Pointer is a surname. Notable persons with that name include:
Aaron Pointer (born 1942), American baseball playerBen Pointer (born 1996), English rugby league playerChris Pointer (born 1976), American football defensive backDick Pointer (before 1778 – 1827), American frontier heroErnest Pointer (1872– after 1900), English footballerFred Pointer, Australian Paralympic athlete and wheelchair basketball playerGrant Pointer (born 1987), English rugby union playerIssa Pointer (born 1978), American singerJohn Pointer (1782–1815), English cricketerJoseph Pointer (1875–1914), English patternmaker and politicianMick Pointer (born 1956), English drummerPriscilla Pointer (born 1924), American actressQuinton Pointer (born 1988), American football cornerbackRay Pointer (1936–2016), English footballerSadako Pointer (born 1984), American singerSir'Dominic Pointer (born 1992), American basketball playerVena Pointer (1880–1971), American lawyer