Whitaker (surname)

Whitaker is a surname, also spelled "Whittaker" and "Whitacre." Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexander Whitaker (1585–1616), American religious leader
• Benjamin Whitaker (politician) (1934), retired British Labour Party politician
• Benjamin J Whitaker (scientist) (1956), Professor of Chemical Physics
• Brian Whitaker, British journalist
• Carl Whitaker, American therapist
• Chico Whitaker, Brazilian social-justice advocate
• Chris Whitaker, Australian rugby union player
• Cuthbert Whitaker, editor of Whitaker's Almanack
• Danny Whitaker, English footballer
• David Whitaker (disambiguation), several people
• Denis Whitaker, Canadian general
• Denzel Whitaker, American actor
• Duane Whitaker, American actor
• Elsie Whitaker Martinez, daughter of Herman Whitaker
• Eric E. Whitaker, senior bureaucrat, friend of Barack Obama
• Evelyn Whitaker (1844–1929), children's writer
• Ewen Whitaker, British-American astronomer
• Forest Whitaker (born 1961), American actor
• Francis Whitaker, American blacksmith
• Frederic Whitaker, American watercolorist
• Frederick Whitaker, English-born New Zealand politician
• Frederick Arthur Whitaker, British civil engineer
• George Whitaker (disambiguation), several people
• Herman Whitaker, American writer
• Hugh Whitaker, British rock drummer
• Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster
• James Whitaker, British journalist
• James Whitaker (cricketer), English cricketer
• Jared Whitaker, mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
• Jason Whitaker, American football player
• John Whitaker (disambiguation), several people
• Joseph Whitaker (disambiguation), several people
• Julian Whitaker, American physician, author, and practitioner of alternative medicine
• Kevin Whitaker, American diplomat
• Lance Whitaker, heavyweight boxer
• Lang Whitaker, American sportswriter
• Lou Whitaker (born 1957), American baseball player
• Lucian "Skippy" Whitaker (born 1930), American basketball player
• Maria do Céu Whitaker Poças, Céu, Brazilian singer
• Mark Whitaker (disambiguation), several people
• Martin Whitaker, British businessman
• Matthew C. Whitaker historian known for plagiarism scandal
• Matthew G. Whitaker, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa
• Nelson E. Whitaker, President of the West Virginia Senate 1897–1899
• Nick Whitaker, American actor
• Norman T. Whitaker, International Master of chess
• Pernell Whitaker (born 1964), American boxer
• Robert Whitaker (disambiguation), several people
• Rod Whitaker, probable identity of the writer Trevanian
• Rogers E. M. Whitaker, editor of The New Yorker magazine
• Romulus Whitaker, herpetologist
• Ronyell Whitaker, American professional football player
• Ruth Whitaker (1936-2014), American politician
• T. K. Whitaker (born 1916), Irish economist
• Timothy W. Whitaker, Bishop of the United Methodist Church
• Uncas A. Whitaker, prominent mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, lawyer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist
• William Whitaker (disambiguation) (several people)

Fictional characters:

• Faye Whitaker, fictional character from the webcomic Questionable Content