Skinner (surname)
Skinner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Politics and law
- Alanson Skinner, New York politician
- Alonzo A. Skinner, United States judge
- Avery Skinner, New York politician
- Carlton Skinner, Governor of Guam
- Cortlandt Skinner, Loyalist officer during the American Revolutionary War.
- Dennis Skinner, British MP for Bolsover
- Ed Skinner, American politician
- Harry Skinner , US Representative from North Carolina
- James John Skinner, Irish-born Zambian politician and jurist
- Jerry Skinner, New Zealand MP
- Jillian Skinner, Australian politician
- Leo Skinner, Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- Mark Skinner, US Attorney for Illinois
- Nancy Skinner, a Democratic member of the California State Senate
- Nancy Skinner, a radio and television commentator based in Michigan
- Onias C. Skinner, Illinois jurist and lawyer
- Peter Skinner, MEP for South East England
- Richard Skinner , American politician, attorney, and jurist from Vermont
- Roger Skinner, New York judge
- Samuel K. Skinner, White House Chief of Staff during the presidency of George H. W. Bush
- Thomas Gregory Skinner, US Representative from North Carolina
- Thomson J. Skinner, US Representative from Massachusetts
- Tom Skinner, New Zealand trade unionist
- William I. Skinner, New York politician
Writers
- Charles Montgomery Skinner, American writer
- Constance Lindsay Skinner, Canadian writer, historian
- Quentin Skinner, Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University and author
Media and arts
- Claire Skinner, English actress
- Cornelia Otis Skinner, American author and actress
- Emily Skinner, American stage actress
- Emily Skinner, American actress
- Frank Skinner, English comedian
- Frank Skinner - an American composer
- Grahame Skinner - Scottish musician vocalist with band "Skinner" and ex-Hipsway
- James Scott Skinner, Scottish fiddler
- Jane Skinner, Fox News daytime news anchor
- Janet Lynn Skinner,, American gospel musician
- John Skinner , Scottish historian and songwriter
- Leonard Skinner, American schoolteacher most famous as the namesake of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Mike Skinner, British rapper who performs under the alias of The Streets
- Penelope Skinner, British playwright & screenwriter
- Richard Skinner , British radio broadcaster
- Zena Skinner, British cookery expert on television and radio
Sports
- Steve Keirn, a retired professional wrestler best known as "Skinner"
- Al Skinner, an American men's college basketball head coach and a former collegiate and professional basketball player
- Albert Skinner, an English footballer
- Bernard Skinner, Canadian olympian
- Bob Skinner, retired American professional baseball player
- Brian Skinner, American professional basketball player
- Callum Skinner, Scottish track cyclist
- Deontae Skinner, American football player
- Edward Arthur Skinner, English cricketer
- Jeff Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player
- Jimmy Skinner, former head coach of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings
- Joel Skinner, former baseball player
- Jonty Skinner, South African Olympian and American swimming coach
- Mike Skinner , NASCAR driver
- Mykayla Skinner, American artistic gymnast
- Roy Skinner, American basketball coach who helped integrate the NCAA's Southeastern Conference
- Sam Skinner , Australian rules footballer
- Sonny Skinner, American professional golfer
- Talvin Skinner, an American former professional basketball player
- Todd Skinner, rock climber
- Wilfred Skinner, Singapore international player in association football and field hockey.
- Zephaniah Skinner, Australian rules footballer
Others
- Andrew C. Skinner
- Bernard Skinner , English lepidopterist
- B. F. Skinner, American behaviorist, psychologist and author
- Clarence Skinner , Universalist minister
- Edith Skinner, vocal coach
- Edward Skinner, British architect
- Ernest M. Skinner, pipe organ craftsman
- Eugene Skinner, founder of the town of Eugene, Oregon
- Francis Skinner, friend of Ludwig Wittgenstein
- George Herbert Skinner, British carburetter manufacturer
- Harrie Skinner, founder of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia
- Herbert Wakefield Banks Skinner, British physicist
- John Kendrick Skinner, a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John O. Skinner, an American physician, recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Leslie Skinner, American scientist and military officer
- Wickham Skinner, American educator
Disambiguation pages
- Charles Skinner
- Clarence Skinner
- David Skinner
- Edward Skinner
- Frank Skinner
- James Skinner
- Michael Skinner
- Stephen Skinner
- Thomas Skinner
- Will Skinner
Fictional characters
- Agnes Skinner, mother of Seymour Skinner in The Simpsons
- Rodney Skinner, the Invisible Man in the film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
- Seymour Skinner, Springfield elementary school principal in The Simpsons
- Walter Skinner, character from The X-Files
- Chef Skinner, character from Ratatouille
- Otis Skinner, character from Red Dead Redemption 2