Parker (surname)
Parker is a surname of English origin, derived from Old French with the meaning "keeper of the park". "Parker" was also a nickname given to gamekeepers in medieval England. It is the 48th-most common surname in England. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 47th-most common surname.
A
- Alan Parker, English film director
- Alison Parker, news reporter murdered on television along with a colleague in 2015
- Alli Parker, American model
- Alton B. Parker, American judge and presidential candidate
- Andrea Parker, American actress
- Anthony Parker, American basketball player
- Arthur C. Parker, American archaeologist
B
- Bertha Parker Pallan, First Native American female archaeologist of Abenaki and Seneca descent
- Bonnie Parker, American outlaw
- Brandon Parker, American football player
- Buddy Lee Parker, the best-known ring name of American professional wrestler DeWayne Bruce
C
- Candace Parker, American basketball player
- Camilla Parker Bowles
- Cameron Parker, Scottish businessman
- Cary Millholland Parker, American landscape architect
- Charles Parker, including:
- *Charlie Parker, American jazz musician
- Claire Parker, American engineer and animator
- Chris Parker including:
- *Chris Parker, American radio personality
- Clifton Parker, English composer
- Colonel Tom Parker, Dutch-American manager of Elvis Presley
- Constance-Anne Parker, British sculptor
- Corey Parker Australian Rugby League professional
- Cynthia Ann Parker, American captive of Comanche
D
- Dave Parker, American baseball player
- Dave Parker, American musician
- Dave Parker, English rugby league player
- Daniel Parker, American sculptor
- Dawaun Parker, hip hop producer
- Deborah Parker, American activist and indigenous leader
- Dee Parker, American actress
- Devante Parker, German footballer
- DeVante Parker, American football player
- Donald C. Parker, American physician and amateur astronomer
- Dorothy Parker, American writer
- Douglas H. Parker, American law scholl professor
E
- Eddie Parker , American pool player, believed by many to have been the inspiration for the character "Fast Eddie" Felson in the novel The Hustler and two films
- Edie Parker , Canadian sculptor
- Edna Parker, American supercentenarian
- Ernest Tilden Parker, mathematics professor
- Edward Harper Parker, English barrister and sinologist
- Edwin Wallace Parker, Methodist bishop
- Eleanor Parker, American actress
- Ellis Parker Butler, American author
- Ely S. Parker, Seneca attorney and engineer
- Eugene Parker, American astrophysicist
- Evan Parker, British saxophone player
F
- Fess Parker, American actor
- Franklin Parker, American character actor
G
- Garry Parker, English footballer
- Geoff Parker, English biology professor
- Geoffrey Parker
- George Parker, including:
- *George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield
- *George G. C. Parker, American economist
- *Georgie Parker, Australian actress
- Gerad Parker,, American football coach.
- Gloria Parker, actress and musician
- Gordon Parker , including:
- *Gordon Parker, British novelist and playwright
- *Gordon Parker, professor of psychiatry
- Graham Parker, English singer-songwriter
- Grant Parker, classics professor
H
- Hampton Wildman Parker, zoologist and author
- Hattie Parker, American soprano soloist with the Pace Jubilee Singers
- Horatio Parker, American composer
- Hugh G. Parker, Jr., American architect
I
- Ira W. Parker, American politician
- Isaac Parker, U.S. Judge for the Indian Territory
- Ivan Parker, gospel singer
- Ivy Parker, American chemist and engineer
J
- Jabari Parker, American basketball player
- Jack Parker, several people
- James Parker, several people
- Jamie Parker, English actor
- Jamie Parker, Australian Greens politician
- Jane E. Parker, British botanist
- Jean Parker, American actress
- Jeff Parker, Canadian professional wrestler, better known as Scott "Jagged" Parker
- John Parker, several people
- Johnny Parker, jazz pianist
- Jonathan Parker, retired British judge and mediator
- Jonathan Parker, American politician
- Joseph Parker , New Zealand boxer
K
- Kathleen Parker, American journalist
- Kathleen Parker, American politician
- Keigan Parker, Scottish footballer
- Kevin Parker, Australian musician
- Kevin Parker
- Kim Ian Parker, Canadian religious studies scholar
- K.J. Parker, British author
L
- Lowell Holden Parker, American politician
- Luther Parker, American politician
- Lyn Parker, British civil servant, diplomat, and legal scholar
M
- Margaret Parker, British women's women's social activist, social reformer, and travel writer
- Marshall Parker, South Carolina politician
- Maceo Parker, American saxophonist
- Mary Ann Parker, English traveller and writer
- Mary-Louise Parker, American actor
- Matt Parker, Australian stand-up comedian, author, YouTube personality and maths communicator
- Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Maurice S. Parker, United States diplomat
- Maurice W. Parker, Sr. voice coach, champion rifle shot and billiard player
- Maurice W. Parker, III American baseball player
- Maynard T. Parker, American politician
- Melvin Parker, American drummer
- Milo Parker, English actor
N
- Nathaniel Parker, English actor
- Nicole Parker, American actor and singer
P
- Parker, English cricketer playing 1803–1806
- Paige Parker, Australian rules footballer
- Paul Parker
- Pauline Parker of the Parker-Hulme murder
- Lionel Dyke "Pete" Parker, Candadian radio announcer
- Peter Parker, including:
- *Peter Parker, the alter ego of Spider-Man
- *Sir Peter Parker, British Rail Chairman
- Pomeroy Parker, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Prosper P. Parker, Canadian-born American engineer and politician
Q
- Quanah Parker, Comanche leader
R
- Ray Parker, Jr., American musician
- Robert Parker
- Roland Parker, English first-class cricketer
- Ross Parker, songwriter, actor, and pianist
- Ross Parker, murder victim
S
- Sarah Parker, North Carolina judge
- Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress
- Scott Parker, English footballer
- Sean Parker, American entrepreneur
- Shane Parker, Australian ornithologist
- Shawn Parker, German footballer
- Sidney Parker, British anarchist
- Sonny Parker
- Stewart Parker - British scientist
- Steven Parker, multiple people
- Stuart Parker
- Suzy Parker, American model and actor
T
- Tan Parker, member of the Texas House of Representatives
- Theodore Parker, Unitarian minister
- Theodore A. Parker III, ornithologist
- Theodore W. Parker, United States Army General
- Thomas Parker, including:
- *Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield
- *Thomas Parker, British locomotive engineer
- *Thomas Parker, British inventor and industrialist
- Timothy Britten "Toby" Parker, American actor
- Timothy Parker, crossword puzzle creator
- Tom Parker
- Tony Parker, French professional basketball player
- Tony Parker , American basketball player
- Trey Parker, American animator and filmmaker
U
- Una-Mary Parker, English journalist and novelist
W
- Walter Richard Parker, Victoria Cross recipient
- Wes Parker, American baseball player
- William Parker
Z
- Zach Parker, British boxer
Fictional characters
- The Parker siblings, recurring characters in The Vampire Diaries television series
- Parker, ruthless career criminal character in the 28 novels by Donald E. Westlake writing as Richard Stark.
- The Butler in Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan
- Aloysius Parker, a character in the British 1960s television series Thunderbirds
- Drake Parker, Drake & Josh characters
- Jennifer Parker, a character in the Back to the Future film series
- Kristen Parker, a character in the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series
- Peter Parker, the public identity of the Marvel Comics' superhero Spider-Man
- *Peter Parker, his counterpart of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- *Kaine Parker, a failed attempt to clone Spider-Man
- *Peni Parker, an alternate female version of Spider-Man
- Richard and Mary Parker, Spider-Man's biological parents
- Richard Parker, the tiger in The Life of Pi
- Tej Parker, Fast and The Furious character