# Whittaker

Whittaker is a surname of English origin, meaning 'white acre', and a given name. Variants include Whitaker and Whitacre. People with the name include:

## Surname

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* T
* V
* W

### A

* Aaron Whittaker (born 1968), New Zealand rugby player
* Al Whittaker (1918–2006), American business organizer
* Alison Whittaker, Australian poet
* Allien Whittaker (born 1983), Jamaican footballer
* Andrew Whittaker (engineer) (born 1956), American engineer
* Andy Whittaker, British film distributor
* Anthony Whittaker (born 1968), American composer
* Arnie Whittaker (1879–1955), English footballer

### B

* Ben Whittaker (born 1989), Australian rugby union footballer
* Benjamin Whittaker (born 1997), English boxer
* Bernard Whittaker (1865–??), English footballer
* Bill Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
* Bob Whittaker (born 1939), American politician
* Brian Whittaker (1956–1997), Scottish footballer

### C

* Charles Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
* Craig Whittaker (born 1962), British politician
* Cynthia Whittaker (1942-2023), American academic

### D

* Dale Whittaker (born 1961), American academic administrator
* David Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
* Desmond Whittaker (1925–1966), Indian cricketer
* Dick Whittaker (1934–1998), Irish footballer

### E

* Edgar Whittaker, English footballer
* Edwin Whittaker (1834–1880), English cricketer
* Enos Whittaker (1888–1959), English footballer
* Esmé Whittaker, British art historian
* E. T. Whittaker (1873–1956), English mathematician

### F

* Fozzy Whittaker (born 1989), American football player
* Frank Whittaker (1894–1961), Indian bishop
* Fred Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people

### G

* Gavin Whittaker (1970–2017), Australian rugby league footballer
* Geoff Whittaker (1916–1997), English cricketer
* Geoffrey Owen Whittaker (1932–2015), British civil servant
* George Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people

### H

* Harvey Whittaker (1875–1937), English footballer
* Huey Whittaker (born 1981), American football player

### I

* Ian Whittaker (1928–2022), British set designer
* Ike Whittaker (born 1935), Australian footballer

### J

* Jace Whittaker (born 1995), American football player
* Jack Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
* James Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jason Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jeff Whittaker (born 1940), New Zealand politician
* Jim Whittaker (born 1929), American mountaineer
* Jodie Whittaker (born 1982), English actress
* John Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
* Johnson Chesnut Whittaker (1858–1931), American military student
* Joseph Whittaker (1813–1894), English botanist

### K

* Kai Whittaker (born 1985), German politician

### L

* Leon Whittaker (born 1985), Caymanian footballer
* Lou Whittaker (1929–2024), American mountaineer

### M

* Maria Whittaker (born 1969), English glamour model
* Mark Whittaker (born 1965), Australian journalist
* Meredith Whittaker, American researcher
* Michael Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
* Morgan Whittaker (born 2001), English footballer

### N

* Neil Whittaker (born 1956), Australian rugby union footballer
* Nicholas Whittaker (born 1953), British writer
* Noel Whittaker (born 1940), Australian columnist

### P

* Paul Whittaker (born 1957), Australian cricketer
* Paul Whittaker (newspaper editor), Australian newspaper editor
* Patricia Whittaker, West Indian cricketer

### R

* Ray Whittaker (born 1945), English footballer
* Rebecca Whittaker, Canadian politician
* Red Whittaker (born 1948), American robot scientist
* Robert Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
* Roger Whittaker (1936–2023), Kenyan-British singer-songwriter
* Ron Whittaker (born 1971), American golfer

### S

* Sally Whittaker (born 1963), British soap opera actress
* Sammy Whittaker (1888–1952), English footballer
* Sandra Whittaker (born 1963), British sprinter
* Sheelagh Whittaker (born 1947), Canadian business executive
* Spen Whittaker (1871–1910), English football manager
* Stanley Whittaker (born 1994), American basketball player
* Stephen Whittaker (1947–2003), British actor and director
* Steve Whittaker, American professor
* Steven Whittaker (born 1984), Scottish footballer
* Stuart Whittaker (born 1975) English football player

### T

* Thomas Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
* Tony Whittaker (1932–2016), British politician
* Trevor Whittaker (born 1942), English professor

### V

* Victor P. Whittaker (1919–2016), British biochemist

### W

* Walt Whittaker (1894–1965), American baseball player
* Walter Whittaker (1878–1917), English footballer
* William Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people

## Given name

* Whittaker Chambers (1901–1961), American writer, witness in Alger Hiss espionage case