The following are notable people associated with the name Waite.

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Arthur Edward Waite Arthur Edward Waite (2 October 1857 – 19 May 1942) was a British poet and scholarly mystic who wrote extensively on occult and esoteric matters, and was the co-creator of the Rider–Waite tarot deck (also called the Rider–Waite–Smith o ...

, occultist and co-creator of the Rider-Waite tarot deck * Arthur Waite (racing driver), Australian racing driver *

Catharine Van Valkenburg Waite Catharine Van Valkenburg Waite (30 January 1829, Dumfries, Ontario, Canada – 9 November 1913, Chicago, Illinois) was a United States author, lawyer, businesswoman, and women's suffrage activist. Biography Born in Canada, Van Valkenburg ...

, United States author, lawyer and women's suffrage activist. * Charles Betts "C. B." Waite, American photographer * Charles Burlingame Waite, American jurist and author *

David Waite David Waite (born 30 May 1951) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He has also coached Great Britain in the Rugby League Tri-Nations. Background Waite was born in New South Wales, Australia. Waite holds a British passpo ...

, Australian rugby league coach *

Davis Hanson Waite Davis Hanson Waite (April 9, 1825 – November 27, 1901) was an American politician. He was a member of the Populist Party, and he served as the eighth Governor of Colorado from 1893 to 1895. Biography Early years Davis Hanson Waite was bor ...

(1825-1901), Populist governor of Colorado *

Edgar Ravenswood Waite Edgar Ravenswood Waite (5 May 1866 – 19 January 1928) was a British/Australian zoologist, ichthyologist, herpetologist, and ornithologist. Waite was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, the second son of John Waite, a bank clerk, and his wife J ...

, Australian zoologist * Harold Roy Waite (1884-1978), American aviator * Henry Chester Waite (1830-1912), American lawyer, banker, and politician *

Jamie Waite Jamie Waite (born 20 February 1986) is a Thai-British retired professional football goalkeeper who last played for Lowestoft Town. He has represented Thailand at full international level. Career Born in Plymouth, Devon, Waite later moved to ...

(born 1986), Thai footballer *

Jimmy Waite James Dean Waite (born April 15, 1969) is a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former goaltender. He currently serves as the goaltending coach for the Chicago Blackhawks. Playing career Waite was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec. As a ...

, ice hockey goaltender *

John Waite John Charles Waite (born 4 July 1952) is an English musician. As a solo artist, he has released ten studio albums and is best known for the 1984 hit single " Missing You", which reached No. 1 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the top ten on ...

, British rock singer *

John Waite (cricketer) John Henry Bickford Waite (19 January 1930 – 22 June 2011) was a South African cricketer who played in fifty Tests from 1951 to 1965. He was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal, and educated at Hilton College and Rhodes University. He was the fi ...

, South African wicketkeeper–opening batsman *

John Musgrave Waite John Musgrave Waite (c. 1820 – 13 September 1884) was a Victorian fencing master (sabre, singlestick, small-sword, foil), non-commissioned officer in the 2nd Life Guards. "A master who had a considerable following between about 1865 and 1880 w ...

(1820-1884), Victorian fencing master * Joseph Waite (alive in 1893 in England), a Latin and Greek scholar who edited the book ''Latin and Greek verse'' by Thomas Saunders Evans *

Keith Waite Keith Roy Waite (19 March 1927, in New Plymouth, New Zealand – 10 April 2014, in Ipswich, United Kingdom) was a New Zealand-born editorial cartoonist. He has been referred to as one of the 'greatest-ever social and political cartoonists' in Bri ...

(1927–2014), New Zealand-born English editorial cartoonist *

Mitchell Waite Mitchell Waite is an American computer programmer, author and publisher of programming books and the mobile app iBird. Birding app first published by Mitch Waite Group in 2008iBird Pro for the Apple iPhoneHis first book "Projects in Sight, Sound ...

(born 1946), author of books on electronics and computing * Morrison Waite (1816-1888), U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1874–1888 * Norman Waite (1898–1970), English footballer *

Peter Waite Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

(1834–1922), South Australian pastoralist, businessman, company director and philanthropist * Ralph Waite (1928–2014), American actor, best known for the role of John Walton on the TV series ''The Waltons'' *

Reginald Waite Air Commodore Reginald Newham Waite, (30 June 1901 – 7 May 1975) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the middle of the 20th century. Waite joined the RAF in 1920, receiving his initial instruction as a flight cadet at the RAF C ...

, Royal Air Force officer * Terry Waite, British humanitarian and author * Thomas Waite (regicide), English Member of Parliament and one of the regicides of King Charles I *

Thomas Waite (Under-Secretary for Ireland) Thomas Waite (11 November 1718 – 2 February 1780), was an Irish civil servant. Waite was Under-Secretary for Ireland to the Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1747 and 1777. He was also Secretary to the Lords Justices of Ireland during the lon ...

, 1747–1774 *

Tommy Waite Thomas Waite (born 11 March 1972, in Belfast) is a Northern Irish Northern Irish people is a demonym for all people born in Northern Ireland or people who are entitled to reside in Northern Ireland without any restriction on their perio ...

(born 1972), Northern Irish boxer of the 1990s and 2000s

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Waite Hoyt Waite Charles Hoyt (September 9, 1899 – August 25, 1984) was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for seven different teams during 1918–1938. He was one of the dominant pitchers of the 19 ...

, American baseball player *

Waite Phillips Waite Phillips (January 19, 1883 – January 27, 1964) was an American petroleum businessman who created a fully integrated operation that combined petroleum producing, refining and marketing. With headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he also develo ...

, American Petroleum Businessman, Philanthropist *

Waite Stirling Waite Hockin Stirling (1829 – 19 November 1923) was a 19th-century missionary with the Patagonian Missionary Society (later known as the South American Missionary Society) and was the first Anglican Bishop of the Falkland Islands. He was bro ...

, First Anglican Bishop of the Falkland Islands.

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* Asenath Waite, character in H.P. Lovecraft's

The Thing on the Doorstep "The Thing on the Doorstep" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, part of the Cthulhu Mythos universe. It was written in August 1933, and first published in the January 1937 issue of ''Weird Tales''. Inspiration The ide ...

* Ephraim Waite, character in H.P. Lovecraft's

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