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Tanner (occupation) Tanning may refer to: *Tanning (leather), treating animal skins to produce leather * Sun tanning, using the sun to darken pale skin ** Indoor tanning, the use of artificial light in place of the sun ** Sunless tanning, application of a stain or dy ...

, the tanning of leather and hides

People

* Tanner (given name), * Tanner (surname), 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 e ...

, 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 Tanner is an unincorporated community in central southern Limestone County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. It lies nine miles north of the city of Decatur and the Tennessee River, and ...

, 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, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Washington, a census-designated place *

Tanner, West Virginia Tanner is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia, Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States. The community was named after an early settler named Tanner. References

Unincorporated communitie ...

, an unincorporated community * Tanner Township, Kidder County, North Dakota, a civil township ;Elsewhere * Tanner's Settlement, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Other places

* Tanner Block, 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, a public housing estate in Tanner Hill Road, North Point, Hong Kong * Tanner–Hiller Airport, a public airport in Barre, Massachusetts, United States * Tanner Island, 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 ''Tanner '88'' is a political mockumentary miniseries written by Garry Trudeau and directed by Robert Altman. First broadcast by HBO during the months leading up to the 1988 U.S. presidential election, it purports to tell the behind-the-scenes ...

'', a television series about a fictional US presidential nominee * Tanner, fictional video game character and protagonist of the '' Driver'' series * ''

Tanner on Tanner ''Tanner on Tanner'' is a 2004 4-part comedy miniseries. It is the sequel to the 1988 Robert Altman-directed and Garry Trudeau-written miniseries about a failed presidential candidate, ''Tanner '88''. The sequel focuses mostly on Alex Tanner (Cyn ...

'', 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 The Tanner scale (also known as the Tanner stages or Sexual Maturity Rating (SMR)) is a scale of physical development in children, adolescents and adults. The scale defines physical measurements of development based on external primary and se ...

, 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'', the tanner beetle