Dancer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Sir Eric Dancer KCVO CBE (born 1940), Lord-Lieutenant of Devon 1998-2015
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Barry Dancer
Barry John Dancer (born 27 August 1952 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a former Australian field hockey player and coach of Australian men's national field hockey team.
As a player he competed in 48 international matches for Australia between 197 ...
(born 1952), Australian former field hockey player
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Daniel Dancer (1716–1794), English miser
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Edward Norman Dancer (born 1946), Australian mathematician
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Faye Dancer
Faye Katherine Dancer (April 24, 1925 – May 22, 2002) was a center fielder who played from through for three teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 145 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.
Women i ...
(1925–2002), player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
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John Benjamin Dancer
John Benjamin Dancer (8 October 1812 – 24 November 1887) was a British scientific instrument maker and inventor of microphotography. He also pioneered stereography.
Life
By 1835, he controlled his father's instrument making business in Li ...
(1812–1887), scientific instrument maker and inventor of microphotography
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Ronald S. Dancer
Ronald Stanley Dancer (May 31, 1949 – July 23, 2022) was an American Republican Party politician. He spent nearly 20 years in the New Jersey General Assembly, initially representing the 30th legislative district between 2002 and 2012. He la ...
(1949-2022), American politician
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Stanley Dancer
Stanley Franklin Dancer (July 25, 1927 – September 9, 2005) was an American harness racing driver and trainer. He was the only horseman to drive and train three Triple Crowns in horse racing. In total, he drove 23 Triple Crown winners. He ...
(1927–2005), American harness racing driver and trainer
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Thomas Dancer (c.1750–1811), British physician and botanist
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