Hacker

Hacker may refer to:

Technology[edit]

Hacker (term), is a term used in computing that can describe several types of persons
- Hacker (computer security) someone who seeks and exploits weaknesses in a computer system or computer network
- Hacker (hobbyist), who makes innovative customizations or combinations of retail electronic and computer equipment
- Hacker (programmer subculture), who combines excellence, playfulness, cleverness and exploration in performed activities

Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, 1984 book by Stephen Levy
- Hackers: Wizards of the Electronic Age, 1985 video documentary inspired by the book
Hacker (video game), 1985 puzzle/strategy computer game by Activision
Hacker (card game), 1992 Steve Jackson Games release
Hackers (anthology), a 1996 anthology of short stories edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois
Hackers (film), 1995 MGM film starring Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie
Hacker, a children's novel by Malorie Blackman
"The Hacker," a song by British industrial group Clock DVA

Francis Hacker (died 1660), fought for Parliament during the English Civil War and was one of the Regicides of Charles I
Arthur Hacker (1858–1919), British artist
George Hacker (bishop) (born 1928), Suffragan Bishop of Penrith
Benjamin Thurman Hacker (1935–2003), U.S. Naval officer
Sally Hacker (1936–1988), feminist sociologist
Alan Hacker (1938–2012), English clarinetist
Peter Hacker (born 1939), British philosopher
Marilyn Hacker (born 1942), American poet, critic, and reviewer
Arthur and Ron Hacker (20th century), brothers who formed Dynatron Radio Ltd and Hacker Radio Ltd
The Hacker (Michel Amato, born 1972), French electrocrash and tech producer
Katrina Hacker (born 1990), American figure skater

Hacker Brewery, and its beer, since 1972 merged into Hacker-Pschorr Brewery
Hacker-Craft, boats made by the Hacker Boat Company
Hacker Radio Ltd, a British manufacturer of consumer electronics products
HackerNest, a nonprofit movement that builds local tech communities around the world