Decker (surname)

Decker is a surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname include:

## People

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### Arts and entertainment

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* Brooklyn Decker, an American model
* Carol Decker, English recording artist
* Cora Decker Sargent (1868-1944), American composer
* Daniel Decker, Puerto Rican composer
* Frans Decker (1684 – 1751), Dutch painter
* Franz-Paul Decker (1923–2014), German conductor
* Georg Decker (1818–1894), an Austrian portrait artist
* Hans Decker, German sculptor of the fifteenth century
* Jennifer Decker, a French actress
* Johann Stephan Decker (1784–1844), French painter
* John Decker (artist) (1895–1947), German painter, set designer and caricaturist in Hollywood
* Lindsey Decker (1923–1994), American artist
* Mary Beth Decker (b. 1981), American model
* Richard Decker, cartoonist in The New Yorker
* Jorel Decker, musical artist in the band Hollywood Undead

### Government and politics

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* Bob Decker (1922-1999), American politician and educator
* Edward Decker (1827–1911), American businessman and politician in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
* Eileen M. Decker, American lawyer
* George Decker, American Chief of Staff of the United States Army
* Grant Decker, American politician
* James Eric (Bill) Decker (1898–1970), Sheriff of Dallas, Texas during the assassination of John F. Kennedy
* John Decker (fire chief) (1823–1892), American businessman, politician and firefighter
* John A. Decker (died 2006), American Chief Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals
* Michael P. Decker, American politician
* Wilhelm Decker, German publicist

### Sports

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#### Baseball

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* Bill Decker, American college baseball coach
* Cody Decker (born 1987), American baseball player
* Jaff Decker (born 1990), American baseball player
* Nick Decker (born 1999), American baseball player
* Steve Decker (born 1965), American baseball player

#### Motorsport

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* Claire Decker (born 1995), American stock car racing driver
* Natalie Decker (born 1997), American stock car racing driver
* Paige Decker (born 1993), American stock car racing driver

#### Other sports

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* Brianna Decker (born 1991), American ice hockey player
* Eric Decker (born 1987), American football player
* Karl Decker (footballer) (1921–2005), Austrian footballer
* Mary Decker (born 1958), American middle-distance runner

### Other

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* Almarian Decker, American electrical engineer
* Ed Decker, American evangelist
* John Decker (fire chief) (1823–1892), American businessman, politician and firefighter
* Karl Decker (1897–1945), German general
* Matthew Decker, Dutch-born English merchant and writer
* Scott Decker, American criminologist
* Susan Decker, American corporate executive

## Fictional characters

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* Matt Decker, character in Star Trek
* Chloe Decker, character in Lucifer
* Colonel Roderick Decker, archenemy of The A-Team
* Willard Decker, character in Star Trek
* Theodore Decker, the protagonist of the 2013 novel ‘The Goldfinch’ by Donna Tartt.
* Charlie Decker, the protagonist of the 1977 novel Rage by Stephen King

## See also

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* Deckers (surname)
* Dekker (surname)
* Dikkers

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Decker.
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