Skinner (surname)
Skinner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Politics and law
- Alanson Skinner (1794–1876), New York politician
- Alonzo A. Skinner (1814–1877), United States judge
- Avery Skinner (1796–1876), New York politician
- Carlton Skinner (1913–2004), Governor of Guam
- Dennis Skinner (born 1932), British MP for Bolsover
- Ed Skinner (1936-2015), American politician
- Harry Skinner (1855–1929), US Representative from North Carolina
- James John Skinner (1923–2008), Irish-born Zambian politician and jurist
- Jerry Skinner (1900–1962), New Zealand MP
- Jillian Skinner (born 1944), Australian politician
- Leo Skinner (1901–1970), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- Mark Skinner (1813–1887), US Attorney for Illinois
- Nancy Skinner (California politician), a Democratic member of the California State Senate
- Nancy Skinner (commentator), a radio and television commentator based in Michigan
- Onias C. Skinner (1817-1878), Illinois jurist and lawyer
- Peter Skinner (born 1959), MEP for South East England
- Richard Skinner (American politician) (1778–1833), American politician, attorney, and jurist from Vermont
- Roger Skinner (1773–1825), New York judge
- Samuel K. Skinner (born 1938), White House Chief of Staff during the presidency of George H. W. Bush
- Thomas Gregory Skinner (1842–1907), US Representative from North Carolina
- Thomson J. Skinner (1752–1809), US Representative from Massachusetts
- Tom Skinner (1909–1991), New Zealand trade unionist
- William I. Skinner (1812–1891), New York politician
Writers
- Charles Montgomery Skinner (1852–1907), American writer
- Constance Lindsay Skinner (1877–1939), Canadian writer, historian
- Quentin Skinner (born 1940), Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University and author
Media and arts
- Claire Skinner (born 1965), English actress
- Cornelia Otis Skinner (1899–1979), American author and actress
- Frank Skinner (born 1957), English comedian
- Frank Skinner (composer) (1897–1968) - an American composer
- Grahame Skinner - Scottish musician vocalist with band "Skinner" and ex-Hipsway
- James Scott Skinner (1843–1927), Scottish fiddler
- Jane Skinner, Fox News daytime news anchor
- Janet Lynn Skinner, (born 1955), American gospel musician
- John Skinner (poet) (1721–1807), Scottish historian and songwriter
- Leonard Skinner (1933–2010), American schoolteacher most famous as the namesake of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Mike Skinner (born 1978), British rapper who performs under the alias of The Streets
- Penelope Skinner (born 1971), British playwright & screenwriter
- Richard Skinner (broadcaster) (born 1951), British radio broadcaster
- Zena Skinner (1927–2018), British cookery expert on television and radio
Sports
- Steve Keirn (born 1951), a retired professional wrestler best known as "Skinner"
- Al Skinner (born 1952), an American men's college basketball head coach and a former collegiate and professional basketball player
- Albert Skinner (1868-?), an English footballer
- Bob Skinner (born 1931), retired American professional baseball player
- Brian Skinner (born 1976), American professional basketball player
- Callum Skinner (born 1992), Scottish track cyclist
- Deontae Skinner (born 1990), American football player
- Jeff Skinner (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jimmy Skinner (1917–2007), former head coach of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings
- Jocquel Skinner (born 1992), American football player
- Joel Skinner (born 1961), former baseball player
- Jonty Skinner, South African Olympian and American swimming coach
- Mike Skinner (NASCAR) (born 1957), NASCAR driver
- Mykayla Skinner (born 1996), American artistic gymnast
- Roy Skinner (1930–2010), American basketball coach who helped integrate the NCAA's Southeastern Conference
- Sam Skinner (footballer) (born 1997), Australian rules footballer
- Sonny Skinner (born 1960), American professional golfer
- Talvin Skinner (born 1943), an American former professional basketball player
- Todd Skinner (1958–2006), rock climber
- Wilfred Skinner (1934–2003), Singapore international player in association football and field hockey.
- William A.Skinner (1939-2015), javelin thrower.
- Zephaniah Skinner (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
Others
- Andrew C. Skinner (born 1951)
- B. F. Skinner (1904–1990), American behaviorist, psychologist and author
- Clarence Skinner (minister) (1881–1949), Universalist minister
- Edith Skinner (1902–1981), vocal coach
- Ernest M. Skinner (1866–1960), pipe organ craftsman
- Eugene Skinner (1809–1864), founder of the town of Eugene, Oregon
- Francis Skinner (1912–1941), friend of Ludwig Wittgenstein
- George Herbert Skinner (1872–1931), British carburetter manufacturer
- Harrie Skinner (1854–1936), founder of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia (RACA)
- Herbert Wakefield Banks Skinner (1900–1960), British physicist
- John Kendrick Skinner (1883–1918), a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John O. Skinner (1845–1932), an American physician, recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Leslie Skinner (1900-1978), American scientist and military officer
- Wickham Skinner, American educator
Disambiguation pages
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 (Principal Skinner), Springfield elementary school principal in The Simpsons
- Walter Skinner, character from The X-Files
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