Straker

Straker is an English surname.{{cite book |last1=Parkin |first1=Harry |title=Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain |date=19 August 2021 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-886825-5 |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780198868255.001.0001/acref-9780198868255-e-37816 |access-date=10 June 2024 |chapter=Straker}} 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.