{{wikt}} '''Thacker''' may refer to: {{tocright}} ==People== ''Thacker'' is an occupational surname, originally denoting a "Thatcher".
Notable people with this surname include:
*Angela Thacker (born 1964), American long jumper *Blaine Thacker (1941–2020), Member of Canadian Parliament *Brian Thacker (born 1945), American army officer; recipient of the Medal of Honor for action during the Vietnam war *Cathy Gillen Thacker (contemporary), American author of romance novels *Charles M. Thacker (1866–1918), Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court *Charles P. Thacker (1943–2017), American computer pioneer *David Thacker (born 1950), English award-winning theatre director *D. D. Thacker (1884–1961), Indian coal miner and philanthropist *Edwin Thacker (1913–1974), South African athlete *Eugene Thacker, American philosopher *Frank Thacker (1876–1949), English footballer *Gail Thacker (contemporary), avant-garde photographer and theater manager *Harry Thacker, (born 1994), English rugby union footballer *Henry Thacker (1870–1939), New Zealand physician and politician; member of Parliament 1914–22 *Herbert Cyril Thacker (1870–1953), Canadian army general; Chief of the General Staff 1927–29 *Jeremy Thacker, 18th-century writer and watchmaker *Julie Thacker (contemporary), American television writer *Lawrence Thacker, rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s for England, and Hull *Mary Rose Thacker (1922–1983), former Canadian singles figure skater *Moe Thacker (1934–1997), American professional baseball player *Paul D. Thacker (contemporary), American journalist in medical topics *Ralph Thacker (1880–after 1915), American college football coach *Ransley Thacker 1891–1965), British lawyer and judge *Robert E. Thacker (1918–2020), American test pilot and model aircraft enthusiast *Stephanie Thacker (born 1965), United States Circuit Judge *Tab Thacker (1962–2007), American collegiate wrestler and actor *Thomas Thacker (died 1548), steward of Thomas Cromwell, Repton Priory *Tom Thacker (basketball) (born 1939), American professional basketball player *Tom Thacker (musician) (born 1974) Canadian singer and lead guitarist
==Places== *Thacker, West Virginia, U.S. **Thacker Creek
==Other uses== *Thacker Shield, a rugby league football trophy * Kevin Thacker, victim of a murder by a police officer in the 2008 true crime film ''The Coverup'', previously known as ''The Thacker Case'' *William Thacker, a fictional character in the 1999 film ''Notting Hill'' * Thackers, a fictional farm in the novel ''A Traveller in Time'' by Alison Uttley *Thakkar, an Indian surname, also spelled Thacker
==See also== *{{intitle}} *Thatcher (disambiguation)
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Category:Occupational surnames Category:English-language occupational surnames