Potter (surname)

Potter is a family name.

Well-known bearers of the name

A

B

  • Barbara Potter ( born 1961 ), American actress
  • Bärbel Wartenberg- Potter ( born 1943 ), German theologian and bishop
  • Beatrix Potter (1866-1943), British children's author and illustrator -

C

  • Carol Potter ( born 1948 ), American actress
  • Cassandra Potter ( born 1981 ), American curler
  • Catherine Potter (1958-2010), Canadian musician and composer
  • Charles E. Potter (1916-1979), American politician
  • Chris Potter ( born 1960 ), Canadian actor
  • Chris Potter ( saxophonist ) (born 1971 ), American jazz saxophonist and composer
  • Cipriani Potter (1792-1871), British composer, pianist and music teacher
  • Clarkson Nott Potter (1825-1882), American politician
  • Corey Potter ( born 1984 ), American ice hockey player

D

  • Darren Potter ( born 1984 ), Irish football player
  • David Morris Potter (1910-1971), American historian
  • Dean Potter (born 1972 ), American mountaineer and Highliner
  • Dennis Potter (1935-1994), British screenwriter
  • Don Potter (sculptor ) ( 1902-2004 ), English sculptor, wood carver and pottery
  • Don Potter ( musician), American musician

E

  • Edith Louise Potter (1901-1993), American pathologist
  • Elisha Reynolds Potter (1764-1835), American politician
  • Elisha Reynolds Potter Jr. (1811-1882), American politician
  • Emery D. Potter (1804-1896), American politician

G

  • George Richard Potter (1900-1981), British historian
  • Graham Potter ( born 1975 ), English footballer

B

  • HC Potter (1904-1977), American film director
  • Henry Potter ( golfer ) ( 1881-1955 ), American golfer
  • Henry C. Potter (1835-1908), American Bishop
  • Henry Codman Potter (1904-1977), American film director, see HC Potter
  • Hebelius Potter (1768-1824), a Dutch priest and author
  • Horatio Potter (1802-1887), American Bishop
  • Humphrey Potter, English boy who invented the valve control in the steam engine by Thomas Newcomen

I

  • Isaac Potter, English designer

J

  • Jenny Potter ( born 1979 ), American ice hockey player
  • John Potter ( bishop) (~ 1674-1747 ), Archbishop of Canterbury
  • John E. Potter ( born 1956 ), American government official
  • John F. Potter (1817-1899), American lawyer, judge and politician
  • John Potter (musician ), English tenor, and musicologist
  • Jon Potter ( born 1963 ), English hockey player
  • Jonathan Potter ( born 1956 ), British linguist

L

M

  • Madeleine Potter (* ~ 1964), American actress
  • Martin Potter ( born 1944 ), British actor
  • Martin Potter ( wave rider ) (born 1965 ), British surfers
  • Michael Potter (1924-2013), American immunologist and cancer researcher
  • Monica Potter (born 1971 ), American actress

O

P

  • Pauline Fairfax Potter, Baroness de Rothschild (1908-1976), American fashion icon, designer and writer
  • Paulus Potter (1625-1654), Dutch painter
  • Philip Potter ( born 1921 ), cleric dominicanischer

R

  • Robert Potter (~ 1800-1842 ), American politician
  • Robert Brown Potter (1829-1887), American General
  • Ryan Potter (* 1995), American actor

S

T

  • Tom Potter ( born 1940 ), American politician
  • Tommy Potter (1918-1988), American jazz bassist

W

Fictional characters

  • Harry Potter and his parents Lily Potter and James Potter in the Harry Potter novels by JK Rowling
  • Muff Potter in the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
  • Josephine " Joey " Potter in the American television series Dawson 's Creek
  • Colonel Sherman T. Potter in the American television series M * A * S * H ( TV series)
  • Family name
Chris Potter (actor) Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist) Don Potter (musician) Elisha R. Potter John Potter (bishop) Martin Potter (actor) Michael Potter (immunologist) Philip Potter (church leader) Robert Potter (U.S. politician) M*A*S*H (TV series)
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