Pointer is a surname. Notable persons with the name include:

• Aaron Pointer (born 1942), American baseball player
• Anita Pointer (1948–2022), American singer-songwriter
• Ben Pointer (born 1996), English rugby league player
• Bonnie Pointer (1950–2020), American singer
• Chris Pointer (born 1976), American football defensive back
• Dick Pointer (before 1778 – 1827), American frontier hero
• Ernest Pointer (1872– after 1900), English footballer
• Fred Pointer, Australian Paralympic athlete and wheelchair basketball player
• Grant Pointer (born 1987), English rugby union player
• Issa Pointer (born 1978), American singer
• John Pointer (cricketer) (1782–1815), English cricketer
• John Pointer (antiquary) (1668–1754), English cleric and antiquary
• John Pointer (American football) (born 1958), American football player
• Joseph Pointer (1875–1914), English patternmaker and politician
• June Pointer (1953–2006), American singer
• Mick Pointer (born 1956), English drummer
• Priscilla Pointer (1924–2025), American actress
• Quinton Pointer (born 1988), American football cornerback
• Ray Pointer (1936–2016), English footballer
• Ruth Pointer (born 1946), American singer–songwriter
• Sadako Pointer (born 1984), American singer
• Stanley Pointer, South Australian architect in practice with Herbert Jory (1888–1966)
• Sir'Dominic Pointer (born 1992), American basketball player
• Vena Pointer (1880–1971), American lawyer

See also

• The Pointer Sisters
• Poynter

Surname list

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