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