Thackeray ( ) is an English surname, most notably borne by William Makepeace Thackeray (1811âÂÂ1863), British novelist, author and illustrator. Other notable people with this surname include the following:
Thackeray family of India
Other people with the name
- A. David Thackeray (1910âÂÂ1978), astronomer, after whom Thackeray's Globules in the IC 2944 nebula are named
- Andy Thackeray (born 1968), English footballer
- Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie (1837âÂÂ1919), English writer, the eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray
- Anthony Thackeray (born 1986), English rugby league footballer
- David Thackeray (footballer) (1902-?), Scottish footballer
- Edward Thackeray (1836âÂÂ1927), recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Francis Thackeray (1793âÂÂ1842), Church of England clergyman and author
- Francis Thackeray (paleontologist), South African paleontologist and anthropologist
- Fred Thackeray (1877âÂÂunknown), English footballer
- Frederick Thackeray (1816âÂÂ1892), English cricketer and clergyman
- Frederick Rennell Thackeray (1775âÂÂ1860), senior British Army officer
- George Thackeray (1806âÂÂ1875), English cricketer
- Henry St. John Thackeray (1869âÂÂ1930), British bible scholar
- Jim Thackeray (1881âÂÂ1968), English footballer
- John Richard Thackeray (1772âÂÂ1846), English clergyman
- Lance Thackeray (1869âÂÂ1916), English illustrator
- Merv Thackeray (1925âÂÂ2014), Australian politician
- Michael M. Thackeray (fl. from 1973), South African chemist and battery materials researcher
- Peter Thackeray (born 1950), Kenyan-born English cricketer
- Smita Thackeray (fl. from 1997), Indian social activist and film producer
- St John Thackeray (1778âÂÂ1824), a British East India Company collector and political agent
- Thomas Thackeray (1693âÂÂ1760), English clergyman and headmaster
Fictional characters
- Mark Thackeray, a fictional character in the 1967 film To Sir, with Love
See also