Barker (surname)

Barker is a surname of Irish-English origin, and may refer to:

A–C

• Barker (Essex cricketer) (first name unknown)
• Abraham Andrews Barker (1816–1898), American politician
• Al Barker (1839–1912), American baseball player
• Alfred Charles Barker (1819–1873), New Zealand doctor and photographer
• Arj Barker (born 1974), American comedian, actor
• Arthur "Doc" Barker (1899–1939), American criminal
• Ben Barker (born 1988), British speedway rider
• Benjamin Barker, known as Sweeney Todd, fictional killer, barber
• Bernard Barker (1917–2009), Watergate burglar
• Bill Barker (police officer), died in the November 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods
• Bob Barker (born 1923), game show host, television personality
• Bret Barker, trumpet player for the Ws
• Cam Barker (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cheryl Barker, Australian opera singer
• Charlie Barker (born 1994), English musician
• Chris Barker (born 1980), English footballer
• Christopher Barker (1529–1599), Queen's Printer
• Cicely Mary Barker (1895–1973), British illustrator who created the Flower Fairies
• Cliff Barker (1921–1998), American basketball player
• Clive Barker (artist) (born 1940), Pop Art sculptor
• Clive Barker (born 1952), British horror author
• Collet Barker (1784–1831), British explorer in South Australia

D–K

• Dominic Barker (born 1966), British children's author
• Ed Barker (born 1931), American football player
• Eddie Barker (1927–2012), American journalist
• Edmund Henry Barker (1788–1839), British classical scholar
• Edward Barker (cartoonist) (1950–1997), English cartoonist
• Edwin Barker (born 1954), American classical bassist
• Eileen Barker (born 1938), British professor of sociology
• Elinor Barker (born 1994), British racing cyclist
• Emily Barker (born 1980), Australian singer-songwriter
• Eugene C. Barker (1874–1956), professor of Texas history
• George Barker (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • George Barker (painter) (1882–1965), American painter
• Gordon Barker (1931–2006), English cricketer
• Guy Barker, (born 1957), English jazz trumpeter and composer
• Harley Granville-Barker (1877–1946), English actor, director, producer, critic and playwright
• Henry Rodman Barker (1841–1901), Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island 1889–1891
• Herbert Barker (1883–1924), English professional golfer and golf course architect
• Horace Barker (1907–2000), American biochemist and microbiologist
• Howard Barker (born 1946), 20th century British playwright
• Jack Barker (1907–1982), English footballer
• Jacob Barker, American financier
• James Barker (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • James Barker (Rhode Island) (1623–1702), colonial deputy governor of Rhode Island
  • James Barker (athlete) (born 1892), British Olympic athlete
  • James Francis Barker, former President of the Rochester Institute of Technology
  • James Frazier Barker, President of Clemson University
  • James L. Barker, 20th century linguist and historian
• Jane Barker, 18th century British poet and novelist
• Jared Barker (born 1975), Canadian rugby union player
• Jeff Barker (disambiguation)
• John Barker (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • John Barker (Australian footballer) (born 1975), Australian rules footballer
  • John Barker (businessman) (1847–1925), South Australian pastoralist and horse racing official
  • John Barker (diplomat) (1771–1849), English diplomat and horticulturist
  • John Barker (English footballer) (1948–2004)
  • John Barker (scholar) (c. 1460 – 1482), a very early Old Etonian
  • John Barker (Scottish footballer) (1869–?)
  • Sir John Barker, 1st Baronet (1840–1914), founder of Barker's department store in Kensington, London, and Liberal MP
• Joseph Barker (Massachusetts) (1751–1815), American Congregationalist minister and politician
• Joseph Barker (mayor), mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1850 to 1851
• Kenneth L. Barker, biblical Hebrew scholar and translator of the NASB and NIV English Bibles
• Kevin Barker (born 1975), retired Major League Baseball first baseman

L–Q

• Len Barker (born 1955), baseball pitcher
• Les Barker (born 1947), British comedian
• Lex Barker (1919–1973), American actor, known for his Tarzan films and German Cowboy films
• Lloyd Barker (soccer), footballer and coach
• Lloyd Barker (born 1943), Barbadian cricket umpire
• M. A. R. Barker (born Philip Barker), (born 1930), retired professor, fantasy novels and roleplaying games writer
• Ma Barker (c. 1871 – 1935), reputed American gang leader
• Margaret Barker, Biblical scholar
• Margaret Barker (artist), British artist
• Maurice Barker (1917–2000), English cricketer
• Meg-John Barker, British author, academic, activist and psychotherapist
• Michael Barker (disambiguation), several people including:
  • Michael Barker (British Army officer) (1884–1960), general in the British Army
  • Michael Barker (drummer), (born 1966), New Zealand drummer for the John Butler Trio and Split Enz
  • Michael Barker (judge), Australian judge
  • Mickey Barker (born 1956), English footballer
  • Mike Barker (film director) (born 1965), British film director
  • Mike Barker (producer) (born 1968), American TV producer
• Nick Barker, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Nigel Barker (disambiguation), several people including:
  • Nigel Barker (athlete) (1883–1948), Australian Olympian
  • Nigel Barker (photographer) (born 1972), British photographer
  • Nigel Barker (rugby league), rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, and 1980s
• Pat Barker (born 1943), British author
• Paul Barker (born 1958), American bass guitarist
• Paul Barker (writer) (1968–1986), editor of New Society
• Peter Barker, squash player
• Phil Barker, wargame designer
• Pierre A. Barker (1790–1870), American politician, mayor of Buffalo, New York

R–Z

• Ralph Barker (born 1917), English writer on the RAF
• Reginald Barker (1886–1945), film director
• Robert Barker (printer) (c. 1565 – 1645), King's Printer, publisher of the King James Bible 1611
• Roger Barker, American psychologist
• Ronnie Barker (1929–2005), British comedy actor
• Samuel Barker (1686–1754), Hebraist
• Shaun Barker (born 1982), English footballer
• Simon Barker (born 1964), English footballer
• Sue Barker (born 1956), British television presenter and former professional tennis player
• Thomas Barker (1722–1808), 'The father of meteorology'
• Thomas Jones Barker (1815–1882), English painter of Crimean War scenes
• Travis Barker (born 1975), American drummer for the bands Blink 182, Plus-44, Box Car Racer
• Trevor Barker (1956–1996), Australian rules footballer, died of cancer
• Wharton Barker (1846–1921), American financier
• Will Barker (1867–1951), film producer, director, cinematographer
• William George Barker (1894–1930), Canadian Victoria Cross winner