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
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 (disambiguation), multiple people
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 and historian of science
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 (1929–2026), American climber and mountain guide Jodie Whittaker (born 1982), English actress John Macnaghten Whittaker (1905-1984), British mathematician, son of Edmund Taylor Whittaker 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 1968), 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
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