title: Whittaker
text: Whittaker is a surname of English origin, meaning 'white acre', and a given name. Variants include Whitaker and Whitacre. People with the name include:
  
  Surname
  
  A
  Aaron Whittaker (born 1968), New Zealand rugby player
  Al Whittaker (1918–2006), American business organizer
  Alison Whittaker, Australian poet
  Allien Whittaker (born 1983), Jamaican footballer
  Andrew Whittaker (engineer) (born 1956), American engineer
  Andy Whittaker, British film distributor
  Anthony Whittaker (born 1968), American composer
  Arnie Whittaker (1879–1955), English footballer
  
  B
  Ben Whittaker (born 1989), Australian rugby union footballer
  Benjamin Whittaker (born 1997), English boxer
  Bernard Whittaker (1865–??), English footballer
  Bill Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
  Bob Whittaker (born 1939), American politician
  Brian Whittaker (1956–1997), Scottish footballer
  
  C
  Charles Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
  Craig Whittaker (born 1962), British politician
  Cynthia Whittaker (born 1942), American academic
  
  D
  Dale Whittaker (born 1961), American academic administrator
  David Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
  Desmond Whittaker (1925–1966), Indian cricketer
  Dick Whittaker (1934–1998), Irish footballer
  
  E
  Edgar Whittaker, English footballer
  Edwin Whittaker (1834–1880), English cricketer
  Enos Whittaker (1888–1959), English footballer
  Esmé Whittaker, British art historian
  E. T. Whittaker (1873–1956), English mathematician
  
  F
  Fozzy Whittaker (born 1989), American football player
  Frank Whittaker (1894–1961), Indian bishop
  Fred Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
  
  G
  Gavin Whittaker (1970–2017), Australian rugby league footballer
  Geoff Whittaker (1916–1997), English cricketer
  Geoffrey Owen Whittaker (1932–2015), British civil servant
  George Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
  
  H
  Harvey Whittaker (1875–1937), English footballer
  Huey Whittaker (born 1981), American football player
  
  I
  Ian Whittaker (1928–2022), British set designer
  Ike Whittaker (born 1935), Australian footballer
  
  J
  Jace Whittaker (born 1995), American football player
  Jack Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
  James Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
  Jason Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
  Jeff Whittaker (born 1940), New Zealand politician
  Jim Whittaker (born 1929), American mountaineer
  Jodie Whittaker (born 1982), English actress
  John Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
  Johnson Chesnut Whittaker (1858–1931), American military student
  Joseph Whittaker (1813–1894), English botanist
  
  K
  Kai Whittaker (born 1985), German politician
  
  L
  Leon Whittaker (born 1985), Caymanian footballer
  Lou Whittaker (born 1929), American mountaineer
  
  M
  Maria Whittaker (born 1969), English glamour model
  Mark Whittaker (born 1965), Australian journalist
  Meredith Whittaker, American researcher
  Michael Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
  Morgan Whittaker (born 2001), English footballer
  
  N
  Neil Whittaker (born 1956), Australian rugby union footballer
  Nicholas Whittaker (born 1953), British writer
  Noel Whittaker (born 1940), Australian columnist
  
  P
  Paul Whittaker (born 1957), Australian cricketer
  Paul Whittaker (newspaper editor), Australian newspaper editor
  Patricia Whittaker, West Indian cricketer
  
  R
  Ray Whittaker (born 1945), English footballer
  Rebecca Whittaker, Canadian politician
  Red Whittaker (born 1948), American robot scientist
  Robert Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
  Roger Whittaker (1936–2023), Kenyan-British singer-songwriter
  Ron Whittaker (born 1971), American golfer
  
  S
  Sally Whittaker (born 1963), British soap opera actress
  Sammy Whittaker (1888–1952), English footballer
  Sandra Whittaker (born 1963), British sprinter
  Sheelagh Whittaker (born 1947), Canadian business executive
  Spen Whittaker (1871–1910), English football manager
  Stanley Whittaker (born 1994), American basketball player
  Stephen Whittaker (1947–2003), British actor and director
  Steve Whittaker, American professor
  Steven Whittaker (born 1984), Scottish footballer
  Stuart Whittaker (born 1975) English football player
  
  T
  Thomas Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
  Tony Whittaker (1932–2016), British politician
  Trevor Whittaker (born 1942), English professor
  
  V
  Victor P. Whittaker (1919–2016), British biochemist
  
  W
  Walt Whittaker (1894–1965), American baseball player
  Walter Whittaker (1878–1917), English footballer
  William Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
  
  Given name 
   Whittaker Chambers (1901–1961), American writer, witness in Alger Hiss espionage case
  
  English-language surnames