Baker (surname)

Baker

Language(s)	English
Origin
Meaning	Baker (occupational)
Region of origin	England and Scottish Borderlands
Other names
Variant form(s)	Baxter, Mac a' Bhacstair

Baker is a common surname of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) origin and Scotland where Gaelic was anglicized. From England the surname has spread to neighbouring countries such as Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and also to the English speaking areas of the Americas and Oceania where it is also common. The gaelic form of Baker in Scotland and Ireland is Mac a' Bhacstair. Some people with the surname have used DNA to trace their origins to Celtic countries and specifically to the Baxter sept of the Clan MacMillan in Scotland. It is an occupational name, which originated before the 8th century CE, from the name of the trade, baker. From the Middle English bakere and Old English bæcere, a derivation of bacan, meaning "to dry by heat". The bearer of this name may not only have been a baker of bread. The name was also used for others involved with baking in some way, including the owner of a communal oven in humbler communities. The female form of the name is Baxter, which is seen more in Scotland. The German form of the name is Bäcker.

The name, Baker, appeared in many references, and from time to time, the surname was spelt Baker, Bakere and these changes in spelling frequently occurred within the family name. Scribes and church officials spelt the name as it sounded, and frequently the spelling changed even during the person's own lifetime. The family name Baker entered Britain with the Anglo-Saxons, who traditionally are said to have settled Britain from the 5th century CE, although Germanic communities were already well established in Britain long before this time.

Notable people with the surname include:

A

• A. J. Baker (1923–2017), Australian philosopher
• Aaron Baker (1620–1683), English colonial agent
• Ada Baker (1866 – 1949), Australian soprano, vaudeville star and singing teacher
• Adam J. Baker (1821–?), Canadian politician
• Adam Baker (footballer) (born 1993), English footballer
• Al Baker (magician) (1874–1951), American magician
• Al Baker (baseball) (1906–1982), American baseball player
• Alan Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alan Baker (mathematician) (1939–2018), English mathematician
  • Alan Baker (diplomat) (born 1947), former Israeli ambassador to Canada
  • Alan Baker (politician) (born 1956), American politician
  • Alan T. Baker (born 1956), United States Navy chaplain
  • Alan Baker (poet) (born 1958), British poet
  • Alan Baker (philosopher), Professor of Philosophy and shogi player
• Albert Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Albert C. Baker (1845–1921), an American jurist and politician in Arizona
  • Albert J. Baker (born 1874), an American politician in Wisconsin
  • Albert Baker d'Isy (1906–1968), a French cycling journalist
  • Albert William Baker (1918–2008), a Canadian aviator
  • Albert "Ginger" Baker (born 1951), a Northern Irish loyalist and soldier convicted of four murders
• Alexander Baker (Jesuit) (1582–1638), English Jesuit
• Alexander Baker (MP) (1611–1685), English lawyer and politician
• Alf Baker (1898–1955), English footballer (Arsenal)
• Alfred Joseph Baker (1846–1900), played for England in England v Scotland representative matches (1870–1872)
• Alfred Baker (academic) (1848–1942), Canadian academic
• Alice Baker (veteran) (1898–2006), British World War I service veteran
• Alice Baker (set decorator), American set decorator
• Alison Baker (writer) (born 1953), American short story writer
• Alison Baker (racewalker) (born 1964), Canadian racewalker
• Allan Baker, Australian rapist and murderer
• Amanda Baker (born 1979), American actress
• Andrea Baker, American actress
• Anita Baker (born 1958), Grammy Award-winning American rhythm & blues singer-songwriter
• Ann Baker (born 1931), American actress
• Anna P. Baker (1928–1985), Canadian visual artist
• Anne Elizabeth Baker (1786–1861), philologist and illustrator of Northampton, England
• Annie Baker (born 1981), American playwright
• Arnie Baker (born 1953), Canadian cyclist, coach and writer
• Art and Arthur Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Art Baker (actor) (1898–1966), American film, television and radio actor
  • Art Baker (coach) (born 1929), American football coach
  • Art Baker (gridiron football) (born 1937), college and professional American football player
    • Arthur Baker (calligrapher), calligrapher and typeface designer
    • Arthur Baker (musician), record producer and DJ
• Ashley Baker (born 1990), English goalkeeper
• Augustine Baker (1575–1641), Welsh Benedictine monk and ascetical writer

B

• Bartholomew Baker American entertainer, singer, and comedian
• Ben and Benjamin Baker (disambiguation) multiple people
  • Ben Baker, Australian photographer
    • Benjamin Baker (engineer) (1840–1907), English engineer
    • Benjamin F. Baker (1862–1927), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
    • Benjamin Howard Baker (1892–1987), English athlete
• Bernard N. Baker (1854–1918), shipping magnate from Baltimore, Maryland
• Bernard Granville Baker (1870–1957), British soldier and painter
• Bernard S. Baker (1936–2004), electrochemistry pioneer
• Berniece Baker Miracle (1919–2014), American writer and half-sister of actress Marilyn Monroe
• Betsy Baker (supercentenarian) (1842–1955), British–born American supercentenarian
• Betsy Baker (born 1955), American actress
  • Bill Baker (baseball) (1911–2006), baseball catcher
  • Bill Baker (racing driver) (1931–1978), NASCAR driver
  • Bill Baker (Canadian football) (born 1944), Canadian football player
  • Bill John Baker (born 1952), Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
  • Bill Baker (ice hockey, born 1882) (1882–1916), hockey player
  • Bill Baker (ice hockey, born 1956), hockey player
    • Billy Baker (boxer) (1894–?), English professional boxer
    • Billy Baker (footballer, born 1894), English professional footballer
    • Billy Baker (footballer, born 1920) (1920–2005), Welsh professional footballer
• Blake Baker (born 1982), American football coach
• Blanche Baker (painter) (1844–1929), British artist
• Bob and Bobby Baker (disambiguation)
  • Bob Baker (actor) (1910–1975), American singer and actor
  • Bob Baker (politician) (1917–1985), Australian politician
  • 'Big' Bob Baker (boxer) (1926–2002), American heavyweight boxer
  • Bob Baker (scriptwriter) (born 1939), British television and film writer
    • Bobby Baker (born 1928), American political advisor to Lyndon Johnson
    • Bobby Baker (performance artist) (born 1950), performance artist
    • Bobby Baker (racing driver), American NASCAR driver
• Brad Baker (baseball) (born 1980), American baseball pitcher
• Brad Baker (motorcyclist) (born 1993), American motorcycle racer
• Brian Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Brian Edmund Baker (1896–1979), British World War I flying ace and later Air Marshal
  • Brian Baker (diplomat) (born 1944), former Canadian diplomat and Ambassador to Denmark
  • Brian Baker (musician) (born 1965), American punk guitarist
  • Brian Baker (actor) (born 1967), American actor and former Sprint spokesman
  • Brian Baker (runner) (born 1970), American track and field athlete and coach
  • Brian Baker (tennis) (born 1985), American professional tennis player
  • Brian Baker (politician), American politician and Missouri State Representative
• Britt Baker (born 1991), American professional wrestler
• Bruce Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bryan Baker (racing driver) (born 1961), American NASCAR driver
• Bryan Baker (fighter) (born 1985), American mixed martial artist
• Buck Baker (1919–2002), American NASCAR driver
• Budda Baker (born 1996), American football player
• Buddy Baker (born 1941), American NASCAR driver, son of Buck Baker
• Buddy Baker (composer) (1918–2002), American composer who scored many Disney films

C

• Caleb Baker (1762–1849), American politician
• Carl Baker (boxer) (born 1982), English boxer
• Carl Baker (born 1982), English footballer
• Carroll Baker (born 1931), American actress
• Carroll Baker (singer) (born 1949), Canadian country singer and songwriter
• Charles and Charlie Baker (disambiguation)
  • Charles Baker (surveyor) (1743–1835), North American surveyor and jurist
  • Charles Baker (instructor) (1803–1874), English instructor of the deaf
  • Charles Minton Baker (1804–1872), American politician from New York and Wisconsin
  • Charles Baker (Medal of Honor) (1809–1891), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
  • Charles George Baker (1830–1906), British recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Charles Baker (artist) (1839–1888), American painter, saddler, gunsmith, importer, and silver-plate artisan
  • Charles S. Baker (1839–1902), U.S. Representative from New York
  • Charles D. Baker (attorney) (1846–1934), American attorney, New York state representative
  • Charles H. Baker (born 1847), Massachusetts state legislator
  • Charles Baker (footballer) (1870–1940), English professional footballer
  • Charles Fuller Baker (1872–1927), American entomologist
  • Charles Graham Baker (1883–1950), American screenwriter and director
  • Charles H. Baker Jr. (1895–1987), American writer on food and drink
  • Charles D. Baker (businessman) (born 1928), American businessman and U.S. government official
  • Charles Henri Baker (born 1955), Haitian politician
  • Charles Baker (American football) (born 1957), American football player
  • Charles Baker (actor) (born 1971), American actor
    • Charlie Baker (baseball) (1856–1937), baseball player
    • Charlie Baker (Australian footballer) (1880–1962), Australian rules footballer
    • Charlie Baker (racing driver) (born 1952), NASCAR driver
    • Charlie Baker (born 1956), American politician; 72nd governor of Massachusetts
• Charles Arnold-Baker, OBE (1918–2009), English member of MI6, barrister, and historian
• Cheryl Baker (born 1954), British singer and television presenter
• Chet Baker (1929–1988), American jazz musician
• Chilton C. Baker (1874-1967), American politician
• Chris and Christopher Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Chris Baker (writer) (born 1948), Thailand-based British writer
  • Chris Baker (politician) (born 1958), Australian politician
  • Chris Baker (racing driver) (born 1969), American race car driver
  • Chris Baker (tight end) (born 1979), American football tight end
  • Chris Baker (golfer) (born 1986), American professional golfer
  • Chris Baker (defensive lineman) (born 1987), American football player
  • Chris Baker (talk radio host), American comedian and radio talk show host
    • Christopher Paul Baker (born 1955), English travel writer and photographer
    • Christopher W. Baker (born 1956), British landscape artist
    • Christopher "Fangorn" Baker (born 1960), British science fiction artist
• Chuck Baker (born 1952), Major League Baseball infielder
• Cis Baker (fl.1920s), English footballer
• Claire Baker (born 1971), Scottish Labour Party politician
• Clarence Baker (1928–1989), Canadian politician
• Clement Baker (by 1470–1516), English politician
• Clive Baker (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2012), English footballer
• Clive Baker (footballer, born 1959), English footballer
• Colin Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Colin Baker (Welsh footballer) (1934–2021), Cardiff City and Wales player
  • Colin Baker (born 1943), English actor (6th Doctor Who)
  • Colin Baker (Irish footballer) (born 1985), plays in Hong Kong
• Colson Baker (born 1990) bka Machine Gun Kelly (musician), American rapper and actor
• Conrad Baker (1817–1885), 15th Governor of Indiana
• Conway Baker (1911–1997), American football player
• Corey Baker (baseball) (born 1989), American baseball player
• Corey Baker (choreographer), New Zealand choreographer
• Cyril Baker (1885–1949), English cricketer

D

• D'Arcy Baker (1877–1932), British businessman and racing driver
• Dale Baker (1939–2012), Australian politician
• Dallas Baker (born 1982), American footballer
• Dan, Daniel and Danny Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dan Baker (PA announcer) (born 1946), American public address announcer
  • Dan Baker (rugby union), Welsh rugby union player
  • Daniel Baker (Presbyterian minister) (1791–1857), American Presbyterian minister in the Antebellum South.
    • Daniel C. Baker (1816–1863), Massachusetts politician and former mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
    • Daniel A. Baker (born 1979), English artist and producer of alternative comics
    • Daniel Baker (businessman) American CEO of Flightaware
      • Danny Baker (born 1957), English comedy writer, journalist and radio DJ
      • Danny Baker (politician), Northern Irish politician
• Darius Baker (1845–1926), Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
• Dave and David Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dave Baker (American football) (1937–2002), American football defensive back
  • Dave Baker (baseball) (born 1957), American baseball player
    • David Erskine Baker (1730–1767), writer
    • David J. Baker (1792–1869), US Senator from Illinois
    • David J. Baker Jr. (1834–1899), his son, American judge
    • David Martin Baker (1923–2010), Republican member of West Virginia State House of Delegates
    • David Baker (composer) (born 1931), American symphonic jazz composer
    • David Baker (cricketer, born 1945) (born 1945), former English cricketer
    • David Baker (architect) (born 1949), American architect
    • David Baker (poet) (born 1954), American poet
    • David Baker (biochemist) (born 1962), American biochemist
    • David Aaron Baker (born 1963), American actor
    • David Baker (cyclist) (born 1965), British Olympic mountainbike racer
    • David ODB Baker, American professional poker player nicknamed "ODB"
    • David Bakes Baker, American professional poker player nicknamed "Bakes"
    • David James Baker, American filmmaker
    • David Baker (singer), American former lead singer for Mercury Rev
• Dean Baker (born 1958), American macroeconomist
• Deandre Baker (born 1997), American football player
• Deborah Baker, American biographer and essayist
• Del Baker (1892–1973), American baseball player and manager
• Dennis Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dessie Baker (born 1977), Irish soccer player
• Diane Baker (born 1938), American actress
• Dick Baker (1938–2001), Canadian racing driver
• Doc Baker (died c.early 1920s), American footballer
• Don Baker (musician) (born 1950), Irish musician and actor
• Donald Baker (bishop) (1882–1968), Anglican bishop of Bendigo, Australia
• Donna Baker (born 1966), New Zealand international footballer
• Dorothy Baker (writer) (1907–1968), American writer
• Dorothy Baker (madam) (c. 1916 – 1973), American madam
• Doug and Douglas Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Doug Baker (rugby union) (born 1929), England national rugby union footballer
  • Doug Baker (1934–2014), American professional wrestler known as Ox Baker
  • Doug Baker (baseball) (born 1961), American Major League Baseball player
    • Douglas M. Baker Jr. (born 1958), American businessman
• Dusty Baker (born 1949), American Major League Baseball player and manager
• Dylan Baker (born 1959), American actor

E

• E. Ballard Baker (1917–1985), American jurist
• E. C. Stuart Baker (1864–1944), British ornithologist and police officer
• E. D. Baker, American children's novelist
• Earl Baker (1925–1999), American football coach
• Earl M. Baker (born 1940), American politician
• Edmund Baker (1854–1911), American politician
• Edward Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ed Baker (American football coach) (born 1931), former American football player and coach
  • Ed Baker (quarterback) (born 1948), New York Giants and Houston Oilers quarterback
  • Eddie Baker (1897–1968), American actor
  • Edward Baker (British politician) (c. 1775 – 1862), British Conservative Member of Parliament
  • Edward Dickinson Baker (1811–1861), British-born American senator and soldier
  • Edward M. Baker (1875–1957), American investment broker
  • Edward Norman Baker (1857–1913), British colonial officer; Lieutenant Governor of Bengal
  • Edward Baker Lincoln (1846–1850), son of Abraham Lincoln, named after Edward Dickinson Baker
  • Edward L. Baker Jr. (1865–1913), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
  • Edward J. Baker (1868–1959), American philanthropist from St. Charles, Illinois
  • Edward Baker (American football), American football player and coach
  • Edward Baker (British politician) (c. 1775 – 1862), British Conservative Member of Parliament
  • Edward Baker (cricketer, born 1892) (1892–1969), Cambridge University, Sussex and Somerset cricketer
  • Edward Baker (Kent cricketer) (1846–1913), English cricketer
  • Edward Baker (Worcestershire cricketer) (1910–1992), English cricketer
  • Edward Baker (South African cricketer) (1930–1993), South African cricketer
  • Edward Stanley Baker (1910–1992), English cricketer
• Edwin Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Elijah Baker (born 1991) British Actor
• Elizabeth Baker (1876–1962), English playwright
• Elizabeth Baker (economist) (1885–1973), American economist and academic
• Ella Baker (1903-1986), African-American civil rights and human rights activist
• Ellis Baker (died 1984), American theatre actress
• Elsie Baker (1883–1971), American actress and singer
• Eric Baker (activist) (1920–1976), founder of Amnesty International
• Eric Baker (businessman) (born 1973), American businessman, founder and CEO of Viagogo, co-founder of StubHub
• Erica Baker (born 1980), American engineer
• Ethelwyn Baker (1899–1988), British artist
• Etta Baker (1931–2006), American blues musician and guitarist

F

• Fanny Baker Ames née Baker, (1840–1931), American philanthropist and women's rights leader
• Fay Baker (1917–1987), American actress and author
• Francis Patrick Baker (1873–1959), member of the Australian House of Representatives
• Francis Matthew John Baker (1903–1939), member of the Australian House of Representatives
• Frank Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Frank Baker (physician) (1841–1918), American physician
  • Frank D. Baker (1852–1927), U.S. politician
  • Frank Baker, known as Home Run Baker (1886–1963), American Major League Baseball player
  • Frank Baker (author) (1908–1982), English author, actor, musician and television scriptwriter
  • Frank Baker (American football) (1909–1985), American football player
  • Frank Baker (footballer) (1918–1989), English soccer player
  • Frank Baker (shortstop) (born 1946), American baseball player
  • Frank Baker (outfielder) (1944–2010), American baseball player
  • Frank D. Baker (mayor), Mayor of Flint, Michigan
• Franklin Baker (minister) (1800–1867), English Unitarian Minister
• Franklin Baker American businessman
• Fred or Frederick Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Baker (soldier) (1908–1958), New Zealand World War II army colonel
  • Fred Baker (IETF chair) (born 1952), American computer network engineer
  • Fred Thelonious Baker (born 1960), English bass guitarist
  • Frederick Baker (1850–1888), English opera singer whose stage name was Frederick Federici
  • Frederick Baker (born 1965), Austrian-British filmmaker and film producer

G

• Gary Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Gary Baker (racing driver) (born 1946), former NASCAR driver
  • Gary Baker (songwriter) (born 1952), American country music singer and songwriter
  • Gary Baker, born 1985, British singer, songwriter and producer known as Gary Go
    • Garry Baker (born 1953), Australian Rules footballer
• Gavin Baker (born 1988), English cricketer
• Gene Baker (1925–1999), American baseball player
• Geoffrey or Geoff Baker, multiple people
• George Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • George Baker (surgeon) (1540–1600), English surgeon
  • George Baker (bishop) (fl. 1661–1665), Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
  • George Baker (archdeacon of Totnes) (1687–1772), British Anglican priest
  • Sir George Baker, 1st Baronet (1722–1809), British physician
  • George Baker (organist) (1773–1847), English musician
  • George Baker (topographer) (1781–1851), topographer and historian of Northampton, England
  • George Melville Baker (1832–1890), American playwright and publisher
  • George Fisher Baker (1840–1931), U.S. banker and philanthropist
  • George Baker (inventor) (1844–1894), American submarine pioneer
  • George Baker (cricketer, born 1849) (1849–1879), English cricketer
  • George Percival Baker (1856–1951), British botanist, mountaineer, and textile merchant and collector
  • George Baker (baseball) (1857–1915), Major League Baseball player
  • George Baker (cricketer, born 1862) (1862–1938), British cricketer
  • George Pierce Baker (1866–1935), U.S. drama professor
  • George D. Baker (1868–1933), American film director
  • George Herbert Baker (1878–1943), American Impressionist artist
  • George Baker (baritone) (1885–1976), British singer
  • George P. Baker (dean of Harvard Business School) (1903–1995), fifth dean of the Harvard Business School
  • George Baker (judge) (1910–1984), British judge
  • George Baker (cartoonist) (1915–1975), Sad Sack comic strip
  • George Baker (dean of Antigua) (fl. 1926–1970), Barbadian Anglican priest
  • George Baker (British actor) (1931–2011), British film and television actor
  • George Baker (footballer) (born 1936, birth name Thomas George Baker), Welsh international footballer
  • George Baker (Dutch singer) (born 1944), Dutch singer and songwriter
  • George Baker (Indian actor) (born 1945), Indian actor and politician
  • George C. Baker (born 1951), composer and organist
  • George Baker (art historian) (fl. 2003–present), American art historian
• Gerry Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Gerry Baker (1938–2013), American soccer player
  • Gerry Baker (footballer, born 1938), English footballer
  • Gerry Baker (footballer, born 1939), English footballer
• Ginger Baker (1939–2019), English musician, best known for being a member of 60's psychedelic-rock band Cream
• Gladys Baker (1889–1974), English artist
• Gladys Pearl Baker (1902–1984), American film editor, mother of actress Marilyn Monroe and writer Berniece Baker Miracle
• Gordon Park Baker (1938–2002), American-English philosopher
• Graham Baker (footballer) (born 1958), English former footballer
• Graham Baker (director), British film director
• Grant Baker (born 1973), South African surfer
• Greg Baker (born 1968), American actor
• Gregg Baker, American football coach
• Gus Baker (1922–1994), American painter, illustrator and photographer
• Guy Baker, American water polo coach

H

• Harriette Newell Woods Baker (1815–1893; pen name, "Aunt Hattie"), American writer
• Harry Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Harry Baker (footballer) (born 1990), English footballer
  • Harry Frederick Baker (1904–1986), Australian speedway motorcycle rider and aviator
  • Harry Baker (Australian footballer) (1907–1992), Australian footballer for Footscray
  • Harry L. Baker Jr. (1912/13–1973), president of the Georgia Tech Research Corporation
  • Harry C. Baker, American roller coaster entrepreneur
• Heather Baker (born 1984), American singer, songwriter and guitarist
• Helen Baker (tennis) (fl.1920), American tennis player
• Helen Baker (author) (born 1948), English author
• Henry Baker (soldier), Governor of Derry in 1689
• Henry Baker (computer scientist), American computer scientist
• Sir Henry Williams Baker, 3rd Baronet, English clergyman
• H. F. Baker, British mathematician
• Hettie Gray Baker (1880–1957), American film editor
• Herbert Baker (1862–1946), South African architect
• Herbert F. Baker (1862–1930), American politician
• Herschel Clay Baker (1914–1990), American professor of English literature
• Hilary Baker (1746–1798), Mayor of Philadelphia
• Hobey Baker (1892–1918), American sportsman and pilot
• Horace Baker (politician), acting Governor of New Jersey
• Horace Baker (footballer) (1910–1974), English footballer
• Horace Burrington Baker (1889–1971), American malacologist
• Howard Baker Sr., Member of the United States House of Representatives
• Howard Baker (1925–2014), U.S. Senator from Tennessee, U.S. ambassador to Japan
• Hugh Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Hugh Cossart Baker Sr. (1818–1859), banker, businessman, mathematician
  • Hugh Cossart Baker Jr. (1846–1931), businessman, telephone pioneer
  • Hugh P. Baker (1878–1950), American forester and educator
  • Hugh T. Baker (1906–1989), Irish cricketer

I

• Iain and Ian Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Iain Baker (born 1965), English keyboard player (Jesus Jones)
  • Ian Baker (British Army officer) (1927–2005), British general
  • Ian Baker (politician) (born 1944)
  • Ian Baker (cinematographer) (born 1947), Australian cinematographer
  • Ian Baker (footballer) (born 1955), Australian Rules footballer from Victoria
• Irene Baker (1901–1994), Member of the United States House of Representatives
• Irene Baker (botanist) (1918–1989), botanist

J

• J. N. L. Baker (1893–1971), British geographer
• James Baker (disambiguation) (or Jim Baker), multiple people
• Janet Baker (born 1933), English mezzo-soprano
• Jeannine Baker, Australian historian
• Jerome Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jerry Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jesse Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joanna Baker, American professor of ancient languages
• Joe Baker (1940–2003), English footballer
• Joe Don Baker (born 1936), American actor
• John Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Josephine Baker (1906–1975), American-French entertainer, French Resistance member and civil rights worker
• Julien Baker (born 1995), American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
• Julius Baker (1915–2003), American musician
• Julius Stafford Baker, English cartoonist

K

• Kate Baker (1861–1953), Irish-born Australian teacher
• Kathy Baker (born 1950), American actress
• Kawaan Baker (born 1998), American football player
• Kelly J. Baker (born 1980), American writer and editor
• Kenneth Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kevin Baker (disambiguation)
• Kieron Baker (born 1949), English footballer
• Kyle Baker, American cartoonist

L

• LaVern Baker (1929–1997), American R&B singer
• Lawrence James Baker (1827–1921), Queen Victoria's Stock-jobber
• Leigh-Allyn Baker, American actress
• Lena Baker (1901–1945), African-American convicted of murder
• Lewis Baker (footballer) (born 1995), English footballer
• Linda Baker (born 1948), American schoolteacher and politician
• Lionel Baker (born 1984), West Indian cricketer
• Lynn Baker, American bridge player
• Lynne Rudder Baker, (born 1944), American philosopher
• Loran Ellis Baker (1831–1899), Nova Scotian businessman
• Loran Ellis Baker (politician) (1905–1991), Canadian politician

M

• Malcolm Baker, (born 1929), Korean war colonel, Founder of Hyrex Pharmaceuticals
• Mark Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Martin Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Matthew Baker (disambiguation) (or Matt Baker), multiple people
• Princess Caraboo (Mary Baker) (1791–1865), noted impostor
• Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910), American founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist
• Maureen Baker (doctor) (born 1958), Scottish medical doctor, Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners 2013–2016
• Maureen Baker (fashion designer) (1920/21–2017), British fashion designer
• Mel Baker, Wales and British Lions rugby player
• Melvin Baker (born 1950), American football player
• Mickey Baker, American guitarist
• Milo Samuel Baker (1868–1961), American botanist
• Morgan Baker, Australian actor

N

• Newton D. Baker (1871–1937), American mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, and United States Secretary of War
• Nicholson Baker, American author
• Norman Baker (disambiguation), multiple people

O

• Orlando Harrison Baker (1830–1913), American college professor and U.S. consul
• Ox Baker (1934–2014), American professional wrestler

P

• Patricia Baker, American archaeologist
• Paul Baker (disambiguation), several people
• Perry Baker (born 1986), American rugby sevens player
• Peter Baker (disambiguation), several people

R

• Ray Stannard Baker (1870–1946), American journalist and author
• Reginald Baker (disambiguation), several people
• Richard Baker (disambiguation), several people
• Robert Baker (disambiguation), several people
• Robin Baker (biologist), evolutionary biologist and author of Sperm Wars
• Robin Baker (academic), academic and Vice-Chancellor of Canterbury Christ Church University
• Ron Baker (American football) (born 1954), American offensive lineman
• Ron Baker (basketball) (born 1993), American shooting guard
• Ronald James Baker (1924–2020), Canadian academic administrator
• Ronnie Baker (1947–1990), American bass guitarist and record producer
• Ronnie Baker (athlete) (born 1993), American track and field sprinter
• Rose Baker, British physicist, mathematician, and statistician
• Russell Baker (1925–2019), American writer
• Ruth Baker, British mathematical biologist

S

• Samuel Baker (1821–1893), British explorer
• Sara Josephine Baker (1873–1945), American doctor and public health worker
• Sarah Martha Baker (1887–1917), British botanist and ecologist
• Simon Baker (racewalker) (born 1958), Australian race walker
• Simon Baker (born 1969), Australian film and television actor
• Stanley Baker (1928–1976), Welsh actor and producer
• Stephen Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Steven Baker (disambiguation) (or Steve Baker), multiple people

T

• Ted Baker (chemist) (born 1942), New Zealand scientist
• Ted Baker (footballer) (1901–1986), Aussie rules footballer
• Ted Baker (publican) (1872–1936), South Australian sportsman
• Thomas Baker (disambiguation), multiple people

• Thomas Cheseman or Thomas Baker (c. 1488–1536 or later), Member of Parliament for Rye
• Colonel Thomas Baker (1810–1872), founder of Bakersfield, California
• Thomas Durand Baker (1837–1893), Quartermaster-General to the Forces
• Thomas Guillaume St. Barbe Baker (1895–1966), Fascist activist and former British Army and RAF officer
• Thomas Southey Baker (1848–1902), English amateur rower and footballer
• Thomas Nelson Baker Sr. (1860–1941), African-American minister, author and philosopher
• Thomas E. Baker, professor of Constitutional law and former assistant to William Rehnquist
• Thomas Baker (antiquarian) (1656–1740), English antiquarian
• Thomas Baker (aviator) (1897–1918), Australian soldier and aviator of the First World War
• Thomas Baker (artist) (1809–1864), English landscape painter and watercolorist
• Thomas Baker (college president) (1871–1939), president of Carnegie Mellon University
• Thomas Baker (cricketer) (born 1981), played for Yorkshire County and Northamptonshire County
• Thomas Baker (died 1625), Member of Parliament for Arundel
• Thomas Baker (dramatist) (c. 1680 – 1749), English dramatist and lawyer
• Thomas Baker (entomologist), American professor at Penn State University
• Thomas Baker (general) (born 1935), United States Air Force general
• Thomas Baker (mathematician) (c. 1625 – 1689), English mathematician
• Thomas Baker (Medal of Honor recipient) (1916–1944), World War II Medal of Honor recipient
• Thomas Baker (missionary) (1832–1867), English Christian missionary cannibalised in Fiji
• Thomas Baker (musician), composer and producer of musical stage productions
• Thomas Baker (Peasants' Revolt leader) (died 1381), English landowner
• Thomas Baker (Royal Navy officer) (1771–1845), Royal Navy admiral
• Sir Thomas Baker (Unitarian) (1810–1886), English Unitarian minister and Mayor of Manchester

• Thomas Baker (disambiguation), multiple people named Tom Baker

• Tom Baker (born 1934), played The Doctor on Doctor Who from 1974 to 1981
• Tom Baker (American actor) (1940–1982)
• Tom Baker (bowler) (born 1954), American bowler
• Tom Baker (footballer, born 1905) (1905–1975), British footballer
• Tom Baker (Nebraska politician) (born 1948), member of Nebraska Legislature
• Tom Baker (priest) (1920–2000), Anglican clergyman
• Tom Baker (professor) (born 1959), at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Tom Baker (1930s pitcher) (1913–1991), with Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants
• Tom Baker (1960s pitcher) (1934–1980), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs

• Trevor Baker, known as Trevor the Weather, long-serving Welsh TV weatherman
• Troy Baker, American voice actor

V

• Valentine Baker, 19th C, British Army General
• Vin Baker (born 1971), American basketball player

W

• Walter Baker (disambiguation), several people
• Wesley Baker (1958–2005), American convicted murderer
• Wheeler R. Baker, Maryland politician
• Wiki Baker, vocalist and community worker from New Zealand
• William Baker (disambiguation), several people
• William C. Baker (1858–1931), lawyer and 20th Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
• William Baker (baseball) (1866–1930), owner of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball club
• William O. Baker (1915–2005), American and former President of Bell Labs
• Wiri Baker (1892–1966), New Zealand cricketer

Y

• Yvette Baker (born 1968), British orienteer
• Yvette Baker (synchronised swimmer) (born 1991), British synchronised swimmer

Z

• Zachary Baker (born 1981), American musician better known as Zacky Vengeance

Fictional characters

• Andrew "Andy" Baker, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
• Baker family, a family of fictional characters in the 2017 video game Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
• Becky Baker, fictional character in Degrassi
• Brian Baker (The Wire), police officer on the HBO drama The Wire
• Douglas Baker (EastEnders), character on EastEnders (2007)
• Hannah Baker, a character in the novel and Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
• Jordan Baker, character in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Luke Baker, fictional character in Degrassi
• Olivia Baker, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why

Other uses

• Baker Bowl, popular name for a demolished baseball park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• BakerBus, trading name of a bus fleet in Staffordshire, England
• Baker day, colloquial name for British teacher training days properly known as Inset days
• Baker Island, unincorporated and unorganized territory of the USA 1,920 miles southwest of Honolulu
• Baker Island (Alaska)
• Baker Island (Maine)
• Baker Island (Pennsylvania)
• Baker Island (West Virginia)
• Bakers Island, Massachusetts, USA
• Baker's Island, Hampshire, England
• Baker Street and Waterloo Railway, British railway company founded in 1893
• Baker University, private, residential university in Baldwin City, Kansas
• Bob Baker Marionette Theater, the oldest children's theater company in Los Angeles
• Bob Baker Memorial Airport, a public airport in Alaska
• Buck Baker Racing School, American motor racing school
• Cecil Baker Round Barn, historic barn in North Dakota

See also

• Backer, a Norwegian surname
• Bakker, a Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, or Dutch surname