Slater (name)
Slater is an English language given name and surname derived from the occupation of a slater, a tradesman who works with slate.
Notable individuals and fictional characters with the name include:
Given name
- Slater Bradley, an American conceptual and cross-disciplinary artist
- Slater Jewell-Kemker, American-Canadian filmmaker and climate activist
- Slater Koekkoek, Canadian ice hockey player
- Slater Martin, American basketball player and coach
- Slater Rhea, American singer, songwriter and TV personality on national TV in China
- Slater B. Stubbs, American politician from Maryland
- Slater Young, Filipino television personality, actor, and entrepreneur
Surname
In arts and entertainment
- Chloe Slater, English singer-songwriter
- Christian Slater, American actor
- David Slater, American singer-songwriter
- David Slater, author of Killing for Culture
- David J. Slater, British nature photographer known for monkey selfies
- Freddie Slater, British racing driver
- Glenn Slater, American lyricist
- Gordon Slater (carillonneur), Canadian bassoonist, conductor and organist
- Gordon Archbold Slater, English cathedral organist
- Harriet Slater, English actress
- Harrison Slater, American writer, pianist, and educator
- Helen Slater, American film actor and singer-songwriter
- James T. Slater, American songwriter
- Jason Slater, American record producer
- Jacob Slater, an English musician with Wunderhorse
- J. D. Slater, filmmaker and composer
- John Slater (actor), English actor
- John Slater (musician), British heavy metal guitarist with Rise to Addiction and Blaze Bayley
- Joseph Slater, Jr., British portrait painter and draughtsman
- Joseph Slater Sr., British painter, father of Joseph Slater Jr.
- Lorna Slater, Canadian-born Scottish politician
- Luke Slater, British musician
- Mary Jo Slater, American casting director and producer
- Montagu Slater, English writer
- Nigel Slater, British food writer, journalist and broadcaster
- Peter Slater (sculptor), Scottish sculptor and portrait artist
- Robert Slater, American author and journalist
- Rodney Slater (musician), with Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
- Sharon Slater, Irish historian and author
- Simon Slater, British actor
- Stuart Slater, musician from Liverpool also known as Stu James, see English singer Stephanie de Sykes
In politics
- Bill Slater, Australian lawyer, politician and diplomat
- Courtenay Slater, Chief Economist for the US Department of Commerce
- Douglas Slater, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines politician
- Fred J. Slater, New York politician
- George A. Slater, New York politician and judge
- Harry Slater (politician), Canadian politician
- Howard R. Slater, American politician and lawyer
- Jack Slater (politician), in South Australian parliament
- James H. Slater, United States Representative and Senator from Oregon
- John Slater (British politician), British Conservative MP for Eastbourne
- John Slater (Canadian politician), Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- John Slater (New Zealand politician), with New Zealand National Party, later Citizens and Ratepayers Now
- John J. Slater Jr., American lawyer and politician in Massachusetts
- Joseph Slater, Baron Slater, British Labour Party politician
- Kent Slater, Illinois politician and judge
- Richard Slater, English politician
- Rodney E. Slater, United States Secretary of Transportation
- Samuel S. Slater, New York politician
- Thomas C. Slater American politician
In science and academia
- Anna Slater, British supramolecular chemist
- Don Slater, British sociologist
- Edward Slater, aka Bill Slater, Australian biochemist at University of Amsterdam
- Eliot Slater, British psychiatrist and eugenicist
- Florence Wells Slater, American entomologist and schoolteacher
- Henry H. Slater, British priest and naturalist
- Ida Lilian Slater, British geologist
- Jessie Mabel Wilkins Slater, British nuclear physicist
- James Kirkwood Slater, British neurologist
- John C. Slater, American physicist and theoretical chemist
- John Samuel Slater, British professor of civil engineering
- Lauren Slater, American psychologist and writer
- Lucy Joan Slater, British mathematician
- Noel Slater, British mathematician and astronomer
- Philip Slater, American actor, writer and sociologist
- Phillipa Slater, British civil engineer
- Rebeccah Slater, British neuroscientist and academic
- Terry Slater (geographer), British academic
- William Kershaw Slater, president of the Royal Institute of Chemistry
In sports
- Allana Slater, Australian artistic gymnast
- Austin Slater, American professional baseball player
- Ben Slater, English cricketer
- Bert Slater, Scottish football player
- Bill Slater (footballer), English footballer
- Billy Slater, Australian rugby league player
- Billy Slater (footballer), English footballer
- Dan Slater, New Zealand sailor
- Dave Slater, see List of Canada national rugby union players
- David Slater, see 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
- Dick Slater, American professional wrestler
- Duke Slater, American football player
- George Slater, English footballer
- Gordon Slater (rugby union), former rugby player from New Zealand
- Harry Slater (rugby league), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s
- Heath Slater, wrestler
- Henry Slater (cricketer, born 1855), English cricketer
- Jackie Slater, American football player
- Jim Slater (footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Jim Slater (ice hockey), American ice hockey center
- John Slater (cricketer), English cricketer
- John Slater (figure skater), British figure skater and ice dancer
- Jacob Slater, an Irish footballer
- Keith Slater, Australian cricketer and Australian rules footballer
- Kelly Slater, American professional surfer
- Leon Slater,, a British professional wrestler
- Matthew Slater, American professional football player
- Michael Slater, Australian cricketer
- Nicky Slater, a British former ice figure skater
- Peter Slater (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- Rashawn Slater, American football player
- Reggie Slater, American professional basketball player
- Rob Slater, American mountaineer
- Robbie Slater, Australian soccer player
- Stephanie Slater, British swimmer
- Stuart Slater, British soccer player
- William Slater (cricketer), English cricketer
- William Slater (swimmer), Canadian swimmer
- Willie J. Slater, American football coach and player
In other fields
- Bill Slater (disambiguation), several people, including,
- David Slater (disambiguation), several people, including
- Frank O. Slater, United States Navy sailor
- Gordon Slater (disambiguation), several people
- Harry Slater (disambiguation), several people
- Herman Slater, American occultist, writer and shop-owner
- James Slater (disambiguation), several people, including
- Jim Slater (disambiguation), several people, including
- Jock Slater, British admiral
- John Slater (disambiguation), several people, including
- Joseph Slater (disambiguation), several people, including
- Michael Atwell Slater, Royal Navy Officer and hydrographic surveyor
- Michael Slater (general), Australian army major general
- Oscar Slater, German-born gangster in Scotland, wrongly convicted of murder
- Peter Slater (disambiguation), several people, including
- Ralph Slater, British millwright
- Rodney Slater (disambiguation), several people
- Samuel Slater, American industrialist
- Steven Slater, American flight attendant
- Timothy C. Slater, American businessman
- William Slater (disambiguation), several people
Fictional characters
- Slater, a Central Intelligence Agency operative on the animated TV series Archer voiced by actor Christian Slater
- A.C. Slater, a character on the TV series Saved by the Bell
- Alison Slater, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
- Amy Mitchell, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
- Bev Slater, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
- Charlie Slater, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
- Dan Slater, the main character in the 1967 film The Double Man
- Garth Slater, a character in the TV series Loving
- Harry Slater, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
- Hayley Slater, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
- Jack Slater, the main character of the 1993 movie Last Action Hero
- Jean Slater, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
- June Slater, a character in the TV series Loving
- Kat Slater, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
- Kyle Slater, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
- Little Mo Slater a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
- Lynne Hobbs, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
- Michelle Slater, a character in the TV series Community
- Nick Slater, a character on the British TV series The Bill
- Ron Slater, a character in the 1993 movie Dazed and Confused
- DCI Roy Slater, a character on the British TV series Only Fools and Horses
- Sean Slater, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
- Stacey Slater, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
- Viv Slater, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
- Zoe Slater, a fictional character in the British soap opera ''EastEnders''