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.'' Beyer is mostly a German family name, occurring most commonly in German-speaking countries. It can be either habitational (derived from ''Bayer'', which is the male German language demonym for Bavaria) or occupational (derived from the archaic German verb ''beiern'', "to ring (a bell)", thus referring to individuals tasked with ringing church bells). Variants of the surname include Beier,

Bayer Bayer AG (English: , commonly pronounced ; ) is a German multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company and is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies and biomedical companies in the world. Headquartered in Leverkusen, Bayer' ...

and Baier. Most inventions and institutions listed here with the name Beyer were named after an inventor or founder or supporter with the name Beyer.

People named Beyer

Absalon Pederssøn Beyer Absalon Pederssøn Beyer (c. 1528 – 9 April 1575) was a Norwegian people, Norwegian author, lecturer and Lutheran clergyman. Beyer contributed greatly to the spiritual Reformation in Norway. He is best known today for his diary or annal of ...

(died 1575), Norwegian clergyman *

Adam Beyer Adam Thomas Beyer (born 15 May 1976 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish electronic dance music producer and DJ. Originally starting his musical journey in the techno scene, over the last decade he has made a gradual shift playing everything betw ...

(born 1976), Swedish techno producer and DJ * Albert Beyer (1859–1929), United States Navy coxswain *

Alexander Beyer Alexander Beyer (born 24 June 1973) is a German actor. Biography He was born in Erfurt, East Germany. He has appeared in such films as Volker Schloendorff's '' The Legend of Rita'' (''Die Stille nach dem Schuss'', 1999), Leander Haußmann's ' ...

(born 1973), German actor * Andrew Beyer, American designer of Beyer Speed Figure * Barbara Petzold-Beyer (born Petzold, 1955), East German cross-country skier * Bero Beyer, Dutch film producer * Beyers Naudé (1915–2004), South African theologian and anti-apartheid activist *

Brad Beyer Brad Beyer (born ) is an American actor. He played Stanley Richmond in the CBS series ''Jericho''. Personal life Beyer graduated from Catholic Memorial High School in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Minnesota and moved to Lo ...

(born 1973), American actor * Brett Beyer (born 1966), international sailing coach *

Charles Beyer Charles Frederick Beyer (an anglicised form of his original German name Carl Friedrich Beyer) (14 May 1813 – 2 June 1876) was a celebrated German-British locomotive designer and builder, and co-founder of the Institution of Mechanical Engineer ...

(1813–1876), British locomotive engineer * Clara Beyers (1880–1950), actress * Colin Beyer (1938–2015), New Zealand lawyer and businessman *

Dick Beyer Richard John "Dick" Beyer (July 11, 1930 – March 7, 2019) was an American professional wrestler is best known by his ring names, The Destroyer and Doctor X. Among other places, he worked extensively in Japan and in 2017 he was awarded one ...

(1930–2019), American wrestler known as The Destroyer or Doctor X *

Don Beyer Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. ( ; born June 20, 1950) is an American businessman, diplomat, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, his district is located in Northern Virginia and includ ...

(born 1950), US Member of Congress, Ambassador to Switzerland *

Eugen Beyer Eugen Beyer (18 February 1882 in Pohrlitz (Moravia) – 25 July 1940 in Salzburg) was an Austrian Feldmarschalleutnant in the 1930s and Wehrmacht General of the Infantry during the early years of the Second World War. From 1935 to 1938, Beyer was ...

(1882–1940), 19th-century German army officer * Ferdinand Beyer (1803–1863), German composer *

Frank Beyer Frank Paul Beyer (; 26 May 1932 – 1 October 2006) was a German film director. In East Germany he was one of the most important film directors, working for the state film monopoly DEFA (film studio), DEFA and directed films that dealt mostl ...

(1932–2006), German film director *

Franz Beyer (musicologist) Franz Beyer (26 February 1922, in Weingarten – 29 June 2018, in Munich) was a German musicologist, who is best known for his revising and restoration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's music, in particular his unfinished Requiem, KV 626, which he ...

(1922–2018), German musicologist * Friedrich Beyer (later Bayer) (1825–1880), German businessman and chemist, founder of Bayer AG *

Georgina Beyer Georgina Beyer (November 1957 – 6 March 2023) was a New Zealand Labour Party politician who represented Wairarapa in the Parliament of New Zealand from 1999 to 2005, after serving as mayor of Carterton from 1995 to 1999. Beyer was the worl ...

(1957–2023), world's first openly transsexual Member of Parliament *

Grace Beyer Grace Beyer is an American former women's college basketball player. While playing for the UHSP Eutectics she established the all-time women's NAIA scoring record as well as the women's four-year college scoring record. She was a three-time N ...

(born c. 2001), American basketball player * H. Otley Beyer (1883–1966), American anthropologist *

Helga Beyer Helga Beyer (4 May 1920 – 1941) was a German resistance fighter. Biography Beyer was born in Breslau. She had a sister Ursula who survived the Second World War and later had family in America. Her Jewish father ran a small, thriving lamp f ...

(1920–1941), German resistance fighter * Jan Beyer Schmidt-Sørensen (born 1958), Danish economist and Director of Business Development at Aarhus Municipality * Jinny Beyer (born 1941), American quilt designer and quilter * Kirsten Beyer, American science fiction writer * Lisa Beyer, United States journalist *

Mark Beyer (comics) Mark Beyer (born October 8, 1950) is a self-taught American artist and former cartoonist. His comics were known for their bleak story lines, often featuring death, disfigurement, depression, and humiliation, which contrasted with his self-taught, ...

(born 1950), comic artist *

Markus Beyer Markus Beyer (28 April 1971 – 3 December 2018) was a German professional boxer who won the World Boxing Council super middleweight title. As an amateur, he represented Germany at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games in the light middleweight divisi ...

(1971–2018), German boxer *

Olaf Beyer Olaf Beyer (born 4 August 1957 in Grimma) is a former East German 800 metres runner. Biography He won the gold medal at the 1978 European Championships in Prague. In that race he beat the future world-record holder Sebastian Coe and the future ...

(born 1957), Olympic champion *

Peter Beyer Peter Beyer may refer to: * Peter Beyer (politician) (born 1970), German politician * Peter Beyer (professor) (born 1952), German geneticist See also * Peter Beyerhaus (1929–2020), German theologian {{DEFAULTSORT:Beyer, Peter ...

(born 1952), German inventor of Golden Rice *

Peter Beyer (politician) Peter Beyer (born 25 December 1970) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2009. In addition to his parliamentary work, Beyer served as the Coordinator of ...

(born 1970), German politician *

Ralph Beyer Ralph Alexander Beyer (6 April 1921 – 13 February 2008) was a German letter-cutter, sculptor and teacher. He was most noted for his work on Basil Spence's new Coventry Cathedral where Beyer carved ''Tablets of the Words''.

(1921–2008), German letter-cutter and sculptor *

Richard Beyer Richard Sternoff Beyer (July 26, 1925 – April 9, 2012) was an American sculptor from Pateros, Washington. Between 1968 and 2006, Beyer made over 90 sculptures. Early life and education Beyer was born in Washington, D.C., on July 26, 1925. He ...

(1925–2012), American sculptor * Robert D. Beyer, American investor and executive * Robert T. Beyer (1920–2008), American physicist * Tanya Beyer, American model and actress *

Troy Beyer Troy Byer is an American psychologist, author, director, screenwriter, and actress. For most of her acting career she was credited as Troy Beyer. Early life and education Byer was born in New York City to an African-American mother and Jewish ...

(born 1964), American film director, screenwriter and actress *

Udo Beyer Udo Beyer (born 9 August 1955) is a former East German track and field athlete who competed in the shot put. Beyer has admitted to knowingly taking part in doping while he competed for East Germany. He was a Stasi informer under the codename "K ...

(born 1955), East German track and field athlete *

Uwe Beyer Uwe Beyer (14 April 1945 – 15 April 1993) was a West German hammer thrower. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won the bronze medal in 1964, representing the United Team of Germany, and later finished fourth in 1972 represent ...

(1945–1993), Olympic contestant * William Gray Beyer, American science fiction and mystery writer

Companies and institutions named Beyer

Beyerdynamic Beyerdynamic GmbH & Co. KG (stylized as beyerdynamic) is a German manufacturer of microphones, headphones, wireless audio systems, and conference systems. Headquartered in Heilbronn, Germany, Beyerdynamic has been family-owned since its foundin ...

, German audio equipment manufacturer * The Doebner-Miller reaction, in organic chemistry *

Garratt A Garratt locomotive is a type of articulated steam locomotive invented by the engineer Herbert William Garratt that is articulated into three parts. Its boiler, firebox, and cab are mounted on a centre frame or "bridge". The two other ...

, also type of steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts *

Beyer, Peacock & Company Beyer, Peacock and Company was an English general engineering company and railway locomotive manufacturer with a factory in Openshaw, Manchester. Charles Beyer, Richard Peacock and Henry Robertson founded the company in 1854. The company close ...

, locomotive manufacturer in England * The

Beyer Speed Figure The Beyer Speed Figure is a system for rating the performance of Thoroughbred racehorses in North America designed in the early 1970s by Andrew Beyer, the syndicated horse racing columnist for The Washington Post. First published in book form in ...

, for rating the performance of Thoroughbred racehorses * The Beyer Stadium in Illinois, demolished in the early 1990s * The Fred C. Beyer High School in Modesto, California. * The Beyer Professor of Applied Mathematics, position at the University of Manchester * The William F. Beyer Field, in Curwensville, PA. {{surname German-language surnames German toponymic surnames