Baker (surname)

Baker

Origin
Meaning	Baker (occupational)
Region of origin	England
Other names
Related names	Baxter

Baker is a surname of English origin. An occupational name, it most often denotes a "baker", or someone who works as the keeper of the 'communal kitchen' in a town or village. The female form of the name is "Baxter".

Notable people with the surname include:

A

• A. J. Baker (born 1923), Australian philosopher
• Aaron Baker (1620–1683), English colonial agent
• 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) (born 1939), 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

• 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
• 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 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
• 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 (born 1980), American baseball player
• 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
• 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
• 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 (footballer) (1880–1962), Australian rules footballer
    • Charlie Baker (racing driver) (born 1952), NASCAR driver
    • Charlie Baker (born 1956), American politician; 72nd governor of Massachusetts
• Cheryl Baker (born 1954), British singer and television presenter
• Chet Baker (1929–1988), American jazz musician
• 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
  • Chris Baker (wine industry professional) (born 1958) American wine industry professional
    • 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 (footballer born 1934) (born 1934), Cardiff City and Wales player
  • Colin Baker (born 1943), English actor (6th Doctor Who)
  • Colin Baker (Irish footballer) (born 1985), plays in Hong Kong
• Conrad Baker (1817–1885), 15th Governor of Indiana
• Conway Baker (1911-1997), American football player
• Corey Baker (born 1989), American baseball player
• Cyril Baker (1885–1949), English cricketer

D

• 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 player), 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
• 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 Baker (poker player, born 1972), American professional poker player nicknamed "ODB"
    • David Baker (poker player, born 1986), 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
• Deborah Baker, American biographer and essayist
• Del Baker (1892–1973), American baseball player and manager
• Dennis Baker (rugby league) (fl.1960s), British rugby league footballer
• Dennis Baker (born 1947), Australian cricketer
• 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 (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), Virginia 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 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 (cricketer) (1892–1969), Cambridge University, Sussex and Somerset cricketer
      • Edward Stanley Baker (1910–1992), Worcestershire cricketer
• Edwin Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Elizabeth Baker (1876-1962), English playwright
• Ellis Baker (died 1984), American theatre actress
• Elsie Baker (1883–1971), American actress and singer
• Eric Baker (activist) (1920–1976), founder of Amnesty International
• 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
• Fran Baker (born 1947), American novelist
• 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 (military) (1908–1958), New Zealand World War II army colonel
  • Fred Baker (IETF chair) (born 1952), American computer network engineer
  • Fred Thelonius 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
• Geoff Baker (born 1968), Canadian–born journalist and media personality
• Geoffrey Baker (1912–1980), British Field Marshal
• 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 (cricketer, born 1849) (1849–1879), English cricketer
  • 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 (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 (actor) (1931–2011), British film and television actor
  • George Baker (footballer) (born 1936), Welsh international footballer
  • George Baker (Dutch singer) (born 1944), Dutch singer and songwriter
  • George Baker (Bengali 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 (born 1939), English musician, best known for being a member of 60's psychedelic-rock band Cream
• 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

• 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
• Hobey Baker (1892–1918), American sportsman and pilot
• Horace Baker, acting Governor of New Jersey
• Horace Baker (footballer) (1910–1974), English footballer
• 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 (Australian 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

J

• J. N. L. Baker (1893–1971), British geographer
• James Baker (disambiguation) (or Jim Baker), multiple people
• Janet Baker (born 1933), English mezzo-soprano opera singer
• Jerry Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joe Baker (1940–2003), English footballer
• Joe Don Baker (born 1936), American actor
• John Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jordan Baker (basketball), living American professional basketball player
• 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

• Karen Baker, sound editor (normally goes by Karen Baker Landers)
• Kathy Baker (born 1950), American actress
• Kenneth Baker (disambiguation) (or Ken or Kenny Baker), 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
• 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
• Mel Baker, Wales and British Lions rugby player
• Melvin Baker (born 1950), American football player
• Mickey Baker, American guitarist
• 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

• Ox Baker (1934–2014), American professional wrestler

P

• 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
• Ronnie Baker (1947–1990), American bass guitarist and record producer
• Russell Baker (born 1925), American writer

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

• Thomas Baker (disambiguation) (or Tom Baker), multiple people
• 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
• Wheeler R. Baker, former Maryland politician
• William C. Baker (1858–1931), lawyer and 20th Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
• William F. Baker (1866–1930), an owner of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball club
• William O. Baker (1915–2005), American and former President of Bell Labs

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

• 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)
• Eric Baker (West Wing), fictitious Democratic Governor of Pennsylvania and nominee for Vice–President
• Luke Baker, fictional character in Degrassi

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