Frazer is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Frazer Hines, British actor * Frazer Irving, British comic artist * Frazer Richardson (born 1982), English footballer

Surname

Augustus Simon Frazer Augustus Simon Frazer KCB FRS (5 September 177611 June 1835), commanded the artillery at the British invasions of the Río de la Plata (1807) and the Royal Horse Artillery on Wellington's staff in the Peninsular War, and later during the Water ...

(1776–1835), British Army officer during the Napoleonic Wars * Bob Frazer, Canadian actor * Charles Fraser (botanist) (1788–1831), Scottish-born botanist and explorer in Australia * Dan Frazer, American actor *

Gordon Frazer Gordon Frazer from the Defence Science and Technology Group, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Edinburgh, South Australia, Edinburgh, Australia was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2015 fo ...

, Australian engineer * Ian Frazer, Scottish-Australian physician and scientist, joint inventor of the

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* Jendayi Frazer, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs *

James George Frazer Sir James George Frazer (; 1 January 1854 – 7 May 1941) was a Scottish social anthropologist and folklorist influential in the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion. Personal life He was born on 1 Janua ...

(1854–1941), Scottish social anthropologist, author of ''The Golden Bough'' *

James S. Frazer James Somerville Frazer (July 17, 1824 – February 20, 1893) was an United States of America, American politician, lawyer, and judge who served in the Indiana House of Representatives and as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 3 ...

(1824-1893), American judge and politician * John Frazer, British architect *

J. D. Frazer Usability can be described as the capacity of a system to provide a condition for its users to perform the tasks safely, effectively, and efficiently while enjoying the experience. In software engineering, usability is the degree to which a soft ...

, pen name Illiad, artist and writer of the webcomic ''User Friendly'' * Joseph W. Frazer, American automobile executive *

Lily Frazer Lily Francesca Plummer-Frazer (born 17 September 1988) is an English actress. She was nominated for a WhatsOnStage Award for her performance in the West End production of ''In the Heights''. On television, she is known for her roles in the iPla ...

(born 1988), British actress * Lucy Frazer, British M.P. * Margaret Frazer (1946–2013), American writer *

Persifor Frazer Persifor Frazer (August 9, 1736April 24, 1792) was an American farmer, soldier, and industrialist, and the founder of one of the most prominent families of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Life Frazer, the son of John and Mary Smith Frazer, was born in ...

(1736–1792), American Revolutionary officer * Rolando Frazer (born 1958), Panamanian basketball player * Ron Frazer (1928–1983), Australian actor and comedian *

Tess Frazer Tess Frazer is an American actress from New York City. She is best known for starring alongside Michelle Dockery, Merritt Wever, and Jeff Daniels when playing Callie Dunne in the Emmy Awards, Emmy Award winning Netflix western TV miniseries ''G ...

, American actress *

William C. Frazer William Clark Frazer (1776October 18, 1838) was an American lawyer and judge. He was a prominent lawyer in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and was one of the first judges appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the Wisconsin Territory ...

(1776–1838) U.S. federal territorial judge

Fictional characters

* Frazer Yeats, a character from the Network Ten soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Chloe Frazer, a character from the video game ''Uncharted'' franchise *

Private James Frazer Private James Frazer is a fictional Home Guard platoon member and undertaker, first portrayed by John Laurie in the BBC television sitcom ''Dad's Army''. He is noted for his catchphrases "We're doomed!" and "Rubbish!" Personality Frazer was bo ...

, a character in the British television sitcom ''Dad's Army''

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