Shaker or Shakers may refer to:

Religious groups

Shakers The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, more commonly known as the Shakers, are a Millenarianism, millenarian Restorationism, restorationist Christianity, Christian sect founded in England and then organized in the Unit ...

, a historically significant Christian sect *

Indian Shakers The Indian Shaker Church is a Christian denomination founded in 1881 by Squaxin shaman John Slocum and his wife Mary Slocum in Washington state. The Indian Shaker Church is a unique blend of Indigenous, Catholic, and Protestant beliefs and practi ...

, a smaller Christian denomination

Objects and instruments

* Shaker (musical instrument), an indirect struck idiophone * Cocktail shaker, a device used to mix beverages (usually alcoholic) by shaking *

Shaker (salt and pepper) Salt and pepper shakers or salt and pepper pots, of which the first item is normally called a salt cellar in British English, are condiment dispensers used in Western culture that are designed to allow diners to distribute grains of edible sal ...

, condiment dispensers designed to allow diners to distribute grains of edible salt and ground peppercorns *

Shaker (laboratory) A shaker is a piece of laboratory equipment used to mix, blend, or agitate substances in a tube or flask by shaking them. It is mainly used in the fields of chemistry and biology. A shaker contains an oscillating board that is used to place the fl ...

, a device used to stir liquids in chemistry and biology *

Shaker (testing device) A shaker is a device used in vibration testing to excite the structure, either for endurance testing or modal testing. References *Tongue, Benson, ''Principles of Vibration'', Oxford University Press, 2001, *Inman, Daniel J., ''Engineering Vib ...

, a vibration device used in endurance testing or modal testing *

Shaker scoop A shaker scoop (sometimes called a shaker hood scoop or a shaker hood) is an automobile term for an air intake for combustion air that is mounted directly on top of the engine's air cleaner and protrudes through a hole in the hood. Since it is fas ...

, an auto component *

Shale shakers Shale shakers are components of drilling equipment used in many industries, such as coal cleaning, mining, oil and gas drilling.They are the first phase of a solids control system on a drilling rig, and are used to remove large solids ( cuttings ...

, a type of solids control equipment

Music

* Shaker (musical instrument), an indirect struck idiophone *

Shaker (Lil Shaker) Elikplim Yao Atiemo (born in Accra, Ghana), better known by his stage name Shaker (Lil Shaker), is a Ghanaian people, Ghanaian recording artist, songwriter, producer and performer. He is currently signed to Ghana's biggest record label and multim ...

, a Ghanaian recording artist, songwriter, producer and performer *

The Shakers (band) Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes were a British rock and roll band, formed in Liverpool in the late 1950s. One of the first beat groups in the Merseyside area, they were a locally popular and influential group who were contemporaries and rival ...

a pseudonym for the band Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes * Los Shakers, a Uruguayan band * ''Shaker'' (David Johansen album), 2002 * ''Shaker'' (Akina Nakamori album)

People with the name

* Shaker Aamer (born 1966), Saudi citizen held in Guantanamo Bay * Shaker Ahmed (born 1992), a Bangladeshi cricket player *

Shaker Al-Nabulsi Shaker Al Nabulsi (December 5, 1940 – January 6, 2014) was an American author and columnist of Jordanian descent. Biography al-Nabulsi was a signatory of the St. Petersburg Declaration at the Secular Islam Summit and authored numerous books ...

(1940-2014), an American author *

Shaker Asad Shaker Asad (born August 18, 1979) is a Palestinian former soccer midfielder who spent three seasons in Major League Soccer and one in the USL First Division. He also played for the Palestinian national team. Club career Early career Asad wa ...

(born 1979), a Palestinian former soccer midfielder * Shaker Elsayed (born 1951), the Imam of the Dar Al-Hijrah mosque *

Shaker Ismail Shaker Ismail ( ar, شاكر إسماعيل, born 1927) is an Iraqi former international football player, who was one of the first players to play in first Iraq national football team. He also played for Al-Minaa. International career Ismail ...

(born 1927), an Iraqi former international football player * Shaker Mahmoud (born 1963), an Iraqi football midfielder *

Shaker Zahra Shaker A. Zahra is the Robert E. Buuck Chair of Entrepreneurship and professor of strategy and entrepreneurship, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. He is also the academic director of the Gary S. Holmes Entrepreneurship Center. ...

, professor of strategy and entrepreneurship, Carlson School of Management * Amirhossein Shaker (born 2001) *

Hakeem Shaker Hakeem Shaker ( ar, حكيم شاكر; born 7 January 1963 in Baghdad, Iraq), is a former Iraqi football player and manager. At some point between late 2012 and early 2013, Hakeem was the first and only Iraqi coach to manage three Iraqi national ...

(born 1963), a former Iraqi football player and manager *

Hany Shaker Hany Shaker ( ar, هانى شاكر, ; born December 21, 1952) is an Egyptian singer, actor and composer. His first public appearance was when he sang with Abd El Halim Hafez Choral Group in "Sora", then he played in the movie Sayed Darwish as t ...

(born 1952), an Egyptian singer, actor and composer *

Huda Sajjad Mahmoud Shaker Huda Sajjad Mahmoud Shaker ( ar, هدى سجاد محمود شاكر) (born 5 November 1978, العمر : ٤٣ سنة ), عدد الاولاد:٣ is an Iraqi politician from Najaf Governorate. She holds a bachelor's degree in chemis ...

(born 1978), an Iraqi politician *

Jalal Shaker Jalal Shaker is a former Iraqi football defender. He competed in the 1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip- ...

, a former Iraqi football defender * Mahmoud Shaker (1926-1980), a senior commander in the Egyptian Air Force *

Masihuddin Shaker Masihuddin Shaker is a Bangladeshi film director and writer. In 1979, he won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for the film ''Surja Dighal Bari''. Background Shaker studied architecture at Bangladesh University of Engineering ...

, Bangladeshi film director and writer * Mohamed Shaker (1933-2018), an Egyptian diplomat and political scientist *

Mohammed Ali Shaker Mohammed Ali Shaker (Arabic: محمد علي شاكر ; born 27 April 1997), known as Mohammed Shaker, is an Emirati footballer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national football team and Al Ain FC Al Ain Football Club ( ar, نادي ...

(born 1997), an Emirati footballer *

Mohammad-Hossein Shaker Mohammad-Hossein Shaker ( fa, محمدحسین شاکر) is an Iranian retired military officer who served as the Chief-of-Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army , founded = , current_form = ( Islamic Republic) , disban ...

, an Iranian retired military officer * Nadhim Shaker (1958-2020), Iraqi football player and coach *

Noor Shaker Noor Shaker ( ar, نور شاكر) is a Syrian entrepreneur and computer scientist who co-founded the AI for drug discovery start-uGlamorous AI Glamorous AI was acquired by the US-based company X-Chem in Nov 2021. Before Glamorous AI, Noor founde ...

, a Syrian entrepreneur and computer scientist *

Salam Shaker Salam Shaker Ali Dad ( ar, سلام شاكر علي داد , born 31 July 1986) is a former Iraqi professional footballer of who played for Al-Talaba. He played for the Iraq national football team until 2016. He was part of the Iraqi team that ...

(born 1986), a former Iraqi professional footballer *

Samir Shaker Samir Shaker Mahmoud (born 28 February 1958) is an Iraqi former professional footballer who played as defender. He represented the Iraq national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Al-Rasheed Club. Career Samir Shaker was on ...

(born 1958), Iraqi former professional footballer *

Tarek Shaker Tarek Makram Shaker is an Egyptian politician. A Coptic Christian, he has served as Vice President of the Egyptian House in the US, an organization claiming to represent the Egyptian community in the United States. Tarek Shaker was appointed by ...

, an Egyptian politician * Thamer Shaker (born 1975), a Saudi businessman, management consultant, and writer * Zaid ibn Shaker (1934-2002), former commander-in-chief of the Jordanian military

Other uses

* Shaker, one of the players executing the shake and bake strategy in the sport pickleball * Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas, US *

Shaker (gene) The ''shaker (Sh)'' gene, when mutated, causes a variety of atypical behaviors in the fruit fly, ''Drosophila melanogaster''. Under ether anesthesia, the fly’s legs will shake (hence the name); even when the fly is unanaesthetized, it will exh ...

, an animal gene * ''The Shakers'' (film), a 1974 documentary film *

Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an English association football club based in Bury, Greater Manchester, whose team last played in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of English football, in the 2018–19 season. The team are known as "The Shakers", and ...

or the Shakers, an English football club * Shaker (''Diagnosis: Murder'' episode)

Religious groups

Objects and instruments

Music

People with the name

Other uses

See also