<P> Whitaker is a surname of English and Scottish origin, meaning the white acre, also spelled "Whittaker" and "Whitacre ." Notable people with the surname include: </P> <Ul> <Li> Alexander Whitaker (1585--1616), American religious leader </Li> <Li> Ayton Whitaker (1916--1999), British producer and director of radio, film and television </Li> <Li> Benjamin Whitaker (politician) (1934--2014), retired British Labour Party politician </Li> <Li> Benjamin J Whitaker (scientist) (born 1956), Professor of Chemical Physics </Li> <Li> Brian Whitaker, British journalist </Li> <Li> Carl Whitaker, American therapist </Li> <Li> Chico Whitaker, Brazilian social - justice advocate </Li> <Li> Chris Whitaker, Australian rugby union player </Li> <Li> Cuthbert Whitaker, editor of Whitaker's Almanack </Li> <Li> Danny Whitaker, English footballer </Li> <Li> David Whitaker (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Denis Whitaker, Canadian general </Li> <Li> Denzel Whitaker, American actor </Li> <Li> Duane Whitaker, American actor </Li> <Li> Elsie Whitaker Martinez, daughter of Herman Whitaker </Li> <Li> Eric E. Whitaker, senior bureaucrat, friend of Barack Obama </Li> <Li> Evelyn Whitaker (1844--1929), children's writer </Li> <Li> Ewen Whitaker (1922--2016), British - American astronomer </Li> <Li> Forest Whitaker (born 1961), American actor </Li> <Li> Francis Whitaker, American blacksmith </Li> <Li> Frederic Whitaker, American watercolorist </Li> <Li> Frederick Whitaker, English - born New Zealand politician </Li> <Li> Frederick Arthur Whitaker, British civil engineer </Li> <Li> George Whitaker (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Herman Whitaker, American writer </Li> <Li> Hugh Whitaker, British rock drummer </Li> <Li> Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster </Li> <Li> James Whitaker, British journalist </Li> <Li> James Whitaker (cricketer), English cricketer </Li> <Li> Jared Whitaker, mayor of Atlanta, Georgia </Li> <Li> Jason Whitaker, American football player </Li> <Li> John Whitaker (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Joseph Whitaker (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Julian Whitaker, American physician, author, and practitioner of alternative medicine </Li> <Li> Kevin Whitaker, American diplomat </Li> <Li> Lance Whitaker, heavyweight boxer </Li> <Li> Lang Whitaker, American sportswriter </Li> <Li> Lou Whitaker (born 1957), American baseball player </Li> <Li> Lucian "Skippy" Whitaker (born 1930), American basketball player </Li> <Li> Maria do Céu Whitaker Poças, Céu, Brazilian singer </Li> <Li> Mark Whitaker (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Martin Whitaker, British businessman </Li> <Li> Matthew C. Whitaker historian known for plagiarism scandal </Li> <Li> Matthew G. Whitaker, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa </Li> <Li> Nelson E. Whitaker, President of the West Virginia Senate 1897--1899 </Li> <Li> Nick Whitaker, American actor </Li> <Li> Norman T. Whitaker, International Master of chess </Li> <Li> Pernell Whitaker (born 1964), American boxer </Li> <Li> Robert Whitaker (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Rod Whitaker, probable identity of the writer Trevanian </Li> <Li> Rogers E.M. Whitaker, editor of The New Yorker magazine </Li> <Li> Ross T. Whitaker, American engineer </Li> <Li> Romulus Whitaker, herpetologist </Li> <Li> Ronyell Whitaker, American professional football player </Li> <Li> Ruth Whitaker (1936--2014), American politician </Li> <Li> T.K. Whitaker (1916--2017), Irish economist </Li> <Li> Timothy W. Whitaker, Bishop of the United Methodist Church </Li> <Li> Uncas A. Whitaker, prominent mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, lawyer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist </Li> <Li> William Whitaker (disambiguation) (several people) </Li> </Ul>

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