Thacker

Variant of the name Thatcher. A thatcher is a person who thatches buildings, i.e. roofs them with reeds or straw.

Thacker may refer to:

Surname

• Angela Thacker (born 1964), American long jumper
• Blaine Thacker (born 1941), Member of Canadian Parliament
• Brian Thacker (born 1945), American army officer; recipient of the Medal of Honor for action during the Vietnam war
• Cathy Gillen Thacker (contemporary), American author of romance novels
• Charles M. Thacker (1866-1918), Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
• Charles P. Thacker (1943–2017), American computer pioneer
• David Thacker (born 1950), English award-winning theatre director
• D. D. Thacker (1884–1961), Indian coal miner and philanthropist
• Edwin Thacker (1913–1974), South African athlete
• Eugene Thacker, American philosopher
• Gail Thacker (contemporary), avant-garde photographer and theater manager
• Harry Thacker, (born 1994), English rugby union footballer
• Henry Thacker (1870–1939), New Zealand physician and politician; member of Parliament 1914–22
• Herbert Cyril Thacker (1870–1953), Canadian army general; Chief of the General Staff 1927–29
• Jeremy Thacker, 18th-century writer and watchmaker
• Julie Thacker (contemporary), American television writer
• Lawrence Thacker, rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s for England, and Hull
• Mary Rose Thacker (1922–1983), former Canadian singles figure skater
• Moe Thacker (1934–1997), American professional baseball player
• Paul D. Thacker (contemporary), American journalist in medical topics
• Ralph Thacker (1880–after 1915), American college football coach
• Ransley Thacker 1891–1965), British lawyer and judge
• Robert E. Thacker (born 1918), American test pilot and model aircraft enthusiast
• Stephanie Thacker (born 1965), United States Circuit Judge
• Tab Thacker (1962–2007), American collegiate wrestler and actor
• Thomas Thacker (died 1548), steward of Thomas Cromwell, Repton Priory
• Tom Thacker (basketball) (born 1939), American professional basketball player
• Tom Thacker (musician) (born 1974) Canadian singer and lead guitarist

Places

• Thacker, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Mingo County
• Thacker Creek, West Virginia
• Thackers; name of fictional farm in Derbyshire in historical novel A Traveller in Time” by Alison Uttley.

Other

• Thacker Shield, a rugby league football trophy