Coker (surname)

Coker is a surname shared by several notable people, including:

List of people with the surname

 * Ade Coker (born 1954), Nigerian-American footballer
 * Adnan Coker (1927–2022), Turkish abstract artist
 * Alexander Coker (born 1969), United Nations official and inspector
 * Andrew Coker, American football player
 * Ben Coker (born 1989), English footballer
 * Bryan Coker, American academic administrator
 * Charles W. Coker (born 1933), president and CEO of Sonoco Products Company
 * Christopher Coker (born 1964), CEO of the YMCA's in northern Colorado
 * Coleman Coker (born 1951), American architect
 * Daniel Coker (1780–1846), first American Methodist missionary to the British colony of Sierra Leone
 * David Robert Coker (1870–1938), American agricultural reformer
 * Dolo Coker (1927–1983), American jazz pianist and composer
 * Dorcas Coker-Appiah (born 1946), Ghanaian lawyer and women's rights activist
 * Ebenezer Coker London silversmith c 1720.
 * Eddie Coker (born 1960), American singer and songwriter of Children's music
 * Folake Coker, Nigerian fashion designer
 * Folorunsho Coker, Nigerian businessman
 * Francis Coker (1878-1963), American political scientist
 * Major Frank Coker (1911–1991), American football player and recipient of the Purple Heart
 * Gareth Coker (born 1984), British Composer
 * G.B.A. Coker (1917-1991), Nigerian jurist
 * George Thomas Coker (born 1943), US Navy aviator and prisoner of war during the Vietnam War
 * Gylbert Coker, African-American art historian
 * Henry Coker (1919–1979), American jazz trombonist
 * Jake Coker, American football player
 * Jalen Coker, American football player
 * Major James Lide Coker (1837–1913), founder of Sonoco Products Company and Coker College
 * Jimmie Coker (1936–1991), American baseball catcher
 * John Coker (soldier) (1789–1851), hero of the Texas Revolution and founder of Coker, Texas
 * John Coker (basketball) (born 1971), American basketball player
 * LaMarcus Coker (born 1986), American football player
 * Larry Coker (born 1948), football coach, University of Miami
 * Paul Coker (1929–2022), American illustrator
 * Robert Coker (c. 1617–1698), English politician
 * Ronald L. Coker (1947–1969), American Marine in the Vietnam War and Medal of Honor recipient
 * Scott Coker, American mixed martial arts promoter
 * Stephanie Coker, Nigerian television presenter
 * Tomm Coker, American comic book artist and film director/writer
 * Trevor Coker (1949–1981), New Zealand rower
 * Troy Coker (born 1965) Australian rugby union player
 * William Chambers Coker (1872–1953), botanist and founder of Coker Arboretum

Part of a compound surname

 * Syl Cheney-Coker, Sierra Leone poet, novelist, and journalist
 * Justin Mensah-Coker (born 1983), Canadian rugby player
 * Nigel Reo-Coker (born 1984), English footballer
 * Lanre Towry-Coker, Nigerian architect and politician