William Barker may refer to:

Politicians

William Barker (translator) William Barker ( fl. 1572) was an English translator. Life Barker was born before 1522 and educated in the University of Cambridge at the cost of Queen Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England. He appears to have commenced M.A. in ...

( 1570), English translator and MP for Great Yarmouth and Bramber *

William Barker (MP for Berkshire) William Barker may refer to: Politicians *William Barker (translator) ( 1570), English translator and MP for Great Yarmouth and Bramber * William Barker (MP for Berkshire) (died 1685), English Member of Parliament for Berkshire *Sir William Barker ...

(died 1685), English Member of Parliament for

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...

Sir William Barker, 5th Baronet Sir William Barker, 5th Baronet (1685 – 23 July 1731) of Grimston Hall, Suffolk was a British Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1708 and 1731. Early life Barker was the son of Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet and his wife Brid ...

(1685–1731), British Member of Parliament for Ipswich, Thetford and Suffolk *

William Barker (Queensland politician) William Barker (1819 – 22 December 1886) was a Station owner and Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. He was born in Dumfries, Scotland in 1819 to John Barker and his wife Anna Maria (née Smith). He arrived in Queensland and ...

(1819–1886), member of the Queensland Legislative Council *

William J. Barker (Denver mayor) William J. Barker (December 23, 1831 – March 27, 1900) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Denver, Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It enc ...

(1832–1900), American politician

Judges

William J. Barker William Julius Barker (June 25, 1886 – April 13, 1968), frequently known as W. J. Barker, was an American lawyer and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Education and career B ...

(1886–1968), American lawyer and judge *

William M. Barker William Muecke Barker (September 13, 1941 – April 3, 2023) was an American jurist. He was the chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1995 to 2009. Early life and education Barker was born on September 13, 1941, in Chattanooga, Tenn ...

(born 1941), Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1995 to 2009

Sportspeople

William Barker (Surrey cricketer) William Barker (born 1857, date of death unknown) was an English cricketer. He played one first-class cricket, first-class match for Surrey County Cricket Club, Surrey in 1882. See also * List of Surrey County Cricket Club players References ...

(1857–?), English cricketer *

William Barker (tennis) William Barker (born 21 March 1981) is a British former professional tennis player. Barker played collegiate tennis for Rice University in the United States, forming a doubles partnership with twin brother Richard. The pair had 35 consecutive wi ...

, British tennis player *

Billy Barker (footballer, born 1883) William Clement Barker (1883–1937) was an English association football, footballer who played in the English Football League, Football League for Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough. References

1883 births 1937 deaths English men's footb ...

(1883–1937), footballer for Middlesbrough F.C. in the early 20th century; see List of Middlesbrough F.C. players *

Bill Barker (footballer) William Barker (31 May 1924 – 2002) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City. Career Barker played for Stoke City and made one appearance for Stoke in the Football League which came in a 1–1 draw away at Ma ...

(1924–2002), footballer who played for Stoke City *

Will Barker (American football) William Sherrerd Barker (born July 3, 1987) is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Virginia. ...

(born 1987), American football player

Religion

William Barker (priest, died 1776) William Barker was an Anglican priest in Ireland. Barker was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Dean of Raphoe from 1757 until his death in 1776. His grandson was the second Anglican bishop of Sydney The Archbishop of Sydney is th ...

, Irish priest, Dean of Raphoe *

William Barker (priest, died 1917) William Barker (1 December 1838 – 28 January 1917) was Dean of Carlisle from 1908 to his death in 1917. Born in London, he was educated at Worcester College, Oxford and ordained in 1862. He began his ecclesiastical career as Curate of Han ...

(1838–1917), Dean of Carlisle *

William Morris Barker William Morris Barker (May 12, 1854 – February 21, 1901) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia from 1894 to 1901. He also served as bishop of the former Episcopal Diocese of Western Colorado The Episcopal Diocese of Western Colorado was ...

(1854–1901), American bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia

Others

William Barker (chemist) William Barker (1810–1873) was the second professor of chemistry at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland from 1850 to 1873. Barker was born in Dublin in 1810 as the son of Francis Barker M.D., professor of chemistry at Trinity College Du ...

(1810–1873), Irish professor of chemistry *

William Barker (prospector) William Barker (1817–1894), also known as Billy Barker, was an English prospector who was famous for being one of the first to find a large amount of gold in the Cariboo of British Columbia. He was also the founder and namesake of Barkerville ...

(1817–1894), English miner and prospector who found gold in Canada *

William Burckhardt Barker William Burckhardt Barker (1810?–1856) was an English orientalist. Life Barker was born about 1810, at which time John Barker, his father, was consul at Aleppo. From both his parents he inherited a singular linguistic aptitude. He was the god ...

(1810–1856), English orientalist *

William George Barker William George Barker, (3 November 1894 – 12 March 1930) was a Canadian First World War fighter ace and Victoria Cross recipient. He is the most decorated serviceman in the history of Canada. Early life Born on a family farm in Dauphin, Man ...

(1894–1930), Canadian Victoria Cross recipient and World War I flying ace *

William Gibbs Barker The Rev. William Gibbs Barker (1811 – 14 November 1897) was an English clergyman and genealogist. Barker became incumbent of St Paul's, Walsall, in 1839 after he became head master of the Free Grammar School there to which the incumbency of that ...

( 1811–1897), English clergyman and genealogist *

William Higgs Barker William Higgs Barker (1744–1815) was an English Hebraist. Life Barker was of the same family as the Hebraist Samuel Barker, and son of George Barker, tailor, of Great Russell Street, London. He was admitted on the foundation of St. Paul's Sch ...

(1744–1815), English Hebraist *

William Robert Barker William (Bill) Robert Barker is an Honorary Research Associate of the State Herbarium of South Australia. He is a former Chief Botanist of the State Herbarium. With Robyn Mary Barker and Laurence Haegi he had a particular interest in ''Hakea'' in ...

, Australian botanist *

William S. Barker William Shirmer Barker (born 1934) is an American church historian, educator, and leader. Barker studied at Princeton University, Cornell University, Covenant Theological Seminary, and Vanderbilt University. He taught at Covenant College before m ...

(born 1934), American church historian, educator, and leader *

Will Barker William George Barker (18 January 1868, in Cheshunt – 6 November 1951, in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon) was a British film producer, director, cinematographer, and entrepreneur who took film-making in Britain from a low budget form of novel ...

(1867–1951), aka William George Barker, English film producer and director *Bill Barker (born 1957), creator of

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, underground conceptual artwork *Bill Barker, police officer who died in the November 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods, namesake of

Barker Crossing Barker Crossing was a pedestrian footbridge in Workington, Cumbria, England that crossed the River Derwent, and linked the north and south sides of the town. Army engineers built it in November 2009 after flooding put the town's bridges out of u ...

*Bill Barker, actor who portrayed Dr. Duckbill Platypus and Elsie Jean Platypus on ''

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' (sometimes shortened to ''Mister Rogers'') is an American half-hour educational children's television series that ran from 1968 to 2001, and was created and hosted by Fred Rogers. The series ''Misterogers'' debut ...

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