grammy Award-winning American rhythm & blues singer-songwriter
- Anne Elizabeth Baker (1786–1861), philologist and illustrator of Northampton, England
- Augustine Baker (1575–1641), Welsh Benedictine monk and ascetical writer
- Becky Baker, fictional character in Degrassi
- Benjamin Baker (disambiguation) multiple people
- Bobby Baker (born 1928), American political advisor to Lyndon Johnson
- Brian Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bryan Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Buddy Baker, a race car driver
- Buddy Baker (composer), who scored many Disney films and theme park attractions.
- Carroll Baker (born 1931), American actress
- Cheryl Baker (born 1954), British television presenter
- Chet Baker (1929–1988), American jazz musician
- Christopher Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Cis Baker, English footballer
- Colin Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Conway Baker (1911-??), American football player
- Dale Baker, Australian politician
- Daniel Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Danny Baker (born 1957), English comedy writer, journalist and radio DJ
- Dean Baker (born 1958), American macroeconomist
- Dennis Baker (born 1947), Australian cricketer
- Diane Baker (born 1938), American actress
- Donald Baker (disambiguation) (or Don Baker), multiple people
- Dorothy Baker (1907–1968), American writer
- Dorothy Baker (madam) (c. 1916–1973), American madam
- Dusty Baker (born 1949), American Major League Baseball player and manager
- Dylan Baker (born 1959), American actor
- Edmund Baker, American politician
- Edward Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Elsie Baker (1883–1971), American actress and singer
- Eric Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Frank Baker, known as Home Run Baker (1886–1963), American Major League Baseball player
- Etta Baker (1931–2006), American blues musician and guitarist
- Felix Locke Baker, USN captain in command of the USS Randolph (CV-15)
- Frank D. Baker (mayor), Mayor of Flint, Michigan
- Frederick Baker (disambiguation) (or Fred Baker), multiple people
- Gary Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- George Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gerry Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ginger Baker (born 1939), English musician, best known for being a member of 60's psychedelic-rock band Cream
- G. P. Baker (1938-2002), American-English philosopher
- Greg Baker (born 1968), American actor
- Henry Baker (computer scientist), American computer scientist
- H. F. Baker, British mathematician
- Hettie Gray Baker (1880–1957), American film editor
- Herbert Baker (1862–1946), South African architect
- Hobey Baker (1892–1918), American sportsman and pilot
- Howard Baker (born 1925), U.S. Senator from Tennessee, U.S. ambassador to Japan
- J. N. L. Baker (1893–1971), British geographer
- James Baker (disambiguation) (or Jim Baker), multiple people
- Janet Baker (born 1933), English mezzo-soprano opera singer
- Jerry Baker, author and gardening show host
- Joe Baker (1940–2003), English footballer
- Joe Don Baker (born 1936), American actor
- John Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Josephine Baker (1906–1975), American actress, dancer, and singer
- Julius Baker (born 1915), American musician
- Julius Stafford Baker, English cartoonist
- Kenneth Baker (disambiguation) (or Ken or Kenny Baker), multiple people
- Kevin Baker (disambiguation)
- Kieron Baker (born 1949), English footballer
- Kyle Baker, American cartoonist
- LaVern Baker (1929–1997), American R&B singer
- Leigh-Allyn Baker, American actress
- Lena Baker (1901–1945), African-American convicted of murder
- Lionel Baker (born 1984), West Indian cricketer
- Luke Baker, fictional character in Degrassi
- Lynne Rudder Baker, (born 1944), American philosopher
- Mark Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Martin Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Matthew Baker (disambiguation) (or Matt Baker), multiple people
- Princess Caraboo (Mary Baker) (1791–1865), noted impostor
- Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910), American founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist
- Mel Baker, Wales and British Lions rugby player
- Mickey Baker, American guitarist
- Newton D. Baker (1871–1937), American mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, and United States Secretary of War
- Nicholson Baker, American author
- Norman Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Paul Baker (born 1963), English footballer
- Paul G. Baker (1910–1942), United States Navy sailor, officer, pilot, and Navy Cross recipient
- Peter Baker (disambiguation), several people
- Ray Stannard Baker (1870–1946), American journalist and author
- Richard Baker (disambiguation), several people
- Robin Baker (biologist), evolutionary biologist and author of Sperm Wars
- Robin Baker (academic), academic and Vice-Chancellor of Canterbury Christ Church University.
- Russell Baker (born 1925), American writer
- Samuel Baker (1821–1893), British explorer
- Sara Josephine Baker (1873–1945), American doctor and public health worker
- Simon Baker (athlete) (born 1958), Australian race walker
- Simon Baker (born 1969), Australian film and television actor
- Stanley Baker (1928–1976), Welsh actor and producer
- Stephen Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Steven Baker (disambiguation) (or Steve Baker), multiple people
- Thomas Baker (disambiguation) (or Tom Baker), multiple people
- Trevor Baker, known as Trevor the Weather, long-serving Welsh TV weatherman
- Troy Baker, American voice actor
- Vin Baker (born 1971), American basketball player
- Walter Baker (disambiguation), several people
- Wheeler R. Baker, former Maryland politician
- William O. Baker (1915–2005), American and former President of Bell Labs
See also
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References
- ↑ "Baker at surnamedb.com". Retrieved 2013-10-10.
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