Tucker 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 ...

of disputed origin.

Possible derivation of the name

The origin of the name is not entirely certain, but since it has a long history as a surname on the continent, as in England and from thereon, also in the United States, it presumably has the same

Saxon The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic * * * * peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...

roots.

In England

Recorded as both ''Tucker'' and ''Tooker'', the derivation of the English occupational surname comes from the

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

, pre-7th century verb ''tucian'', meaning "to torment". It would have been for a fuller, also known as a "walker", one who softened freshly woven cloth by beating and tramping on it in water. "Tucker" was the usual term in the southwest of England (and South Wales as well), "walker" in the west and north, and "fuller" in the southeast and

East Anglia East Anglia is an area in the East of England, often defined as including the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles, a people whose name originated in Anglia, in ...

. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of one Baldwin Tuckere in the 1236 Records of Battle Abbey in

Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

. Nevertheless, one should not be too hasty to assign English origin to bearers of the surname.

German and Dutch origins

Linguistically, the word ''tucker'' is assumed to be related to the German ''tucher'', which means "cloth-maker". In the 15th century, the bulk of the German cotton trade was in the hands of the

Tucher von Simmelsdorf Tucher von Simmelsdorf () is a noble patrician family from Nürnberg. Like the Fugger and Welser families from Augsburg, their company run trading branches across Europe between the 15th and 17th centuries, although on a somewhat smaller scale. ...

family in

Nürnberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ci ...

, where Tucher Castle still stands. In

Old Dutch In linguistics, Old Dutch (Dutch: Oudnederlands) or Old Low Franconian (Dutch: Oudnederfrankisch) is the set of Franconian dialects (i.e. dialects that evolved from Frankish) spoken in the Low Countries during the Early Middle Ages, from aroun ...

, which is closely related to Old German, the word ''tuch'' was often used as a verb to mean "to tug sharply" (see above). The similar linguistic origin of these words is also recognizable in the English etymology. In the Netherlands the earliest known Tucker's are the brothers Jan and Willam die Tucker, both vassals of the Lord of Culemborg in 1358 who was parented tot the Lord of Breda where Jan Tucker sold a house in 1368 on the Hagedijk Road to

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

in the city of

Breda Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has ...

. Breda held a local monopoly on the wool trade in those days. Over the centuries the Dutch form of the surname has been spelled both ''Tucker'' and ''Tukker''.

Possible Irish origin

Tucker can also be an Anglicized form of the Irish surname ''O'Tuachair'', which first appeared in the ''Annals of Ulster'' in 1126 AD as ''Uá Tuathchair'' It is not uncommon to see Anglicized representations of Irish surnames, and myriad examples may be cited. According to Patrick Woulfe, in his book ''Irish Names and Surnames'' it is the name of two distinct septs; one from the Irish Midlands region known as Ely-O'Carroll (which includes parts of

County Tipperary County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after th ...

and

County Offaly County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...

), and another from

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...

. These findings were confirmed by the first Chief Herald of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, and published in his book ''More Irish Families''.Edward MacLysaght, ''More Irish Families'', p. 204, Irish Academic Press (1982) Variants of the Irish surname include ''Toher'', ''Togher'', and ''Tougher''.

People with the surname "Tucker" include

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Aaron Tucker Aaron Tucker (born 1982) is a Canadian writer, digital artist, and scholar. He is a lecturer in the English department and a research fellow with the Centre for Digital Humanities at Toronto Metropolitan University. He received his Ph.D. from the ...

(born 1981), Canadian writer *

Abi Tucker Abigail Anne "Abi" Tucker (born 22 January 1973) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress. She has had roles in television series-telemovies in ''Heartbreak High'' (1994-1995), '' Water Rats'' (1999), '' Wildside'' (1999), ''The Secret L ...

(born 1973), Australian singer-songwriter *

Abraham Tucker Abraham Tucker (2 September 1705 – 20 November 1774) was an English country gentleman, who devoted himself to the study of philosophy. He wrote ''The Light of Nature Pursued'' (1768–1777) under the name of Edward Search. Biography Tucker was b ...

(1705–1774), English philosopher *

Adele Tucker Adele Evelina Johnson Tucker MBE (8 August 1868 – 4 January 1971) was a Bermudian schoolteacher and trade unionist. She is best known as one of the founders of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, the first registered union on the island. Tucker was b ...

(1868–1971), Bermudian schoolteacher *

Adrian Tucker Adrian John Tucker (born 26 September 1976) is a Welsh former professional football goalkeeper who is currently an England national youth football teams' goalkeeping coach. Tucker has previously had two spells as goalkeeper coach at Swansea ...

(born 1976), Welsh footballer *

Adrian Tucker (cricketer) Adrian Tucker (born 19 September 1969) is an Australian former cricketer. He played 17 first-class matches for New South Wales. He was also part of Australia's squad for the 1988 Youth Cricket World Cup The 1988 McDonald's Bicentennial Yout ...

(born 1969), Australian cricketer *

Al Tucker Albert Amos Tucker Jr. (February 24, 1943 – May 7, 2001) was an American professional basketball player. Born in Dayton, Ohio, Tucker is sometimes credited with inventing the alley-oop with his brother Gerald while at Oklahoma Baptist Universi ...

(1943–2001), American basketball player *

Alando Tucker Alando Forest Tucker (born February 11, 1984) is an American former collegiate basketball coach and former professional basketball player who played for the National Basketball Association (NBA). Before joining the NBA, he played college basketba ...

(born 1984), American basketball player *

Albert Tucker (disambiguation) Albert Tucker may refer to: *Albert Tucker (politician) (1843–1902), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly * Albert W. Tucker (1905–1995), Canadian mathematician *Albert Tucker (artist) (1914–1999), Australian painter *Al Tuck ...

, multiple people * Alexander Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Alfred Tucker Alfred Robert Tucker (1849–1914) was the Anglican Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa (covering the contemporary countries of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania), from 1890 to 1899, and Bishop of Uganda from 1899 to 1908. Early days Tucker was bo ...

(1849–1914), Equatorial Guinean bishop * Allen Tucker (1866–1939), American artist *

Allen Tucker (Medal of Honor) Allen Tucker (c. 1838 – February 22, 1903) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Tucker received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Tucker's medal was won for his extraordinary hero ...

(1838–1903), American soldier * Amy Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Anand Tucker Anand Tucker (born 24 June 1963) is a film director and producer based in London. He began his career directing factual television programming and adverts. He co-owns the production company Seven Stories. Personal life Tucker was born in Thailan ...

(born 1963), Thai-British filmmaker *

Andre Tucker Andre Tucker is an American football Trainer and currently the Head Athletic Trainer for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously Assistant Head Athletic Trainer for the Miami Dolphins, the Jacksonville Jaguars, ...

, American football trainer * Andrew Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Angela Tucker, American writer * Anna Tucker (1920–2012), American civil servant *

Anne Wilkes Tucker Anne Wilkes Tucker was an American museum curator of photographic works. She retired in June 2015. Life and work Tucker was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She received a B.A. in Art History from Randolph Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Vir ...

, American museum curator *

Annette Tucker Annette May Tucker is an American songwriter, who found success in the 1960s as co-writer of songs for The Electric Prunes ("I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)", "Get Me to the World on Time"), The Brogues (" I Ain't No Miracle Worker"), The K ...

, American songwriter * Anthony Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Archibald Tucker Archibald Norman Tucker (1904 – 1980) was a Cape Colony-born linguist specializing in Bantu languages.p. 1. Bryan, Margaret. 1981. Professor A. N. Tucker (1904–1980). In ''Proceedings of the First Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium, Leiden, Se ...

(1904–1980), South African linguist * Arnold Tucker (1924–2019), American football player *

Art Tucker Arthur Tucker (born January 29, 1959) is a heavyweight boxer from Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metr ...

(born 1959), American boxer * Avis Tucker (1915–2010), American journalist

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* Barbara Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Barry Tucker (born 1952), Welsh footballer * Beatrice Edna Tucker (1897/1898–1984), American obstetrician *

Ben Tucker Benjamin M. Tucker (December 13, 1930 – June 4, 2013) was an American jazz bassist who appeared on hundreds of recordings. Tucker played on albums by Art Pepper, Billy Taylor, Quincy Jones, Grant Green, Dexter Gordon, Hank Crawford, Junior Ma ...

(1930–2013), American bassist * Benjamin Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Bernard Tucker Bernard William Tucker ( - ) was an English ornithologist. He was lecturer in zoology at Oxford University, a long-time editor of British Birds and one of the authors of '' The Handbook of British Birds''. He was the first Secretary of the Briti ...

(1901–1950), English ornithologist * Bert Tucker (1944–2014), Belizean politician *

Bessie Tucker Bessie Tucker (c. 1906 – January 6, 1933) was an American classic female blues, country blues, and Texas blues singing, singer and songwriter. Little is known of her life outside the music industry. She is known to have recorded just twen ...

(1906–1933), American singer-songwriter * Beverley D. Tucker (1846–1930), American bishop * Bill Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Billy Tucker (born 1948), English footballer *

B. J. Tucker Baigeh Joe Tucker (born October 12, 1980) is a former professional football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers. He also was a member of the BC Lions in the Canadian Football Leag ...

(born 1980), American football player *

Bobby Tucker Bobby Tucker (born Robert Nathaniel Tucker; January 8, 1923 – April 12, 2007). was a pianist and arranger during the jazz era from the 1940s into the 1960s. He is most famous for being Billie Holiday's accompanist from 1946 to 1949 and Bil ...

(1923–2007), American pianist * Buddy Tucker, American minister *

Brad Tucker Brad Tucker (born 9 October 1992 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays lock and flanker for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR). Tucker previously played for a number of New Zealand provi ...

(born 1992), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Brett Tucker (born 1972), Australian actor * Brett Tucker (cricketer) (born 1979), South African cricketer *

Brian Tucker (disambiguation) Brian Tucker is a seismologist. Brian or Bryan Tucker may also refer to: *Brian Tucker (executive), golf developer and executive * Brian Tucker (screenwriter), American film screenwriter * Brian Tucker (writer), Canadian writer *Bryan Tucker ...

, multiple people * Brooks Tucker, American government official *

Bryan Tucker Bryan H. Tucker is an American actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He has been the co-head writer for the TV program ''Saturday Night Live'' since 2014. Early life Bryan Tucker was born and raised in Chesterfield County, Virginia. After graduati ...

, American comedian

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* Carole Tucker, British professor *

Casey Tucker Casey Shane Tucker (born September 26, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and Arizona State. Early life and education Casey Tucker w ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Catherine Tucker Catherine Tucker (born May 16, 1977) is the Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management at MIT Sloan, where she is also chair of the PhD program. She is known for her research into the consequences of digital data for electronic privacy, algorit ...

(born 1977), American professor *

C. Delores Tucker Cynthia Delores Tucker (née Nottage; October 4, 1927 – October 12, 2005) was an American politician and civil rights activist. She had a long history of involvement in the American Civil Rights Movement. From the 1990s onward, she engaged in a ...

(1927–2005), American politician and activist * Cécile Tucker (born 1969), American rower * Charles Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Charlotte Maria Tucker Charlotte Maria Tucker (8 May 1821 – 2 December 1893) was a prolific English writer and poet for children and adults, who wrote under the pseudonym A.L.O.E. (a Lady of England). Late in life she spent a period as a volunteer missionary in Indi ...

(1821–1893), English writer * Cheyna Tucker (born 1990), South African squash player *

Chris Tucker Christopher Tucker (born August 31, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. Tucker made his debut in 1992 as a stand-up performer on the HBO comedy series ''Def Comedy Jam'', where he frequently appeared on the show during the 1990s. He app ...

(born 1972), American actor *

Christopher Tucker Christopher Tucker (1946 – December 2022) was a British make-up artist for theatre and film. He specialized in the creation of prosthetic make-up for horror films. Among his notable works were the make-up effects for ''The Elephant Man (film) ...

(1946–2022), British make-up artist * Clarke Tucker (born 1981), American politician *

Clay Tucker Clay Jovon Tucker (June 14, 1980) is a retired American professional player. College career Tucker played college basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 1998 to 2003 where he and Dylan Page helped the Panthers to their first NC ...

(born 1980), American basketball player *

Cleopatra Tucker Cleopatra Gibson Tucker (born April 9, 1943) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2008, where she represents the 28th Legislative District. Biography Tucker was born and raised in ...

(born 1943), American politician *

Cliff Tucker Cliff Tucker (January 12, 1989 – May 28, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. He competed with Maryland Terrapins men's basketball, Maryland at the collegiate level. He was killed in a traffic accident on May 28, 2018. High sc ...

(1989–2018), American basketball player * Clifton Tucker (1888–1973), Australian rules footballer *

Cole Tucker Cole Bryson Tucker (born July 3, 1996) is an American professional baseball shortstop and outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Amateur career Tucker atte ...

(born 1996), American baseball player *

Cole Tucker (actor) Richard Allen Karp (October 23, 1953 – June 7, 2015), better known by his stage name Cole Tucker, was an American actor in gay pornography. Tucker was born in New York. He started making appearances in gay pornography in 1996 at the age of 43, p ...

(1953–2015), American actor *

Colm Tucker Colm Tucker (22 September 1952 – 11 January 2012) was an international rugby union player. He toured South Africa in 1980 with the British Lions during a period when at club level he was representing Shannon RFC Shannon Rugby Football ...

(1952–2012), Irish rugby union footballer * Corin Tucker (born 1972), American singer and guitarist * Curtis R. Tucker (1918–1988), American politician *

Cynthia Tucker Cynthia Tucker, born March 13, 1955, is an American journalist whose weekly column is syndicated by Universal Uclick. She received a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2007 for her work at the ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', where she served a ...

(born 1955), American columnist *

Cynthia Tucker (politician) Cynthia Tucker (born 1954) is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Mount Lorne in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2002. She was a member of the Yukon Liberal Party The Yukon Liberal Party (french: Part ...

(born 1954), Canadian politician *

Cyril Tucker Cyril James Tucker CBE (17 November 19113 September 1992) was an Anglican missionary bishop. He was educated at Highgate School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1936: he was deaconed on Trinity Sunday 1935 (16 June) a ...

(1911–1992), English bishop

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Dakarai Tucker Dakarai Tucker (born May 13, 1994) is an American basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for the Utah Utes. College career Tucker came to Utah from Serra High School in Gardena, Cal ...

(born 1994), American basketball player * Daniel Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Dar Tucker Darquavis Lamar "Dar" Tucker (born April 11, 1988) is an American-Jordanian professional basketball player. He played college basketball at DePaul University. High school Tucker attended Arthur Hill High School, in Saginaw, Michigan, where he pl ...

(born 1988), American-Jordanian basketball player * Dara Tucker, American singer-songwriter *

Darcy Tucker Darcy Tucker (born March 15, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played most of his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. A sixth round draft choice, Tucker began his NHL career with the Mon ...

(born 1975), Canadian hockey player *

Darcy Tucker (footballer) Darcy Tucker (born 23 January 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), after previously playing for the Fremantle Football Club. Early career Originally fr ...

(born 1997), Australian rules footballer * Darren Tucker (born 1962), Australian cricketer * David Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Deborah Tucker Deborah Tucker is an actress who appeared in American television and film during the late-1980s and early-1990s. Her first credited appearance as an actress was as a cast member of the short-lived television series ''Living Dolls'' in September ...

, American actress * Deborah Tucker (executive), American activist *

Delmi Tucker Delmi Tucker (born 5 March 1997) is a South African cricketer who plays for Western Province, Duchesses and South Africa. She made her international debut for South Africa in June 2022. Career Tucker attended Hoërskool Menlopark school in Preto ...

(born 1997), South African cricketer * Demetria Tucker, American librarian *

Dexter Tucker Dexter Calbert Tucker (born 22 September 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * For ...

(born 1979), English footballer * Donald Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Dudley Gilman Tucker (1887–1918), American soldier *

Duncan Tucker Duncan Tucker is an American film director and screenwriter. Tucker was born in Kansas City and grew up between Kansas City and Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated from New York University. After the short subject film ''The Mountain King'' (2000), ...

, American filmmaker

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* Earl Snakehips Tucker (1905–1937), American dancer *

Ebenezer Tucker Ebenezer Tucker (November 15, 1758 – September 5, 1845) was in the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey where he was elected to both the Nineteenth and the Twentieth United States Congress. He was in Congress from March 4, 182 ...

(1758–1845), American judge and legislator *

Eddie Tucker Eddie Jack "Scooter" Tucker (born November 18, 1966) is an Americans, American former Major League Baseball catcher. Originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 1988, Tucker broke into the big leagues with the Houston Astros in 1992 and al ...

(born 1966), American baseball player * Eddie Tucker (footballer) (born 1932), Australian rules footballer * Edward Tucker (??–1739), British merchant and politician * Elena J. Tucker, Australian geneticist * E. M. Tucker, American architect *

Emma Tucker Emma Jane Tucker (born 24 October 1966) is an English journalist. She is editor of ''The Sunday Times'', having succeeded Martin Ivens in January 2020. She is a former deputy editor of ''The Times''. In December 2022, she was named the new editor ...

(born 1966/1967), English journalist * Emmanuel Tucker, Sierra Leonean bishop *

Eric Tucker Eric Tucker (1932–2018) was an English painter and draughtsman. He is best known for his depictions of working class social life in industrial North West England. The media have often described Tucker as the "secret Lowry". He received no fo ...

(1932–2018), English painter * Eric James Tucker (1927–1957), Indian army officer *

Ethan Tucker Ethan Tucker is rosh yeshiva (rabbinic dean) and co-founder of Yeshivat Hadar in Manhattan. Early life and education Tucker is the son of Rabbi Gordon Tucker and Hadassah Lieberman, and the stepson of former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman. ...

, American rabbi * Ethelyn Maria Tucker (1871–1959), American botanist * Eugene A. Tucker (1856–1942), American attorney and politician * Evelyn Tucker (1906–1996), American war hero

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* Forrest Tucker (1919–1986), American actor *

Forrest Tucker (criminal) Forrest Silva "Woody" Tucker (June 23, 1920 – May 29, 2004) was an American career criminal first imprisoned at age 15 who spent the rest of his life in and out of jail. He is best known as an escape artist, having escaped from prison "18 times ...

(1920–2004), American criminal * Francis Tucker (1923–2008), South African racing driver *

Francis Bland Tucker Francis Bland Tucker (January 6, 1895 – January 1, 1984) was an American Bible scholar, priest and hymn writer. Early and family life Born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1895, Bland Tucker became the youngest of 13 children (several of whom died as in ...

(1895–1984), American priest * Frank T. Tucker (1864–1910), American politician * Fred C. Tucker (1918–1994), American businessman

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Gardiner L. Tucker Gardiner Luttrell Tucker (1925 – 2021) was an American scientist and former government official. He was the former director of IBM Research and was Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis in the Nixon administration. He also served ...

, American scientist *

Gee Tucker Janee Michelle (born Geneva Leona Mercadel; 1946), also known as Gee Tucker, is an American actress, former model, dancer, and businessperson, best known for her role in the 1974 horror film ''The House on Skull Mountain''. Her acting and modeli ...

(born 1946), American actor * George Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Gerald Tucker (1922–1979), American basketball coach *

Gerard Tucker Gerard Kennedy Tucker OBE (18 February 1885 – 24 May 1974) was an Anglican priest in Melbourne, Australia. Tucker founded the Brotherhood of St Laurence in 1930 and the forerunner of Oxfam Australia in 1953. Early life Tucker was born in t ...

(1885–1974), Australian priest *

Geri Coleman Tucker Geri Coleman Tucker is an American journalist who has served as an editor and a reporter at ''USA Today'', ''Gannett News Service'', the ''Detroit Free Press'' and the ''Akron Beacon Journal''. Biography Tucker was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She ...

, American journalist *

Gideon J. Tucker Gideon John Tucker (February 10, 1826 – July 1899) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor and politician. In 1866, as Surrogate of New York County, he wrote in a decision on a legal malpractice claim against a deceased lawyer's estate: "No ma ...

(1826–1899), American lawyer and politician *

Gil Tucker Gil Tucker (born 23 August 1947) is an Australian television actor, most remembered for his role as Constable Roy Baker in the television crime drama ''Cop Shop''.

(born 1947), Australian actor *

Glyn Tucker Glyn Tucker Jr. (born 23 July 1943) was a leading figure in the New Zealand music industry for more than twenty years. Following an early career as a singer/songwriter in The Gremlins (1965–1968) he founded Mandrill Recording Studios in Auckla ...

(born 1943), New Zealand musician *

Gordon Tucker Gordon Tucker is a prominent rabbi, with a reputation as both a political and a theological liberal in Conservative Judaism. He is the former senior rabbi of Temple Israel Center in White Plains, New York. Since September 2020, he has served a ...

, American rabbi * Gordon Tucker (footballer) (born 1968), English footballer * Gregory Tucker (born 1957), American politician

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Harold Tucker Harold Tucker (1930-October 2015) was a British politician who was the Conservative Leader of the Opposition on Manchester City Council from 1973 to 1990 and Lord Mayor of Manchester from 1984 to 1985. He was Conservative Councillor for the Bar ...

(1930–2015), English politician *

Harold Logie Tucker Harold Logie Tucker (born December 13, 1968) is Sierra Leonean Politician and the current Mayor of Bo, the second largest city in Sierra Leone. He is a member of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), the main opposition party in Sierra Leone. ...

(born 1968), Sierra Leonean politician * Hazel Tucker (born 1965), New Zealand anthropologist * Henry Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Herman Tucker Herman Tucker (September 2, 1928 – March 14, 2001) was an American truck driver and heavy equipment operator. He was allegedly linked to the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner who were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in June 1964. The bod ...

(1928–2001), American truck driver * H. G. Tucker (1879–1936), American politician *

Holly Tucker Holly Lee Tucker (born 29 March 1977) is a British entrepreneur, and UK Ambassador for Creative Small Businesses. Tucker is founder of Holly & Co, and founder of notonthehighstreet. Career In October 1995 Tucker began work as a Trainee ...

(born 1977), British entrepreneur *

Holly Tucker (musician) Holly Tucker (born December 22, 1992) is an American country music singer and multi-instrumentalist from Lorena, Texas who starred on Season 4 of television series ''The Voice''. Tucker is a Waco, Texas Waco ( ) is the county seat of McL ...

(born 1992), American singer-songwriter * Howard Tucker (born 1922), American neurologist * Hugh Tucker (1537–1586), English politician * Hugh Tucker (drag racer), American racing driver

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Irene Tucker Irene Tucker is a literary critic and theorist. She is Professor of English at the University of California, Irvine. She has authored two books, ''A Probable State: The Novel, the Contract, and the Jews'' (2000) and ''The Moment of Racial Sight: A ...

, American philosopher

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Jack Tucker Jack Robert Tucker (born 13 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons. Club career Gillingham Tucker joined the academy of Gillingham as a seven-year old from his ...

(born 1999), English footballer * Jacob R. Tucker (1845–1926), American soldier *

Jalie Tucker Jalie A Tucker (born 1954) is a Professor of Health Education and Behavior at the University of Florida. She is known for her research on impulsive and harmful behaviors, such as alcohol and substance use, the effect of the environment on addict ...

(born 1954), American professor * James Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Jane Tucker Jane Tucker (born 20 October 1949) is a British actress, singer, songwriter, musician and keyboardist. She is best known for being part of the musical trio Rod, Jane and Freddy who appeared in many TV series, notably ''Rainbow''. She was born ...

(born 1949), British actress * Janeiro Tucker (born 1975), Bermudan cricketer * Janine Tucker, American lacrosse coach *

Jason Tucker Jason Tucker (born June 24, 1976) is the wide receivers coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is formerly a gridiron football wide receiver where he played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL and the Dallas Cowboys in ...

(born 1976), American football player * Jason Tucker (footballer) (born 1973), English footballer * J. E. Tucker (1833–1910), American politician * Jeff Tucker (luger) (born 1956), American luger *

Jeffrey Tucker Jeffrey Albert Tucker (; born December 19, 1963) is an American libertarian writer, publisher, entrepreneur and advocate of anarcho-capitalism and Bitcoin. For many years he worked for Ron Paul, the Mises Institute, and Lew Rockwell. With the ...

(born 1963), American writer and publisher *

Jennifer Tucker Jennifer Tucker is Associate Professor of History and Science in Society at Wesleyan University. She is a Fulbright Scholar, founding director of Wesleyan's Center for the Study of Guns and Society, and a vice president of the Connecticut Academy of ...

, American professor * Jerry Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Jim Tucker (disambiguation) Jim Tucker may refer to: * Jim Tucker (basketball) (born 1932), former professional basketball player * Jim Tucker (journalist) (1934–2013), journalist focused on the Bilderberg Group * Jim B. Tucker American psychiatrist, and reincarnation resea ...

, multiple people *

Jimmy Tucker James Tucker (born 1970) is a retired English rugby union player who used to play at fly-half and centre. Known for his try scoring, Tucker spent the majority of his career at hometown club Launceston (bar a couple of seasons at Exeter Chief ...

(born 1970), English rugby union footballer * John Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Jonathan Tucker (born 1982), American actor *

Jonathan B. Tucker Jonathan B. Tucker (August 2, 1954 – July 31, 2011) was a United States chemical weapons, chemical and biological weapons expert. Early life and education Tucker was born on August 2, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts to Deborah Tucker. Tucker ear ...

(1954–2011), American chemical weapons expert * Joseph Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Joshua Tucker (??–1690), English archdeacon *

Josiah Tucker Josiah Tucker (also Josias) (December 1713 – 4 November 1799), also known as Dean Tucker, was a Welsh churchman, known as an economist and political writer. He was concerned in his works with free trade, Jewish emancipation and American indep ...

(1713–1799), Welsh priest * J. R. Tucker (1946–2014), American physicist * J. Randolph Tucker Jr. (1914–2015), American attorney and politician *

Judith Tucker Judith Tucker (born 1960 in Bangor, Gwynedd, Bangor) is a British artist and academic. She completed a BA in Fine Arts at the Ruskin School of Art, St Anne's College, Oxford, (1978–81) an MA in Fine Arts (1997–98) and a PhD in Fine Art ...

(born 1960), Welsh artist * Judith E. Tucker (born 1947), American professor * Junior Tucker (born 1966), Jamaican musician *

Justin Tucker Justin Paul Tucker (born November 21, 1989) is an American football placekicker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas and was signed by the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2012. ...

(born 1989), American football player *

Jyles Tucker Jyles Christopher Tucker (born September 18, 1983) is a former American football linebacker. He was originally signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Wake Forest. Tucker was also a memb ...

(born 1983), American football player

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* Kane Tucker (born 2000), Irish boxer *

Karla Faye Tucker Karla Faye Tucker (November 18, 1959 – February 3, 1998) was an American woman sentenced to death for killing two people with a pickaxe during a burglary. She was the first woman to be executed in the United States since Velma Barfield in 1984 ...

(1959–1998), American murderer * Kathryn Tucker (born 1959), American attorney * Kathryn Tucker (producer), American film producer *

Keith Tucker Keith Tucker is a DJ and producer of Detroit techno and electro music from Detroit, Michigan. Career Tucker began his career playing cover versions of Juan Atkins' electro hits from the 1980s with his childhood friend Tommy Hamilton. The li ...

, American disc jockey * Keith Tucker (footballer) (born 1936), English footballer *

Ken Tucker Kenneth Tucker is an American arts, music and television critic, magazine editor, and non-fiction book writer. Early life and education Tucker was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, and raised in Stamford, Connecticut. He earned a ...

, American media critic * Ken Tucker (footballer) (1925–2008), English footballer * Kenrick Tucker (born 1959), Australian cyclist *

Kerrie Tucker Kerrie Robyn Tucker (born 15 September 1948), former Australian politician, environmental and human rights activist, was a member of the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the multi-member electorate of ...

(born 1948), Australian politician and activist * Kevin Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Kinder Tucker (1875–1939), New Zealand cricketer * Kristina Tucker (born 1980), Swedish golfer *

Kwame Tucker Kwame Leval Tucker (born 28 September 1976) is a Bermudian former cricketer, who played with the Bermudian cricket team in their first One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played betw ...

(born 1976), Bermudian cricketer *

Kyle Tucker Kyle Daniel Tucker (born January 17, 1997) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Astros selected Tucker with the fifth pick in the first round of the 2015 MLB draft, and he ...

(born 1997), American baseball player

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* Lamin Tucker (born 1982), Sierra Leonean sprinter *

Larry Tucker Larry Alan Tucker (November 11, 1935 – November 16, 2016) was an American politician. Born in Carbondale, West Virginia, Tucker went to Montgomery High School. He then graduated from West Virginia University Institute of Technology. He s ...

(1935–2016), American politician *

Larry Tucker (screenwriter) Larry Tucker (June 23, 1934 – April 1, 2001) was an American film and television writer, producer, and occasional actor, who wrote the comedy ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969) with Paul Mazursky. Tucker and Mazursky were nominated for the A ...

(1934–2001), American television writer * Ledyard Tucker (1910–2004), American mathematician * Lee Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Lem Tucker Lemuel Tucker (May 26, 1938 – March 2, 1991) was an American journalist. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Tucker graduated from Central Michigan University in 1960. Tucker was one of the first African Americans to work as a television network repo ...

(1938–1991), American journalist *

Lew Tucker Lewis Wiley Tucker (born April 24, 1950) is an American computer scientist, open source advocate, and industry executive spanning several decades of technology innovation. As an early proponent of internet technologies, he held executive-level p ...

(born 1950), American computer scientist * Lisa Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Liz Tucker, British filmmaker *

Lorcan Tucker Lorcan John Tucker (born 10 September 1996) is an Irish cricketer and wicket-keeper batter. He was part of Ireland's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and made his international debut for the Ireland cricket team in September 2016. ...

(born 1996), Irish cricketer *

Lorenzo Tucker Lorenzo Tucker (June 27, 1907 – August 19, 1986), known as the "Black Valentino," was an American stage and screen actor who played the romantic lead in the early black films of Oscar Micheaux. Acting career Born in Philadelphia, Tucker st ...

(1907–1986), American actor *

Louise Tucker Louise Tucker (born 1956) is an English mezzo-soprano opera singer from Bristol, England. She achieved success in the early 1980s by recording two albums with record producers Charlie Skarbek and Tim Smit. The albums are notable for combining Tuc ...

(born 1956), English soprano * Luther Tucker (1936–1993), American guitarist *

Luther Tucker (publisher) Luther Tucker (May 7, 1802 in Brandon, Vermont – January 26, 1873 in Albany, New York) was a publisher of farm journals in Rochester and Albany, New York. Tucker started ''Genesee Farmer'' (January 1, 1831), acquired The Cultivator (January 1840 ...

(1802–1873), American publisher

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* Malcolm Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Marc Tucker Marc S. Tucker (born 1939) was the president and CEO of the National Center on Education and the Economy from 1988 until January 1, 2019. Education and career Tucker is a graduate of Brown University. He was president and chief executive officer o ...

(born 1939), American business executive *

Marcia Tucker Marcia Tucker (born Marcia Silverman; April 11, 1940 – October 17, 2006)Smith, Roberta ''The New York Times'' (October 19, 2006), Retrieved 23 November 2014. was an American art historian, art critic and curator. In 1977 she founded the New M ...

(1940–2006), American art historian *

Marcus Tucker Marcus Tucker (born June 24, 1992) is a free agent American football wide receiver. He played college football at Northern Michigan University, Northern Michigan and signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2016. Profes ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Margaret Tucker Margaret Lilardia Tucker MBE (28 March 1904 – 23 August 1996) was an Aboriginal Australian activist and writer who was among the first Aboriginal authors to publish an autobiography, in 1977. Early life Margaret Tucker was born at War ...

(1904–1996), Australian activist * Margaret A. Tucker, American oncologist * Maria Luisa Tucker (born 1979), American journalist * Marianne Tucker (born 1937), British canoeist *

Mark Tucker (disambiguation) Mark Tucker may refer to: * Mark Tucker (offensive lineman) (born 1968), American football lineman * Mark Tucker (American football coach), head coach of the Charleston Southern Buccaneers * Mark Tucker (business) (born 1957), English businessman * ...

, multiple people *

Marlon Tucker Marlon Tucker (born 29 November 1960) is a Jamaican cricketer. He played in 29 first-class and 17 List A matches for the Jamaican cricket team from 1979 to 1990. See also * List of Jamaican representative cricketers This is a list of all cric ...

(born 1960), Jamaican cricketer * Mary Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Matthew Tucker (born 1991), American football player *

Maureen Tucker Maureen Ann "Moe" Tucker (born August 26, 1944) is an American musician and singer-songwriter who was the drummer for the New York City-based rock band the Velvet Underground. After they disbanded in the early 1970s, she left the music industry ...

(born 1944), American musician *

Maurice Tucker Maurice Edwin Tucker (born 6 November 1946) is a leading British sedimentologist, specialising in the field of carbonate sedimentology, more commonly known as limestones. From 1993 to 2011 he held the position of Professor of Geological Sciences ...

(born 1946), British geologist * Max Tucker (born 1991), Hong Kong cricketer *

Mel Tucker Melvin Tucker II (born January 4, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Michigan State University, a position he has held since 2020. Previously, Tucker served as the head football coach ...

(born 1972), American football coach * Michael Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Mick Tucker Michael Thomas Tucker (17 July 1947 – 14 February 2002) was an English musician, best known as the drummer and backing vocalist of the glam rock and hard rock band Sweet. Biography Mick Tucker was born on July 17, 1947, in Kingsbury, North W ...

(1947–2002), English musician *

Mickey Tucker Mickey Tucker (born Michael B. Tucker; April 28, 1941) is an American jazz pianist and organist. Biography Tucker was born in Durham, North Carolina in 1941. He grew up in Rankin, Pennsylvania before moving back to North Carolina aged 12. When h ...

(born 1941), American pianist * Mike Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Milton Tucker (1921–1986), Barbadian sports shooter * Moe Tucker (born 1944), American musician * Mother Grace Tucker (1919–2012), American pastor

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Nancy Bernkopf Tucker Nancy Bernkopf Tucker (July 12, 1948 – December 1, 2012) was an American diplomat, writer and diplomatic historian of the Georgetown University, specializing in American-East Asian relations, particularly United States relations with China, T ...

(1948–2012), American diplomat *

Nathaniel Beverley Tucker Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (September 6, 1784 – August 26, 1851) was an American author, judge, legal scholar, and political essayist. Life and politics Tucker was generally known by his middle name. He was born into a socially elite and p ...

(1784–1851), American author *

Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (journalist) Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (June 8, 1820 – July 4, 1890) was an American journalist, printer, and diplomat. During the American Civil War he was a Confederate States (Southern) economic agent in France, England, and Canada, and also a secret rep ...

(1820–1890), American diplomat * Neely Tucker (born 1963), American journalist *

Neil Tucker Neil Tucker (9 May 1915 – 6 October 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Tucker was one of four players that left Geelong and play with Carlton during the Seco ...

(1915–1981), Australian rules footballer *

Nicholas Tucker Nicholas Tucker is an English academic and writer who is an honorary Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of Sussex. He was educated at Burgess Hill School in Hampstead, London, where his English teacher was briefly Bernice Ru ...

, English academic * Nick Tucker (born 1985), American stock car racing driver * Noi Tucker (born 1960), Australian lawn bowler * Norman Tucker (1910–1978), English musician

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Ollie Tucker Oliver Dinwiddie Tucker (January 27, 1902 – July 13, 1940) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for two seasons. He played for the Washington Senators for 20 games in 1927 and the Cleveland Indians for 14 games in 1928. Ollie Tucke ...

(1902–1940), American baseball player *

Orrin Tucker ORiN (Open Robot/Resource interface for the Network) is a standard network interface for FA (factory automation) systems. The Japan Robot Association proposed ORiN in 2002, and the ORiN Forum develops and maintains the ORiN standard. Background ...

(1911–2011), American musician *

Otto Tucker Otto Tucker, (October 4, 1923 – October 6, 2015) was a Newfoundland and Labrador heritage activist, storyteller, and educator. He was a recipient of the Order of Canada for his work in promoting and preserving Newfoundland and Labrador heritage ...

(1923–2015), Canadian activist

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* Patty Tucker (born 1954), American bridge player *

Paul Tucker (disambiguation) Paul Tucker may refer to: * Paul Hayes Tucker (born 1950), American art historian, professor, curator, and author * Sir Paul Tucker (banker) (born 1958), British banker * Paul Tucker (musician) Lighthouse Family were a British musical duo that ...

, multiple people *

Perc Tucker Percy John Robert "Perc" Tucker (5 December 1919 – 20 August 1980) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was the leader of the opposition in 1974. Biography Tucker was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, the son of Percy Clif ...

(1919–1980), Australian politician * Percy Tucker (1928–2021), South African author *

Peter L. Tucker Peter Louis Tucker (1927-2017), was a notable Sherbro civil servant and he was once the Chief Executive for the Commission for Racial Equality in the United Kingdom a position he had from 1976 to 1982. Career Peter Tucker was the Chairman of the ...

(1927–2017), Sierra Leonean civil servant *

Petrese B. Tucker Petrese Debré Brown Tucker (born May 27, 1951) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Tucker was born in Philadelphia. She received a Bachelor ...

(born 1951), American judge * Phil Tucker (1927–1985), American filmmaker *

P. J. Tucker Anthony Leon "P. J." Tucker Jr. (born May 5, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns. He was the 2008 Israe ...

(born 1985), American basketball player *

Pomeroy Tucker Pomeroy Tucker (August 10, 1802 – June 30, 1870) was a journalist and New York politician. Born in Palmyra, New York, in 1802, Tucker served an apprenticeship as a printer in Palmyra, became a contributor to the Canandaigua ''Messenger'', and ...

(1802–1870), American politician * Preston Tucker (1903–1956), American entrepreneur *

Preston Tucker (baseball) Preston Michael Tucker (born July 6, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the San Diego Padres organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves a ...

(born 1990), American baseball player

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* Rachel Tucker (born 1981), Northern Irish singer and actress *

Ralph Tucker Ralph Tucker (September 30, 1906 – November 21, 1977) was the longest-serving mayor of Terre Haute, Indiana, serving from 1948 to 1968. Biography One of nine children, Ralph Tucker was born in Hymera, Indiana. Tucker's father died when the ...

(1906–1977), American politician *Ralph Tucker (born 1946), American entrepreneur *

Rayjon Tucker Rayjon Tucker (born September 24, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Melbourne United of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles and the ...

(born 1997), American basketball player *

Raymond Tucker Raymond Tucker (December 4, 1896November 23, 1970) was an American politician that served as the 38th mayor of St. Louis from 1953 until 1965. Personal life and early career Tucker was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and was a 1913 graduate of ...

(1896–1970), American politician * Reuben Tucker (born 1956), Guamanian wrestler *

Reuben Henry Tucker III Major General Reuben Henry Tucker III (January 29, 1911 – January 6, 1970) was a highly decorated senior officer in the United States Army. He served with distinction during World War II, where he commanded the 504th Parachute Infantry Regim ...

(1911–1970), American army officer *

Rex Tucker Rex Tucker (20 February 1913 – 10 August 1996) was a British television director in the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in March in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire. Tucker joined the BBC in 1937 to work in radio where he remained for several ...

(1913–1996), British television director * Rex Tucker (American football) (born 1976), American football player * Richard Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Robbie Tucker (born 2001), American actor * Robert Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Roberto Tucker (born 1983), Argentine footballer *

Rod Tucker Rodney James Tucker (born 28 August 1964) is an Australian cricket umpire, member of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel and officiates in international Tests, ODIs and T20Is. He was a cricketer who played briefly for New South Wales from 1985/86 to 198 ...

(born 1964), Australian cricket umpire * Roger Tucker (born 1945), British film director * Rolando Tucker (born 1971), Cuban fencer *

Ron Tucker Ronald Douglas Tucker (30 June 1921 – 10 April 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who played for and in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL). Playing in a number of positions, though primarily at centre half-forwar ...

(1921–1986), Australian rules footballer *

Rosa Lee Tucker Rosa Lee Tucker (September 1, 1866 – September 23, 1946) was an American librarian. While still a teenager, she served as State Librarian of Mississippi. Early years and education Rosalie Tucker was born in Houston, Mississippi (or Okolona, Mis ...

(1866–1946), American librarian *

Rosie Tucker Rosie Tucker is an American singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California. ''Pitchfork (website), Pitchfork'' has acclaimed Tucker's "surging Pop music, pop Hook (music), hooks and sharp lyricism." History A native of the San Fernando Valley, ...

, American musician *

Rosina Tucker Rosina Tucker (4 November 1881 - 3 March 1987) was an American labor organizer, civil rights activist, and educator. She is best known for helping to organize the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first African-American trade union. At the ...

(1881–1987), American labor organizer *

Ross Tucker Ross Finch Tucker (born March 2, 1979) is a former American football offensive lineman and current sports broadcaster. Tucker was an All-Ivy League offensive lineman at Princeton University, then played seven seasons in the National Football L ...

(born 1979), American football player *

Roy A. Tucker Roy A. Tucker (born 1951 in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American astronomer best known for the co-discovery of near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis (formerly known as ) along with David J. Tholen and Fabrizio Bernardi of the University of Hawaii. ...

(born 1951), American astronomer * Russell Tucker (born 1990), South African athlete * Russell E. Tucker (born 1943), American politician * Ryan Tucker (born 1975), American football player *

Ryan Tucker (baseball) Ryan C. Tucker (born December 6, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins and Texas Rangers. Career Florida Marlins He graduated from Temple City High School, wh ...

(born 1986), American baseball player

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* Sam Tucker (1895–1973), English rugby union footballer * Samuel Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Sara Tucker, American civil servant * Sarah Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Scott Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Sean Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Seth Brady Tucker Seth Brady Tucker (born 1969) or "S. Brady Tucker", is an American poet and fiction writer and veteran and is known for his creative and scholarly contributions to contemporary War Literature, in particular, the first Persian Gulf War. His second ...

(born 1969), American poet *

Shankar Tucker Shankar Tucker is an American clarinetist and music composer. He rose to fame with the popularity of his YouTube music channel "The ShrutiBox". He will be debuting as the music composer for the upcoming bilingual Indian feature film, 'Orey Nyabagam ...

(born 1987), American musician * Shelby Tucker (born 1935), American lawyer * Sherrie Tucker (born 1957), American musicologist * Shirley Cotter Tucker (born 1927), American botanist * Shona Tucker, American actress *

Shonna Tucker Shonna Tucker is a bassist and songwriter from Killen, Alabama, near Muscle Shoals. Background Tucker grew up in Killen, Alabama, receiving her first bass at age 12, a gift from her father. She describes her musical education as "mostly playin ...

, American musician * S. J. Tucker (born 1980), American singer-songwriter *

S. Lane Tucker S. Lane Tucker is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, District of Alaska since 2022. Education Tucker received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mary Bal ...

, American lawyer *

Sophie Tucker Sophie Tucker (born Sofia Kalish; January 13, 1886 – February 9, 1966) was an American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality. Known for her powerful delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertaine ...

(1884–1966), singer and comedian * Spencer Tucker (1865–1948), New Zealand cricketer *

Spurgeon Tucker Spurgeon Tucker (November 2, 1894 – June 5, 1968) was an accomplished 20th-century American painter and successful lithographer. He was primarily known for his portraits of Hollywood celebrities, but many would contend that his finest works ...

(1894–1968), American painter * Stanley Tucker (1931–2008), Canadian pilot * Starling Tucker (1770–1834), American politician *

Sterling Tucker Sterling Tucker (December 21, 1923 – July 14, 2019) was an American civil and political rights activist and politician in Washington, D.C. He was the first chair of the Council of the District of Columbia and was an unsuccessful candidate for ma ...

(1923–2019), American politician * Steve Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

St. George Tucker St. George Tucker (July 10, 1752 – November 10, 1827) was a Bermudian-born American lawyer, military officer and professor who taught law at the College of William & Mary. He strengthened the requirements for a law degree at the college, as he ...

(1752–1827), Bermudan-American judge *

Sultan Tucker Sultan Tucker (born 24 October 1978) is a Liberian athlete, specializing in the 110 metres hurdles. Tucker won a bronze in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2002 African Championships. He also represented Liberia at the World Championships in 2001 a ...

(born 1978), Liberian athlete * Sundray Tucker (born 1948), American singer * Susan Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people

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Tamauri Tucker Tamauri Eugene Tucker (born 10 December 1988) is a cricketer who has played four One Day Internationals and one Twenty20 International for Bermuda ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = National song , song = " Hail to Bermuda" ...

(born 1988), Bermudian cricketer *

Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature int ...

(born 1958), American country musician *

Ted Tucker Edward William Tucker (born May 7, 1949 in Fort William, Ontario), is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender who briefly played for the California Golden Seals of the National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; f ...

(born 1949), Canadian ice hockey player * Teeny Tucker (born 1958), American singer-songwriter * Temple Tucker (born 1936), American basketball player * Terre Tucker (1944–1990), American model * Therese Tucker (born 1961/1962), American businesswoman * Thomas Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Thurman Tucker Thurman Lowell Tucker (September 26, 1917May 7, 1993) was an American professional baseball player. A center fielder, Tucker played in Major League Baseball for nine seasons in the American League with the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians ...

(1917–1993), American baseball player *

Tilghman Tucker Tilghman Mayfield Tucker (February 5, 1802 – April 3, 1859) was Governor of Mississippi from 1842 to 1844. He was a Democrat. Biography Tucker was born in North Carolina near Lime Stone Springs, and lived in Alabama for a time before moving ...

(1802–1859), American politician *

Timothy Tucker Dr. Timothy Tucker is a former pharmacist in Huntingdon, Tennessee, and former president of the American Pharmacists Associationbr> He is a Former Speaker of the American Pharmacists Association House of Delegates and has testified before the United ...

, American pharmacist *

T. J. Tucker Thomas John "T. J." Tucker (born August 20, 1978) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Choosing to forgo his scholarship offer to kick for the University of Florida Tucker was drafted 47th overall in the MLB draft by the Mon ...

(born 1978), American baseball player * Todd Tucker (born 1979), American academic *

Todd Tucker (director) Todd Tucker is an American film director, producer and makeup artist. His first major film was as a key artist on ''Hook''. In 2010, Todd founded Illusion Industries, a special make-up effects studio. The studio has locations in Louisiana, Panam ...

, American film director * Tom Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people * Tony Tucker (born 1958), American boxer * Tony Jaye Tucker Jr. (born 1989), American football player *

Torrin Tucker Torrin Tucker (born December 25, 1979) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the New York Dragons, Florida Tuskers and Sacramento Mountain Lions. He played ...

(born 1979), American football player *

Travis Tucker Travis Tyrone Tucker (born September 19, 1963) is a former American football tight end who played three seasons for the Cleveland Browns. College career After graduating from South Shore High School in Brooklyn, New York, Tucker was recruited ...

(born 1963), American football player *

Trent Tucker Kelvin Trent Tucker (born December 20, 1959) is an American retired professional basketball player who played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A shooting guard, Tucker attended the University of Minnesota from 1978 to ...

(born 1959), American basketball player *

Tuck Tucker William Osborne "Tuck" Tucker III (August 20, 1961 – December 22, 2020) was an American writer, storyboard artist, animator, songwriter, and director who worked on ''Hey Arnold!'' and ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. Early life and education Tucker ...

(1961–2020), American writer *

Tudor St. George Tucker Tudor St George Tucker (28 April 1862 – 21 December 1906) was an English painter who spent a large part of his short life in Australia. He was best known for his landscapes and portraits of women. Biography He was the son of Captain Charlton ...

(1862–1906), English painter *

Tui St. George Tucker Tui St. George Tucker (born Lorraine St. George Tucker; November 25, 1924 – April 21, 2004) was an American modernist composer, conductor, recorder virtuoso and creator of unique musical instruments. Her compositions often feature microtonality ...

(1924–2004), American composer and musician *

Tyler Tucker Tyler Tucker (born March 1, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL) He was selected by the Blues in the seventh round, 200th overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Playin ...

(born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player

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* Verran Tucker (born 1988), American football player * Virginia Tucker (1909–1985), American mathematician

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Wallace Hampton Tucker Wallace Hampton Tucker is an American astrophysicist who specializes in high-energy astrophysics, an award-winning playwright, and an active environmentalist. Early life Tucker was born in McAlester, Oklahoma. He’s a part of the Choctaw tribe ...

, American astrophysicist * Walter Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Warwick Tucker Warwick Tucker is an Australian mathematician at Monash University (previously deputy Chair and Chair at the Department of Mathematics at Uppsala University 2009–2020) who works on dynamical systems, chaos theory and computational mathematics. H ...

, Australian mathematician * Wendell Tucker (born 1943), American football player *

Whit Tucker Whitman D. (Whit) Tucker (born November 15, 1940) is a former professional Canadian football flanker in the Canadian Football League who played the entirety of his career with the Ottawa Rough Riders. He was a CFL-All Star in 1967 and won two G ...

(born 1940), Canadian football player * Will Tucker (born 1998), New Zealand rugby union footballer * William Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Willis Tucker Willis D. Tucker (November 13, 1922 – June 30, 2000) was an American politician and newspaper editor from Washington state. Tucker was the longtime editor of the '' Western Sun'' in southern Snohomish County from 1965 to 1980. He was elected as ...

(1922–2000), American politician * Wilson Tucker (disambiguation), multiple people

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Yvonne Edwards Tucker Yvonne Edwards Tucker, also known as Yvonne Edwards–Tucker (born 1941) is an American artist, known as a potter, sculptor, and educator. She has taught at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee since 1973. About Yvonne Edwards is African-Ameri ...

(born 1941), American potter and educator

Fictional characters

* Nina Tucker, character on the Australian soap opera television series ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...

'' * Shou Tucker and his daughter Nina, characters in the '' Fullmetal Alchemist'' manga and anime series *

Trip Tucker Charles "Trip" Tucker III, portrayed by Connor Trinneer, is a fictional character in the television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise''. Tucker was the chief engineer on the ''Enterprise'' and also briefly served in the same role aboard the Enter ...

, character on the television series '' Star Trek: Enterprise''

References

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