Cantor as a surname may refer to:

Georg Cantor (1845-1918), German mathematician, important in set theory

Eddie Cantor (1892-1964), American singer & entertainer

The canter is a controlled, three-beat gait performed by a horse. It is a natural gait possessed by all horses, faster than most horses' trot but slower than the gallop, and is used by all riders. The speed of the canter varies between 10-17 mph,...

Hazzan, in Judaism, the English name for a professional singer who leads prayer services (Kantor is a frequently noted jewish patronym)

Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services firm

A precentor is one who helps facilitate worship. The details vary depending on the religion, denomination, and era in question. Its Latin meaning is "the one who sings before" (or alternatively, "first...

The Cantor function

Norman Cantor (1929-2004), Canadian medievalist

Eric Cantor (born 1963), American politician

Andrés Cantor, Spanish-language soccer announcer

The Cantor space

Moritz Cantor (1829-1929), German historian of mathematics

David Cantor (born 1954), American actor and singer

Cantor (church), an ecclesiastical officer leading liturgical music in several branches of the Christian Church

Cantor (crater), a lunar crater

Brian Cantor, Vice-Chancellor of the University of York, UK

Nancy Cantor, Chancellor and President of Syracuse University

Theodore Edward Cantor (1809-1860), Danish biologist

Famous people named Kantor include: Istvan Kantor, Hungarian-born Canadian performance artist Mickey Kantor, U.S. ambassador MacKinlay Kantor, American novelist and screen writer Tadeusz Kantor, Polish painter and theatre director Jodi Kantor, New York...

The Latin word for singer, e.g. the main singer of a cantus

The Cantor set or Cantor dust