Travers is an English and Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Allan Travers (1892–1968), Major League 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), former Major League Baseball pitcher Dan Travers (born 1956), Scottish badminton player David Travers, South Australian corporate advisor and former senior public servant Dow Travers (born 1987), Caymanian athlete Emily Travers, New Zealand cricketer Francis Travers, English cricketer George Travers (1888–1946), English footballer and FA Cup winner with Barnsley F.C. George Travers (rugby player) (1877–1945), Welsh international rugby union player Henry Travers (1874–1965), English actor James Travers (1820–1884), Anglo-Irish recipient of the Victorian Cross Jerome Travers (1887–1951), American amateur 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 Rose-Anna Travers (1894–1941), Québécoise singer known as Madame Bolduc or La Bolduc Mary Travers (journalist) (born 1958), American television journalist Mary Travers (1936–2009), American singer; member of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary Morris Travers (1872–1961), English chemist P. L. Travers (1899–1996), Australian author best known for Mary Poppins Paddy Travers (1883–1962), Scottish footballer and manager Pat Travers (born 1954), Canadian rock guitarist and singer Peter Travers, American film critic Sarah Travers (born 1974), Northern Irish journalist 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 Buffy The Vampire Slayer TV series 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