Poindexter (surname)

People

• Alan G. Poindexter, American astronaut and son of Admiral John Poindexter
• Buster Poindexter, pseudonym of American rock musician David Johansen
• Charles Poindexter, American politician from Virginia
• Doug Poindexter, American country musician on Sun Records
• George Poindexter, American politician
• Hildrus Poindexter, epidemiologist and scientist
• James Poindexter, American Olympic sport shooter
• James T. Poindexter, American artist; he lived in Evansville, IN from 1852-1882 and was one of Indiana's mid-19th century's best known portraitists
• Jennings Poindexter, American baseball player
• Admiral John Poindexter, National Security Advisor for the Reagan administration, involved in the Iran-Contra Affair
• Joseph B. Poindexter, territorial governor of Hawaii
• Larry Poindexter, American actor
• Miles Poindexter, American politician from Washington

  Fictional characters

• Sir Marmaduke Poindexter, a character in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Sorcerer.
• Poindexter, a character in the animated TV series Felix the Cat, whose name has become a slang term meaning "a bookish or socially unskilled person"
• Arnold Poindexter, a character in the film Revenge of the Nerds and its sequel Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
• Benjamin Poindexter is an alias sometimes used by Bullseye
• Mr. Poindexter, in the Nick Carter spy novels, runs the Special Effects and Editing department in the US spy agency AXE, where he is the equivalent to Q in the James Bond franchise
• Sidney Poindexter, a nerdy ghost who loathes bullies, appears in the cartoon Danny Phantom
• William Poindexter, a member of Samwell's hockey team in Check, Please!