Parker (family name)

Parker is an English family name meaning "park manager"; in the Middle Ages it was also used as a nickname for gamekeepers .

Parker is occasionally used as a first name, e.g. E.g .: Parker Schnabel (see gold rush in Alaska )

Name bearer

A.

Abraham X. Parker (1831–1909), American politician
Ace Parker (1912-2013) American football and baseball player
Adam John Parker (* 1972), American clergyman, Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Baltimore
Adrian Parker (* 1951), British pentathlete
Al Parker (1952–1992), American film director and porn actor
Alan Parker (1944-2020), British director
Alice H. Parker (* 1895), American inventor
Alban J. Parker (1893–1971), American lawyer and politician
Alex Parker (1935-2010), Scottish football player and coach
Alison Parker (1991–2015), American television journalist
Alton B. Parker (1852–1926), American lawyer and politician
Amasa J. Parker (1807–1890), American lawyer and politician
Amasa J. Parker, Jr. (1843–1938), American lawyer, officer, and politician
André Parker (* 1966), German musician
Andrea Parker (musician) (* 1969), British musician and record producer in the field of 80s electro and DJ
Andrea Parker (actress) (born 1970), American actress
Andrew Parker (politician) (1805–1864), American politician
Andrew Parker (Intelligence Agent) (born 1962), UK Director General MI-5
Andrew Parker (athlete) (born 1965), Jamaican hurdler
Andy Parker (drummer) (born 1952), English drummer
Andy Parker ( American football player ) (born 1961), American football player

Andy Parker (physicist) , British physicist

Annise Parker (* 1956), American politician

Anthony Parker (* 1975), American basketball player

Arthur Jeph Parker (1926–2002), American production designer

B.

Bernard Parker (* 1986), South African football player
Bill Parker († 1963), American comic book writer and editor
Blake Parker (lyric poet) (1943-2007), Canadian poet
Blake Parker (baseball player) (born 1985), American baseball player
Bobby Parker (1937–2013), American blues musician
Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (1910-1934), American criminal, see Bonnie and Clyde
Brad Parker (born 1980), Canadian soccer player
Brandon Parker (1965-2020), British sports manager, promoter and billiards official
Brant Parker (1920–2007), American comic artist
Brock Parker (born 1981), American poker player
Buddy Parker (1913–1982) American football player and coach

C.

Camilla Parker Bowles , real name of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (* 1947), wife of the British Crown Prince Charles
Candace Parker (* 1986), American basketball player
Cecil Parker ( Cecil Schwabe ; 1897–1971), British actor
Cecilia Parker (1914–1993), American actress
Chan Parker (1925–1999), American writer
Charles Parker (photographer) , British photographer
Charles D. Parker (1827–1925), American politician
Charles Pomeroy Parker (1852–1916), American classical philologist
Charlie Parker ( Charles Parker Jr .; 1920–1955), American jazz musician
Clifton Parker (1905–1989), British film composer
Clifton G. Parker (1906–1988), American lawyer and politician
Colonel Tom Parker ( Thomas Andrew Parker ; 1909–1997), American entertainer and music manager
Cornelia Parker (* 1956), English sculptor and installation artist
Craig Parker (born 1970), New Zealand actor
Crawford F. Parker (1906–1986), American politician
Cynthia Ann Parker (around 1826 – around 1870), American "white Indian"

D.

Dale Parker (* 1992), Australian cyclist
Daniel Parker (painter) (1782–1846), American general
Daniel Parker (sculptor) (* 1959), American sculptor and painter
Daniel Parker (makeup artist) (born before 1984), makeup artist and special effects artist
David Parker (politician, 1953) (born 1953), Australian politician with the Australian Labor Party
David Parker (politician, 1960) (* 1960), New Zealand politician with the New Zealand Labor Party
David Parker (director) (born 1947), Australian cameraman, producer, screenwriter and director
David Parker (sound engineer) (born 1951), American sound engineer
David Parker (swimmer) (1959-2010), British swimmer
David Stuart Parker (1919–1990), American engineer and major general
Dawaun Parker (* 1983), American music producer
Denise Parker (* 1973), American archer and archery biathlete
Devante Parker (* 1996), German soccer player
DeVante Parker (born 1993), American football player
Dolores Parker , American jazz singer and actress
Dorothee Parker (* 1938), German actress
Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), American writer
Douglass Parker (1927–2011), American classical philologist, university professor and translator

E.

Eddie Parker (actor) (1900–1960), American stuntman and actor
Eddie Parker (musician) (born 1959), British flautist
Edith Parker , American tennis player
Edward Stone Parker (1802–1865), Aboriginal protector of New South Wales
Eleanor Parker (1922-2013), American actress
Elizabeth Parker, 4th Baroness Monteagle (1558–1585), English nobleman
Ellen Parker (born 1949), American actress
Ely Samuel Parker (1828–1895), Indian chief and officer
Emma Parker (* 1999), English snooker player
Ernest L. Parker (1864–1934), American politician
Ernest Tilden Parker (1926–1991), American mathematician
Ernie Parker (1883-1918), Australian tennis player
Errol Parker (actually Raphael Schécroun ; 1930–1998), American jazz drummer, pianist, band leader and composer
Erwin Parker (1903–1987) Swiss actor, director of the Zürcher Schauspielhaus
Eugene N. Parker (* 1927), American astrophysicist
Evan Parker (* 1944), British jazz saxophonist
Everett C. Parker († 2015), American civil rights activist and activist

F.

Fess Parker (1924-2010), American actor
Florentyna Parker (* 1989), English golfer
Francis Wayland Parker (1837–1902), American reform pedagogue
Frank Parker (1916–1997), American tennis player
Fred I. Parker (1938–2003), American lawyer

G

Garry Parker (born 1965), English football player
Geoffrey Parker (military historian) (born 1943), British-American military historian
Geoffrey Parker (biologist) (born 1944), British biologist
George Parker, 2nd Baronet (around 1673–1727), English nobleman
George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield (around 1697–1764), English politician and astronomer
George Parker, 3rd Baronet (1813–1857), British nobleman
George Parker, 4th Baronet (1840–1866), British nobleman
George Parker, 8th Earl of Macclesfield (1914–1992), British peer and politician
George Parker (ice hockey player) , Canadian ice hockey player
George Parker (track and field athlete) (1896–1974), Australian track and field athlete
George Parker (squash player) (born 1996), English squash player
George C. Parker (1870–1936), American fraudster and forger
George Safford Parker (1863–1937), American inventor and industrialist
Graham Parker (born 1950), British singer and songwriter
Greg Parker (tennis player) (born 1957), Australian tennis player
Greg Parker (athlete) ( Gregory John Parker ; * 1960), Australian sprinter

H

Hampton Wildman Parker (1897–1968) British zoologist
Harry Parker, 6th Baronet (1735-1812), British nobleman
Harry Parker (soccer player) (born 1933), English soccer player
Harry Parker (rowing coach) (1935–2013), American rowing coach
Harry Parker (baseball player) (1947–2012), American baseball player
Harry Alabaster Parker (1873–1961), New Zealand tennis player
Harry Lambert Parker (1935-2013), American rower and Olympian
Henry Parker, 2nd Baronet (1638–1713), English nobleman
Henry Parker, 3rd Baronet (around 1704–1771), British nobleman
Henry Parker, 4th Baronet (around 1713–1782), British nobleman
Henry Parker, 5th Baronet (1822–1877), British nobleman
Henry Parker, 10th Baron Morley (around 1486–1556), English peer
Henry Parker, 11th Baron Morley (1531–1577), English peer
Henry Parker (Georgia) , British politician, Governor of the Province of Georgia
Henry Parker, 14th Baron Morley († 1655), English peer
Henry Watson Parker (1808–1881), Prime Minister of New South Wales
Homer C. Parker (1885–1946), American politician
Horatio Parker (1863-1919), American composer
Hosea Washington Parker (1833–1922), American politician
Hubert Parker, Baron Parker of Waddington (1900–1972), British lawyer
Hyde Parker (Vice Admiral, 1714) (1714–1782), English Vice Admiral
Hyde Parker (Vice Admiral, 1739) (1739–1807), English Vice Admiral
Hyde Parker (Vice Admiral, 1786) (1786-1854) British Vice Admiral

I.

Isaac Parker (politician) (1768–1830), American politician
Isaac Charles Parker (1838–1896), American lawyer and politician
Isaac T. Parker (1849–1911), American politician
Isadore Nathaniel Parker (1908–2011), American jazz trumpeter

J

Jabari Parker (* 1995), American basketball player
Jack Parker (long distance runner) (born 1908), British long distance runner
Jack Parker (decathlete) (1915–1964), American decathlete
Jack Parker (musician) (* before 1941), American R&B and jazz musician
Jack Parker (hurdler) (born 1927), British hurdler
Jack Parker (ice hockey coach) (born 1945), American ice hockey coach
Jackie Parker (1932-2006), American football player
Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells (* 1958), American jazz musician
James Parker (Politician, 1768) (1768–1837), American politician (Massachusetts)
James Parker (Politician, 1776) (1776–1868), American politician (New Jersey)
James Parker (entrepreneur) (born before 1780), British clergyman, entrepreneur and inventor
James Parker (athlete) (born 1975), American athlete
James Parker (Major General) (1854–1934), American officer
James Cutler Dunn Parker (1828–1916), American composer
James S. Parker (1867–1933), American politician
James Roland Walter Parker (1919–2009), British diplomat and colonial official
Jameson Parker ( Francis Jameson Parker Jr .; born 1947), American actor
Jamie Parker (born 1979), British actor
Jane Parker-Smith (1950-2020), British organist
Jane E. Parker (* 1960), British biologist and university professor
Janet Parker (1938–1978), British photographer and victim of smallpox
Jean Parker (1915-2005), American actress
Jeff Parker (ice hockey player) ( Jeffrey Lee Parker ; 1964–2017), American ice hockey player
Jeff Parker (musician) (* 1967), American guitarist
Jenna Parker (* 1984), American triathlete
Jens Parker (* 1988), German politician (Green Youth)
Jim Parker (1934-2005) American football player
Jim Parker (composer) (born 1934), British composer
Joanna Parker (* 1987), British table tennis player, see Joanna Drinkhall
Joel Parker (1816–1888), American politician
John Parker (painter) (around 1730–1765), British painter
John Parker (politician) (1759-1832), American politician (South Carolina)
John Parker (Director) , American film director and screenwriter
John Parker, 6th Earl of Morley (1923–2015), British nobleman and politician
John Frederick Parker (1853–1911), American naval officer
John Johnston Parker (1885–1958), American judge
John M. Parker (politician, 1805) (1805–1873), American politician (New York)
John M. Parker (Politician, 1863) (1863–1939) American cotton merchant and politician (Louisiana)
Johnny Parker (Trumpeter) ( John "Tasty" Parker ; 1927–2006), British jazz trumpeter
Johnny Parker (pianist) ( John Robert Parker ; 1929-2010), British jazz pianist
Jonathan Parker (Economist) ( Jonathan A. Parker ), American economist
Jonathan Parker (Director) , American director, producer and screenwriter
Jonathan Parker (chess player) (* 1976), English chess player
Jonathan Parker (badminton) , English badminton player
Jonathan Parker (ice hockey player) (born 1991), American ice hockey player
Joseph Parker (* 1992), New Zealand boxer
Josh Parker (* 1989), American basketball player
Josiah Parker (1751-1810), American politician
Junior Parker (1932–1971), American blues musician

K

KJ Parker , pseudonym of Tom Holt (* 1961), British writer
Karl Parker (1895–1992), British historian
Katharine Parker (1886–1971), Australian pianist and composer
Kay Parker (* 1944), English porn actress
Keigan Parker (born 1982), Scottish football player
Kelly Parker (* 1981), Canadian soccer player
Knocky Parker (1918–1986), American jazz pianist

L.

Lawton S. Parker (1868–1954), American painter
Leni Parker (born 1966), Canadian actress
Leo Parker (1925–1962), American jazz saxophonist
Leon Parker (* 1965), American jazz drummer
Leonard Parker (* 1938), American physicist
Liza Parker (* 1980), English badminton player

M.

Maceo Parker (born 1943), American musician
Margaret Parker (* 1949), Australian javelin thrower
Margot Parker (* 1943), British politician
Mark Parker (* 1956?), American manager
Mary Parker (actress, 1902) (1902– ??), German actress
Mary Parker (actress, 1918) (1918–1998), American actress
Mary Parker (actress, 1930) (born 1930), British-Australian actress
Mary-Louise Parker (born 1964), American actress
Matt Parker (born 1980), Australian entertainment mathematician
Matthew Parker (1504–1575), English clergyman, Archbishop of Canterbury
Max Parker (1882–1964), American art director and production designer
Melvin Parker (born 1944), American musician
Michael Parker (officer) (1920–2002), British naval officer and private secretary to Prince Philip
Michael Parker (politician) (* 1949), American politician
Michael Parker (actor) (born 1969), American actor
Michael Parker (soccer player) (born 1987), Welsh soccer player
Michael Parker Pearson (* 1957), British archaeologist and university professor
Mike Parker (Typographer) ( Mike Russell Parker ; 1929-2014), American typographer
Mike Parker (athlete, 1938) ( John Michael Parker ; * 1938), British hurdler
Mike Parker (athlete, 1953) (* 1953), New Zealand walker
Milo Parker (* 2002), British child actor
Molly Parker (born 1972), Canadian actress

N

Nahum Parker (1760–1839), American politician
Nate Parker (* 1979), American film actor, film director and film producer
Nathaniel Parker (born 1962), British actor
Nicole Ari Parker (* 1970), American actress
Nicole Parker (* 1978), American actress

O

Ol Parker (* 1969), English actor, screenwriter and film director
Oliver Parker (* 1960), British director and screenwriter
Orlando Parker (born 1991), American basketball player

P

Pat Parker (1944–1989), American poet
Paul Parker (born 1964), English football player
Paula Jai Parker (* 1969), American actress
Pauline Parker (* 1938), New Zealand murderer
Peter Parker, 1st Baronet (1721–1811), British admiral
Peter Parker, 2nd Baronet (1785–1814), British naval officer
Peter Parker (Medic) (1804–1888), American physician and missionary
Peter J. Parker (* 1954), British biochemist and cancer researcher
Philip Parker, 1st Baronet (around 1625–1690), English nobleman
Philip Parker, 2nd Baronet (around 1650 – around 1698), English nobleman
Philip Fotheringham-Parker (1907–1981), British racing car driver
Philip M. Parker (* 1960), American economist

Q

Quanah Parker (around 1848–1911), American Comanche chief

R.

Ray Parker, Jr. (born 1954), American guitarist, composer and producer
Reginald Parker (1881-1948), Canadian politician and farmer
Richard Parker (lawyer) (1729-1813), American lawyer
Richard Parker (politician) (1810-1893), American politician
Richard Parker, 9th Earl of Macclesfield (born 1943), British peer and politician
Richard A. Parker (* 1953), British mathematician and computer scientist
Richard Anthony Parker (1905-1993), American Egyptologist
Richard Barry Parker (1867–1947), British architect
Richard Blake Parker (* 1985), American baseball player, see Blake Parker (baseball player)
Richard Bordeaux Parker (* 1923), American diplomat
Richard E. Parker (1783–1840), American politician
Richard W. Parker (1848–1923), American politician
Rick Parker (* 1978), American jazz trombonist
Robert Parker (* 1947), American author and wine critic
Robert Parker, Baron Parker of Waddington (1857-1918), British lawyer
Robert Parker (ancient historian) (* 1950), British ancient historian and religious scholar
Robert A. Parker (* 1936), American astronaut
Robert Leroy Parker, known as Butch Cassidy (1866-1908), American outlaw
Robert Alexander Clarke Parker ( RAC Parker ; 1927-2001), British historian
Robert B. Parker (1932-2010), American writer
Rodolfo Parker ( Rodolfo Antonio Parker Soto ; * 1957), Salvadoran politician (PDC / PES)

S.

Sachi Parker (born 1956), American actress

Samuel Parker (1640–1687), English theologian and clergyman, Bishop of Oxford

Samuel W. Parker (1805-1859), American politician

Sanford Parker , American record producer, sound engineer, and musician

Sarah Jessica Parker (born 1965), American actress

Scott Parker (ice hockey player) (born 1978), American ice hockey player

Scott Parker (soccer player) (born 1980), English soccer player and coach

Sean Parker (* 1979), American entrepreneur

Severn E. Parker (1787-1836) American politician

Shane A. Parker (1943–1992), British-Australian ornithologist

Shawn Parker (* 1993), German soccer player

Smush Parker (* 1981), American basketball player

Sonny Parker (1925–1957), American singer

Stephen Parker (* 1955), British linguist

Steven Parker ( American football player , 1956) (born 1956), American football player

Steven Parker ( American football player , 1959) (born 1959), American football player

Steven Parker (cinematographer) , American cinematographer

Steven Christopher Parker (* 1989), American actor

Stewart Parker (1941–1988), Northern Irish poet and playwright

Sunshine Parker (1927–1999), American actor

Suzy Parker (1932–2003), American photo model

Sydney R. Parker (1923-96), American electrical engineer

T

T. Jefferson Parker (* 1953), American journalist and writer
Teddy Parker (* 1938), German pop singer and presenter
Terrence Parker , American DJ and producer
Theodore Albert Parker III (1953-1993), American ornithologist
Theodore Parker (1810-1860), American theologian and abolitionist
Thomas Parker (engineer) (1843–1916) British engineer and designer
Thomas Parker (mathematician) , American mathematician and university professor
Thomas Parker (Judge) (1695–1784), Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer
Thomas Parker (oarsman) (1883 -?) Australian oarsman and Olympian
Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield (1667–1732), British nobleman and politician
Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield (1723–1795), British nobleman and politician
Thomas Parker, 5th Earl of Macclesfield (1763–1850), British nobleman and politician
Thomas Parker, 6th Earl of Macclesfield (1811-1896), British nobleman and politician
Thomas Jeffery Parker (1850-1897), British zoologist
Tim Parker (* 1993), American football player
TJ Parker (* 1984), French basketball coach
Tom Parker (rugby player) ( Thomas Parker ; 1891–1967), Welsh rugby union player
Tom Parker (soccer player) ( Thomas Robert Parker ; 1897–1987), English soccer player and coach
Tony Parker (* 1982), French basketball player
Trey Parker (* 1969), American actor and director

V

Victor Parker (* 1966), American ancient historian

W.

Watson Parker († 2013), American historian and author
Willard Parker (1912–1996), American actor
William Parker (Knight) († 1510), English nobleman
William Parker (pirate) († 1617), English pirate
William Parker, 13th Baron Morley (1575–1622), English nobleman and politician
William Parker, 1st Baronet (of Harburn) (1743-1802), British admiral
William Parker, 7th Baronet (around 1770–1830), British nobleman
William Parker, 1st Baronet (of Shenstone Lodge) (1781–1866), British admiral
William Parker, 2nd Baronet (of Harburn) ( William George Parker ; 1787–1848), British nobleman
William Parker (abolitionist) (around 1822– ??), American abolitionist
William Parker, 2nd Baronet (of Shenstone Lodge) ( William Biddulph Parker ; 1824–1902), British nobleman
William Parker, 9th Baronet (1826-1891), British nobleman
William Parker, 10th Baronet (1863–1931), British nobleman
William Parker, 3rd Baronet (1889–1971), British nobleman
William Parker, 4th Baronet (1916–1990), British nobleman
William Parker, 5th Baronet (born 1950), British nobleman
William Parker (musician) (* 1952), American jazz bassist
William H. Parker (1847–1908), American politician
William Kitchen Parker (1823–1890), British naturalist
William N. Parker (1919-2000), American economic historian
Willie Parker (born 1980), American football player

Z

Zach Parker (* 1994), British boxer

Fictional people

Parker , protagonist in a crime series by Donald E. Westlake aka Richard Stark
Butler Parker , title character in a novel crime series
Ellie Parker , title character in an American comedy film
Parker Lewis - The cool guy from school , series character
Frank B. Parker , name of the main character in the series Seven Days
Peter Parker (aka Spider-Man ), comic book and movie character

Individual evidence

^ Genealogy: Name Meaning and Origin , accessed August 9, 2006

[1] Genealogy: Name Meaning and Origin , accessed August 9, 2006