Cognomen Player (Player 
, بلاير, Pilaia 
) , worldwide, is a common surname. The family name Player is habitual in Papua New Guinea, where it is quite a common surname, Australia, where it is quite a rare surname, and the United Kingdom. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United States, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Player is the forename as well as the last name.
| thomas player English politician (1608–1672), son of Robert Player (b. 1608) |
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| john player English harpsichord maker, GB (b. 1634) |
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| joanna player (1693-1759) (b. 1693) |
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| john byard player British clockmaker and watchmaker (b. 1792) |
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| william warner player (b. 1793) |
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| isabella agnes player (1834-1904) (b. 1834) |
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| john player British businessman (b. 1839) |
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| olcher player fedden (1857-1930) (b. 1857) |
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| mary josephine player Servant, midwife, welfare worker, feminist, social reformer, NZ (b. 1857) |
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| john dane player tobacco manufacturer, GB (b. 1864) |
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| william player English businessman (b. 1866) |
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ian player South African conservationist, ZA (b. 1927) |
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gary player South African golfer, ZA (b. 1935) |
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| john dane player army officer (born 1903), GB (b. 1903) |
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| willa beatrice player educator, government official, consultant, US (b. 1909) |
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