Tasker is a surname and occasionally a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Alfred Tasker Alfred George Ernest Tasker (born 16 June 1934) was an English first-class cricketer who played in one match, keeping wicket for Worcestershire against Cambridge University in 1956. He took one catch, to dismiss future Test Test(s), testing ...

(born 1934), English cricketer *

Benjamin Tasker, Sr. Benjamin Tasker Sr. ( – June 19, 1768) was the 21st Proprietary Governor of Province of Maryland, Maryland from 1752 to 1753. He also occupied a number of other significant colonial offices, including, on various occasions, being elected Mayor ...

(1690–1768), Provincial Governor of Maryland *

Benjamin Tasker, Jr. Colonel Benjamin Tasker Jr. (February 14, 1720–21 – October 17, 1760) was a politician and slave trader in colonial Maryland, and Mayor of Annapolis from 1754 to 1755. He was the son of Benjamin Tasker Sr., Provincial Governor of Marylan ...

(1720–1760), Maryland politician, delegate to the Albany Congress, racehorse owner * Caleb Tasker (born 1996), Australian Music Producer * Bruce Tasker (born 1987), British bobsleigher and track athlete *

Elizabeth Tasker Elizabeth Mary Tasker is an Australian fire ecologist. She obtained a PhD in Science at the University of Sydney in 2002. She is a researcher at the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, and previously worked for the University of Wollon ...

, Australian fire ecologist *

Elizabeth J. Tasker Elizabeth J. Tasker (born 12 July 1980) is a British astrophysicist and science writer. Tasker is currently an Associate Professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and is highly active in science communication. Her first book, ''The ...

(born 1980), British astrophysicist *

Glenn Tasker Glenn Robert Tasker (10 November 1951 – 15 August 2019) was a leading Australian sport administrator particularly in swimming, tennis and the Paralympic movement. He was President of the Australian Paralympic Committee from 2013 to 2018. Sp ...

, Australian sports administrator *

Homer G. Tasker Homer G. Tasker (February 19, 1899 – January 9, 1990) was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Sound Recording. Selected filmography * '' Three Smart Girls'' (1936) * ''One Hundred Men and a ...

(1899–1990), American sound engineer * Jill Tasker (born 1964), American actress * Joe Tasker (1948–1982), British climber *

John Tasker (disambiguation) John Tasker may refer to: * John Tasker (sea captain) (1742–1800) * John Tasker (cricketer) (1887–1975), British cricketer * John Tasker (theatre director) ( – 1988), Australian theatre director * John Tasker (1659–1730/31), son-in-law of T ...

, multiple people, including: *

J. Wilder Tasker Joshua Wilder Tasker (June 25, 1887 – March 14, 1974) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Connecticut Agricultural College—now known as the University of Connecticut—from 1921 to 1 ...

(1887–1974), American collegiate football, basketball, and baseball coach *

Leo Tasker Thomas Leo Tasker (21 October 1900 – 1 June 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Carlton in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Aust ...

(1900–1948), Australian rules footballer *

Luke Tasker Lucas Steele Tasker (born January 18, 1991) is a former Canadian football wide receiver and sports broadcaster. He spent the entirety of his seven-season Canadian Football League career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Tasker played college football ...

(born 1991), American wide receiver *

Marianne Allen Tasker Marianne Allen Tasker (1852–1911) was a New Zealand domestic servant, feminist, community leader and trade unionist. She was born in Brighton, Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that ...

(1852–1911), New Zealand domestic servant *

Nathan Tasker Nathan Tasker is a prominent Christian singer/songwriter from Australia. He was named 2006 "Artist of the Year" and awarded "Song of The Year" by the Australian Christian Music Charts. He has written, recorded and produced several gospel albums ...

, Australian Christian pop artist *

Paul Tasker Paul Juan Tasker is an electrical engineer known for his research on microwaves. He is a professor at Cardiff University, Wales, and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Education and career Tasker earned his Bac ...

, English engineer *

Peter Tasker Peter Tasker is a former assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Bishop of Georges River. Tasker was educated at Moore Theological College and ordained in 1964. After curacies in Wollongong, Chatswood and Engadine he was Vicar ...

, Australian Anglican bishop *

Ralph Tasker Ralph Edwin Tasker (July 15, 1919 - July 19, 1999) was a high school boys' basketball coach. Born in Moundsville, West Virginia, he coached for over 50 years, including 49 years at Hobbs High School in Hobbs, New Mexico. As head coach at Sulphur S ...

, (1919–1999), American high-school basketball coach *

Robert Tasker Sir Robert Inigo Tasker, TD, DL, JP (20 October 186828 February 1959) was a British architect and Conservative politician. Architecture Robert was the son of George Tasker, and following education at Ardingly College he joined his father's ar ...

, (1868–1959) British architect and politician *

Rolly Tasker Rolland Leslie "Rolly" Tasker AM (21 March 192622 June 2012) was an Australian sailor who won Australia's first Olympic sailing medal, at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. He and Malcolm (Huck) Scott won a silver medal in their 12m2 Sha ...

(1926–2012), Australian sailor *

Roly Tasker Roland Frederick Tasker (28 August 1907 – 29 August 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Austr ...

(1907–1972), Australian rules footballer * Sean Tasker (born 1968), Australian rules footballer *

Steve Tasker Steven Jay Tasker (born April 10, 1962) is an American sports reporter, locally in Western New York on the MSG Western New York cable TV station, and on WGR Radio and formerly for CBS Sports. He is a former football player who was a wide receive ...

(born 1962), American football player and sports broadcaster *

William Tasker William George "Twit" Tasker (15 October 1891 – 9 August 1918) was an Australian World War I soldier who had been a national representative rugby union player making six Test appearances for the Wallabies.Australian Rugby - The Game and the ...

(1891–1918), Australian rugby player and World War I soldier *

William Tasker (poet) William Tasker (1740–1800) was an English clergyman, scholar and poet. He made translations of works of Pindar and Horace. His own poems celebrated the "genius of Britain", which to him was both artistic and military. He was also interested in ...

(1740–1800), English clergyman, scholar and poet

Fictional characters

* Harry Tasker, protagonist of the action-comedy film ''

True Lies ''True Lies'' is a 1994 American spy action comedy film written and directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Art Malik, Tia Carrere, Bill Paxton, Eliza Dushku, Grant Heslov and Charlton Heston. ...

'' * Marissa Tasker, fictional character in the soap opera ''All My Children''

Given name

Tasker H. Bliss Tasker Howard Bliss (December 31, 1853 – November 9, 1930) was a United States Army officer who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from September 22, 1917 until May 18, 1918. He was also a diplomat involved in the peace negotiati ...

(1853–1930), United States Army general, Army Chief of Staff, and diplomat *

Tasker Cook Sir Tasker Keech Cook (June 30, 1867 – September 25, 1937) was a politician in the dominion of Newfoundland, who served as mayor of St. John's from 1921 to 1929.Melvin Baker, "St. John's Municipal Chairmen and Mayors, 1888-1988. ''Newfoundl ...

(1867–1937), politician in the Dominion of Newfoundland * Tasker Oddie (1870–1950), American politician * Tasker Watkins (1918–2007), Welsh Lord Justice of Appeal and deputy Lord Chief Justice

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