Tucker (surname)
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Possible Derivation of the Name
The origin of the name is not entirely certain, but since it has a long history as a surname on the continent, as in England and from thereon, also in the United States, it presumably has the same SaxonOld Saxon
Old Saxon, also known as Old Low German, is the earliest recorded form of Low German, documented from the 8th century until the 12th century, when it evolved into Middle Low German. It was spoken on the north-west coast of Germany and in the Netherlands by Saxon peoples...
roots. The Saxons
Saxons
The Saxons were a confederation of Germanic tribes originating on the North German plain. The Saxons earliest known area of settlement is Northern Albingia, an area approximately that of modern Holstein...
were a North Germanic people living in the northwestern part of the current Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and the northeastern part of what now is the Netherlands. The Romans never ruled them and after they left, the power of the Saxons in the region grew. In the 5th Century AD, their expansion policy took them across the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
to Britain. There they established power in most parts of the island.
In England
Recorded as both Tucker and Tooker, the derivation of the English occupational surname comes from the Old EnglishOld English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
, pre-7th Century verb tucian, meaning "to torment." It would have been for a fuller
Fulling
Fulling or tucking or walking is a step in woolen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of cloth to eliminate oils, dirt, and other impurities, and making it thicker. The worker who does the job is a fuller, tucker, or walker...
, also known as a "walker," one who softened freshly woven cloth by beating and tramping on it in water. "Tucker" was the usual term in the southwest of England, "walker" in the west and north, and "fuller" in the southeast and East Anglia
East Anglia
East Anglia is a traditional name for a region of eastern England, named after an ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, the Kingdom of the East Angles. The Angles took their name from their homeland Angeln, in northern Germany. East Anglia initially consisted of Norfolk and Suffolk, but upon the marriage of...
.
The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of one Baldwin Tuckere in the 1236 Records of Battle Abbey in Sussex. Nevertheless, one should not be too hasty to assign English origin to bearers of the surname.
German and Dutch Origins
Linguistically, the word tucker is assumed to be related to the German tucher, which means "towel-maker." In the 15th Century, the bulk of the German cotton trade was in hands of the Tucher family in Nürnberg, where Tucher Castle still stands.In Old Dutch
Old Dutch
In linguistics, Old Dutch denotes the forms of West Franconian spoken and written in the Netherlands and present-day northern Belgium during the Early Middle Ages. It is regarded as the primary stage in the development of a separate Dutch language...
, which is closely related to Old German
Old German
Old German usually refers to Old High German, but it could also refer to:*Old Low German *Altdeutsche Tracht , a dress style popular among early 19th century German radicals...
, the word tuch was often used as a verb to mean "to tug sharply" (see above). The similar linguistic origin of these words is also recognizable in the English etymology.
In the Netherlands the earliest known Tucker was Jan Tucker, who in 1368 sold a house on the Hagedijk Road to Antwerp in the city of Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
. Breda held a local monopoly on the wool trade in those days. Over the centuries the Dutch form of the surname has been spelled both Tucker as well as Tukker.
The Irish Possibility
Tucker can also be an Anglicized form of the IrishIrish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
surname O'Tuachair, which first appeared in the Annals of Ulster in 1126 AD as Uá Tuathchair It is not uncommon to see Anglicized representations of Irish surnames, and myriad examples may be cited. According to Patrick Woulfe, in his book Irish Names and Surnames it is the name of two distinct septs; one from the Irish Midlands region known as Ely-O'Carroll (which includes parts of County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
and County Offaly
County Offaly
County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe and was formerly known as King's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. Offaly County Council is...
), and another from County Mayo
County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...
. These findings were confirmed by the first Chief Herald of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, and published in his book More Irish Families.
Variants of the Irish surname include Toher, Togher, and Tougher.
People
- Abi TuckerAbi TuckerAbigail Anne Tucker is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress, best known for acting roles in television shows such as Heartbreak High, The Secret Life of Us and in McLeod's Daughters.-Career:...
- Abraham TuckerAbraham TuckerAbraham Tucker was an English country gentleman, who devoted himself to the study of philosophy. He wrote The Light of Nature Pursued under the name of Edward Search.-Biography:...
(1705–1774), an English philosopher - Alando TuckerAlando TuckerAlando Forest Tucker is an American professional basketball player. Tucker played five seasons at The University of Wisconsin–Madison and wore the number 42...
(born 1984), a University of Wisconsin basketball player - Albert Tucker (artist)Albert Tucker (artist)Albert Lee Tucker , a pivotal Australian artist, was a member of the Heide Circle, a group of leading modernist artists and writers that centred on the art patrons John and Sunday Reed, whose home, "Heide", located in Bulleen, near Heidelberg , was a haven for the group...
- Albert W. TuckerAlbert W. TuckerAlbert William Tucker was a Canadian-born American mathematician who made important contributions in topology, game theory, and non-linear programming....
(1905–1995), a Canadian-American mathematician - Alfred Robert TuckerAlfred Robert TuckerAlfred Robert Tucker was the Bishop of Uganda from 1897, the inception of the diocese, until 1911.- Early days :Tucker was born in 1849 and grew up in the Lake District in England. Following in the footsteps of his family, he became an artist, exhibiting at the Royal Academy.- Church life :In...
- Anand TuckerAnand TuckerAnand Tucker is a film director and producer based in London. He began his career directing factual television programming and adverts...
- Anne Wilkes TuckerAnne Wilkes TuckerAnne Wilkes Tucker is an American museum curator of photographic works. Tucker was born in Baton Rouge. She received a B.A. in Art History from Randolph Macon Woman's College in 1967, and an A.A.S in Photographic Illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1968...
, a curator - Annette TuckerAnnette TuckerAnnette Tucker is a composer, lyricist, teacher, writer, arranger, and producer. Her songs have been recorded by Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Sonny and Cher, Tom Jones, Maureen McGovern, Nana Mouskouri, Ricky Nelson, The Knickerbockers, The Electric Prunes, The Ventures, The American Breed, The...
- Art TuckerArt TuckerArt Tucker is a heavyweight boxer from Newark, New Jersey.He started boxing while incarcerated in Rahway State Prison, N.J. for 12 years. Art Tucker, nicknamed Big, launched his career after being released in 1987 with 15 wins in a row...
- B. J. TuckerB. J. TuckerBaigeh Joe Tucker is a professional American and Canadian football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin.-College career:Tucker was a high school sprint champion in the 100...
, an American football player; descended from English slave trader John Tucker - Barbara TuckerBarbara TuckerBarbara Tucker , is an African American house, R&B and soul singer, songwriter and choreographer. Her impact on the mainstream music scene has been felt more in Europe, than in her home country....
- Benjamin TuckerBenjamin TuckerBenjamin Ricketson Tucker was a proponent of American individualist anarchism in the 19th century, and editor and publisher of the individualist anarchist periodical Liberty.-Summary:Tucker says that he became an anarchist at the age of 18...
(1854–1939), an anarchist - Bernard TuckerBernard TuckerBernard William Tucker was an English ornithologist. He was lecturer in zoology at Oxford University, a long-time editor of British Birds and one of the authors of The Handbook of British Birds...
- Beverly Tucker
- Charles Tucker IIICharles Tucker IIICharles "Trip" Tucker III , played by Connor Trinneer, is a fictional character in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise, which is the last generation of the Star Trek seriesTucker was the chief engineer on the Enterprise, and also briefly served as chief engineer aboard...
, fictional character in Star Trek: Enterprise - Charles Tucker (mayor) (1857–1928), Australian politician
- Charles Tucker (British Army officer)Charles Tucker (British Army officer)Lieutenant General Sir Charles Tucker GCB GCVO was a British Army General during the early years of the twentieth century.-Military career:Tucker was commissioned into the 22nd Foot in 1855....
(died 1935), British Army General - Charles Tucker (Northrop Test Pilot)Charles Tucker (Northrop Test Pilot)Charles Tucker was a test pilot employed by Northrop. In conducting the initial flight test of the X-4 Bantam, he became the first person to perform a conventional runway take off using an X-Plane.-References:...
- Charlotte Maria TuckerCharlotte Maria TuckerCharlotte Maria Tucker , English author, who wrote under the pseudonym A.L.O.E. , was born near Barnet, Middlesex, the daughter of Henry St George Tucker , a distinguished official of the British East India Company...
- Chris TuckerChris TuckerChristopher "Chris" Tucker is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing the role of Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour film series.-Early life:...
(born 1972), an African-American actor - Cliff TuckerCliff TuckerClifford Lewis Tucker was a British industrial relations executive, magistrate and politician.He was educated at Monmouth School and St David's College, Lampeter...
, a British politician, jurist and industrialist - Corin Lisa TuckerCorin TuckerCorin Lisa Tucker is a singer and guitarist, best known for her work with rock band Sleater-Kinney.- Early life :In the early 1990s, Tucker attended Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, where she studied film, political economy, and social change...
, an American singer and guitarist - Cynthia TuckerCynthia TuckerCynthia Tucker is an American columnist and blogger for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate. She received a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2007 "for her courageous, clear-headed columns that evince a strong sense of morality and persuasive knowledge of the...
, an American opinion columnist - Daniel TuckerDaniel TuckerDaniel Tucker was a Methodist minister, farmer and ferryman as well as a Captain during the American Revolution...
- Darcy TuckerDarcy TuckerDarcy Tucker is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player, who played most of his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. A sixth round draft choice, Tucker began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens...
(born 1975), a National Hockey League player, currently for the Colorado Avalanche - Deborah TuckerDeborah TuckerDeborah Tucker is an actress who appeared in U.S. television and film during the late-1980s and early-1990s.Her first credited appearance as an actress was as a cast member of the short-lived television series Living Dolls in September 1989...
- C. Delores TuckerC. Delores TuckerC. DeLores Tucker was a U.S. politician and civil rights activist best known for her participation in the Civil Rights Movement and stance against gangsta rap music.-Early life:...
- Donald Kofi TuckerDonald Kofi TuckerDonald Kofi Tucker was a representative to the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994, serving the 28th legislative district until his death...
- Duncan TuckerDuncan TuckerDuncan Tucker is an American film director and screenwriter.Tucker was born in Arizona and graduated from New York University. After the short subject film The Mountain King, which was screened at over 31 international festivals, he wrote and directed his first feature film, Transamerica. Tucker's...
- Earl Snakehips TuckerEarl Snakehips TuckerEarl "Snakehips" Tucker became known as the "Human Boa Constrictor" after the dance he popularized in Harlem in the 1920s called the "snakehips "....
- Ebenezer TuckerEbenezer TuckerEbenezer Tucker served in the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey where he was elected to serve in both the Nineteenth Congress and the Twentieth United States Congress...
- Eddie TuckerEddie TuckerEddie Jack "Scooter" Tucker is an American former Major League Baseball player. A catcher, Tucker played for the Houston Astros in 1992, 1993, and 1995. He also played for the Cleveland Indians in 1995....
(born 1966), a former Major League Baseball player - Fender TuckerFender TuckerFender Tucker has been a disk magazine editor and publisher, and a self-publisher of books.In 1986 he sold a couple of his home-programmed games to the Loadstar disk magazine for the Commodore 64 computer, and in September 1987, applied for and got the job of Managing Editor of the magazine...
, a former editor and publisher of Loadstar disk magazine - Forrest TuckerForrest TuckerForrest Tucker was an American actor in both movies and television from the 1940s to the 1980s. Tucker, who stood 190 cm tall and weighed 93 kg , appeared in nearly 100 action films in the 1940s and 1950s.-Early life:Forrest Meredith Tucker was born in Plainfield, Indiana, a son of...
- George Tucker (disambiguation)
- Gordon TuckerGordon TuckerGordon Tucker is a prominent rabbi, with a reputation as both a political and a theological liberal in Conservative Judaism. He currently has a position as senior rabbi of Temple Israel Center in White Plains, New York.-Education and career:...
- Harold TuckerHarold TuckerHarold Tucker was Lord Mayor of Manchester, England, from 1984-1985. He was born in Willesden Green, London, and joined the Royal Air Force as a young man.During his year in office, he met Queen Elizabeth several times at Buckingham Palace, flew Concorde and met world leaders. He was the last...
, the Lord Mayor of Manchester, England, from 1984–1985 - Henry Tucker (disambiguation)
- Janeiro (JJ) TuckerJaneiro TuckerJaneiro J Tucker is a Bermudian cricketer, who captained the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006; Tucker took 2-29 off nine overs and scored 17 as Bermuda won the game by three wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method...
- Jason TuckerJason TuckerJason Tucker is a former American and Canadian football slotback.-High school career:Tucker attended Robinson High School in Robinson, Texas where he excelled in football, and track and field, particularly long jumping where he was a state finalist his junior and senior years...
- Jeffrey TuckerJeffrey TuckerJeffrey Albert Tucker is the publisher and executive editor of Laissez Faire Books. He is past editorial vice president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and past editor for the institute's website, Mises.org...
- Jeremy TuckerJeremy TuckerJeremy Tucker is an American gay pornographic actor.-Awards and nominations:* 2000 Adult Erotic Gay Video Award for:...
- Jerry TuckerJerry TuckerJerry Tucker is a former American child actor, most notable for appearing as the "rich kid" in the Our Gang short subjects series semi-regularly from 1931 to 1938....
- Jim Guy TuckerJim Guy TuckerJames "Jim" Guy Tucker, Jr. is an Arkansas political figure. He served as the 43rd Governor of Arkansas, the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, Arkansas Attorney General, and U.S. Representative...
- John Tucker (disambiguation)John Tucker (disambiguation)John Tucker may refer to:*John Tucker , American football player and coach, head coach at Arkansas Tech University *John Tucker , NHL hockey player...
- John Bartholomew TuckerJohn Bartholomew TuckerJohn Bartholomew Tucker is an American radio and television personality, as well as an author.Along with Big Wilson, Tucker was one of the last two "communicators" of the long-running NBC Radio program Monitor; he was on the air when the show signed off for the last time on January 26, 1975...
- Josiah TuckerJosiah TuckerJosiah Tucker , also known as Dean Tucker, was a Welsh churchman, known as an economist and political writer. He was concerned in his works with free trade, Jewish emancipation and American independence...
- James Neil TuckerJames Neil TuckerJames Neil Tucker was a convicted murderer executed by the U.S. state of South Carolina by means of the electric chair. The electric chair would not be used again in the United States until July 20, 2006, in the state of Virginia...
- John Randolph Tucker (1812-1883)John Randolph Tucker (1812-1883)John Randolph Tucker , who served as an officer in the navies of three nations, was born in Alexandria, Virginia...
- Jonathan TuckerJonathan TuckerJonathan Moss Tucker is an American film and television actor, best known for his roles in the movies The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hostage, In the Valley of Elah and The Ruins, and The Black Donnellys on television....
- Josiah TuckerJosiah TuckerJosiah Tucker , also known as Dean Tucker, was a Welsh churchman, known as an economist and political writer. He was concerned in his works with free trade, Jewish emancipation and American independence...
(1713–1799), an economist and political writer - Karla Faye TuckerKarla Faye TuckerKarla Faye Tucker was convicted of murder in Texas in 1984 and put to death in 1998. She was the first woman to be executed in the United States since 1984, and the first in Texas since 1863...
- Keith TuckerKeith TuckerKeith Tucker is an American electronic musician and DJ from Detroit, Michigan.-Career:Tucker began his career playing cover versions of Juan Atkins’ Electro hits from the 1980s with his childhood friend Tommy Hamilton. The live ensemble achieved local renown for combining break-dancing, and...
, an electronic musician and disc jockey - Kerrie TuckerKerrie TuckerKerrie Robyn Tucker , former Australian politician, environmental and human rights activist, was a member of the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the multi-member electorate of Molonglo for the ACT Greens between 1995 and 2001...
- Kevin TuckerKevin TuckerKevin Tucker is an anarcho-primitivist writer and speaker who lives in rural Pennsylvania. He is the editor of Species Traitor, an insurrectionary anarcho-primitivist journal, an editor and contributor to Green Anarchy magazine, and co-founder of the Black and Green Network...
, an American anarcho-primitivist writer - Lamin TuckerLamin TuckerLamin Tucker is a sprinter from Sierra Leone.-External links:...
- Lisa Tucker (author)Lisa Tucker (author)Lisa Tucker is an American author who is credited for three novels in young adult and adult fiction. She grew up in suburban communities near Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. She has toured the Midwest with a jazz band, worked as a waitress, writing teacher, computer programmer, and math...
- Lisa Tucker (singer)Lisa Tucker (singer)Lisa Gabrielle Tucker is an American singer, musical theater and television actress who was the tenth-place finalist on the fifth season of American Idol.-Early life and career beginnings:...
- Mark Tucker (disambiguation)
- Matt TuckerMatt TuckerMatthew Berton Castillo Tucker is an American filmmaker, primarily an actor and screenwriter, as well as a director and producer...
- Maureen TuckerMaureen TuckerMaureen Ann "Moe" Tucker is a musician best known for having been the drummer for the rock group The Velvet Underground.- The Velvet Underground :...
- Maurice TuckerMaurice TuckerMaurice Edwin Tucker is a leading British sedimentologist, specialising in the field of carbonate sedimentology, more commonly known as limestones...
(born 1946), a British geologist - Michael Tucker (disambiguation)
- Mike TuckerMike TuckerMike Tucker is a special effects expert who worked for many years at the BBC Television Visual Effects Department, and now works as an Effects Supervisor for his own company, The Model Unit. He is also the author of a variety of spin-offs relating to the television series Doctor Who and...
- Nana TuckerNana VisitorNana Visitor , born Nana Tucker, is an American actress, best known for playing Kira Nerys in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Jean Ritter in the television series Wildfire.-Early life:...
(born 1957), an American actress - Nathaniel Beverley TuckerNathaniel Beverley TuckerNathaniel Beverley Tucker was an American author, judge, legal scholar, and political essayist.-Life and Politics:...
(1784–1851), an author and law professor - Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (journalist)Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (journalist)Nathaniel Beverley Tucker , was an American journalist and diplomat.-Biography:Tucker was born in Winchester, Virginia, the son of Congressman Henry St. George Tucker, Sr. and Ann Evelina Hunter, brother of John Randolph Tucker , Congressman, and uncle of Henry St...
(1820–1890), a diplomat - Nina TuckerNina TuckerNina Tucker is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Delta Goodrem. She made her first on-screen appearance on 11 June 2002. Goodrem was approached by producers after they saw her video for her debut single. Goodrem, who had just signed a record deal, almost...
, a fictional character - P. J. TuckerP. J. TuckerAnthony Leon "P. J." Tucker, Jr. is an American professional basketball player who formerly played in the NBA. He is currently playing for Brose Baskets.-College:...
- Patricia Tucker (Kabbah), the wife of Sierra Leone's President Kabbah
- Paul Tucker (disambiguation)
- Peter L. TuckerPeter L. TuckerPeter Louis Tucker is a notable Sherbro civil servant and he was once the Chief Executive for the Commission for Racial Equality in the United Kingdom a position he had from 1976-1982. Currently, Peter Tucker is the Chairman of the Law Reform Commission - a position he has held since 2003...
, a Sierra Leonean civil servant; descendant of English slave trader John Tucker - Phil TuckerPhil TuckerPhil Tucker was an American film director, writer, producer, and editor. While Tucker directed his first six feature films in the span of two years , he is best known for his first film, the science fiction B movie Robot Monster, often considered an example of "so bad it's good" filmmaking in the...
- Preston TuckerPreston TuckerPreston Thomas Tucker was an American automobile designer and entrepreneur.He is most remembered for his 1948 Tucker Sedan , an automobile which introduced many features that have since become widely used in modern cars...
(1903–1956), a co-designer of the 1948 Tucker Sedan automobile - Rachel TuckerRachel TuckerRachel Tucker is a Northern Irish singer and actress who competed as one of the finalists in the BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything in 2008...
- Ralph TuckerRalph TuckerRalph Tucker was the longest-serving mayor of Terre Haute, Indiana, serving from 1948 to 1968.-Biography:...
- Raymond TuckerRaymond TuckerRaymond Tucker was the thirty-eighth Mayor of St. Louis, serving from 1953 to 1965.- Personal life and early career :...
, a three-term Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri - Reuben Henry Tucker IIIReuben Henry Tucker IIIMajor General Reuben Henry Tucker III was a U.S...
(1911–1970), a United States Army officer - Rex TuckerRex TuckerRex Tucker was a British television director in the 1950s and 1960s.He was born in March in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire. Amongst his work, he was a driving force during the formative stages of Doctor Who in 1963, acting as a caretaker producer prior to the arrival of Verity Lambert...
- Richard TuckerRichard TuckerRichard Tucker was an American operatic tenor.-Early life:Tucker was born Rivn Ticker in Brooklyn, New York, into a family of Romanian immigrants from Bessarabia. His father, Shmul Ticker, and mother Fanya-Tsipa Ticker had already adopted the surname "Tucker" by the time their son entered first...
(1913–1975), a cantor and singer - Richard Hawley TuckerRichard Hawley TuckerRichard Hawley Tucker was an American astronomer.He was born in Wiscasset, Maine to a ship-owning and sea-faring family. After a brief stint at sea starting at age 14, he attended Lehigh University where he studied civil engineering but became interested in the study of astronomy. He graduated in...
- Richard William Ethelbert Tucker, a South African arachnologist
- Robert C. TuckerRobert C. TuckerRobert Charles Tucker was an American political scientist.Born in Kansas City, Missouri, he was a Sovietologist at Princeton University. He served as an attaché at the American Embassy in Moscow from 1944–1953. He received his PhD degree from Harvard University in 1958; his doctoral dissertation...
- Roman Tucker
- Ross TuckerRoss TuckerRoss Finch Tucker is a former American football offensive lineman, and currently an online journalist for ESPN....
- Roy A. TuckerRoy A. TuckerRoy A. Tucker is an American astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids, identifying at least 404 and co-discovering one, between 1996 and 2009.Tucker was raised in Memphis, Tennessee...
- Ryan TuckerRyan TuckerRyan Tucker is a retired offensive tackle who played for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL Draft...
- St. George TuckerSt. George TuckerSt. George Tucker was a lawyer, professor of law at the College of William and Mary, and judge of Virginia's highest court. In 1813, upon the nomination of President James Madison, he became the United States district judge for Virginia.-Early life:Born in St. George, Bermuda, near Port Royal...
- Samuel TuckerSamuel TuckerSamuel Tucker was an officer in the Continental Navy and the United States Navy.-Military Career:Born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, Tucker began his naval career in the spring of 1760 as a cabin boy in the warship, King George. He subsequently rose to command of a merchant ship in July 1774...
- Samuel Wilbert TuckerSamuel Wilbert TuckerSamuel Wilbert Tucker was an American lawyer and a cooperating attorney with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People . As a founding partner in the Richmond, Virginia firm of Hill, Tucker and Marsh, he is best remembered for one of his several civil rights cases before the...
, an American civil rights attorney - Scott TuckerScott TuckerScott Tucker is a former international freestyle swimmer from the United States, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996...
, an American freestyle swimmer - Sophie TuckerSophie TuckerSophie Tucker was a Russian/Ukrainian-born American singer and actress. Known for her stentorian delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in America during the first half of the 20th century...
(1884–1966), a singer and comedian - St. George TuckerSt. George TuckerSt. George Tucker was a lawyer, professor of law at the College of William and Mary, and judge of Virginia's highest court. In 1813, upon the nomination of President James Madison, he became the United States district judge for Virginia.-Early life:Born in St. George, Bermuda, near Port Royal...
(1752–1827), a lawyer and law professor - Tanya TuckerTanya TuckerTanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13...
- Terre Tucker
- Thomas Tudor TuckerThomas Tudor TuckerThomas Tudor Tucker was an American physician and politician from Charleston, South Carolina. He represented South Carolina in both the Continental Congress and the U.S. House. He later served as Treasurer of the United States.-Biography:Thomas was born in St...
(1745–1829), an American physician and politician - Thomas Tudor Tucker (admiral)Thomas Tudor Tucker (admiral)Thomas Tudor Tucker, C.B. was a British sailor from Bermuda. He was a Rear Admiral in the British Navy.He was named for an uncle, Thomas Tudor Tucker, who served as Treasurer of the United States....
(1775–1852), a Rear Admiral in the British Royal Navy - Tilghman TuckerTilghman TuckerTilghman Mayfield Tucker was Governor of Mississippi from 1842 to 1844. He was a Democrat.-Biography: Tucker was born in North Carolina and lived in Alabama for a time before moving to Mississippi. He left his career of blacksmithing and studied law under Judge Daniel W. Wright in Ham;;;ilton,...
- Tommy Tucker (19th century baseball player), a baseball player
- Tommy Tucker (singer), a pop singer
- Tony TuckerTony TuckerTony Craig Tucker is a retired professional heavyweight boxer. Tucker fought professionally from 1980 to 1998. Nicknamed "TNT," he won a gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games, and was briefly a world heavyweight champion as a professional.-Amateur career:Tucker had a notable amateur career,...
- Torrin TuckerTorrin TuckerTorrin Tucker is an American football offensive tackle for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2003...
- Trent Tucker
- Tui St. George TuckerTui St. George TuckerTui St. George Tucker was an American composer and recorder player....
- Walter R. Tucker, Jr.Walter R. Tucker, Jr.Walter R. Tucker, Jr. was a dentist who served nine years as the Mayor of Compton, California.- Biography :Walter Rayford Tucker, Jr. was born in Oklahoma. He became a dentist and moved to Compton, California in the 1950s...
- Walter R. Tucker IIIWalter R. Tucker IIIWalter Rayford Tucker III is a former U.S. Democratic politician from California.Tucker was born in Compton, California, and was scion to a political dynasty known as the "Kennedys of Compton." He is the son of Walter R. Tucker, Jr., a dentist who was mayor of Compton...
- William Tucker (disambiguation)
- William G. TuckerWilliam G. TuckerWilliam G. Tucker is a modernist British sculptor and modern art scholar. He was born to English parents in Cairo, Egypt in 1935. In 1937, his family returned to England, where Tucker was raised. He attended the University of Oxford from 1955-1958...
(born 1935), a modernist British sculptor - William H. TuckerWilliam H. TuckerWilliam H. Tucker is a professor of psychology at Rutgers University and the author of several books critical of race science.Tucker received his bachelor's degree from Bates College in 1967, and his master's and doctorate from Princeton University...
, a psychology professor and critic of race science - William Jewett TuckerWilliam Jewett TuckerThe Rev. William Jewett Tucker served as the 9th President of Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, United States, from 1893 to 1909.- Dartmouth presidency :...
- Wilson TuckerWilson TuckerArthur Wilson "Bob" Tucker was an American mystery, action adventure, and science fiction writer, who wrote professionally as Wilson Tucker....
See also
- Marshall Tucker BandMarshall Tucker BandThe Marshall Tucker Band is an American Southern rock band originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina. The band's blend of rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, country, and gospel helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s...
- Little Tommy TuckerLittle Tommy Tucker‘Little Tommy Tucker’ is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19618.- Lyrics :Common modern versions include:*Was played by Russell Coles in Babes in Toyland ...
, nursery rhyme - Old Dan TuckerOld Dan Tucker"Old Dan Tucker", also known as "Ole Dan Tucker", "Dan Tucker", and other variants, is a popular American song. Its origins remain obscure; the tune may have come from oral tradition, and the words may have been written by songwriter and performer Dan Emmett...
- Tuck (disambiguation)