# Latimer (surname)

Latimer is an occupation surname, meaning “interpreter” (literally “one knowing Latin”). Notable people with the surname include:

## Academics and literature

* Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer (1822–1904), American writer
* Jon Latimer (1964–2009), Welsh historian and writer
* Wendell Mitchell Latimer (1893–1955), American chemist
* William Latimer (priest) (1467–1545), English clergyman and scholar of Ancient Greek

## Arts and entertainment

* Andrew Latimer (born 1949), English rock musician
* Chloe Latimer (born 1996), Scottish singer and songwriter
* Hugh Latimer (actor) (1913–2006), English actor
* Jason Latimer (born 1981), American magician
* Jonathan Latimer (1906–1983), American crime writer
* Louise Latimer (actress) (1913–1973), American actress
* Mark Latimer, English pianist from England
* Michael Latimer (1941–2011), British actor
* Michelle Latimer, Canadian actress
* Thom Latimer (born 1986), English professional wrestler and actor

## Military

* Dennis Latimer (1895–1976), British World War I flying ace
* Joseph W. Latimer (1834–1863), Confederate officer from Virginia
* Kelly Latimer, former U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and pilot and Virgin Galactic pilot

## Politics and government

* Albert H. Latimer (c. 1800–1877), an Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
* Asbury Latimer (1851–1908), farmer and U.S. Senator from South Carolina
* George Latimer (Minnesota politician) (born 1935), mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota
* George Latimer (New York politician) (born 1953), New York State Senator and current Westchester County Executive
* George Latimer (Pennsylvania politician) (1750–1825), Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
* George W. Latimer (1900–1990), an Associate Justice of the Utah Supreme Court
* Graham Latimer (1926–2016), New Zealand Maori leader
* Henry Latimer (judge) (1938–2005), lawyer and judge from Florida
* Henry Latimer (politician) (1752–1819), physician and U.S. Senator from Delaware
* Hugh Latimer (c. 1485–1555), bishop and Protestant martyr from England
* Matt Latimer, lawyer in various positions during George W. Bush's presidency
* Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835–1930), teacher and U.S. Senator from Georgia
* Thomas E. Latimer (1879–1937), American lawyer
* W. Irving Latimer (1836–1922), Michigan politician
* William Latimer (Australian politician), (1858–1935), Australian politician
* William Latimer, 4th Baron Latimer (1330–1381), English noble, soldier and diplomat

## Sports

* Al Latimer (born 1957), American football player
* Cody Latimer (born 1992), American football player
* Don Latimer (born 1955), National Football League player
* Louise Latimer (tennis) (born 1978), British tennis player
* Tacks Latimer (1875–1936), American baseball catcher
* Tanerau Latimer (born 1986), New Zealand rugby union footballer
* Zach Latimer (born 1983), National Football League player

## Other

* Allie B. Latimer (born 1928), American lawyer and civil rights activist
* Catherine Allen Latimer (1896–1948), African-American librarian
* George Latimer (escaped slave) (1819–c. 1896), escaped slave whose case became a major political issue in Massachusetts
* Hugh Latimer (c. 1485–1555), English bishop and Protestant martyr
* Lewis Howard Latimer (1848–1928), African-American inventor
* Robert Latimer (born 1953), Canadian farmer and murderer
* Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer (1907-2004) South african museum worker who found the first living coelacanth (the fish genus Latimeria).

## Fictional characters

* Rick Latimer, in the American soap opera Love of Life
* Harold Latimer, in the Sherlock Holmes short story "The Greek Interpreter"