Pointer is a surname. Notable persons with the name include:
Aaron Pointer (born 1942), American baseball player Anita Pointer (1948–2022), American singer and 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 and songwriter Sadako Pointer (born 1984), American singer Sam C. Pointer Jr. (1934–2008), American judge Sir'Dominic Pointer (born 1992), American basketball player Stanley Pointer, South Australian architect in practice with Herbert Jory (1888–1966) Vena Pointer (1880–1971), American lawyer
See also The Pointer Sisters Poynter