Dresser is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Annetta Seabury Dresser (1843–1935), American writer Bob Dresser (1878–1924), American baseball player Christopher Dresser (1834–1904), Scottish designer and design theorist, a pivotal figure in the Aesthetic Movement Daniel LeRoy Dresser (1862–1915), American shipbuilder Davis Dresser Denise Dresser (born 1963), Mexican political analyst, writer, and university professor Edith Stuyvesant Dresser (1873–1958), American philanthropist and wife of George Washington Vanderbilt II and Peter Goelet Gerry George Warren Dresser (1837–1883), American soldier and civil engineer Henry Dresser (1891–1963), American football and baseball player and coach. Henry Eeles Dresser (1838–1915), English businessman and ornithologist Hilary Dresser (born 1968), British sprint canoeist Horatio Dresser (1866–1954), American, New Thought religious leader and author Ivan Dresser (1896–1956), American runner in the 1920 Olympics Jeff Dresser (born 1973), retired American soccer midfielder Julius Dresser (1838–1893), American, early leader in the New Thought movement Kevin Dresser (born 1962), American wrestling coach Louisa Dresser (1907–1989), expert on early American painting Louise Dresser (1878–1965), American actress Madge Dresser, professor Marcia Van Dresser (1877–1937), American operatic soprano, recitalist, and actress Mark Dresser (born 1952), American double bass player and composer Paul Dresser (1857–1906), American singer, songwriter and comedic actor Richard Dresser (born c.1951), American playwright Samuel Dresser (1831–1901), American politician Solomon Robert Dresser (1842–1911), American inventor and politician Tom Dresser (1892–1982), English soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross