Latimer (surname)
Latimer is an occupation surname, meaning "interpreter". Notable people with the surname include:
Academics and literature
- Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer, American writer
- Jon Latimer, Welsh historian and writer
- Wendell Mitchell Latimer, American chemist
- William Latimer (priest), English clergyman and scholar of Ancient Greek
Arts and entertainment
- Andrew Latimer, English rock musician
- Chloe Latimer, Scottish singer and songwriter
- Hugh Latimer (actor), English actor
- Jason Latimer, American magician
- Jonathan Latimer, American crime writer
- Louise Latimer (actress), American actress
- Mark Latimer, English pianist from England
- Michael Latimer, British actor
- Michelle Latimer, Canadian actress
- Thom Latimer, English professional wrestler and actor
Military
- Dennis Latimer, British World War I flying ace
- Joseph W. Latimer, Confederate officer from Virginia
- Kelly Latimer, former U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and pilot and Virgin Galactic pilot
Politics and government
- Albert H. Latimer, an Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
- Asbury Latimer, farmer and U.S. Senator from South Carolina
- George Latimer (Minnesota politician), mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota
- George Latimer (New York politician), New York State Senator and current Westchester County Executive
- George Latimer (Pennsylvania politician), Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- George W. Latimer, an Associate Justice of the Utah Supreme Court
- Graham Latimer, New Zealand Maori leader
- Henry Latimer (judge), lawyer and judge from Florida
- Henry Latimer (politician), physician and U.S. Senator from Delaware
- Hugh Latimer, bishop and Protestant martyr from England
- Matt Latimer, lawyer in various positions during George W. Bush's presidency
- Rebecca Latimer Felton, teacher and U.S. Senator from Georgia
- Thomas E. Latimer, American lawyer
- W. Irving Latimer, Michigan politician
- William Latimer (Australian politician),, Australian politician
- William Latimer, 4th Baron Latimer, English noble, soldier and diplomat
Sports
- Al Latimer, American football player
- Cody Latimer, American football player
- Don Latimer, National Football League player
- Louise Latimer (tennis), British tennis player
- Tacks Latimer, American baseball catcher
- Tanerau Latimer, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Zach Latimer, National Football League player
Other
- Allie B. Latimer, American lawyer and civil rights activist
- Catherine Allen Latimer, African-American librarian
- George Latimer (escaped slave), escaped slave whose case became a major political issue in Massachusetts
- Hugh Latimer, English bishop and Protestant martyr
- Lewis Howard Latimer, African-American inventor
- Robert Latimer, Canadian farmer and murderer
- Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer South african museum worker who found the first living coelacanth.
Fictional characters
- Rick Latimer, in the American soap opera Love of Life
- Harold Latimer, in the Sherlock Holmes short story "The Greek Interpreter"
- Danny, Beth, Mark, and Chloe Latimer in the British murder mystery series, Broadchurch