Lockyer (surname)

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

Bill Lockyer William Westwood Lockyer (born May 8, 1941) is a retired American politician from California, who held elective office from 1973 to 2015, as State Treasurer of California, California Attorney General, and President Pro Tempore of the California ...

(born 1941), American politician *

Charles Lockyer Charles Lockyer (died 1752) of Ilchester, Somerset and Ealing, Middlesex, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1747. Lockyer was the eldest son of Thomas Lockyer of Ilchester, and his wife Elizabeth. He belo ...

(died 1752), British politician * Clifford Lockyer (born 1949), British businessman *

Dafydd Lockyer Dafydd Lockyer is a semi-professional rugby union player for Pontypridd RFC in the Principality Premiership and Abercwmboi RFC. Lockyer also works as an electrician. Early career Born in Cwmbach, Wales, Lockyer played junior, youth and senior ru ...

(born 1985), Welsh rugby union footballer *

Darren Lockyer Darren James Lockyer (born 24 March 1977) is an Australian television commentator and former professional rugby league footballer. Lockyer was an Australian international and Queensland State representative captain, who played his entire profes ...

(born 1977), Australian rugby league footballer *

Edmund Lockyer Edmund Lockyer, (21 January 1784 – 10 June 1860) was a British soldier and explorer of Australia. Born in Plymouth, Devon, Lockyer was the son of Thomas Lockyer, a sailmaker, and his wife Ann. Lockyer began his army career as an ensign in t ...

(1784–1860), British soldier and Australian explorer * Edward Lockyer (1899–1958) Canadian businessman and politician * Henry Frederick Lockyer (1797–1860), acting Governor of British Ceylon *

Herbert Lockyer Herbert Lockyer (1886–1984) was a Minister (Christianity), minister and best-selling author of over 50 books, including the 21-volume "All" series.Meet Herbert Lockyer, http://www.christianbook.com/html/authors/3221.html He was educated at Inte ...

(1886–1984), minister and biblical writer *

James E. Lockyer James Edward Lockyer (born May 27, 1949) is a Canadian lawyer, law professor, and former politician. Life and career James E. Lockyer graduated with a BA degree from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick and earned his LLB at ...

(born 1949), Canadian lawyer, politician *

James Lockyer (architect) James Lockyer (1796 – 23 May 1875), sometimes styled as John Lockyer, was an English architect and surveyor, based in London. He worked mostly in the capital but also undertook work in the provinces. Biography Lockyer served his pupillage under ...

(1796–1875), English architect *

James Lockyer (activist) James Lockyer (born December 21, 1949) is a lawyer and a prominent social justice activist in Toronto, Canada. He is a founding director of the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted (AIDWYC). He has been involved in exposing more than ten ...

(born 1949), Canadian lawyer and social justice activist *

Lionel Lockyer Lionel Lockyer, sometimes spelled Lionel Lockier, (c.1600 – 26 April 1672) was a 17th-century quack doctor famous for his miracle pills that he claimed included sunbeams as an ingredient. He was born in the Southwark area of London. He has a ...

(c. 1600–1672), quack doctor *

Malcolm Lockyer Malcolm Neville Lockyer (5 October 1923 – 28 June 1976) was a British film composer and conductor. Biography Lockyer was born in Greenwich, London, England. In his early years he developed an interest in dance and from here gathered an interest ...

(1923–1976), British film composer and conductor *

Nicholas Lockyer (public servant) Sir Nicholas Colston Lockyer ISO (6 October 1855 – 26 August 1933) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as head of the Department of Trade and Customs. Life and career Lockyer was born in Woolloomooloo, Sydney on 6 ...

(1855–1933), Australian public servant * Nicholas Lockyer (1611–1685), English clergyman *

Nigel Lockyer Nigel Stuart Lockyer (born 5 November 1952) is a British-American experimental particle physicist. He was the Director of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), in Batavia, Illinois, the leading particle physics laboratory in th ...

(born 1952), particle physicist *

Norman Lockyer Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer (17 May 1836 – 16 August 1920) was an English scientist and astronomer. Along with the French scientist Pierre Janssen, he is credited with discovering the gas helium. Lockyer also is remembered for being the f ...

(1836–1920), English scientist and astronomer *

Paul Lockyer Paul James Lockyer (27 April 1950 – 18 August 2011) was an Australian television journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Nine Network who was known for his reporting on rural and regional Australia. Lockyer and two colle ...

(1950–2011), Australian television journalist *

Peter Lockyer Peter Lockyer is an American actor and tenor. He was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. As a child, he split his time between Toronto and Connecticut, and went to the same high school as the actress Gretchen Mol. Lockyer has appeared in numerous prod ...

, American actor and singer *

Phil Lockyer Philip Harry Lockyer (born 28 September 1946) is a former Australian politician. He was born at Mount Magnet to pastoral property manager Thomas Catchlove Lockyer and Florence Lillian Elsdon. He was educated by correspondence before attending Ha ...

(born 1946), Australian politician *

Robert Lockyer Robert Lockyer (sometimes spelled Lockier) (1625 – 27 April 1649) was an English soldier in Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army. A Leveller, he was the only soldier executed for his involvement in the Bishopsgate mutiny. Lockyer has been identifie ...

(1625–1649), English soldier *

Roger Lockyer Roger Lockyer (27 November 1927 – 28 October 2017) was an English historian, academic, and writer. He had been educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was a reader in history at Royal Holloway, University of London for many years, special ...

(1927–2017), English historian *

Tarkyn Lockyer Tarkyn Lockyer (born 30 October 1979) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Upon his retirement at the end of the 2010 season, he serve ...

(born 1979), Australian rules footballer *

Tom Lockyer (cricketer) Thomas Lockyer (1 November 1826 in Croydon, Surrey – 22 December 1869 in Croydon) was a famous English cricketer during the game's roundarm era. He was one of the outstanding wicket-keepers of the 19th century. Tom Lockyer was a right-han ...

(1826–1869), English cricketer *

Tom Lockyer Thomas Alun Lockyer (born 3 December 1994) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Luton Town and the Wales national team. Club career Bristol Rovers Lockyer was born and raised in Cardiff. He joined Cardiff ...

(born 1994), Welsh professional footballer *

Will Lockyer William Lockyer (1875 – 19 February 1959) was a British politician and trade unionist, who served on the London County Council. Born in Lambeth, Lockyer came to prominence as the chair of the Postmen's Federation from 1904. He supported th ...

(1875–1959), British politician and trade unionist * William James Stewart Lockyer (1868–1936), English astronomer and physicist {{surname