Trotter

Trotter may refer to:

Places

• Trotters, North Dakota, an unincorporated community in Golden Valley County, United States
• Trotters Gorge, New Zealand

People with the surname Trotter

Groups

• Clan Trotter, a Lowland Scottish clan

Individuals

• Alessandro Trotter (1874–1967), Italian naturalist known by the botanical author abbreviation "Trotter"
• Alex Trotter (1893–1948), English footballer who played on the left wing
• Alys Fane Trotter (1860s–1961), Irish poet and artist
• Barrie Trotter (born 1960), Australian rules footballer
• Barrett Trotter (born 1989), American football quarterback
• Bill Trotter (1908–1984), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Brian Trotter, British philatelist
• Brock Trotter (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey centre
• Charles Trotter (1923–2003), Kenyan sports shooter
• Charlie Trotter (1959–2013), American chef and restaurateur
• Chris Trotter (born 1956), New Zealand political commentator, editor and speaker
• Christopher Trotter (born 1967), Australian sculptor
• David Trotter (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
• DeeDee Trotter (born 1982), African American track and field athlete
• Donne Trotter (born 1950), American state senator for Illinois
• Edward Trotter (disambiguation)
• Fred Robert Trotter (1861–1934), Canadian farmer and politician
• Gerald Trotter (1871–1945), British Army officer and courtier
• Geraldine Pindell Trotter (1873–1918), American civil rights activist, aristocrat, and editor
• Gideon Trotter (born 1992), South African sprinter
• Hale Trotter (born 1931), Canadian-American mathematician
• Harry Trotter (1890–1954), American football coach
• Henry Trotter (disambiguation)
• India Trotter (born 1985), American soccer player
• Jake Trotter, American sports columnist and author
• James Trotter (disambiguation)
• Dame Janet Trotter (born 1943), Vice-chancellor of the University of Gloucestershire
• Jeremiah Trotter (born 1977), African-American college and National Football League player
• Jimmy Trotter (1899–1984), English football player and manager
• Joe Trotter (born 1963), American actor and comedian
• Joe William Trotter, Jr., an American historian currently the Giant Eagle Professor of History and Social Justice at Carnegie Mellon University
• John Trotter (disambiguation)
• Kate Trotter (born 1953), Canadian actress
• Keith Trotter (born 1962), English cricketer
• Liam Trotter (born 1988), English footballer
• Lilias Trotter (1853–1928), artist and christian missionary to Algeria
• Mel Trotter (1870–1940), American fundamentalist missionary
• Michael Trotter (born 1969), English footballer
• Monroe Trotter also known as William Monroe Trotter (1872–1934), American newspaper editor, NAACP co-founder
• Sir Neville Trotter (born 1932), British retired Conservative politician
• Obie Trotter (born 1984), basketball player
• Percy Trotter (1883–1959), Australian rules footballer
• Peter Trotter (1956–2014), Australian Paralympic wheelchair racer
• Rick Trotter, American public address announcer for the Memphis Grizzlies
• Robert Trotter (1930–2013), Scottish actor, director, and photographer
• Sir Ron Trotter (1927–2010), New Zealand businessman
• Sonnie Trotter (born 1979), Canadian climber
• Steve Trotter (born 1963), stunt performer
• Tariq Trotter (born 1971), American hip-hop artist known as Black Thought
• Terry Trotter, American studio pianist
• Thomas Trotter, British concert organist
• Thomas Trotter (physician) (1760–1832), Royal Navy physician and reformer and a critic of the slave trade
• Thomas Trotter (trade unionist) (1871–1932), executive of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain
• Tracy Trotter, American cinematographer
• Virginia Trotter (1921–1998), Assistant Secretary of Education
• Wilfred Trotter (1872–1939), British surgeon, a pioneer in neurosurgery, and social psychologist
• William Trotter (disambiguation)
• Willie Trotter (born 1959), English post-punk musician

Fictional characters

• Trotter (Lord of the Rings), early name of Aragorn, a character of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
• Barry Trotter, main character of three parodies of the Harry Potter series, written by Michael Gerber
• Evie Trotter, heroine of a trilogy by Catherine Cookson
• James Henry Trotter, title character of Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach
• Job Trotter, character in Dickens's The Pickwick Papers
• Louisa Trotter, heroine of the British series The Duchess of Duke Street
• Trotter family, from the British soap Only Fools and Horses

Sports

• Harlem Globetrotters, an American exhibition basketball team
• Trotter (horse), a horse trained for harness racing
• The Trotters, the nickname of English football team Bolton Wanderers F.C.
• St. Louis Trotters, an American team in the Independent Basketball Association

Other uses

• Trotters, the feet of an ungulate, especially when used for food
  • Cow's trotters, the feet of cattle
  • Pig's trotters, the feet of pigs
  • Sheep's trotters, the feet of sheep or lambs

See also

• Trotta (disambiguation)
• Trotter Prize (disambiguation)