Picker is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
found in the
English-speaking world. Many people with this surname are
Jewish and
emigrated, or are descendants of those who emigrated, from parts of eastern Europe, including current-day
Russia,
Belarus,
Ukraine and
Poland, in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The surname is principally derived from the
Yiddish
Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...
word for the occupation "baker" and is synonymous with the surnames Peker, Baker, and Becker since the letters "p" and "b" have the same Yiddish pronunciation.
People with this surname
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Arnold Picker
Arnold M. Picker (September 29, 1913 – October 11, 1989) was a United States film industry executive, mayor of Golden Beach, Florida and the number one enemy on Richard Nixon's list of targets.
Early life and education
Picker was born in ...
(1913–1989), American film industry executive
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David V. Picker
David Victor Picker (May 14, 1931 – April 20, 2019) was an American motion picture executive and producer, working in the film industry for more than forty years. He served as president and chief executive officer for United Artists, Paramount ...
(1931–2019), American motion picture executive and producer
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Harvey Picker (1915–2008), American businessman, educator, inventor, and philanthropist
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Joe Picker (b. 1987), Australian rugby league player
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Lester Picker (radio operator)
Lester Picker (September 26, 1905 – May 10, 1930) was an American amateur radio operator famous in the early 1920s. Picker achieved fame when he fell when erecting an aerial for his radio. He broke his neck as a result of the fall and was p ...
(1905–1930), American amateur radio operator; district superintendent of the American Radio Relay League
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Tobias Picker (b. 1954), American composer
See also
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Picker (disambiguation)
Picker may refer to:
* Picker (surname), including a list of people so named
* A farmworker at harvest time
* Picker, a slang word for a player of a string instrument such as a guitar or banjo
* A common job title for order picking in a warehous ...
for other meanings
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Pickering (surname) Pickering is an English toponymic surname derived from the town Pickering, North Yorkshire.
People
* Adrienne Pickering (born 1981), Australian actress
* Alice Pickering (1860–1939), English tennis player
* Andrew Pickering, sociologist and scien ...
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Baker (surname)
Baker is a common surname of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) origin and Scotland where Gaelic was anglicized. From England the surname has spread to neighbouring countries such as Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and also to the English speaking areas of th ...
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Becker (surname)
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