Packer
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Packer may refer to:
People
- Alfred Packer, cannibal
- Asa PackerAsa PackerAsa Packer was an American businessman who pioneered railroad construction, was active in Pennsylvania politics, and founded Lehigh University.-Early life:...
, founder of Lehigh University - Billy PackerBilly PackerAnthony William "Billy" Packer is a former American sportscaster for CBS Sports and a published author.-Early life:Packer is a graduate of Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania...
, American college basketball commentator - Boyd K. PackerBoyd K. PackerBoyd Kenneth Packer is an American educator and religious leader, and the current president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He served as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve from 1994 to 2008, and has been an apostle and member of...
, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - Douglas Ricardo Packer, footballer with Juventus F.C.
- Earl L. PackerEarl L. PackerEarl Le Noir Packer served as the first Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Burma from September 19, 1947 when Embassy Rangoon was established, to October 17, 1947.-External links:...
- Sir Frank PackerFrank PackerSir Douglas Frank Hewson Packer, KBE , was an Australian media proprietor who controlled Australian Consolidated Press and the Nine Network.-Biography:...
, father of Kerry Packer - George PackerGeorge PackerGeorge Packer is an American journalist, novelist and playwright.-Biography:Packer's parents, Nancy Packer and Herbert Packer, were both academics at Stanford University; his maternal grandfather was George Huddleston, a congressman from Alabama. His sister, Ann Packer, is also a writer...
, American journalist and novelist - Harry PackerHarry PackerHarry Packer was an English-born international rugby union prop who played club rugby for Newport and was capped seven times for Wales...
, Wales international rugby player - Sir Herbert Annesley PackerHerbert Annesley PackerAdmiral Sir Herbert Annesley Packer KCB, CBE was an officer in the British Royal Navy and ended his career as an Admiral and Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic.-Family background:The only son of Dr...
, a British officer in the Royal Navy - James PackerJames PackerJames Douglas Packer is an Australian businessman.Packer is the son of the late media mogul Kerry Packer and grandson of Frank Packer. He inherited the family company, Consolidated Press Holdings Limited, which controls investments in Crown Limited, Consolidated Media Holdings and other companies...
, billionaire, son of Kerry Packer - J. I. PackerJ. I. PackerJames Innell Packer is a British-born Canadian Christian theologian in the low church Anglican and Reformed traditions. He currently serves as the Board of Governors' Professor of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia...
, theologian - Kerry PackerKerry PackerKerry Francis Bullmore Packer, AC was an Australian media tycoon. The son of Sir Frank Packer and Gretel Bullmore, the Packer family company owned controlling interest in both the Nine television network and leading Australian publishing company Australian Consolidated Press, which were later...
, Australian media magnate - Richard Packer (civil servant), former British civil servant
- Richard Packer (politician)Richard Packer (politician)Richard Packer was a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament from 1856–1859 representing the Town of Christchurch electorate. He was also a member of the Canterbury Provincial Council, including its treasurer.-Early life:...
(1794—1872), New Zealand politician - Russell PackerRussell PackerRussell Packer is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the New Zealand Warriors of the National Rugby League competition...
, New Zealand rugby league footballer
Sports teams
- Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
, an American football team in Green Bay, Wisconsin - Anderson PackersAnderson PackersThe Anderson Packers also known as the Anderson Duffy Packers was a professional basketball team based in Anderson, Indiana, in the 1940s and 1950s....
, a former professional basketball team that played for Anderson, Indiana in 3 different leagues, from 1946 to 1951 - Chicago Packers, the former name of the NBA team the Washington Wizards, when they played in Chicago, Illinois for the 1961-62 NBA season
- Kansas City PackersKansas City PackersThe Kansas City Packers were a Federal League baseball club in Kansas City from 1914 to 1915. They finished sixth in 1914 with a 67-84 record, and fourth in 1915 with an 81-72 record....
, a Federal League baseball team from 1914 to 1915
Occupations
- A pack train operator (eg outfitterOutfitterAn outfitter is a shop or person that sells men's clothes . More specifically, it is a company or individual who provides or deals in equipment and supplies for the pursuit of certain activities. The term is most closely associated with outdoor activities such as rafting, hunting, fishing,...
) - A meat packer
- A household goods packer for moving; see moving companyMoving companyA moving company, removalist, or van line is a company that helps people and businesses relocate their goods from one place to another. Typically they use moving vans, but for international moves or where storage is required, they may use special containerised vans or shipping containers.National...
Other uses
- CultipackerCultipackerA cultipacker is a piece of agricultural equipment that crushes dirt clods, removes air pockets, and presses down small stones, forming a smooth, firm seedbed...
, an agricultural rollerRoller (agricultural tool)The roller is an agricultural tool used for flattening land or breaking up large clumps of soil, especially after ploughing. Typically, rollers are pulled by tractors or, prior to mechanisation, a team of animals such as horses or oxen....
. - A packer is a phallic object worn to simulate male genitals; see packing (phallus)Packing (phallus)Packing refers to the wearing of padding or a phallic object in the front of a person's pants or underwear, to give the appearance of having male genitals. Packing is commonly practiced by trans men...
- The Packer Collegiate InstitutePacker Collegiate InstitutePacker Collegiate Institute is an independent college preparatory school for students from prekindergarten through grade 12. Formerly the Brooklyn Female Academy, Packer has been located at 170 Joralemon Street in the historic district of Brooklyn Heights since its founding in 1845.- History :A...
- Packers are wrappers put around pieces of software to compress and/or encrypt their contents.
- a runtime packer is a component used to reduce executable sizes
- The PackersThe PackersThe Packers were an American soul group formed by tenor saxophonist Charles "Packy" Axton, who was the son of Stax Records part-owner Estelle Axton. Axton was a former member of the Mar-Keys; Leon Haywood was among those who played on the group's records...
, an American soul group - A packer is a sealing device used to isolate zones inside well casingCasing stringCasing string is a long section of connected oilfield pipe that is lowered into a wellbore and cemented. The pipe segments are typically about in length, male threaded on each end and connected with short lengths of double-female threaded pipe called couplings...