Shaker or Shakers may refer to:

Religious groups

Shakers The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, more commonly known as the Shakers, are a millenarian restorationist Christian sect founded in England and then organized in the United States in the 1780s. They were initially ...

, a historically significant Christian sect * Indian Shakers, a smaller Christian denomination

Objects and instruments

Shaker (musical instrument) The word shaker describes various percussive musical instruments used for creating rhythm in music. They are called shakers because the method of creating the sound involves shaking them – moving them back and forth in the air rather than strik ...

, an indirect struck idiophone * Cocktail shaker, a device used to mix beverages (usually alcoholic) by shaking *

Shaker (salt and pepper) Salt and pepper shakers or salt and pepper pots, of which the first item is normally called a salt cellar in British English, are condiment dispensers used in Western culture that are designed to allow diners to distribute grains of edible sa ...

, condiment dispensers designed to allow diners to distribute grains of edible salt and ground peppercorns * Shaker (laboratory), a device used to stir liquids in chemistry and biology *

Shaker (testing device) A shaker is a device used in vibration testing to excite the structure, either for endurance testing or modal testing. References *Tongue, Benson, ''Principles of Vibration'', Oxford University Press, 2001, *Inman, Daniel J., ''Engineering Vibr ...

, a vibration device used in endurance testing or modal testing *

Shaker scoop A shaker scoop (sometimes called a shaker hood scoop or a shaker hood) is an automobile term for an air intake for combustion air that is mounted directly on top of the engine's air cleaner and protrudes through a hole in the hood. Since it is f ...

, an auto component * Shale shakers, a type of solids control equipment

Music

, an indirect struck idiophone * Shaker (Lil Shaker), a Ghanaian recording artist, songwriter, producer and performer * The Shakers (band) a pseudonym for the band Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes * Los Shakers, a Uruguayan band * ''Shaker'' (David Johansen album), 2002 * ''Shaker'' (Akina Nakamori album)

People with the name

* Shaker Aamer (born 1966), Saudi citizen held in Guantanamo Bay *

Shaker Ahmed Shaker Ahmed (born 1992) is a Bangladeshi cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on t ...

(born 1992), a Bangladeshi cricket player * Shaker Al-Nabulsi (1940-2014), an American author *

Shaker Asad Shaker Asad (born August 18, 1979) is a Palestinian former soccer midfielder who spent three seasons in Major League Soccer and one in the USL First Division. He also played for the Palestinian national team. Club career Early career Asad was ...

(born 1979), a Palestinian former soccer midfielder * Shaker Elsayed (born 1951), the Imam of the Dar Al-Hijrah mosque *

Shaker Ismail Shaker Ismail ( ar, شاكر إسماعيل, born 1927) is an Iraqi former international football player, who was one of the first players to play in first Iraq national football team. He also played for Al-Minaa. International career Ismail pl ...

(born 1927), an Iraqi former international football player * Shaker Mahmoud (born 1963), an Iraqi football midfielder *

Shaker Zahra Shaker A. Zahra is the Robert E. Buuck Chair of Entrepreneurship and professor of strategy and entrepreneurship, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. He is also the academic director of the Gary S. Holmes Entrepreneurship Center. ...

, professor of strategy and entrepreneurship, Carlson School of Management * Amirhossein Shaker (born 2001) *

Hakeem Shaker Hakeem Shaker ( ar, حكيم شاكر; born 7 January 1963 in Baghdad, Iraq), is a former Iraqi football player and manager. At some point between late 2012 and early 2013, Hakeem was the first and only Iraqi coach to manage three Iraqi national ...

(born 1963), a former Iraqi football player and manager *

Hany Shaker Hany Shaker ( ar, هانى شاكر, ; born December 21, 1952) is an Egyptian singer, actor and composer. His first public appearance was when he sang with Abd El Halim Hafez Choral Group in "Sora", then he played in the movie Sayed Darwish as ...

(born 1952), an Egyptian singer, actor and composer *

Huda Sajjad Mahmoud Shaker Huda Sajjad Mahmoud Shaker ( ar, هدى سجاد محمود شاكر) (born 5 November 1978, العمر : ٤٣ سنة ), عدد الاولاد:٣ is an Iraqi politician from Najaf Governorate. She holds a bachelor's degree in chemis ...

(born 1978), an Iraqi politician *

Jalal Shaker Jalal Shaker is a former Iraqi football defender. He competed in the 1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-y ...

, a former Iraqi football defender *

Mahmoud Shaker Air Marshal Mahmoud Shaker Abdel-Monem ( ar, محمود شاكر) (20 July 1926 – 6 April 1980) was a senior commander in the Egyptian Air Force. Early life and education Mahmoud Shaker was born on 20 July 1926 in Al Bidaa in the Dakahlia G ...

(1926-1980), a senior commander in the Egyptian Air Force *

Masihuddin Shaker Masihuddin Shaker is a Bangladeshi film director and writer. In 1979, he won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for the film ''Surja Dighal Bari''. Background Shaker studied architecture at Bangladesh University of Engineering ...

, Bangladeshi film director and writer *

Mohamed Shaker Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Shaker ( ar, محمد ابراهيم شاكر; 16 October 1933 – 29 March 2018), was an Egyptian diplomat and political scientist. Born in Egypt capital city, Cairo in 1933, he graduated in Cairo University in 1955 and ...

(1933-2018), an Egyptian diplomat and political scientist *

Mohammed Ali Shaker Mohammed Ali Shaker (Arabic: محمد علي شاكر ; born 27 April 1997), known as Mohammed Shaker, is an Emirati footballer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national football team and Al Ain FC Al Ain Football Club ( ar, نادي ...

(born 1997), an Emirati footballer *

Mohammad-Hossein Shaker Mohammad-Hossein Shaker ( fa, محمدحسین شاکر) is an Iranian retired military officer who served as the Chief-of-Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army , founded = , current_form = (Islamic Republic) , disband ...

, an Iranian retired military officer * Nadhim Shaker (1958-2020), Iraqi football player and coach * Noor Shaker, a Syrian entrepreneur and computer scientist *

Salam Shaker Salam Shaker Ali Dad ( ar, سلام شاكر علي داد , born 31 July 1986) is a former Iraqi professional footballer of who played for Al-Talaba. He played for the Iraq national football team until 2016. He was part of the Iraqi team that ...

(born 1986), a former Iraqi professional footballer *

Samir Shaker Samir Shaker Mahmoud (born 28 February 1958) is an Iraqi former professional footballer who played as defender. He represented the Iraq national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Al-Rasheed Club. Career Samir Shaker was one ...

(born 1958), Iraqi former professional footballer *

Tarek Shaker Tarek Makram Shaker is an Egyptian politician. A Coptic Coptic may refer to: Afro-Asia * Copts, an ethnoreligious group mainly in the area of modern Egypt but also in Sudan and Libya * Coptic language, a Northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in E ...

, an Egyptian politician * Thamer Shaker (born 1975), a Saudi businessman, management consultant, and writer *

Zaid ibn Shaker Zeid Ibn Shaker, GBE, CVO (4 September 1934 – 30 August 2002) ( ar, الامير زيد بن شاكر) served as commander-in-chief of the Jordanian military for more than twelve years and the 27th Prime Minister of Jordan three times. Kin ...

(1934-2002), former commander-in-chief of the Jordanian military

Other uses

* Shaker, one of the players executing the shake and bake strategy in the sport pickleball *

Baker University Baker University is a private university in Baldwin City, Kansas. Founded in 1858, it was the first four-year university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Baker University is made up of four schools. The College of Ar ...

, Baldwin City, Kansas, US * Shaker (gene), an animal gene * ''The Shakers'' (film), a 1974 documentary film * Bury F.C. or the Shakers, an English football club * Shaker (''Diagnosis: Murder'' episode)

Religious groups

Objects and instruments

Music

People with the name

Other uses

See also