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:

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 (born 1942), 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