Crocker (name)
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Crocker is a surname shared by several notable real and fictional people, among them being:
- In Australia
- Sir Walter Crocker (1902–2002), Australian diplomat
- Barry Crocker (born 1935), Australian singer and actor
- Harold 'Mick' Crocker (1927–2014), Australian rugby league footballer
- Michael Crocker (born 1980), Australian rugby league player
- Patricia Crocker (1929–1992), Australian actress, especially on radio
- In the United Kingdom
- Henry Radcliffe Crocker (1846–1909), dermatologist
- Jonathan Crocker (1874–1944), cricketer
- Sir John Crocker (1896–1963), World War II British army officer
- Barbara Crocker (1910–1995), artist and author
- Ellen Crocker (1872–1962) also known as 'Nellie' or 'Nelly', British suffragette
- Ian Crocker (commentator) (born 1965), British football radio commentator
- John Crocker (jazz musician) (born 1937), retired English jazz musician
- In the United States
- Aimée Crocker (1864-1941), American writer, Bohemian, and author.
- Uriel Crocker (1796–1887), American railroad and publishing entrepreneur
- Alvah Crocker (1801–1874), American politician
- Zebulon Crocker (1802-1847), American pastor
- Samuel L. Crocker (1804–1883), American politician
- Hans Crocker (1815–1889), American lawyer and politician
- Charles Crocker (1822–1888),[1] American railroad tycoon
- Marcellus M. Crocker (1830–1865), Civil War general
- Susan Elizabeth Wood Crocker (1836–1922), American physician
- William H. Crocker (1861–1937),[1] American entrepreneur
- Albert Crocker (1882–1961), American inventor and entrepreneur
- Sewall K. Crocker (1883–1913), American automobile pioneer
- Harry Crocker (1893–1958),[1] American film actor
- Fay Crocker (1914–1983), professional golfer
- Frankie Crocker (1937–2000), American radio personality
- Susan Crocker (born 1940), American photographer
- Chester Crocker (born 1941), American diplomat
- Steve Crocker (born 1944), American computer systems researcher
- Ryan Crocker (born 1949), American diplomat
- Lee Daniel Crocker (born 1963), American free software developer
- Erin Crocker (born 1981), American race car driver
- Ian Crocker (born 1982), American Olympic swimming medalist
- Chris Crocker (Internet celebrity) (born 1987), American internet celebrity
- Sean Crocker (born 1996), American golfer
In Canada:
- Eva Crocker, Canadian writer
- J. Howard Crocker (1870–1959), Canadian educator and sports executive
- Laura Walker (born Laura Crocker, 1990), Canadian curler
- Steve Crocker, Canadian politician
- Suzanne Crocker, Canadian documentary filmmaker
- Willard Crocker (1898 or 1900–1964), Canadian tennis player
Fictional characters
[edit]- Senior Chief Manilow Crocker, from seaQuest DSV
- Denzel Q. Crocker, from The Fairly OddParents
- Jane Crocker, from the webcomic Homestuck
- Roy Crocker, fictional character in Haven
- Simon Crocker, fictional character in Haven
- Duke Crocker, fictional character in Haven
- Betty Crocker, fictional character in cooking advertisements
- Billy Crocker, a young Wall Street broker in love with Hope from Anything Goes