Worcester (surname)

Worcester is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Alec Worcester (1887-1952), British stage and silent film actor
Alfred Worcester (1855-1951), American medical doctor, pioneer in patient care, appendicitis, Caesarean section
Bevan Worcester (1925-1969), Australian sailor
Dean Conant Worcester (1866–1924), American zoologist, public official, and businessman
Donald E. Worcester (1915-2003), historian of the American Southwest
Henry Aiken Worcester (1802-1841), American Swedenborgian minister and vegetarian
Jane Worcester (died 1989), American biostatistician and epidemiologist
Joseph Emerson Worcester (1784–1865), American lexicographer
Kent Worcester (born 1959), political scientist, historian, critic, and songwriter
Maud Worcester Makemson (1891-1977), astronomer
Noah Worcester (1758–1837), American peace activist
Noah Worcester (1812-1847), American dermatologist
Robert Worcester (born 1933), founder of Market and Opinion Research International Ltd.
Samuel Worcester (1798–1859), American missionary to the Cherokees
Samuel Worcester (theologian) (1770–1821), Unitarian controversialist
Samuel T. Worcester (1804–1882), American politician
Samuel Worcester Rowse (1822-1901), illustrator
Thomas Worcester Hyde (1841-1899), Union brigadier general
Thomas Worcester, American Jesuit academic
Tracy Worcester (born 1958), English actress and environmental activist
Wayne Worcester (born 1947), American journalist, author, and professor
William Worcester (c. 1415 – c. 1482), English chronicler and antiquary