Parker (given name)
Parker is an English language unisex given name of Old English origin, meaning "park keeper", hence also an Old English occupational surname. Parker was more common in the 19th century as a personal name than it is now. The name has variants.
People with the given name include:
- Parker Burrell, Canadian politician
- Parker Cannon, lead singer of The Story So Far
- Parker Cleaveland, American geologist and mineralogist
- Parker Dunshee, American professional baseball player
- Parker Fennelly, American actor
- Parker Gispert, American, lead singer of The Whigs
- Parker Griffith, American politician
- Parker Hall, American football player
- Parker Jacobs, American artist, actor and musician
- Parker Johnstone, American racecar driver
- Parker MacDonald, Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Parker Lee McDonald, American judge
- Parker McKenzie, American linguist, oldest living Kiowa Native American
- Parker McLachlin, American professional golfer
- Parker Mitchell, Canadian co-founder of Engineers Without Borders
- Parker J. Palmer, American author, educator, and activist
- Parker Posey, American actress
- Parker Stevenson, American actor
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