Tanner may refer to: * Tanner (occupation), the tanning of leather and hides

People

Tanner (given name) Tanner is a mainly masculine given name meaning "leather maker." It may refer to: *Tanner Cohen, American stage, film and television actor and singer *Tanner Conner (born 1998), American football player *Tanner Foust (born 1973), American profess ...

, *

Tanner (surname) Tanner may be a surname of either English people, English, German people, German or Finnish people, Finnish origin. The Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon ''Tanner'' was an occupational surname while the German form, also spelled ''Danner'', is likely topog ...

, a surname (including a list of people with the name) *The Tanner Sisters, also referred to as "The Harbingers of Weirdness" *

Simon the Tanner (New Testament) Simon the Tanner, who appears in the ''Acts of the Apostles'' book of the ''New Testament'', had a house in Jaffa, where Saint Peter stayed during his missionary activities of the early Christian faith. He is believed to be an example of the ear ...

, a Jaffa resident where Saint Peter stayed, as told in the New Testament *

Simon the Tanner Saint Simon the Tanner ( fl. 10th century; distinct from Simon the Tanner from the New Testament, 1st century), also known as Saint Simon the Shoemaker ( cop , Ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ Ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲕϣⲁⲣ (Ⲡⲓϩⲟⲙ, ...

(10th century), a Coptic Orthodox saint * Theodotus the Tanner (fl. late 2nd century), an early Christian writer from Byzantium

Places

Populated places

;In the United States * Tanner, Alabama, an unincorporated community *

Tanner, Georgia Tanner is a place in Washington County, Georgia, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 ...

, an unincorporated community *

Tanner, Indiana Tanner is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Center Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States. History Tanner was named for John Riley Tanner, an Illinois politician. A post office was established at Tanner in 1889, and remai ...

, an unincorporated community *

Tanner, Kentucky Tanner is an unincorporated community located in LaRue County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It bor ...

, an unincorporated community *

Tanner, Missouri Tanner is an unincorporated community in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by are ...

, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Washington, a census-designated place * Tanner, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *

Tanner Township, Kidder County, North Dakota Tanner Township is a civil township in Kidder County, North Dakota, Kidder County, North Dakota, United States. References Tanner Township on www.placenames.com
Townships in North Dakota Populated places in Kidder County, North Dakota ...

, a civil township ;Elsewhere *

Tanner's Settlement Tanner's Settlement is a community in the Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (municipal district), Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg County. It is northeast of ...

, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Other places

Tanner Block Tanner Block is a historic commercial building located at Oswego in Oswego County, New York. It was built in 1890 and is a four-story brick structure constructed in an eclectic Victorian style. It measures 44 feet wide and 100 feet deep. It o ...

, a historic building in Oswego, New York, United States *

Tanner Farmhouse The Tanner Farmhouse is a historic residence near Wilmer, Alabama, United States. Completed in 1886, the one-story house was designed by Joseph A. Fills. ''See also:'' Due to its architectural significance, it was added to the National Regist ...

, a historic residence near Wilmer, Alabama, United States *

Tanner High School Tanner High School is a K–12 school located in Tanner, Alabama. It is a part of the Limestone County School District. Athletics On December 7, 2012, the Tanner Rattlers Football team made history by winning its first 2A Championship. The Ratt ...

, a school in Limestone County, Alabama, United States *

Tanner Hill Estate Tanner Hill Estate () was a rental housing estate for low-income families on Tanner Road, North Point, Hong Kong, developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society. Background The estate consisted of two blocks, Yellow Stork House and Pine Tree House, ...

, a public housing estate in Tanner Hill Road, North Point, Hong Kong *

Tanner–Hiller Airport Tanner–Hiller Airport, in Barre, Massachusetts, Barre, Massachusetts, is a public airport owned by the G&C Group of Acton, MA, who purchased the field from the Leonard A. Tanner Estate in May 2017. It has one runway, averages 30 flights per wee ...

, a public airport in Barre, Massachusetts, United States *

Tanner Island Tanner Island () is the westernmost and largest of the Pickersgill Islands, rising to 145m off the south coast of South Georgia Island, South Georgia. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Dr. P.W.G. Tanner, a British ...

, the westernmost and largest of the Pickersgill Islands, off the south coast of South Georgia *

Tanner Moor Tanner Moor is one of the largest moorlands in Austria with a surface area of 120 hectares. Tanner Moor is a Natura 2000 ecologically protected area located on a high granite plateau in the Freistadt district, Mühlviertel, Upper Austria at an ...

, a moorland in Austria *

Tanner Trail The Tanner Trail is a hiking trail located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park, located in the U.S. state of Arizona. The trailhead is located at Lipan Point, a prominent lookout located to the east of the Grand Canyon Village, ...

, a hiking trail located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, United States

Popular culture

* ''Tanner'' (film), a 1985 Swiss film * '' Tanner '88'', a television series about a fictional US presidential nominee * Tanner, fictional video game character and protagonist of the '' Driver'' series * '' Tanner on Tanner'', a 2004 comedy * "

Mr. Tanner "Mr. Tanner" is a song by Harry Chapin from his 1973 album, ''Short Stories''. Big John Wallace plays Mr. Tanner by singing the chorus to "O Holy Night" in the background to the song's chorus. Story The song tells the story of Martin Tanner, a loc ...

", a song by Harry Chapin from his 1974 album ''Short Stories'' *

Tanner (band) Tanner was a 1990s American rock band from San Diego, California, formed after the breakup of Fishwife. They recorded for Caroline Records and Headhunter Records. Critical reception In an early live review, the ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'' though ...

, an American band active in the 1990s

Other uses

* Tanner, the sixpence, a British pre-decimal coin * 13668 Tanner, a main-belt asteroid discovered on 28 April 1997 *

Tanner crab ''Chionoecetes'' is a genus of crabs that live in the northern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The genus ''Chionoecetes'' currently contains seven distinct species. Other names for crabs in this genus include "queen crab" (in Canada) and "spider ...

(''Chionoecetes bairdi''), a crab species *

Tanner Cup The Tanner Cup is a New Zealand youth inter-provincial sailing competition. One under 17 year old sailor from each region competes in P Class yachts. The competition is named after George Tanner, who donated the trophy, and was first sailed in ...

, a New Zealand sailing competition *

Tanner graph In coding theory, a Tanner graph, named after Michael Tanner, is a bipartite graph used to state constraints or equations which specify error correcting codes. In coding theory, Tanner graphs are used to construct longer codes from smaller ones. Bo ...

, a bipartite graph used to state constraints or equations which specify error correcting codes * Tanner scale, a scale of physical development in children, adolescents and adults * USNS ''Tanner'', a ship * USS ''Tanner'' (AGS-15), an attack cargo ship of the U.S. Navy * ''

Prionus coriarius ''Prionus coriarius'' (sometimes referred to as "the tanner" or "the sawyer") is a species of longhorn beetle. Description ''Prionus coriarius'' can reach a length of . It is the most massive of European beetles. The female is larger than the m ...

'', the tanner beetle