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 (born 1975), an American conceptual and cross-disciplinary artist
  • Slater Jewell-Kemker (born 1992), American-Canadian filmmaker and climate activist
  • Slater Koekkoek (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Slater Martin (1925–2012), American basketball player and coach
  • Slater Rhea (born 1987), American singer, songwriter and TV personality on national TV in China
  • Slater B. Stubbs (died 1867), American politician from Maryland
  • Slater Young (born 1983), Filipino television personality, actor, and entrepreneur

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  • Edward Slater (1917–2016), aka Bill Slater, Australian biochemist
  • Eliot Slater (1904–1983), British psychiatrist and eugenicist

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  • Keith Slater (1935–2025), Australian cricketer and Australian rules footballer
  • Kelly Slater (born 1972), American professional surfer
  • Kent Slater (born 1945), American politician and judge

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  • Nicky Slater, (born 1958), British former ice figure skater
  • Nigel Slater (born 1958), British food writer, journalist and broadcaster
  • Noel Slater, British mathematician and astronomer

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  • Oscar Slater, German-born man wrongly convicted of murder in Scotland

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Fictional characters

See also