List of people with surname Taylor

For information about the surname 'Taylor' itself, see Taylor (surname).

Not to be confused with Tayler.

Taylor is an occupational surname of English origin. Listed here are notable people who share this surname. For fictional characters with the name, see the Fictional characters section of the Taylor article.

Sports

Alan Taylor (footballer born 1953) (born 1953), English football player
Alastair Taylor (footballer) (born 1991), English footballer
Angelo Taylor (born 1978), American Olympic athlete
Brian Taylor (cricketer) (born 1932), English cricketer
Chuck Taylor (salesman) (1901–1969), basketball player and sneaker pioneer
Danielle Taylor (footballer) (20th century), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
David Taylor (English cricketer) (born 1974)
David Taylor (footballer born 1965), former Welsh footballer
David Taylor (snooker player) (born 1943), snooker player
David Taylor (Scottish football) (born 1954), General Secretary of UEFA
David Taylor (wrestler) (born 1957), English pro wrestler
David Taylor (rugby league) (born 1988), Australian rugby league footballer
Dave Taylor (soccer) (20th century), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
Dave Taylor (ice hockey) (born 1955), retired professional hockey player
Dave Taylor (Thames Ironworks F.C. founder) (19th century), English ironworker & footballer
Dennis Taylor, (born 1949), Northern Irish snooker player
Dick Taylor (football manager) (fl. 1960s), English former manager of Aston Villa F.C.
Dick Taylor (Australian rules footballer) (born 1901)
Durell Taylor, American football player
Elijah Taylor (born 1990), New Zealand Rugby League player
F. Morgan Taylor, Jr. (1931–2010), American athlete and businessman
Fred Taylor (American football) (born 1976), American NFL running back
Fred Taylor (basketball player) (born 1948), American former NBA player
Frederick "Cyclone" Taylor (1884–1970), Canadian ice hockey forward
Fred Taylor (basketball coach) (1924–2002), American college basketball coach
Fred Taylor (football coach), American college football coach at Texas Christian University
Fred Taylor (footballer, born 1884), English footballer, played for Chelsea, 1909-1919
Gary Taylor-Fletcher, English footballer, playing for Blackpool F.C.
George Taylor (baseball) (1853–1911), American Brooklyn Dodgers player
Herbie Taylor (1889–1973), South African cricketer
Ian Taylor (born 1968), English footballer, played for Aston Villa
Ian Taylor (field hockey) (born 1954), English gold medalist at 1988 Seoul Olympics
Jack Taylor (19th century baseball player) (1873–1900)
Jack Taylor (20th century baseball player) (1874–1938), Chicago Cubs pitcher
Jack Taylor (footballer) (1914–1978), English footballer and football manager
Jack Taylor (Scottish footballer) (1872 – after 1910), Everton F.C. player
Jack Taylor (referee) (born 1930), English football referee for the 1974 World Cup Final
Jack Taylor (basketball) (born 1990), American basketball player who set the NCAA single-game scoring record
Jake Taylor (footballer) (born 1991), footballer
Jeff Taylor (basketball) (born 1960), American basketball player
Jeff Taylor (footballer) (1930–2010), English footballer for several clubs
Jeffery Taylor (born 1989), Swedish basketball player; son of basketball player Jeff Taylor
Jermain Taylor (born 1978), American boxer, former undisputed middleweight champion of the world
Jim Taylor (American football) (born 1935), Green Bay Packers player
John Taylor (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s
Candy Jim Taylor (1884–1948), American Negro league baseball player and manager
Johnathan Taylor (American football player) (born 1979)
Julie Ann Taylor (born 1961), American voice actress
Ken Taylor (footballer, born 1931) (born 1931), English footballer
Kris Taylor (born 1984), English footballer
Lindsay Taylor (born 1981), American basketball player
Lorraine Taylor (born 1961), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
Maik Taylor, German-British association football goalkeeper
Mary "Peta" Taylor (1914–1989), English cricketer
Matthew Taylor (footballer) (born 1981), English football player, currently playing in the Premier League for Bolton Wanderers
Matt Taylor (footballer) (born 1982), English football player, currently playing for Exeter City F.C.
Megan Taylor (1920–1993), British Olympic speed skater
Morgan Taylor (1903–1975), American hurdler
Natalie Taylor (born 1984), New Zealand Basketball player
Orville Taylor (born 1970), Jamaican track and field sprinter
Phil Taylor (born 1960), English darts player, 16 time world champion
Phil Taylor (footballer) (born 1917), English footballer and former manager of Liverpool FC
Rhys Taylor (born 1990), Welsh footballer
Rob Taylor (footballer) (born 1985), English footballer
Sarah Taylor (cricketer) (born 1989), English cricketer
Sarah Taylor (tennis) (born 1981), American tennis player
Sean Taylor (1983–2007), American football player
Shaun Taylor (born 1963), British footballer
Steven Taylor (footballer) (born 1986), British footballer for Newcastle United
Zac Taylor, American football quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Liberal arts and sciences

A. J. P. Taylor (1906–1990), English historian
A. J. Taylor (1911–2002), English historian
Alan D. Taylor (20th century), mathematician
Alfred Edward Taylor (1869–1945), British philosopher
Bert Leston Taylor (1866–1921) American columnist, humorist, poet, and author
Brook Taylor (1685–1731), English mathematician
Charles Taylor (philosopher) (born 1931), Canadian philosopher
Derek Taylor, evolutionary biologist
Dwight Willard Taylor (1932–2006, American malacologist
Edward Taylor (c. 1642 – 1729), colonial American poet, physician, and pastor
Edward Burnett Taylor (1832–1917), British anthropologist
F. Jay Taylor (born 1923), former university president
F. Sherwood Taylor (1897–1956), British historian of science and museum curator
Fred M. Taylor (1855–1932), American economist
Frederick Taylor (historian), British historian
Geoffrey Ingram Taylor (1886–1975), British physicist and mathematician
George Ledwell Taylor (1788–1873), English architect
George W. Taylor (professor) (1901–1972), American academic and labor mediator
Jill Bolte Taylor (born 1959), American neuroanatomist
John B. Taylor (born 1946), American economist
John George Taylor, a British official of the foreign office, and also an important early archaeologist investigating the antiquities of the Middle East
Matt Taylor, project scientist for the Rosetta mission
Richard Taylor (mathematician) (born 1962), British mathematician
Ruth Taylor (poet) (1961–2006), Canadian poet, editor and college professor

Politics

Alfred A. Taylor, governor and U.S. Representative from Tennessee
Casper R. Taylor, Jr. (born 1934), Maryland politician
Charles Ghankay Taylor (born 1948), former President of Liberia
David Taylor (Labour politician) (1946–2009), English politician, MP 1997–2009
David Taylor (Green politician) (born 1957 or 1958), UK politician
Dave Taylor (Canadian politician), Alberta politician
David James Taylor, Ontario politician
Dean P. Taylor (1902–1977), American Congressman from New York
Dick Taylor (Iowa politician) (born 1931), Iowa state senator
Dorothy Mae Taylor (1928-2000), African-American politician and civil rights activist from New Orleans, Louisiana
Fawcett G. Taylor (1878–?), Canadian politician and judge
George Taylor (delegate) (c. 1716 – 1781), signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence
George Taylor (Leeds South) (born 1840), Canadian House of Commons member
George Taylor (New York Representative) (1820–1894), American Congressman from New York
George Sylvester Taylor (1822–1910), American Massachusetts State senator
George W. Taylor (politician) (1849–1932), American Congressman from Alabama
George William Taylor (born 1937), Canadian solicitor general
Ian Taylor (born 1945), English politician and member of the Conservative Party
James Madison Taylor, aka Matt Taylor (fl. 1868-1886), early Idaho settler and builder of the Taylor Bridge in what is now Idaho Falls
Len Taylor (born 1952), Canadian politician
Larry Gene Taylor (1953–2005), American Missouri State senator
Maretta Taylor, American politician
Mary Taylor (Ohio politician), American politician from Ohio
Matthew Taylor (Labour politician) (born 1960), chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts, formerly advisor to Tony Blair and director of the IPPR
Matthew Taylor (Liberal politician) (born 1963), Cornish Liberal Democrat MP
Mildred F. Taylor (1905–1981), New York politician
Sarah Knox Taylor (1814–1835), daughter of US President Zachary Taylor and wife of Jefferson Davis
Sophia Taylor (1847–1930), New Zealand suffragist and landowner
Steve Taylor (politician), Delaware State legislator
Steven W. Taylor (born 1949), Oklahoma Supreme Court justice
Thomas Wardlaw Taylor (1833–1917), Canadian lawyer and judge
Zachary Taylor (1784–1850), 12th President of the United States

Entertainment

Andy Taylor (born 1961), English guitarist with Duran Duran
Cecil Taylor (born 1929), American pianist and poet
Christine Taylor (born 1971), American actress, wife of Ben Stiller
Corey Taylor (born 1973), American vocalist in Slipknot
Dave D. Taylor, game programmer formerly employed by id Software
Dean Taylor (musician) (late 20th century), American rock guitarist
Deems Taylor (Joseph Deems Taylor, 1885–1966), American composer, music critic, and promoter of classical music
Richard Clifford 'Dick' Taylor (born 1943), English musician and early Rolling Stones bassist
Dub Taylor (1907–1994), American Actor
Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011), English-American actress
Gwen Taylor (born 1939), English actress
Hound Dog Taylor (1915-1975), American blues guitarist, singer and bandleader
Isis Taylor, (born 1989), American pornographic actress
Jack Taylor (musician) (1965–1997)
Jack Taylor (actor) (born 1936), American horror movie actor
Jack Taylor (heavyweight man), (c. 1946 – 2006), heaviest man in Britain at his death
James Taylor (born 1948), American singer-songwriter
James "JT" Taylor (born 1953), lead singer of Kool & the Gang
Jane Taylor (1783–1824), English poet and novelist, wrote "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Janie Taylor, principal dancer for the New York City Ballet
Joanna Taylor, (born 1978), English actress and former model
Julia Taylor, (born 1978), Hungarian adult film actress
John Taylor (bass guitarist) (born 1960), British co-founder of Duran Duran
Karen Taylor (comedian) (born 1979), British comedienne
Koko Taylor (1928–2009), American singer
Larry Taylor (born 1942) (aka Samuel Taylor), American bass guitarist
Lili Taylor (born 1967), American actress
Maria Taylor (born 1976), American singer
Melvin Taylor (born 1959), American musician
Niki Taylor (born 1975), American model and business woman
Noah Taylor (born 1969), Australian actor
Otis Taylor (born 1948), American musician
Paul Taylor (choreographer) (born 1930), American dancer and choreographer
R. Dean Taylor (born 1939), Canadian singer-songwriter
Regina Taylor, (born 1960), American actress and playwright
Rip Taylor (born 1934), American actor and comedian
Robert Taylor (1911–1969), American actor
Rod Taylor (born 1932), Australian actor
Rod Taylor (singer), (born 1957), Jamaican singer
Roger Taylor, (born 1960), English drummer for Duran Duran
Roger Taylor (born 1949), English drummer with the band Queen
Russi Taylor (born 1944), American voice actress
Ruth Taylor (actress) (1908–1984), American film actress, starred in silent movies
Sarah Taylor (personality), Canadian television personality
Sean Taylor (musician) (born 1968), Australian guitarist
Sharon Taylor (actress), Canadian actress
Steve Taylor (born 1957), American recording artist and film director
Tiffany Taylor (born 1977), American model
Tim Brooke-Taylor, (born 1940), English comic actor
Veronica Taylor (born 1978), American voice actress
Vinnie Taylor, (1949–1974), American guitarist with band Sha Na Na
Taylor is the family name in the television show Home Improvement

Business

E.P. Taylor (1901–1989), Canadian businessman & horse breeder
Frank Taylor (1905–1995), English businessman, founder of Taylor Woodrow
Frederick Southgate Taylor (1847–1896), American businessman, politician and founder of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity
Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856–1915), American engineer and management scholar
Jack C. Taylor (born 1923), founder of Enterprise Rent-a-Car
John Taylor (Taylor Ham) (1837–1909), American businessman

Religion

Frederick Howard Taylor (1862–1946), British pioneer Protestant Christian missionary to China
John Taylor (Mormon) (1808–1887), third president of the LDS Church
Mary Virginia Taylor (born 1950), American bishop in the United Methodist Church
Michael Taylor (Ossett)

Military

David W. Taylor (1864–1940), U.S. Navy admiral and engineer
George Taylor (Alamo defender) (c. 1816 – 1836), soldier in Texas army, died in the Battle of the Alamo
George A. Taylor (1899–1969), American army officer at D-Day invasion, Battle of Normandy
George P. Taylor (fl. 1975-2007), American Air Force Surgeon General
George W. Taylor (general), American Civil War general
Kenneth M. Taylor (1919–2006), American pilot in World War II
Maxwell Davenport Taylor (1901–1987), American general and diplomat
Richard Taylor (general) (1826–1879), son of U.S. president Zachary Taylor and Confederate general in the American Civil War
Sarah Taylor (soldier) (1831–1872), American Civil War soldier

Journalism and literature

D. J. Taylor (born 1960), British author;
David Taylor (vet) (20th century), author and television presenter on animal subjects;
Edgar Taylor (translator), first English translator of Grimms' Tales (1823-26);
George Augustine Taylor (1872–1928), Australian artist and journalist;
G. P. Taylor (born 1958), British author;
Kathrine_Taylor (1903 – 1996), American author, known mostly for her Address Unknown (1938);
Matt Taylor (weather forecaster) (born 1976), BBC Weather presenter;
Patrick Gordon Taylor (1896–1966), Australian author and aviator;
Russell Taylor (cartoonist) (born 1960), British writer and cartoonist;
Ruth Ashton Taylor, American television journalist;
Sean Taylor (author), British children's book author;
Tom Taylor (writer) (born 1978), Australian playwright and editorial writer;
William Taylor (1765–1836), English scholar and linguist.

Artists

Leonard Campbell Taylor (1874–1969), England painter and war artist
Persis Goodale Thurston Taylor (1821–1906), American/Hawaiian painter and sketch artist