Thaker (surname)

For more information on the surname, see Thaker.

Thaker is a surname, and may refer to:

Pranjivan Vishwanath Thaker (circa 1860 – 1920), Diwan of the princely state of Vadia in Saurashtra, Gujarat the highest executive office under Rajput rule
Mahashankar Vishwanath Thaker (circa 1867 – 1902), Chief Treasurer of the princely state of Limbdi under Jhala Rajput rule
Dhirajlal Mahashankar Vishwanath Thaker (1897–1947), Paymaster General of the Port of Karachi; the largest wheat and cotton exporting port in British India prior to partition, currently the largest port in Pakistan
Amit Thaker (born 1971), Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party, currently National President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
Dhirubhai Premshankar Thaker (born 1917), Chief Editor of the Gujarati Vishwakosh; Gujarat's first extensive encyclopedia in the Gujarati language with 25 volumes and over 23,000 articles, and winner of the 1994 Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak; the highest literary award in Gujarati literature

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