Straker is an English surname.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Anthony Straker, English-born Grenadian footballer
- Arthur Straker, English first-class cricket player
- D. Augustus Straker, Barbados-born lawyer and jurist, first black lawyer to appear before the Michigan Supreme Court
- Granville Straker, American music businessman and record producer
- Les Straker, baseball player
- Sir Louis Straker, deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Nick Straker, English musician, of the Nick Straker Band
Fictional characters:
- Edward "Ed" Straker and his son Johnny Straker, fictional characters in the television series UFO
- Kevin Straker, the name of the "Ken" character in the Japanese version of the video game Street Fighter 2010
- Richard Straker, a character in Stephen King’s 1975 horror novel ’Salem’s Lot.
- John Straker, a character in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1892 story The Adventure of Silver Blaze.
See also
edit- Straker-Squire, a former car makers in England
- Strake (disambiguation)
References
edit- ^ Parkin, Harry (19 August 2021). "Straker". Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-886825-5. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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