Skinner
Appearance
Profession
- Skinner (profession) is a person who makes a living by working with animal skins or driving mules.
People
Writer
- Charles Montgomery Skinner (1852–1907), American writer
- Constance Lindsay Skinner (1877–1939), Canadian writer, historian
- John Skinner (poet) (1721–1807), Scottish historian and song-writer
- Harrie Skinner (1854–1936), founder of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia (RACA)
- Thomas Skinner (Royal Engineer) (1759–1818), British military engineer
- Thomas Skinner (Ceylon) (1804–1877), Ceylon civil servant
- Quentin Skinner (born 1940), Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University
- Richard Skinner (politician) (1778–1833), American politician, attorney, and jurist from Vermont
- John Kendrick Skinner (1883–1918), a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- George Herbert Skinner (1872–1931), British carburetter manufacturer
- Clarence Skinner (minister) (1881–1949), Universalist minister
- Ernest M. Skinner (1866–1960), pipe organ craftsman
- Eugene Skinner (1809–1864), founder of the town of Eugene, Oregon
- Francis Skinner (1912–1941), friend of Ludwig Wittgenstein
Politics
- Alanson Skinner (1794–1876), New York politician
- Alonzo A. Skinner (1814–1877), United States judge
- Avery Skinner (1796–1876), New York politician
- Carlton Skinner (1913–2004), Governor of Guam
- Clarence Skinner (politician), New Zealand MP
- Dennis Skinner (born 1932), British MP for Bolsover
- Harry Skinner (1855–1929), US Representative from North Carolina
- Peter Skinner (born 1959), MEP for South East England
- Roger Skinner (1773–1825), New York judge
- Samuel K. Skinner (born 1938), White House Chief of Staff during the presidency of George H. W. Bush
- Thomas Gregory Skinner (1842–1907), US Representative from North Carolina
- Thomson J. Skinner, US Representative from Massachusetts
- Tom Skinner, New Zealand trade unionist
- William I. Skinner (1812–1891), New York politician
Media
- Claire Skinner (born 1965), English actress
- Cornelia Otis Skinner (1899–1979), American author and actress
- Frank Skinner (born 1957), English comedian
- Frank Skinner (composer) (1897–1968) - an American composer
- Grahame Skinner - Scottish musician vocalist with band "Skinner" and ex-Hipsway
- James Scott Skinner (1843–1927), Scottish fiddler
- Jane Skinner, Fox News daytime news anchor
- Leonard Skinner (1933–2010), American schoolteacher most famous as the namesake of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Mike Skinner (born 1978), British rapper who performs under the alias of The Streets
- Richard Skinner (broadcaster) (born 1951), British radio broadcaster
Sports
- Steve Keirn (born 1951), a retired professional wrestler best known as "Skinner"
- Bob Skinner (born 1931), retired American professional baseball player
- Brian Skinner (born 1976), American professional basketball player
- Jeff Skinner (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jimmy Skinner (1917–2007), former head coach of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings
- Joel Skinner (born 1961), former baseball player
- Jonty Skinner, South African Olympian and American swimming coach
- Mike Skinner (NASCAR) (born 1957), NASCAR driver
- Roy Skinner (1930–2010), American basketball coach who helped integrate the NCAA's Southeastern Conference
- Sonny Skinner (born 1960), American professional golfer
- Todd Skinner (1958–2006), rock climber
- Zephaniah Skinner (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
Other
- B. F. Skinner (1904–1990), American behaviorist, psychologist and author
- Charles Skinner (disambiguation)
- Clarence Skinner (disambiguation)
- David Skinner (disambiguation)
- Frank Skinner (disambiguation)
- James Skinner (disambiguation)
- Michael Skinner (disambiguation)
- Thomas Skinner (disambiguation)
- Will Skinner (disambiguation)
Fiction
- Rodney Skinner, the Invisible Man in the film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
- Seymour Skinner (Principal Skinner), Springfield elementary school principal in The Simpsons
- Walter Skinner, character from the The X-Files
- Skinner the main antagonist and villain of the 2007 film Ratatouille
- Skinner (comics), a fictional demon from Marvel Comics
- The Skinner, a 2002 science fiction novel by Neal Asher
Other
- Skinner (film), a 1993 horror film
- The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles, referred to as Skinner, by Bernard Skinner
See also
- Skinner Butte, a prominent hill beside the Willamette River in Oregon, USA
- Skinners (disambiguation)