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Persons

Parker (given name) Parker is an English language unisex given name of Old English origin, meaning "park keeper", hence also an Old English occupational surname. Parker was more common in the 19th century as a personal name than it is now. The name has variants. Pe ...

Parker (surname) Parker is a surname of English origin, derived from Old French with the meaning "keeper of the park". "Parker" was also a nickname given to gamekeepers in medieval England. In the United States, it ranked in 1990 as the 47th most-common surname. ...

Places

Place names in the United States

Parker, Arizona Parker ( Mojave 'Amat Kuhwely, formerly 'Ahwe Nyava) is the county seat of La Paz County, Arizona, United States, on the Colorado River in Parker Valley. The population was 3,083 at the 2010 census. History Founded in 1908, the town was named a ...

Parker, Colorado Parker is a Colorado municipalities#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality in Douglas County, Colorado, Douglas County, Colorado, United States. As a self-declared "town" under the home rule statutes, Parker is the second most populous to ...

Parker, Florida Parker is a city in Bay County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 4,317. It is part of the Panama City– Lynn Haven– Panama City Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Parker is located at . ...

Parker, Idaho Parker is a city in southeastern Fremont County, Idaho, United States. The population was 305 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Rexburg, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Parker is located at (43.958477, -111.759204). Accor ...

Parker, Kansas Parker is a city in Linn County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 241. History Parker was laid out about 1889. It was named for J.W. Parker, who owned the town site. The first post office in Parker ...

Parker, Missouri Parker is an unincorporated community in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tenn ...

Parker, North Carolina Parker is an unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered ...

Parker, Pennsylvania Parker is a city located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is in the extreme northwestern portion of the county. The population was 840 at the 2010 census. The city was named for Judge John Parker, a lead surveyor of Lawrence ...

Parker, South Carolina Parker is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 11,431 at the 2010 census, up from 10,760 in 2000. It is part of the Greenville– Mauldin– Easley Metropolitan Statistica ...

Parker, South Dakota Parker is a city in Turner County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,194 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Turner County. Parker is bordered on its eastern side by South Dakota State Highway 19. Its northern side is b ...

Parker, Texas Parker is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,462 in 2020. History The first settlers arrived in the area that is now Parker in the early 1840s. The town was named after William C. Parker, the son of the area's fi ...

in Collin County * Parker, Johnson County, Texas * Parker, Washington * Parker City, Indiana *

Parker County, Texas Parker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 148,222. The county seat is Weatherford. The county was created in 1855 and organized the following year. It is named for Isaac Parker, a s ...

Parker Dam Parker Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam that crosses the Colorado River downstream of Hoover Dam. Built between 1934 and 1938 by the Bureau of Reclamation, it is high, of which are below the riverbed (the deep excavation was necessary in or ...

, at Lake Havasu on the Colorado River between Arizona and California *

Parker Road (DART station) Parker Road station is a DART Light Rail station in Plano, Texas. It is located at the intersection of Park Boulevard and Archerwood Street near US 75 ( Central Expressway). It opened December 9, 2002, and is the northern terminus of the . It w ...

, a light rail terminal on Parker Road in Plano, Texas * Parker School, Montana *

Parker Strip, Arizona Parker Strip is a census-designated place (CDP) in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 662 at the 2010 census. Geography Parker Strip is located in the northwest corner of La Paz County at (34.227837, -114.182177). It lies ...

Parker Township, Marshall County, Minnesota Parker Township is a township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 57 at the 2000 census. Parker Township was organized in 1884, and named for George L. Parker, an early settler who had come to the area from Norridgewo ...

Parker Township, Morrison County, Minnesota Parker Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 469 at the 2000 census. Parker Township was organized in 1880, and named for George F. Parker, a pioneer settler. Geography According to the United Sta ...

Parker Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania Parker Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 632 at the 2010 census. Geography Parker Township is located in northeastern Butler County, along the Armstrong County line. The township surrounds t ...

Parker Center Parker Center, initially named the Police Administration Building or Police Facilities Building, was the former headquarters of the Los Angeles Police Department from 1955 until October 2009. It was located in Downtown Los Angeles at 150 North Los ...

, a former police building in Los Angeles

Elsewhere

C. W. Parker Carousel The C. W. Parker Carousel is a carousel built in 1912 currently operating in the Burnaby Village Museum at Deer Lake Park in Burnaby, British Columbia. The carousel was built by the C. W. Parker Company and is also known as the Parker #119 and the ...

, a Burnaby Village Museum exhibit in British Columbia, Canada *

Mount Parker (Philippines) Mount Mélébingóy, formerly known as Parker Volcano, is an active volcano on Mindanao island in the Philippines (6°06.8' N, 124°53.5' E). It is located in the province of South Cotabato, west of General Santos City and south of Koronadal C ...

, a Mindanao island volcano of the Philippines *

Parker Pass Parker Pass is a broad ice-covered pass on the south side of Zuncich Hill in Marie Byrd Land. McGee rock is on the south side of it. It leads from the head of Siemiatkowski Glacier to the neve area lying southwest of El-Sayed Glacier. Mapped by Un ...

, Antarctica *

Parker Place Parker Place (百家店) is a shopping mall in Richmond, British Columbia. It is located on No. 3 Road, in Richmond's Golden Village, the main Asian district. It primarily serves the Asian Canadian population of Richmond. It contains about 150 ...

, an Asian-themed shopping mall in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Companies

Parker Brothers Parker Brothers (known by Parker outside of North America) was an American toy and game manufacturer which in 1991 became a brand of Hasbro. More than 1,800 games were published under the Parker Brothers name since 1883. Among its products wer ...

, toy and game manufacturer * Parker Bros. (also known as Parker Brothers Gun Company) *

Parker Guitars Parker Guitars was an American manufacturer of electric and acoustic guitars and basses, founded by luthier Ken Parker in 1993. Parker guitars were distinguished for their characteristic light weight and the use of composite materials.

Parker Hannifin Parker Hannifin Corporation, originally Parker Appliance Company, usually referred to as just Parker, is an American corporation specializing in motion and control technologies. Its corporate headquarters are in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, in Greater ...

, manufacturer of motion and control technologies * Parker and Lee, public relations firm *

Parker Manufacturing Company Parker Manufacturing Company was a machine shop during World War II that manufactured tools. It is also a manufacturer/distributor of metal kitchen cabinets and sinks, and an industrial landlord in Santa Monica, CA. The company designed and manu ...

, a manufacturer of machine tools and kitchen cabinets, and an industrial landlord *

Parker Pen Company The Parker Pen Company is a French manufacturer of luxury writing pens, founded in 1888 by George Safford Parker in Janesville, Wisconsin, United States. In 2011 the Parker factory at Newhaven, East Sussex, England, was closed, and its producti ...

, a maker of fine pens and pencils

Schools

* George S. Parker High School, Janesville, Wisconsin, USA *

Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School The Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School (usually referred to as the Parker Charter School by the public, or simply Parker by students) is a public charter school in Devens, Massachusetts, United States that serves students in grades 7 t ...

, Devens, Massachusetts, USA *

Parker Academy Parker Academy is a private day school in Concord, New Hampshire, Concord, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 2001, the school serves students in grades 6 through 12. Campus The Academy's high school is housed in the former Millville ...

, Concord, New Hampshire, USA

Other

* ARA ''Parker'' (P-44), an ''Espora''-class corvette serving in the Argentine Navy * Fort Parker massacre, at Parker's Fort, Texas * ''

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle ''Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle'' is a 1994 American biographical film, biographical drama (film and television), drama film directed by Alan Rudolph from a screenplay written by Rudolph and Randy Sue Coburn. The film stars Jennifer Jason Le ...

'' * Parker, a player of

park golf is a form of golf played in a park that was invented in Makubetsu, Hokkaido, Japan in 1983. Aesthetically, it resembles a sport somewhere between golf and croquet. The competitive object of the game is to hit the ball into a hole with a club in t ...

* ''Parker'' (1984 film), a 1984 British crime film * ''Parker'' (2013 film), a 2013 crime thriller film *

Parker (Stark novels character) Parker is a fictional character created by American novelist Donald E. Westlake. A professional robber specializing in large-scale, high-profit crimes, Parker is the main protagonist of 24 of the 28 novels Westlake wrote under the pseudonym Ric ...

, a fictional character and franchise created by Donald E. Westlake *

Aloysius Parker Aloysius "Nosey" Parker is a fictional character introduced in the British 1960s Supermarionation television series '' Thunderbirds'', who also appears in the film sequels '' Thunderbirds Are Go'' (1966) and ''Thunderbird 6'' (1968) and the 2004 l ...

, a fictional character from the 1960s ''Thunderbirds'' British TV series, known mononymously as "Parker" *

Parker immunity doctrine The Parker immunity doctrine is an exemption from Legal liability, liability for engaging in antitrust violations. It applies to the state when it exercises legislative authority in creating a regulation with anticompetitive effects, and to priva ...

, a principle in antitrust law in the United States ** ''

Parker v. Brown ''Parker v. Brown'', 317 U.S. 341 (1943), was a United States Supreme Court case on the scope of United States antitrust law. It held that actions taken by state governments were exempt from the scope of the Sherman Act. Facts The case was an ap ...

'', the United States Supreme Court decision that gave rise to the foregoing *

Parker Morris Committee The Parker Morris Committee drew up an influential 1961 report on housing space standards in public housing in the United Kingdom titled ''Homes for Today and Tomorrow''. The committee was led by Sir Parker Morris. Its report concluded that the q ...

and the Parker Morris Standards *

Parker truss A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or s ...

, type of bridge design *

Parker Solar Probe The Parker Solar Probe (PSP; previously Solar Probe, Solar Probe Plus or Solar Probe+) is a NASA space probe launched in 2018 with the mission of making observations of the outer corona of the Sun. It will approach to within 9.86 solar radii (6 ...

, spacecraft which probed the outer corona of the Sun (launched by NASA in 2018)