Dresser (surname)

Dresser is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Annetta Seabury Dresser Annetta Gertrude Seabury Dresser (1843–1935) was an American writer and early leader of the New Thought movement.Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, ''The Western Esoteric Traditions: A Historical Introduction'', Oxford University Press, 2008, 186. She bec ...

(1843–1935), American writer * Bob Dresser (1878–1924), American baseball player *

Christopher Dresser Christopher Dresser (4 July 1834 – 24 November 1904) was a British designer and design theorist, now widely known as one of the first and most important, independent designers. He was a pivotal figure in the Aesthetic Movement and a major cont ...

(1834–1904), Scottish designer and design theorist, a pivotal figure in the Aesthetic Movement * Daniel LeRoy Dresser (1862–1915), American shipbuilder *

Davis Dresser Brett Halliday (July 31, 1904 – February 4, 1977) is the primary pen name of Davis Dresser, an American mystery and western writer. Halliday is best known for the long-lived series of Michael Shayne mysteries he wrote, and later commission ...

Denise Dresser Denise Eugenia Dresser Guerra (born 22 January 1963) is a Mexican writer, and university professor. She is currently a faculty member of the Department of Political Science at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, columnist in Proceso ...

(born 1963), Mexican political analyst, writer, and university professor *

Edith Stuyvesant Dresser Edith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt Gerry ( Dresser; January 17, 1873 – December 21, 1958) was an American philanthropist and wife of George Washington Vanderbilt II and Peter Goelet Gerry, a United States senator from Rhode Island. Early life Edith S ...

(1873–1958), American philanthropist and wife of

George Washington Vanderbilt II George Washington Vanderbilt II (November 14, 1862 – March 6, 1914) was an art collector and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, which amassed a huge fortune through steamboats, railroads, and various business enterprises. He commission ...

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Peter Goelet Gerry Peter Goelet Gerry (September 18, 1879 – October 31, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and later, as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island. He is the only U.S. Senator in American hi ...

George Warren Dresser Major George Warren Dresser (September 15, 1837 – May 27, 1883) was an American soldier and civil engineer who was prominent in New York and Newport society. Early life Dresser was born on September 15, 1837, at Abington, Windham County, Connec ...

(1837–1883), American soldier and civil engineer * Henry Dresser (1891–1963), American football and baseball player and coach. *

Henry Eeles Dresser Henry Eeles Dresser (9 May 183828 November 1915) was an English businessman and ornithologist. Background and early life Henry Dresser was born in Thirsk, Yorkshire, where his father was the manager of the bank set up by his grandfather. Dres ...

(1838–1915), English businessman and ornithologist * Hilary Dresser (born 1968), British sprint canoeist *

Horatio Dresser Horatio Willis Dresser (January 15, 1866 – March 30, 1954) was a New Thought religious leader and author in the United States. In 1919 he became a minister of General Convention of the Church of the New Jerusalem, and served briefly at a Swede ...

(1866–1954), American, New Thought religious leader and author *

Ivan Dresser Ivan Dresser (''Ivan Chandler Dresser;'' July 3, 1896 – December 27, 1956) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team. He was a 1919 graduate of Cornell University and a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He comp ...

(1896–1956), American runner in the 1920 Olympics * Jeff Dresser (born 1973), retired American soccer midfielder *

Julius Dresser Julius A. Dresser (February 12, 1838 – May 10, 1893) was an early leader in the New Thought movement. Along with his wife Annetta, Dresser was the first proponent of the "Quimby System of Mental Treatment of Diseases", named after Phineas ...

(1838–1893), American, early leader in the New Thought movement *

Kevin Dresser Kevin Dresser (November 9, 1962) is a collegiate wrestling coach, currently at Iowa State University and formerly at Virginia Tech (2006-2017). Dresser had also been a coach at Christiansburg HS, Grundy HS, and an assistant at the University of ...

(born 1962), American wrestling coach * Louisa Dresser (1907–1989), expert on early American painting *

Louise Dresser Louise Dresser (born Louise Josephine Kerlin; October 5, 1878 – April 24, 1965) was an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the many films in which she played the wife of Will Rogers, including ''State Fair'' and ' ...

(1878–1965), American actress *

Madge Dresser Madge Judith Dresser FRHS FRSA was formerly an Associate Professor in History at the University of the West of England, and is currently Honorary Professor in the department of Historical Studies at the University of Bristol. Her specialities are ...

, professor *

Marcia Van Dresser Marcia Van Dresser (1877 – July 11, 1937) was an American operatic soprano, recitalist and actress. She was sometimes referred to as a mezzo-soprano. Biography Van Dresser spent her early life in Memphis and later studied for opera with Hermine ...

(1877–1937), American operatic soprano, recitalist, and actress *

Mark Dresser Mark Dresser (born September 26, 1952) is an American double bass player and composer. Career Dresser was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. In the 1970s, he was a member of Black Music Infinity led by Stanley Crouch and performed w ...

(born 1952), American double bass player and composer *

Paul Dresser Paul Dresser (born Johann Paul Dreiser Jr.; April 22, 1857 – January 30, 1906) was an American singer, songwriter, and comedic actor of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Dresser performed in traveling minstrel and medicine-wa ...

(1857–1906), American singer, songwriter and comedic actor *

Richard Dresser Richard Dresser (born 1951) is an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist and teacher whose work has been performed in New York, leading regional theaters, and all over Europe. His first dystopian fiction novel, ''It Happened Here,'' an oral hi ...

(born c.1951), American playwright *

Samuel Dresser Samuel B. Dresser (November 23, 1831 - November 20, 1901 was an American businessman, farmer and politician. Background Born in Bangor, Maine, received a public school education, and became a farmer. He moved to Taylors Falls, Minnesota Territ ...

(1831–1901), American politician *

Solomon Robert Dresser Solomon Robert Dresser (February 1, 1842 – January 21, 1911) was an inventor and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Solomon R. Dresser was born in Litchfield, Michigan. He attended the common ...

(1842–1911), American inventor and politician *

Tom Dresser Tom Dresser (1891 – 9 April 1982) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Dresser was born at La ...

(1892–1982), English soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross {{surname, Dresser