Skinner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Politics and law
Alanson Skinner (1794–1876), New York politician
Alonzo A. Skinner (1814–1877), United States judge
Avery Skinner (1796–1876), New York politician
Carlton Skinner (1913–2004), Governor of Guam
Clarence Skinner (politician) (1900–1962), New Zealand MP
Dennis Skinner (born 1932), British MP for Bolsover
Ed Skinner (1936-2015), American politician
Harry Skinner (1855–1929), US Representative from North Carolina
James John Skinner (1923–2008), Irish-born Zambian politician and jurist
Jillian Skinner (1944- ), Australian politician
Leo Skinner (1901–1970), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
Mark Skinner (1813–1887), US Attorney for Illinois
Onias C. Skinner (1817-1878), Illinois jurist and lawyer
Peter Skinner (born 1959), MEP for South East England
Richard Skinner (politician) (1778–1833), American politician, attorney, and jurist from Vermont
Roger Skinner (1773–1825), New York judge
Samuel K. Skinner (born 1938), White House Chief of Staff during the presidency of George H. W. Bush
Thomas Gregory Skinner (1842–1907), US Representative from North Carolina
Thomson J. Skinner (1752–1809), US Representative from Massachusetts
Tom Skinner (1909–1991), New Zealand trade unionist
William I. Skinner (1812–1891), New York politician
Charles Montgomery Skinner (1852–1907), American writer
Constance Lindsay Skinner (1877–1939), Canadian writer, historian
Quentin Skinner (born 1940), Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University and author
Claire Skinner (born 1965), English actress
Cornelia Otis Skinner (1899–1979), American author and actress
Frank Skinner (born 1957), English comedian
Frank Skinner (composer) (1897–1968) - an American composer
Grahame Skinner - Scottish musician vocalist with band "Skinner" and ex-Hipsway
James Scott Skinner (1843–1927), Scottish fiddler
Jane Skinner, Fox News daytime news anchor
Janet Lynn Skinner, (born 1955), American gospel musician
John Skinner (poet) (1721–1807), Scottish historian and songwriter
Leonard Skinner (1933–2010), American schoolteacher most famous as the namesake of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mike Skinner (born 1978), British rapper who performs under the alias of The Streets
Penelope Skinner (born 1971), British playwright & screenwriter
Richard Skinner (broadcaster) (born 1951), British radio broadcaster
Steve Keirn (born 1951), a retired professional wrestler best known as "Skinner"
Al Skinner (born 1952), an American men's college basketball head coach and a former collegiate and professional basketball player
Albert Skinner (1868-?), an English footballer
Bob Skinner (born 1931), retired American professional baseball player
Brian Skinner (born 1976), American professional basketball player
Deontae Skinner (born 1990), American football player
Jeff Skinner (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player
Jimmy Skinner (1917–2007), former head coach of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings
Jocquel Skinner (born 1992), American football player
Joel Skinner (born 1961), former baseball player
Jonty Skinner, South African Olympian and American swimming coach
Mike Skinner (NASCAR) (born 1957), NASCAR driver
Mykayla Skinner (born 1996), American artistic gymnast
Roy Skinner (1930–2010), American basketball coach who helped integrate the NCAA's Southeastern Conference
Sonny Skinner (born 1960), American professional golfer
Talvin Skinner (born 1943), an American former professional basketball player
Todd Skinner (1958–2006), rock climber
Wilfred Skinner (1934–2003), Singapore international player in association football and field hockey.
William A.Skinner (1939-2015), javelin thrower.
Zephaniah Skinner (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
B. F. Skinner (1904–1990), American behaviorist, psychologist and author
Clarence Skinner (minister) (1881–1949), Universalist minister
Edith Skinner (1902–1981), vocal coach
Ernest M. Skinner (1866–1960), pipe organ craftsman
Eugene Skinner (1809–1864), founder of the town of Eugene, Oregon
Francis Skinner (1912–1941), friend of Ludwig Wittgenstein
George Herbert Skinner (1872–1931), British carburetter manufacturer
Harrie Skinner (1854–1936), founder of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia (RACA)
Herbert Wakefield Banks Skinner (1900–1960), British physicist
John Kendrick Skinner (1883–1918), a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
Leslie Skinner (1900-1978), American scientist and military officer
Wickham Skinner, American educator
Charles Skinner (disambiguation)
Clarence Skinner (disambiguation)
David Skinner (disambiguation)
Frank Skinner (disambiguation)
James Skinner (disambiguation)
Michael Skinner (disambiguation)
Stephen Skinner (disambiguation)
Thomas Skinner (disambiguation)
Will Skinner (disambiguation)
Agnes Skinner, mother of Seymour Skinner in The Simpsons
Rodney Skinner, the Invisible Man in the film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Seymour Skinner (Principal Skinner), Springfield elementary school principal in The Simpsons
Walter Skinner, character from the The X-Files
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