Fisk (surname)

Fisk is an

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surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Carlton Fisk Carlton Ernest Fisk (born December 26, 1947), nicknamed "Pudge" and "The Commander", is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1969 to 1993 for the Boston Red Sox (1969, 1971–1980) a ...

(born 1947), American baseball player * Charles Brenton Fisk (1925–1983), American organ builder :* C. B. Fisk, Inc., the company he founded *

Eliot Fisk Eliot Hamilton Fisk (born August 10, 1954) is an American classical guitarist. Music career Education and teaching Fisk was born into a Quaker family in Philadelphia. He finished high school in DeWitt, New York, and then studied music at Yale Un ...

(born 1954), American classical guitarist * Eric Fisk (born 1931), English cricketer and Royal Air Force officer * Erma Johnson Fisk (1905–1990), American nature writer and ornithologist *

Ernest Fisk Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk (8 August 18868 July 1965) was an English Australian businessman and entrepreneur who was the founder (1913) and later managing director (1916) and chairman (1932) of Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) (AWA). In 1944 was app ...

(1886–1965), English Australian radio pioneer, entrepreneur, and businessman * Fidelia Fisk (sometimes spelled Fiske; 1816–1864), American Congregationalist missionary *

Greenleaf Fisk Greenleaf Fisk (1807–1888) was a pioneer, known as "the Father of Brownwood, Texas". When a land and water dispute necessitated a new site for Brown County's seat of Brownwood, Fisk donated the land for the new location. He was a military ...

(known as the "Father of Brownwood, Texas"; 1807–1888), American pioneer and politician *

Greg Fisk Stephen Gregory Fisk (September 26, 1945 – November 30, 2015) was the 13th mayor of the unified City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, the state capital of Alaska, United States. Prior to his election, Fisk had worked as a fisheries consultant. He ...

(1945–2015), American politician and fisheries consultant; mayor of Juneau, Alaska *

Jack Fisk Jack Fisk (born December 19, 1945) is an American production designer and director. As a production designer, he is known for his collaborations with Terrence Malick, designing all of his first eight films including ''Badlands (film), Badlands'' ...

(born 1946), American film production designer and director *

James Fisk (financier) James Fisk Jr. (April 1, 1835 – January 7, 1872), known variously as "Big Jim", "Diamond Jim", and "Jubilee Jim" – was an American stockbroker and corporate executive who has been referred to as one of the " robber barons" of the Gilded Age. ...

(known as "Diamond Jim"; 1834–1872), American stockbroker and railroad executive *

Jason Fisk Jason Fisk (born September 4, 1972) is a retired NFL defensive tackle. He played high school football at Davis High School, and college football at Stanford University, where he lettered four years. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta frater ...

(born 1972), American football player *

Jonathan Fisk Jonathan Fisk (September 26, 1778 – July 13, 1832) was an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Representative for the third District of New York. Early life Fisk was born in Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, ...

(1778–1832), American lawyer and politician; US House Representative for New York * Katherine Tanner Fisk (1860s–1926), American contralto singer and actor * Martin Fisk (born 1946), British actor *

Molly Fisk Molly Fisk (born July 16, 1955) is an American poet and radio commentator. She has been teaching writing since 1994 and runs the on-line workshop Poetry Boot Camp. Her most recent book is ''Naming Your Teeth: Even More Observations from a Working ...

(born 1955), American poet and radio commentator *

Nicholas Fisk David Higginbottom (14 October 1923 – 10 May 2016), pen name Nicholas Fisk, was a British writer of science fiction books, mainly for children. His works include ''Grinny'', ''You Remember Me'', ''Space Hostages'', and ''Trillions''. ...

(pseudonym of David Higginbottom; 1923–2016), British science fiction author *

Pauline Fisk Pauline Millicent Fisk (27 September 1948 – 25 January 2015) was a British children's author. Her 1990 book, ''Midnight Blue'', was awarded the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold award. In 1992, Fisk published her second book "Telling the Sea", s ...

(1948–2015), British children's author *

Pliny Fisk Pliny Fisk (born in Shelburne, Massachusetts, 24 June 1792; died in Beirut, Syria, 23 October 1825) was an American Congregationalist missionary to Europe and the Middle East. Biography He graduated from Middlebury College in 1814, and from Andove ...

(1792–1825), American Congregationalist missionary *

Pliny Fisk III Pliny Fisk III (born May 30, 1944 in New York) is a co-founder and co-director of the "Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems" (CMPBS), a sustainable design and planning 501c3 non-profit established in 1975. Fisk also serves as Fellow in ...

(born 1944), American architect *

Robert Fisk Robert Fisk (12 July 194630 October 2020) was a writer and journalist who held British and Irish citizenship. He was critical of United States foreign policy in the Middle East, and the Israeli government's treatment of Palestinians. His stanc ...

(1946–2020), British journalist and author *

Sari Fisk A sari (sometimes also saree or shari)The name of the garment in various regional languages include: * as, শাৰী, xārī, translit-std=ISO * bn, শাড়ি, śāṛi, translit-std=ISO * gu, સાડી, sāḍī, translit-std= ...

(born 1971), Finnish Olympic bronze medalist in women's ice hockey *

Schuyler Fisk Schuyler Elizabeth Fisk (pronounced ) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Early life Fisk was born in Los Angeles, California, to actress Sissy Spacek and production designer Jack Fisk. She has a younger sister named Madison. Fisk b ...

(born 1982), American actress and singer *

Steve Fisk Steve Fisk is an American, Washington-based audio engineer, record producer and musician. As a musician, he has been in bands such as the instrumental alternative/indie rock band Pell Mell and the electronic band Pigeonhed. He has long been as ...

(born ?), audio engineer, record producer, and musician *

Wilbur Fisk Willbur Fisk (August 31, 1792February 22, 1839) was a prominent American Methodist minister, educator and theologian. He was the first President of Wesleyan University. Family background Fisk was born in Guilford, (near Brattleboro), Vermont on A ...

, (1792–1839), American Methodist minister, educator, and theologian *

Herbert Fisk Johnson III Herbert Fisk Johnson III (born May 19, 1958), known as Fisk, is an American billionaire businessman. He is the fifth generation of his family to lead S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc of Racine, Wisconsin, as chairman and CEO. As of March 2022, his net ...

(known as "Fisk" Johnson; born 1958), American business executive Fictional characters: *

Richard Fisk Richard Fisk is a fictional character, a criminal appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #83 (April 1970) and was created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. He is the ...

, anti-hero from the Marvel Universe *

Vanessa Fisk Vanessa Fisk ( née Marianna) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is married to the crime boss the Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) and is the mother of Richard Fisk, although she herself is not portra ...

, non-villainous wife of Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk *

Wilson Fisk The Kingpin (Wilson Grant Fisk) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr., and first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #50 (cover-dated July 19 ...

(known as "Kingpin"), supervillain from the Marvel Universe; husband of Vanessa Fisk {{surname, Fisk English-language surnames Germanic-language surnames