Waller is a surname mainly of

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origin, with several possible etymologies. Notable people with this name include:

Arts and entertainment

Music

Charlie Waller (American musician) Charles Otis Waller (January 19, 1935 – August 18, 2004) was the lead singer and guitarist for the bluegrass band The Country Gentlemen. Waller was involved with The Country Gentlemen for 47 years. As a member of The Country Gentlemen, Waller w ...

(1935–2004), American bluegrass musician * Charlie Waller (British musician) (born 1980), British rock musician *

Fats Waller Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, violinist, singer, and comedic entertainer. His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz pi ...

, jazz musician *

Gordon Waller Gordon Trueman Riviere Waller (4 June 1945 – 17 July 2009) was a Scottish guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as Gordon of the 1960s pop music duo Peter and Gordon, whose biggest hit was the no. 1 million-selling single " A World W ...

(1945–2009), Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist, one half of the duo Peter and Gordon *

Rik Waller Richard "Rik" Waller (born 1981) is an English Pop music, pop singer. After appearing as a contestant on the TV series ''Pop Idol'', he had two UK Top 40 hits with cover versions of "I Will Always Love You" and "(Something Inside) So Strong ...

, British singer

Other media

Anthony Waller Anthony Waller (born 24 October 1959) is a film director. He was born in Beirut. Filmography *'' Mute Witness'' (1995) *''An American Werewolf in Paris'' (1997) *'' The Guilty'' (2000) *''Nine Miles Down'' (2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, F ...

(born 1959), film director * Carroll Waller (1927–2014), American preservationist and writer * Douglas C. Waller (born 1949), American writer *

Edmund Waller Edmund Waller, FRS (3 March 1606 – 21 October 1687) was an English poet and politician who was Member of Parliament for various constituencies between 1624 and 1687, and one of the longest serving members of the English House of Commons. So ...

(1606–1687), English poet and politician * Emma Waller (1815–1899), English actress, famous in America * Farida Waller (born 1993), Thai actress and model *

Fred Waller Frederic Waller (1886 – May 18, 1954) was an American inventor and film pioneer. Career Waller is most known for his contributions to film special effects while working at Paramount Pictures, for his creation of the Waller Flexible Gunnery Tra ...

, (1886–1954), inventor of Cinerama * Judith C. Waller (1889–1973), American radio pioneer *

Lewis Waller William Waller Lewis (3 November 1860 – 1 November 1915), known on stage as Lewis Waller, was an English actor and theatre manager, well known on the London stage and in the English provinces. After early stage experience with J. L. Toole's a ...

(1860–1915), English actor * Mary Lemon Waller (1851–1931), English portrait painter *

Robert James Waller Robert James Waller (August 1, 1939 – March 10, 2017) was an American author best known for '' The Bridges of Madison County'', an enormously successful book in 1993. He was also a photographer and musician. Life Robert James Waller Jr. was ...

(1939–2017), American author *

Tom Waller Tom Waller (born 4 April 1974 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a film director, screenwriter, and producer. Waller founded the production company De Warrenne Pictures Ltd and secured funding for the film '' Monk Dawson'' (1998), his directorial debut, a s ...

(born 1974), Thai film director and producer *

Vincent Waller Vincent Paul Waller (born September 30, 1960) is an American writer, storyboard artist, animator, and technical director. He has worked on several animated television shows and movies, the most notable ones being ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' and ' ...

, American animator, showrunner of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' since 2015

Government and politics

Benjamin Waller Benjamin Waller (1 October 1716 – 1 May 1786) was descended from a Virginia family established in the state since the 17th century. He was born in King William County, Virginia, the son of Col. John and Dorothy (King) Waller, and was trained a ...

, Williamsburg, Virginia attorney and judge * Bill Waller, American politician, governor of Mississippi * Christopher Waller, American economist *

Edwin Waller Edwin Waller (November 4, 1800 – January 3, 1881) was an entrepreneur, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, the first mayor of Austin, Texas, and the designer of its downtown grid plan. Texas independence He was born in Spotsyl ...

, American statesman *

Gary Waller Gary Peter Anthony Waller (24 June 1945 – 21 July 2017) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. Schooling Waller was educated at Rugby School, where he excelled at cross country running, and graduated from Lancaster ...

(1945–2017), British politician * George Mark Waller, Lord Justice of Appeal,

Court of Appeal of England and Wales The Court of Appeal (formally "His Majesty's Court of Appeal in England", commonly cited as "CA", "EWCA" or "CoA") is the highest court within the Courts of England and Wales#Senior Courts of England and Wales, Senior Courts of England and Wal ...

George Platt Waller George Platt Waller Jr. (September 7, 1889 – February 26, 1962) was an American diplomat and the United States chargé d'affaires in Luxembourg during World War II. Biography Early life George Platt Waller Jr. was born to George Platt and S ...

, American diplomat * John L. Waller, lawyer, journalist, publisher and U.S. Counsel to Madagascar *

Keith Waller Sir (John) Keith Waller (19 February 191414 November 1992) was a senior Australian public servant and diplomat. Life and career Keith Waller was born in Melbourne in 1914. He was educated at Scotch College and the University of Melbourne. Wa ...

(1914–1992), Australian public servant and diplomat *

Mark Waller (judge) Sir George Mark Waller PC (born 13 October 1940) is a former Lord Justice of Appeal who served as the Vice-President of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. The son of the Rt Hon Sir George Waller, he was educated at ...

, British judge *

Robert Waller (pundit) Robert Waller (born September 1955) is a British election expert, author, teacher, and former opinion pollster. His best known published work is '' The Almanac of British Politics'' (8 editions, 1983–2007), a guide to the voting patterns of all ...

, British elections expert * William L. Waller, Jr., American chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court

Military

Hardress Waller Sir Hardress Waller (1666), was an English Protestant who settled in Ireland and fought for Parliament in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A leading member of the radical element within the New Model Army, he signed the death warrant for the Ex ...

(c. 1604–1666), English parliamentarian in the English Civil War, convicted of the regicide of King Charles I *

Hector Waller Hector Macdonald Laws Waller, (4 April 1900 – 1 March 1942) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). His career spanned almost thirty years, including service in both world wars. At the helm of the flotilla leader in the Med ...

, officer in the Royal Australian Navy *

Littleton Waller Littleton Tazewell "Tony" Waller (September 26, 1856 – July 13, 1926) was a career officer in the United States Marine Corps, who served in the Spanish–American War, the Caribbean and Asia. He was court martialled and acquitted for acti ...

, officer in the United States Marine Corps *

William Waller Sir William Waller JP (c. 159719 September 1668) was an English soldier and politician, who commanded Parliamentarian armies during the First English Civil War, before relinquishing his commission under the 1645 Self-denying Ordinance. ...

(c. 1597–1668), English Parliamentary general during the English Civil War *

William Francis Frederick Waller Colonel William Francis Frederick Waller Victoria Cross, VC (20 August 1839 – 29 January 1885) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Ki ...

(1839–1885), British soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross * Sir Richard Waller (c. 1395–c. 1462), English soldier and official noted for capturing the Duke of Orleans, the French commander at the Battle of Agincourt

Religion

Charles Henry Waller Charles Henry Waller (1840–1910) was a Church of England minister, evangelical theologian and teacher. Biography Born at Ettingshall in Staffordshire (now part of Wolverhampton) on 23 November 1840, Waller was the eldest son of Stephen R. Walle ...

(1840–1910), Church of England theologian * J. G. Waller, Canadian Anglican missionary in Japan * John Waller (preacher) (1741–1802), Baptist preacher in Virginia, South Carolina and Kentucky

Science and academia

Alfred Rayney Waller Alfred Rayney Waller (1867, York – 1922) was an English journalist and man of letters, known as the co-editor-in-chief with A. W. Ward of ''The Cambridge History of English Literature''. A. R. Waller received an M.A. from Peterhouse, Cambrid ...

(1867–1922), British journalist, translator and editor * Augustus Volney Waller (1816–1870), British neurophysiologist *

Augustus Desiré Waller Augustus Desiré Waller FRS (12 July 1856 – 11 March 1922) was a British physiologist and the son of Augustus Volney Waller. He was born in Paris, France. He studied medicine at Aberdeen University, where he qualified in 1878 and obtained h ...

(1856–1922), scientist and son of Augustus Volney Waller * Carroll Waller (1927–2014), American preservationist and writer *

Erik Waller (collector) Erik Waller (1875–1955) was a Swedish surgeon and book collector. Waller collected some 20,000 important books on science and medicine, including 150 incunabula and other early editions. In his last will and testament he left the whole co ...

(1875–1955), Swedish surgeon and book collector *

Ivar Waller Ivar Waller (11 June 1898 – 12 April 1991) was a Swedish professor of theoretical physics at Uppsala University. He developed the theory of X-ray scattering by lattice vibrations of a crystal, building upon the prior work of Peter Debye. The De ...

(1898–1991), physicist

Sports

* Alex Waller (born 1990), English rugby union player * Charlie Waller (American football) (1921–2009), American football coach *

Chris Waller (gymnast) Manfred Christopher Waller (born September 20, 1968 in Evanston, Illinois) is a retired American gymnast who competed in the 1990 Goodwill Games, and the 1992 Summer Olympics. From 2020 to 2022, he was the head coach for the UCLA Bruins gymnasti ...

(born 1968), American gymnast * Chris Waller (cricketer) (born 1948), English cricketer *

Darren Waller Darren Charles Waller (born September 13, 1992) is an American football tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Tech. He is the great-grandson of composer and jazz pianist ...

(born 1992), American football player * Dwight Waller, American professional basketball player * Erik Waller (sailor) (1887–1958), Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics * Ethan Waller (born 1992), English rugby union player * Phil Waller (rugby union), Wales and British Lions rugby player * Ruth Waller, English athlete *

Tye Waller Elliott Tyrone Waller (born March 14, 1957) or more commonly known as Tye Waller or Ty Waller, is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. He was also a coach for the Oakland Athletics from 2007 to 2015. Playing career Waller was drafted b ...

(born 1957), American baseball player *

Wilf Waller Wilfred Hugh Waller (born 27 July 1877) was a South African amateur football goalkeeper who played for various British clubs around the turn of the 20th century, including a period with Bolton Wanderers where he became the first South African p ...

(born 1877), South African footballer with Bolton Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton

Other fields

* Waller family (Kent) * Anne Waller, Lady Waller (died 1661 or 1662), English diarist * Frederick S. Waller (1822-1905), resident architect of

Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the River Severn. It originated with the establishment of a minster dedicated to S ...

* Mathew Waller (1617–1680), Early New England settler

Fictional

Amanda Waller Amanda Blake Waller (née White), also known as "the Wall", is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''Legends'' #1 in 1986 and was created by John Ostrander, Len Wein, and ...

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

character *Toby Waller, character of Roots known as

Kunta Kinte Kunta Kinte ( – ; ) is a character in the 1976 novel '' Roots: The Saga of an American Family'' by American author Alex Haley. Kunta Kinte was based on one of Haley's ancestors, a Gambian man who was born around 1750, enslaved, and taken to ...