Hawker (surname)

Hawker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles Hawker (1894–1938), member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1929 to 1938 *

Craig Hawker Craig Jon Hawker (born 11 January 1964) is an Australian-born chemist. His research has focused on the interface between organic and polymer chemistry, with emphasis on the design, synthesis, and application of well-defined macromolecular struc ...

(born 1964), Australian chemist * Dave Hawker (born 1958), English former footballer *

David Hawker David Peter Maxwell Hawker (born 1 May 1949) is a former Australian politician who served as a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from May 1983 to July 2010, representing the Division of Wannon, Victoria, previously repr ...

(born 1949) member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1983 * Edward Hawker (1782–1860), British Royal Navy admiral *

Edward William Hawker Edward William Hawker (14 January 1850 – 20 September 1940) was a politician in colonial South Australia. Edward Hawker was the eldest son of George Charles Hawker (1818–1895), MHA for Victoria 1858–1865, 1875–1883, and was born at Bun ...

(1850-1940), politician in colonial South Australia *

George Charles Hawker Sir George Charles Hawker (21 September 1818 – 21 May 1895) was a South Australian settler and politician. Early life Hawker was born in London, the second son of Admiral Edward Hawker and his first wife, Joanna Naomi, '' née'' Poore. He w ...

(1818–1895), South Australian politician and pastoralist *

George Stanley Hawker George Stanley Hawker (7 May 1894 – 17 February 1979) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Burra from 1947 to 1956 for the Liberal and Country League Liberal or liberalism may refer to: ...

(1894–1979), Australian politician *

Glenn Hawker Glenn Hawker (born 17 March 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer. A classy right footer for the Essendon Football Club during the late 1970s and 1980s, Hawker played 200 games for the Bombers, including their 1984 and 1985 The ...

(born 1961), former Australian rules footballer *

Harry Hawker Harry George Hawker, MBE, AFC (22 January 1889 – 12 July 1921) was an Australian aviation pioneer. He was the chief test pilot for Sopwith and was also involved in the design of many of their aircraft. After the First World War, he co-fo ...

(1889–1921), Australian pioneering aviator, test pilot and founder of Hawker Aviation * Hugh Hawker, English Member of Parliament * James Hawker (died 1827), (British Army officer) * James Hawker (1836-1921), English poacher *

James Collins Hawker James Collins Hawker (1821-1901) was an English-born explorer, surveyor, diarist and pastoralist of South Australia, aide-de-camp to Governor George Gawler, and subsequently Comptroller of H.M. Customs at Port Adelaide. Early life Hawker was ...

(1821-1901), English-born explorer and settler in Australia *

Lanoe Hawker Lanoe George Hawker, (30 December 1890 – 23 November 1916) was a British flying ace of the First World War. Having seven credited victories, he was the third pilot to receive the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry awar ...

(1890–1916), First World War English flying ace awarded the Victoria Cross *

Lesley Hawker Lesley Hawker (born May 1, 1981) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the Figure skating at the 2003 Winter Universiade, 2003 Winter Universiade bronze medallist, the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medallist, and a two-time Canadi ...

(born 1981), Canadian figure skater *

Lilian Hawker Lilian Edith Hawker (19 May 1908 – 5 February 1991) was a British mycologist, known for her work on fungal physiology, particularly spore production. She was an expert on British truffles, and also published in the fields of plant physiology an ...

(1908–1991), British mycologist * Lindsay Hawker (1984–2007), British murder victim * Lizzy Hawker (born 1976), British long-distance runner * Mary Elizabeth Hawker (1848–1908), English writer of novellas and short stories * Mike Hawker (born 1954), American Republican politician * Patience Hawker (1900–1994), co-founder of Stawell School for girls in South Australia *

Phil Hawker Philip Nigel Hawker (born 7 December 1962) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He scored 11 goals in 213 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Walsall and West Bromwich Albion. Hawker was born in ...

(born 1962), English former footballer *

Robert Hawker Robert Hawker (1753–1827) was an Anglican priest in Devon, vicar of Charles Church, Plymouth. Called "Star of the West" for his popular preaching, he was known as an evangelical and author. The Cornish poet Robert Stephen Hawker Robert S ...

(1753–1827), Devonian vicar of the Anglican Church and noted preacher *

Robert Stephen Hawker Robert Stephen Hawker (1803–1875) was a British Anglican priest, poet, antiquarian and reputed eccentric, known to his parishioners as Parson Hawker. He is best known as the writer of " The Song of the Western Men" with its chorus line of ...

(1803–1875), English Anglican clergyman, writer and eccentric, grandson of the above *

Thomas Hawker Thomas Hawker (died 1699 or c.1722) was an English portrait painter. There is little clear historical information about Hawker. George Vertue recorded that Hawker moved into Sir Peter Lely's house after the latter's death in 1680, in the hop ...

(died 1722), English portrait painter *

Wilfred Hawker Wilfred Hawker (1955 – 13 March 1982) was a sergeant-major in the Surinamese military who was involved in two unsuccessful coups d'état in the early 1980s. Hawker was executed by the ruling military government for his role in the plots. He was ...

(1955-1982), Surinamese sergeant-major executed by the Surinamese government for leading a coup attempt {{surname, Hawker English-language surnames