Baker (surname)

Baker is a surname meaning "baker". Notable people with the surname include:

  • A J (Jim) Baker, Australian philosopher
  • Adam Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Al Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alan Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alison Baker (born 1964), Canadian racewalker
  • Anita Baker (born 1958), Grammy Award-winning American rhythm & blues singer-songwriter
  • Anne Elizabeth Baker (1786–1861), philologist and illustrator of Northampton, England
  • Augustine Baker (1575–1641), Welsh Benedictine monk and ascetical writer
  • Becky Baker, fictional character in Degrassi
  • Benjamin Baker (disambiguation) multiple people
  • Bobby Baker (born 1928), American political advisor to Lyndon Johnson
  • Brian Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bryan Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Buddy Baker, a race car driver
  • Buddy Baker (composer), who scored many Disney films and theme park attractions.
  • Carroll Baker (born 1931), American actress
  • Cheryl Baker (born 1954), British television presenter
  • Chet Baker (1929–1988), American jazz musician
  • Christopher Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Cis Baker, English footballer
  • Colin Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Conway Baker (1911-??), American football player
  • Dale Baker, Australian politician
  • Daniel Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Danny Baker (born 1957), English comedy writer, journalist and radio DJ
  • Dean Baker (born 1958), American macroeconomist
  • Dennis Baker (born 1947), Australian cricketer
  • Diane Baker (born 1938), American actress
  • Donald Baker (disambiguation) (or Don Baker), multiple people
  • Dorothy Baker (1907–1968), American writer
  • Dorothy Baker (madam) (c. 1916–1973), American madam
  • Dusty Baker (born 1949), American Major League Baseball player and manager
  • Dylan Baker (born 1959), American actor
  • Edmund Baker, American politician
  • Edward Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Elsie Baker (1883–1971), American actress and singer
  • Eric Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Frank Baker, known as Home Run Baker (1886–1963), American Major League Baseball player
  • Etta Baker (1931–2006), American blues musician and guitarist
  • Frank D. Baker (mayor), Mayor of Flint, Michigan
  • Frederick Baker (disambiguation) (or Fred Baker), multiple people
  • Gary Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • George Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ginger Baker (born 1939), English musician, best known for being a member of 60's psychedelic-rock band Cream
  • G. P. Baker (1938-2002), American-English philosopher
  • Greg Baker (born 1968), American actor
  • Henry Baker (computer scientist), American computer scientist
  • H. F. Baker, British mathematician
  • Herbert Baker (1862–1946), South African architect
  • Hobey Baker (1892–1918), American sportsman and pilot
  • Howard Baker (born 1925), U.S. Senator from Tennessee, U.S. ambassador to Japan
  • J. N. L. Baker (1893–1971), British geographer
  • James Baker (disambiguation) (or Jim Baker), multiple people
  • Janet Baker (born 1933), English mezzo-soprano opera singer
  • Jerry Baker, author and gardening show host
  • Joe Baker (1940–2003), English footballer
  • Joe Don Baker (born 1936), American actor
  • John Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Josephine Baker (1906–1975), American actress, dancer, and singer
  • Kenneth Baker (disambiguation) (or Ken or Kenny Baker), multiple people
  • Kevin Baker (disambiguation)
  • Kieron Baker (born 1949), English footballer
  • Kyle Baker, American cartoonist
  • LaVern Baker (1929–1997), American R&B singer
  • Leigh-Allyn Baker, American actress
  • Lena Baker (1901–1945), African-American convicted of murder
  • Lionel Baker (born 1984), West Indian cricketer
  • Luke Baker, fictional character in Degrassi
  • Lynne Rudder Baker, (born 1944), American philosopher
  • Mark Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Martin Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Matthew Baker (disambiguation) (or Matt Baker), multiple people
  • Princess Caraboo (Mary Baker) (1791–1865), noted impostor
  • Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910), American founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist
  • Mel Baker, Wales and British Lions rugby player
  • Mickey Baker, American guitarist
  • Newton D. Baker (1871–1937), American mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, and United States Secretary of War
  • Nicholson Baker, American author
  • Norman Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Paul Baker (born 1963), English footballer
  • Paul G. Baker (1910–1942), United States Navy sailor, officer, pilot, and Navy Cross recipient
  • Peter Baker (disambiguation), several people
  • Ray Stannard Baker (1870–1946), American journalist and author
  • Richard Baker (disambiguation), several people
  • Robin Baker (biologist), evolutionary biologist and author of Sperm Wars
  • Robin Baker (academic), academic and Vice-Chancellor of Canterbury Christ Church University.
  • Russell Baker (born 1925), American writer
  • Samuel Baker (1821–1893), British explorer
  • Sara Josephine Baker (1873–1945), American doctor and public health worker
  • Simon Baker (athlete) (born 1958), Australian race walker
  • Simon Baker (born 1969), Australian film and television actor
  • Stanley Baker (1928–1976), Welsh actor and producer
  • Stephen Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Steven Baker (disambiguation) (or Steve Baker), multiple people
  • Thomas Baker (disambiguation) (or Tom Baker), multiple people
  • Trevor Baker, known as Trevor the Weather, long-serving Welsh TV weatherman
  • Troy Baker, American voice actor
  • T.S. Baker, played football for England in 1871
  • Vin Baker (born 1971), American basketball player
  • Walter Baker (disambiguation), several people
  • Wheeler R. Baker, former Maryland politician
  • William O. Baker (1915–2005), American and former President of Bell Labs

Famous quotes containing the word baker:

    Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major categories—those that don’t work, those that break down and those that get lost.
    —Russell Baker (b. 1925)