Tucker may refer to:

Places

United States

Tucker, Arkansas Tucker is an Unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Arkansas. It has an elevation of 226 ft (69 m) and is located southeast of Little Rock. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a po ...

* Tucker, Georgia *

Tucker, Mississippi Tucker is a census-designated place (CDP) in Neshoba County, Mississippi, Neshoba County, Mississippi. It is one of the eight communities of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Reservation and the population is 93% Choctaw. The population was 6 ...

Tucker, Missouri Tucker is an extinct town in southwestern Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. The community lies on Missouri Route Z, south of Gatewood and three miles north of the Missouri-Arkansas ...

Tucker, Utah Tucker is a ghost town located near the east end of the Spanish Fork River in Utah County, Utah, Utah County, Utah, United States below Soldier Summit, Utah, Soldier Summit on U.S. Route 6 in Utah, U.S. Route 6. It was once an important loading p ...

, ghost town * Tucker County, West Virginia

Outer space

Tucker (crater) Tucker is a small lunar impact crater in the southern part of the Mare Smythii. It is located along the eastern limb of the Moon, and from the Earth it is seen nearly from the edge. It lies between the slightly larger crater Lebesgue to the northea ...

, a small lunar impact crater in the southern part of the Mare Smythii

People

Tucker (given name) Tucker is a given name of mixed origin, likely deriving from the occupational surname referring to a "cloth-softener". The word 'Tucker' comes from the German word ''Tucher'', meaning cloth-weaver. People with the given name "Tucker" include ...

, a page for people with the given name "Tucker" *

Tucker (surname) Tucker is a surname 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 ...

, a page for people with the last name "Tucker" * Tucker (American wrestler) *

Tucker (Northern Irish wrestler) Paul Gallagher (born 5 April 1990), better known by his ring name Tucker, is a Northern Irish professional wrestler, who is currently working in the independent circuit. Professional wrestling career Tucker made his debut on the European indep ...

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

*Tucker, a Shetland pony in the film, '' Racing Stripes'' *Tucker Crowe, the fictional reclusive singer-songwriter in Nick Hornby's novel ''

Juliet, Naked ''Juliet, Naked'' is a novel by the British author Nick Hornby published in 2009. It tells the story of Annie, the long-suffering girlfriend of obsessed music fan Duncan, and the object of his obsession, singer-songwriter Tucker Crowe. The pl ...

'' *

Tucker Foley The series '' Danny Phantom'' centers on young Danny Fenton and his coming-of-age story as a half-ghost superhero in the town of Amity Park. Over the course of the series, he betters both himself and his powers as he deals with ghosts, balancin ...

, one of the titular character's best friends on the animated series ''Danny Phantom'' *

Tucker Jenkins Peter "Tucker" Jenkins is a main character of British children's drama series ''Grange Hill'', who appeared as a main cast member in the first four seasons. He would later guest appear in the show throughout its thirty-season run and would feat ...

, played by actor Todd Carty in the BBC television series ''Grange Hill'' and spin-off ''Tucker's Luck'' *

Cameron Tucker ''Modern Family'' is an American TV comedy series revolving around three families interrelated through Jay Pritchett, his son Mitchell Pritchett, and his daughter Claire Dunphy. The families meet for family functions (usually around their three ...

, fictional character in the television series ''Modern Family'' *Tucker Williams, a.k.a. Mega Boy, from the film ''

Zoom Zoom may refer to: Technology Computing * Zoom (software), videoconferencing application * Page zooming, the ability to magnify or shrink a portion of a page on a computer display * Zooming user interface, a graphical interface allowing for image ...

'' * Cale Tucker, the main protagonist of the 2000 animated sci-fi epic film ''Titan A.E.'' *Amos Tucker, fictional character portrayed by Tim Conway in the movie ''

The Apple Dumpling Gang ''The Apple Dumpling Gang'' is a 1971 novel by Jack Bickham, about a group of orphaned children during the California gold rush. They encounter a gambler who reluctantly helps them, as well as a pair of hapless robbers who are after the gold ...

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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 ...

, fictional character on ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' *Lavernius Tucker, fictional character in the machinima science fiction comedy video series ''

Red vs. Blue ''Red vs. Blue'', often abbreviated as ''RvB'', is an American web series created by Burnie Burns with his production company Rooster Teeth. The show is based on the setting of the military science fiction first-person shooter series and media fr ...

'' *Libby Tucker, the character played by Dinah Manoff in Neil Simon's play '' I Ought to Be in Pictures'' as well as the eponymous 1982 film *

Malcolm Tucker Malcolm Tucker is the fictional antihero of the BBC political satire ''The Thick of It'', portrayed by Peter Capaldi. He is the Director of Communications for his party in both Government and Opposition, acting as the Prime Minister's chief en ...

, master of spin in Armando Iannucci's ''The Thick of It'' and ''In the Loop'' * Nina Tucker, fictional character in the TV series ''Neighbours'' *Tucker/Norm Phipps, a character in the 1998 movie ''

There's Something About Mary ''There's Something About Mary'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly. It stars Cameron Diaz as the title character with Ben Stiller, Matt Dillon, Lee Evans, and Chris Elliott all playing men who ...

'' *Tucker's, the club in the '' Black Mirror'' episode, "San Junipero", where Yorkie and Kelly first meet

Film and television

* '' Tucker: The Man and His Dream'', film about Preston Tucker * ''Tucker'' (2000 TV series), a 2000–2001 American television series that aired on NBC * ''Tucker'' (2005 TV program), a 2005–2008 American television program, previously called ''The Situation with Tucker Carlson'', hosted by Tucker Carlson that aired on MSNBC ** '' Tucker Carlson Tonight'', the Fox News program currently hosted by Tucker Carlson * ''

Tucker's Luck ''Tucker's Luck'' is a British television series made by the BBC between 1983 and 1985. The series is a spin-off from the school drama ''Grange Hill (TV series), Grange Hill'' and capitalised on the popularity of one of the series' original char ...

'', a British television series starring Todd Carty as Tucker that aired on BBC

Brands and enterprises

Tucker 48 The Tucker 48, commonly referred to as the Tucker Torpedo, was an automobile conceived by Preston Tucker while in Ypsilanti, Michigan and briefly produced in Chicago, Illinois in 1948. Only 51 cars were made including their prototype before the c ...

, also nicknamed "Tucker Torpedo", a 1948 sedan automobile * Tucker Sno-Cat, manufacturer of snowcats

Ships

* USS ''Henry W. Tucker'', name of more than one United States Navy ship * USS ''Tucker'', name of more than one United States Navy ship

Other uses

Tucker (dog) Tucker is a scat detection dog famous for his ability to find orca scat from the prow of a boat. A black Labrador Retriever, Labrador retriever mix, he was born in August 2004, and adopted by Conservation Canines in May 2006 from SnoLine Kennels ...

, scat detection dog * Tucker, a practitioner of

fulling Fulling, also known as felting, tucking or walking ( Scots: ''waukin'', hence often spelled waulking in Scottish English), is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of woven or knitted cloth (particularly wool) to elimin ...

, a step in the processing of woolen cloth * Bush tucker, Australian expression for food obtained from native plants and animals * Tucker bag, tucker box, historically used by travelers in the Australian outback *

Tucker decomposition In mathematics, Tucker decomposition decomposes a tensor into a set of matrices and one small core tensor. It is named after Ledyard R. Tucker although it goes back to Hitchcock in 1927. Initially described as a three-mode extension of factor ana ...

, mathematical decomposition for tensors *

Tuckerization Tuckerization (or tuckerism) is the act of using a person's name (and sometimes other characteristics) in an original story as an in-joke. The term is derived from Wilson Tucker, a pioneering American science fiction writer, fan and fanzine editor ...

, act of using a person's name in an original story as an in-joke {{Disambiguation, geo, given name English masculine given names