Moyer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alex Moyer Alex Moyer was a linebacker in the National Football League. Moyer was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 1985 NFL draft. He played during two seasons. Early life Moyer attended the St. John's Military Academy in Delafield, ...

(born 1963), American football linebacker *

Alice Curtice Moyer Alice Curtice Moyer Wing (1866 - August 16, 1937) was an American writer and suffragist. Her book ''A Romance of the Road'' is a manifesto of the suffragist argument. Biography Alice Curtice Moyer Wing was born in 1866 in Du Quoin, Illinois. Wh ...

(1866–1937), American writer and suffragist *

Allen Moyer Allen Moyer (born 1958) is an American set designer particularly known for his work in operas and Broadway musicals. Moyer grew up in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. After two years at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, he transferred to ...

(born 1958), American set designer *

Andrew J. Moyer Andrew J. Moyer (November 30, 1899 – February 17, 1959) was an American microbiologist. He was a researcher at the USDA Northern Regional Research Laboratory in Peoria, Illinois. His group was responsible for the development of techniques for ...

(1899–1959), American microbiologist * Brett Moyer (born 1984), American lacrosse player *

Brian C. Moyer Brian C. Moyer is an American economist who is the Director of the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. Moyer serves as senior advisor to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health ...

, Director of the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (from 2014) *

Buck Moyer The Reverend Doctor Virgil A. (Buck) Moyer, Jr. (October 28, 1920 – June 1, 2015) was a Lutheran pastor who served as President and Bishop of the Virginia Synod from 1976–1987. Virgil A. Moyer, Jr. was born on October 28, 1920 to Virgil Alb ...

(''Virgil A. Moyer Jr.'', 1920–2015), American Lutheran pastor * Carrie Moyer (born 1960), American painter and writer *

Charles Moyer Charles H. "Charlie" Moyer (1866 – June 2, 1929) was an American labor leader and president of the Western Federation of Miners (WFM) from 1902 to 1926. He led the union through the Colorado Labor Wars, was accused of murdering an ex-govern ...

(1866–1929), president of the Western Federation of Miners *

David Moyer David Lloyd Moyer is a former American bishop. He was a priest of the Episcopal Church before becoming a bishop of the Anglican Church in America, a Continuing Anglicanism body. After being deposed from the Episcopal Church and denied entry into th ...

, American Anglican bishop *

Denny Moyer Denny Moyer (August 8, 1939 – June 30, 2010) was an American boxer who held the world light middleweight title between 1962 and 1963. He finished his career with a 98–38–4 record. Early life Moyer was born in Portland, Oregon, and attende ...

(1939–2010), American boxer *

Donald R. Moyer Donald Raymond Moyer (April 15, 1930 – May 20, 1951) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 20, 1951, during the UN May–June 1951 counteroffensive. ...

(1930–1951), United States Army soldier, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient *

Diane Moyer Diane Marie Moyer, Ph.D. (born July 29, 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey player for the United States women's team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from L ...

(born 1958), American field hockey player * Ed Moyer (1885–1962), American baseball player * Ellen Moyer (born 1936), American politician, mayor of Annapolis, Maryland (2001–2009) *

Fred Moyer Frederick Clare Moyer (November 6, 1887 – May 21, 1951) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served 5 years as an Independent member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Moyer was elected in the 1930 Alberta general election defeating ...

(1887–1951), Canadian politician *

Frederick Moyer Frederick Moyer (born December 12, 1957) is an American concert pianist. Biography Moyer first appeared with the Boston Symphony at age 14, performed with The Boston Pops as a teenager,Richard Dyer, "Boston Pianist has London in his Future", ' ...

(born 1957), American pianist *

Harvey A. Moyer Harvey A. Moyer (1853 – October 9, 1935) was born in Clay, New York, and founded the H. A. Moyer Carriage Company in Cicero, New York, in 1876. The company relocated to Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and th ...

(1853–1935), American businessman *

J. Keith Moyer Joseph Keith Moyer (born August 31, 1952) is an American publisher and editor of the '' Las Vegas Review-Journal''. Moyer joined on February 5, 2016, as editor-in-chief, leaving his faculty position of six years at the University of Minnesota Sch ...

, American newspaper publisher, editor, and journalist *

Jack Moyer Dr. Jack Thomson Moyer (March 7, 1929 – January 10, 2004) was a marine biologist and known child sexual abuser from Kansas, who lived for most of his life on Miyake-jima in Japan. Moyer was a scientist with the United States Air Force, who becam ...

(1929–2004), American marine biologist *

Jamie Moyer Jamie Moyer (born November 18, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Over his 25-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB), Moyer pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Boston ...

(born 1962), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Jay R. Moyer Jay R. Moyer (April 20, 1947 – February 28, 2018) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 70th legislative district. He was first elected in 2006 and was defeated in the 2008 election. Moyer served a ...

(1947–2018), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2007–2008) *

John Moyer (disambiguation) John Moyer may refer to: *John Moyer (born 1973), American musician, bassist for the band Disturbed * John Moyer (American football) (born 1975), American football player in the Arena Football League *John Moyer (comedian) (born 1969), American com ...

, several people * Jonathan H. Moyer, American historian of politics and contributor to '' Mormonism: A Historical Encyclopedia'' *

Justin Moyer Justin Moyer (born 1977) is an American musician and journalist. He has been a member of many Washington, D.C.-based bands on Dischord Records, including El Guapo, Supersystem, Antelope, and E.D. Sedgwick. He writes for ''The Washington Post''. ...

(born 1977), American musician *

Kate Moyer Kate Moyer (born ) is a Canadian actress. Career In 2018, Moyer portrayed Heather Hobbie, the younger sister of Holly Hobbie in season 1 of the series ''Holly Hobbie'', which aired on Hulu in the United States and subsequently on the Family ...

(born 2008), Canadian actress *

Ken Moyer Kenneth Wayne Moyer (born 1966) is a former professional American football player who played offensive lineman for five seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals. He went to the University of Toledo where he got a bachelor's degree in Science and Elect ...

(born 1966), American football player *

Kermit Moyer Kermit Moyer (August 3, 1943 – March 8, 2024) was an American author, best known for ''Tumbling'', his collection of short stories. The New York Times Book Review called ''Tumbling'', "a work of ringing authenticity" and greeted him as "an impr ...

(born 1943), American author *

Lauren Moyer Lauren Moyer (born May 13, 1995) is an American field hockey player for the American national team. Moyer was raised to the United States national team in 2017, following success in the national junior team. Career College Attended the Univer ...

(born 1995), American field hockey player *

Lydia Moyer Lydia Moyer is a contemporary video and print artist who works primarily with themes of feminism, the environment, and history. She often appropriates existing materials and objects and blurs the premise of non-fiction. Her work has been featured a ...

, American contemporary artist *

Lee Moyer Lee Moyer is an American painter, illustrator, graphic designer, and web designer. Notable works include posters for musicians Tori Amos and Melissa Auf der Maur, as well as Laurel and Hardy paintings for the covers of their DVD box set collecti ...

, American painter, illustrator, graphic designer *

Melinda Wenner Moyer Melinda Wenner Moyer is a science journalist and author based in the Hudson Valley, New York. She is a contributing editor at ''Scientific American'' and a columnist for ''Slate''. Her book ''How To Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes'' was published ...

, American science journalist *

Mike Moyer Michael Dirck Moyer (born in 1971) is an American entrepreneur, author, adjunct lecturer at Northwestern University, and adjunct associate professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He has written eight books in support o ...

(born 1971), American author and professor *

Maurice Moyer Maurice J. Moyer (August 8, 1918 – March 6, 2012) was an African-American Christian minister from Delaware and a civil rights advocate who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. In 1955, he started Delaware's first black Presbyterian church. Bio ...

(1918–2012), American Presbyterian minister and civil rights activist *

Paul Moyer Paul Moyer (born June 13, 1941) is an American journalist. He co-anchored the 5 PM and 11 PM weekday editions of KNBC-TV's ''Channel 4 News'' with Colleen Williams for a decade after earlier co-anchoring with Kelly Lange.Nieto, Rebecca (2009-0 ...

(born 1941), television broadcaster *

Raymond Moyer (disambiguation) Raymond Moyer may refer to: * Ray Moyer (1898–1986), American set decorator * Raymond J. Moyer Raymond J. Moyer (March 27, 1926 – September 27, 2014) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Moyer moved ...

, several people * Roger Moyer (1934–2015), American politician, mayor of Annapolis, Maryland (1965–1973) *

Sam Moyer Sam Moyer (born 1983, Chicago, Illinois) is an American artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. Her work has been positioned alongside that of artists Mika Tajima, R. H. Quaytman, Cheyney Thompson, and Helen Frankenthaler. Life and work ...

(born 1983), American artist * Samuel Moyer (c. 1609 – 1683), English merchant and politician * Samuel L. Moyer (1879–1951), American football coach *

Stephen Moyer Stephen Moyer (born Stephen John Emery; 11 October 1969) is an English film and television actor who is best known as vampire Bill Compton in the HBO series ''True Blood''. His first television role was in 1993 as Philip Masefield in the TV ad ...

(born 1969), British actor * Tawny Moyer (born 1957), American actress *

Thomas J. Moyer Thomas Joseph Moyer (April 18, 1939 – April 2, 2010) was an American jurist and the chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 1987 to 2010. A member of the Republican Party, he died suddenly on April 2, 2010, at age 70. The Thomas J. Moyer ...

(1939–2010), American jurist, chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (1987–2010) *

Tom Moyer Thomas P. Moyer (March 2, 1919 – November 28, 2014) was an American movie theater chain magnate, real estate developer, and philanthropist from Oregon. Moyer was known for his lightweight boxing career, his career in entertainment, and for de ...

(1919–2014), American boxer, movie theater chain magnate, real estate developer, and philanthropist *

William Moyer Bill Moyer (September 17, 1933 – October 21, 2002) was a United States social change activist who was a principal organizer in the 1966 Chicago Open Housing Movement. He was an author, and a founding member of the Movement for a New Society. ...

, American author and activist

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