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. In the United States, it ranked in 1990 as the 47th most-common surname.

A

• Aaron Parker (soccer) (born 1986), American soccer player
• Aaron Parker (American football) (born 1998), American football player
• A. J. Parker (born 1998), American football player
• Al Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alan Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Albert Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alfred Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alice Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alison Parker (reporter) (1991–2015), American television news reporter murdered in 2015 during a live interview
• Alton B. Parker, American judge and presidential candidate
• Andrea Parker, American actress
• Andrea Grimes Parker, American computer scientist
• Andrew Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Andy Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Angel Parker, American actress
• Ann Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Anne Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Angel Parker (born 1980), American actress
• Angelo Parker (born 1984), Canadian wrestler
• Annise Parker (born 1956), American politician
• Anthony Parker (born 1975), American NBA basketball player and general manager of Lakeland Magic
• Arlie Parker (born 1938), Canadian ice hockey player
• Arthur Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ashley Parker (born 1982), American journalist
• Aurelius Dwight Parker (1802–1875), American politician from Massachusetts

B

• Barbara Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Barnett Parker (1886–1941), British actor
• Ben Parker (footballer) (born 1987), English football player
• Ben Parker, English singer-songwriter, member of Ben & Jason
• Ben L. Parker (1913–2003), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Bernard Parker (born 1986), South African professional association footballer
• Bert Parker, né Bert Parke (1886–1967), Australian rules footballer
• Beth L. Parker, Canadian hydrogeologist
• Bill Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Billy Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Blake Parker (born 1985), American baseball player
• Bob Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bonnie Parker (1910–1934), American outlaw
• Brad Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Brad Parker (rugby league) (born 1997), Australian rugby league footballer
• Brandon Parker (born 1995), American football player
• Brendan Parker (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
• Brant Parker (1920–2007), American cartoonist
• Bonnie Parker (1910–1934), part of the American crime duo Bonnie and Clyde
• Brent Parker (born 1945), American politician
• Brett Parker, American politician
• Brian Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bridget Parker (equestrian) (born 1939), English equestrian and Olympic champion
• Brock Parker (born 1981), American poker player
• Brooks Parker (1889–1951), American foil sabre fencer

C

• Caitlin Parker (born 1996), Australian boxer
• Candace Parker (born 1986), American basketball player
• Camille Parker, American country singer
• Camilla Parker Bowles (born 1947), Queen of the United Kingdom since 2022
• Cameron Parker, Scottish businessman
• Carl Parker (born 1965), American professional football player
• Carl A. Parker (1934–2024), American politician
• Cary Millholland Parker, American landscape architect
• Caryl Mack Parker, American singer-songwriter
• Cecil Parker (1897–1971), English actor
• Cecilia Parker (1914–1993), Canadian-born American actress
• Charlotte Blair Parker (1858–1937), American playwright and actress
• Chase Parker (born 1994), American actor and filmmaker
• Chase Parker (golfer) (born 1991), American professional golfer
• Charles Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Charlie Parker (1920–1955), American jazz musician
• Cherelle Parker, American politician
• Christopher Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Claire Parker, American engineer and animator
• Clifton Parker, English composer
• Colonel Tom Parker (1909–1997), Dutch-American manager of Elvis Presley
• Constance-Anne Parker (1921–2016), British sculptor
• Corey Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Craig Parker (born 1970), New Zealand actor
• Critchley Parker (1862–1944), Australian newspaperman, also his son (died 1942)
• Curtis Parker (1901–1982), American football and basketball player and coach
• Cynthia Ann Parker, American captive of Comanche

D

• Dai Parker (1904–1965), Welsh international rugby union footballer
• Dave Parker (1951–2025), American baseball player
• Dave Parker (rock musician), American musician
• Dave Parker (rugby), English rugby league player
• David Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Daniel Parker (artist) (born 1959), American sculptor
• Darrell Parker (born 1952), Australian Anglican bishop
• Dawaun Parker, American hip hop producer
• Dean Parker (1947–2020), New Zealand screenwriter
• Deborah Parker (born 1970), American activist and indigenous leader
• Dee Parker (died 2000), American actress
• De'Mond Parker (born 1976), American football player
• Dennis Parker (born 1950), American football coach
• Dennis Parker (speedway rider) (1925–2008), English international motorcycle speedway rider
• Dennis F. Parker (1945–2016), American musician and recording engineer
• Derek Parker (1932–2025), British writer and broadcaster
• Derek Parker (footballer) (1926–2011), English footballer
• Derrick Parker (born 1957), English professional footballer
• Deshawn L. Parker (born 1971), American thoroughbred horse racing jockey
• Devante Parker (born 1996), German soccer footballer
• DeVante Parker (born 1993), American football player
• Dominic Parker (born 1964), English television personality
• Don Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dorothy Parker, American writer
• Douglas H. Parker (1926–2019), American law school professor
• Dylan Parker (born 1999), English footballer

E

• E. T. Parker (Ernest Tilden Parker, 1926–1991), mathematics professor
• Eddie Parker (pool player) (1932–2001), American pool player
• Edie Parker (artist) (born 1956), Canadian sculptor
• Edna Parker (1893–2008), American supercentenarian
• Edna G. Parker (1930–1996), United States Tax Court judge
• Edward Harper Parker (1849–1926), English barrister and sinologist
• Edwin B. Parker (1868–1929), American lawyer and public official
• Edwin Wallace Parker (1833–1901), American Methodist bishop
• Elaine Parker (1926–2009) American activist
• Eleanor Parker (1922–2013), American actress
• Ellis Parker Butler (1869–1937), American author
• Ely S. Parker (1828–1895), American attorney and engineer
• Eric Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Eugene Parker (1927–2022), American astrophysicist
• Eugene Parker (sports agent) (1956–2016), American sports agent
• Evan Parker (born 1944), British saxophone player

F

• Ferdinand Lucas Parker (1885–1959), South Australian public servant
• Fess Parker (1924–2010), American actor
• Frank Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Franklin Parker (1902–1962), American character actor

G

• Garry Parker, English footballer
• Geoff Parker, English biology professor
• Geoffrey Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• George Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gerad Parker (born 1981), American football coach
• Garald G. Parker (1905–2000), American hydrologist
• Gerald Parker (born 1955), American serial killer
• Gloria Parker (1921–2022), American musician and bandleader
• Gordon Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Graeme Parker (born 1982), Scottish cattle hoof trimmer and YouTuber
• Graham Parker, English singer-songwriter
• Grahame Parker (1912–1995), English sportsman
• Grant Parker, South African classics professor

H

• Hampton Wildman Parker, English zoologist and author
• Henry E. Parker (1928–2018), American politician and Connecticut State Treasurer
• Horatio Parker (1863–1919), American composer
• Hugh Parker (born 2006), Irish footballer
• Hyde Parker (disambiguation), multiple people

I

• Ira W. Parker (1877–1960), American politician
• Isaac Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Isaac C. Parker (1838–1896), American politician and jurist
• Isaac T. Parker (1849–1911), American politician
• Isaiah Parker (born 2002), American soccer player
• Ivan Parker (born 1957), American gospel singer
• Ivy Parker (1907–1985), American chemist and engineer

J

• Jabari Parker (born 1995), American basketball player
• Jack Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jacob Parker, American basketball player
• James Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jameson Parker (born 1947), American actor
• Jamie Parker, English actor
• Jamie Parker (politician), Australian Greens politician
• Jane E. Parker, British botanist
• Jasmine Parker, British actress and singer
• Jean Parker (1915–2005), American actress
• Jeff Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jeffrey A. Parker (1957–2018), American businessman and education philanthropist
• Jennifer D. Parker, American statistician
• Joel Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• John Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Johnny Parker (jazz pianist) (1929–2010), British jazz pianist
• JoJo Parker (born 2006), American baseball player
• Jonathan Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joseph Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Judy Parker, American record producer and songwriter
• Julia Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Junior Parker (1932–1971), American blues singer and harmonica player

K

• Kathleen Parker, American journalist
• Kathy Parker (born 1943), American politician
• Keigan Parker, Scottish footballer
• Ken Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kevin Parker (musician), Australian musician
• Kevin Parker (New York politician), New York state senator
• Kim Ian Parker (born 1956), Canadian religious studies scholar
• K. J. Parker, pen name of British author Tom Holt

L

• Larry Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Laura Parker (born 1947), American artist
• Lauren Parker (born 1988), Australian paratriathlete
• Lauren Parker (boxer) (born 1991), English professional boxer
• Lilian Parker (1874–1947), British artist
• Linda Vivienne Parker (born 1958), judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• Lindsay Parker (born 1980), American actress
• Liza Parker (born 1980), English badminton player
• Louis N. Parker, English dramatist, composer, and translator
• Louise Parker, Canadian gymnast
• Lowell Holden Parker, American politician
• Lu Parker (born 1968), American beauty pageant titleholder and speaker
• Luther Parker, American politician
• Lyndsey Parker, American journalist
• Lynne Parker, American roboticist

M

• Mable Parker McLean (1922–2012), American academic administrator
• Malinda Jackson Parker (c. 1903–1978), Liberian musician and politician
• Margaret Eleanor Parker (1827–1896), British activist, reformer, and travel writer
• Mary-Louise Parker (born 1964), American actress
• Marshall Parker (1922–2008), South Carolina politician
• Maceo Parker, American saxophonist
• Mack Charles Parker (1936–1959) in Lynching of Mack Charles Parker, American murder victim
• Marion Parker (1915–1927), in Murder of Marion Parker American murder victim
• Marion Parker (architect) (1873–1935), American architect
• Marlon Parker, South African social entrepreneur
• Mary Ann Parker, English traveller and writer (1765/6–1848)
• Matt Parker, Australian stand-up comedian, author, YouTube personality and maths communicator
• Matthew Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Maurice S. Parker, United States diplomat
• Maurice W. Parker Sr. (1873–1958), American voice coach, champion rifle shot and billiard player
• Max Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Wes Parker, American baseball player
• Maynard T. Parker, American politician
• Melonie Parker, American Chief Diversity Officer at Google
• Melvin Parker, American drummer
• Milo Parker (born 2002), English actor
• Mitchell Parker, American baseball player
• Molly Parker (born 1972), Canadian actress, writer, and director

N

• Nate Parker (born 1979), American actor and filmmaker
• Nathaniel Parker (born 1962), English actor
• Nicholas Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Nick Parker (born 1954), British Army officer
• Nick Parker (journalist) (born 1960/1961), English journalist
• Nico Parker (born 2004), British actress
• Nicole Parker (born 1978), American actor and singer
• Nicole Ari Parker (born 1970), American actress and model

O

• Ol Parker (born 1969), English director, producer and screenwriter
• Oliver Parker (born 1960), English director, screenwriter and actor

P

• Parker (Hampshire cricketer), English cricketer playing 1803–1806
• Paige Parker (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
• Paul Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Pauline Parker, of the 1954 Parker-Hulme murder
• Pete Parker, Canadian radio announcer
• Peter Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Pomeroy Parker, American Medal of Honor recipient
• Prosper P. Parker (1836–1918), Canadian-born American engineer and politician

Q

• Quanah Parker (c. 1845–1911), Comanche leader

R

• Rachael Parker, Canadian bishop
• Raymond Parker (disambiguation), multiple people, including Ray Parker
• Riley Parker (soccer) (born 2000), American professional women's soccer player
• Rob Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robert Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Roland Parker (1925–2020), English first-class cricketer
• Ross Parker (songwriter) (1914–1974), English songwriter, actor, and pianist
• Ross Parker (died 2001) in Murder of Ross Parker, English teenager murder victim

S

• Samuel Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Sarah Parker, North Carolina judge
• Sarah Jessica Parker (born 1965), American actress
• Scott Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Sean Parker (born 1979), American entrepreneur
• Shane Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Shawn Parker (born 1993), German footballer
• Sidney Parker (anarchist), British anarchist
• Simon C. Parker, British economist
• Sista Monica Parker (1956–2014), American singer, songwriter, and record producer
• Smush Parker (born 1981), American basketball player
• Sonny Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Stanley Parker (1909–1981), Australian journalist and celebrity artist
• Stephen Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Steve Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Steven Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Stewart Parker (scientist), British scientist
• Stuart Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Suzy Parker, American model and actress

T

• Tan Parker, American politician
• Theodore Parker (1810–1860), American Unitarian minister
• Theodore A. Parker III, American ornithologist
• Theodore W. Parker, United States Army General
• Thomas Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Timothy Britten Parker, "Toby" Parker, American actor
• Timothy Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tina Parker, American actress and director
• Tine Moberg-Parker (born 1969), Canadian sailor
• T. J. Parker (born 1984), French-American basketball player and coach
• T. J. Parker (American football) (born 2004), American football player
• Tom Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tommy Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tony Parker (born 1982), French basketball player
• Tony Parker (basketball, born 1993) (born 1993), American basketball player
• Trey Parker (born 1969), American animator and filmmaker

U

• Una-Mary Parker (1930–2019), English journalist and novelist
• Ursula Parker (born 2003), American actress

V

• Victoria "Porkchop" Parker (born 1970), American drag performer and actor
• Vincent Parker (1918–1946), Australian RAF flying ace, prisoner of war and a serial escaper

W

• Walker B. Parker né Walter B. Parker (1926–2014), American civil servant, adviser, academic and politician
• Walter Richard Parker, English Victoria Cross recipient
• Wayshawn Parker, American football player
• Wes Parker, American baseball player
• William Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Wil Parker (born 2002), Australian rules football player
• Will Parker (1873–1955), Welsh international rugby union footballer
• Wilson Parker (1909–?), English professional footballer

Z

• Zach Parker (born 1994), British boxer
• Zachary Parker, American politician and educator

Fictional characters

• Parker siblings, recurring characters in The Vampire Diaries television series
• Parker (Stark novels character), ruthless criminal in novels by Donald E. Westlake writing as Richard Stark
• Parker, the butler in Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan
• Alden Parker, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent and former FBI Special Agent on American military police procedural NCIS_(TV_series)
• Alison Parker (Melrose Place), character in the television series Melrose Place
• Alison Parker, main character in Spanish heist crime drama television series, Money Heist
• Aloysius Parker, in the British 1960s television series Thunderbirds
• April Parker, Mayday's clone and the superhero Spider-Girl/Mayhem
• Annie Parker, main character in the 2013 American drama film, Decoding Annie Parker
• Audrey Parker (Haven), fictional character in Haven
• Audrey Parker-Nichols, fictional character in Drake & Josh
• Audrey Parker (The 4400), fictional character in The 4400
• Benjamin Richard Parker, son of Peter Parker and little brother of Spider-Girl in the Marvel Comics 2 continuity
• Benji Parker, a character from the alternate future Marvel Comics 2 universe, the younger brother of May Parker / Spider-Girl, and son of Mary Jane Watson and Peter Parker / Spider-Man
• Bert Parker, in Those We Love
• Bridget Parker, from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
• C. D. Parker, a main character in the American television crime drama series, Walker, Texas Ranger
• C. J. Parker, from the television series Baywatch
• Coleman Parker, in TV series The Wire
• Darius Parker, minor fictional character in television series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• Dawn "Dakota" Parker, in the 2001 action comedy film, The 51st State
• Dell Parker, from Private Practice TV series
• Drake Parker, from List of Drake & Josh characters#Drake Parker
• Dre Parker, main character in the 2010 martial arts drama film, The Karate Kid (2010 film)
• Hallie Parker, one of the main characters in The Parent Trap (1998 film)
• Jennifer Parker, in List of Back to the Future characters#Jennifer Parker film series
• Jennifer Parker, the main protagonist in the 1980 novel, Rage of Angels
• Jennifer Parker, in the 1994 television series, My Brother and Me
• Kaine Parker, Spider-Man's clone
• Ken Parker (comics), from a series of eponymous Italian comics created by Giancarlo Berardi and Ivo Milazzo
• Kim Parker (character), in Moesha and The Parkers
• Kristen Parker, in the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series
• Aunt May, May Parker, Spider-Man's aunt
• Mayday Parker, the public identity of the Marvel Comics' superhero Spider-Girl
• Peter Parker, the public identity of the Marvel Comics' superhero Spider-Man
• Peter Parker (2002 film series character), his counterpart in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy
• Peter Parker (The Amazing Spider-Man film series), his counterpart in The Amazing Spider-Man film series
• Peter Parker (Marvel Cinematic Universe), his counterpart in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
• Alternative versions of Peter Parker, his counterpart in the Marvel Comics Multiverse
• Peni Parker, the public identity of the Marvel Comics' superhero SP//dr
• Penny Parker, the heroine of a series of 17 books written by Mildred Benson
• Penny Parker (MacGyver), recurring fictional character in the 1985 television series MacGyver and its 2016 reboot
• Richard and Mary Parker, Spider-Man's biological parents
• Riley Parker, from the Australian television soap opera, Neighbours
• Richard Parker, the tiger in The Life of Pi
• Tej Parker, The Fast and the Furious character
• Teresa Parker, Spider-Man's sister
• Ben Parker "Uncle Ben," a fictional character who is the uncle of Peter Parker / Spider-Man

See also

• Parker (given name)

References