Travers is an Irish and English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Allan Travers (1892–1968), baseball pitcher Ben Travers (1886–1980), English writer Bill Travers (1922–1994), English actor, screenwriter, director and animal rights activist Bill Travers (baseball) (born 1952), baseball pitcher Dan Travers (born 1956), Scottish badminton player David Travers, Australian corporate advisor and public servant Dow Travers (born 1987), Caymanian athlete Emily Travers, New Zealand cricketer Francis Travers, English cricketer Frederick Dudley Travers (1897–?), English aviator George Travers (1888–1946), English footballer George Travers (rugby union) (1877–1945), Welsh rugby player Henry Travers (1874–1965), English actor Herbert Travers (1891–1958), British aviator James Travers (1820–1884), Anglo-Irish recipient of the Victorian Cross Jerome Travers (1887–1951), American golfer Joe Travers (1871–1942), Australian cricketer John Travers (actor) (born 1989), Irish actor John Travers (composer) (1703–1758), English composer John Raymond Travers (born 1967), Australian convicted of the 1986 murder of Anita Cobby Lily Travers, British actress and model Linden Travers (1913–2001), British actress Mark Travers (born 1999), Irish footballer Mary Travers (1936–2009), American singer; member of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary Mary Travers (journalist) (born 1958), American television journalist Mary Rose-Anna Travers (1894–1941), Québécoise singer known as Madame Bolduc or La Bolduc Morris Travers (1872–1961), English chemist P. L. Travers (1899–1996), Australian author, Mary Poppins Paddy Travers (1883–1962), Scottish footballer and manager Pat Travers (born 1954), Canadian rock guitarist and singer Peter Travers, American film critic Susan Travers (1909–2003), English soldier and adventurer who served with the French Foreign Legion Thomas Otho Travers (1785–1844), Irish soldier, friend and aide-de-camp to Sir Stamford Rafffles Walter Travers (1548?–1635), English Puritan theologian William Travers (New Zealand politician) (1819–1903), New Zealand lawyer, politician, explorer, and naturalist William R. Travers (1819–1887), American lawyer and investor
Fictional characters include:
Angela Travers, in P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories Boyd Travers, protagonist in the computer game Medal of Honor: Airborne Cody Travers, lead character in the Final Fight video games Dahlia Travers, known as Aunt Dahlia, in P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories Kyle Travers, Cody's brother and protagonist in the video game Final Fight: Streetwise Quentin Travers, a member of the Watchers' Council in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Torquil Travers, a member of the Pure-blood Travers family from J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Richard Travers, a character played by Rex Linn in the 1993 film Cliffhanger President Michelle Travers, a character played by Kari Matchett in the Netflix series The Night Agent
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