Myers as a surname has several possible origins, e.g. Old French ("physician"), Old English ("mayor"), and Old Norse ("marsh").

People

* Abram F. Myers (born 1889), chair of the Federal Trade Commission and later general counsel and board chairman of the Allied States Association of Motion Picture Exhibitors *

Alan Myers (drummer) Alan Myers (December 29, 1954 – June 24, 2013) was an American rock drummer whose music career spanned more than 30 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as the third and most prominent drummer of the new wave band Devo, replacing Ji ...

(1954–2013), American drummer ( Devo) * Alan Myers (translator) (1933–2010), English translator * Allan Myers (born 1947), Australian lawyer, businessman and philanthropist *

Amina Claudine Myers Amina Claudine Myers (born March 21, 1942) is an American jazz pianist, organist, vocalist, composer, and arranger. Biography Born in Blackwell, Arkansas, "Myers was brought up largely by her great-aunt, a schoolteacher, and her great-uncle, a c ...

(born 1942), American pianist, organist, vocalist, and composer * Amy Myers (born 1938), British mystery writer * Amy Myers (artist) (born 1965), American artist * Andrew Myers (cyclist) (born 1968), Jamaican cyclist. *

Andy Myers Andrew John Myers (born 3 November 1973) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is a loan player technical coach at Premier League club Chelsea. As a player, he was a defender notably in the Premier League with ...

(born 1989), English professional footballer *Sir

Arthur Myers Sir Arthur Mielziner Myers (19 May 1868 – 9 October 1926) was a New Zealand politician. He was Mayor of Auckland City from 1905 to 1909, Member of the House of Representatives from 1910 to 1921, and a Cabinet Minister. Today he is remembered ...

(1868–1926), New Zealand politician * Arthur Wallis Myers, CBE (1878–1939), British journalist and sportsman * Barry Myers (director), English advertising filmmaker. *

Baruch Myers Rabbi Baruch Myers (born May 2, 1964 in Orange, New Jersey) is a Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic rabbi. He began his service in Bratislava in 1993. He serves as the Chief Rabbi and head Shliach of Slovakia. Biography Baruch Myers was born in Or ...

(born 1964), American rabbi *

Ben Myers Benjamin Myers (born January 1976) is an English writer and journalist. Early life Myers grew up in Belmont, County Durham, and was a pupil at the estate's local comprehensive school where he become interested in reading and skateboarding. M ...

(born 1976), British writer *

Billie Myers Billie Myers (born 14 June 1971) is a British rock singer and songwriter from Coventry, England. She is known principally for her 1997 transatlantic hit " Kiss the Rain". Biography Myers was born in Coventry to a Jamaican father and English m ...

(born 1971), British rock singer and songwriter *

Bob Myers Robert Michael Myers (born March 31, 1975) is a basketball executive who is the president of basketball operations and general manager for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a former sports agent with W ...

(born 1975), American basketball executive * Brad Myers, American football player * Brad Myers, American jazz guitarist and producer * Brad A. Myers (born 1957), American computer scientist *

Bret Myers Bret Myers (born April 1, 1980) is an American former soccer player and current professor. Myers played with the Williamsburg Wizards youth travel team, with the University of Richmond, and with the Richmond Kickers. He won a gold medal with T ...

(born 1980), American soccer player and professor *

Brian Reynolds Myers Brian Reynolds Myers (born 1963), usually cited as B. R. Myers, is an American professor of international studies at Dongseo University in Busan, South Korea, best known for his writings on North Korean propaganda. He is a contributing editor ...

(born 1963), American academic, critic *

Brett Myers Brett Allen Myers (born August 17, 1980) is an American singer and former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, and Cleveland Indians. Born and r ...

(born 1980), American baseball player * Bruce Myers (1942–2020), British actor *

Bryant Myers Bryan Robert Rohena Pérez (born April 5, 1998), known professionally as Bryant Myers, is a Puerto Rican Latin trap and reggaeton rapper and songwriter. Rohena was born in Loma Alta, Puerto Rico. He began sampling and making his own songs in 2013 ...

(born 1998), Puerto Rican reggaeton singer * Calev Myers, American–Israeli lawyer *

Carlton Myers Carlton Ettore Francesco Myers (born 30 March 1971) is an Italian former professional basketball player that played in the Italian league and the EuroLeague. Myers was initially raised in the United Kingdom. One of the best European shooting g ...

(born 1971), British-born Italian basketball player *

Charles Andrew Myers Charles Andrew Myers (Sept. 10, 1913 - April 2, 2000Professor Myers of Sloa ...

(1913–2000), American labor economist * Charles G. Myers, New York State Attorney General (1860–61) *

Charles Samuel Myers Charles Samuel Myers, CBE, FRS (13 March 1873 – 12 October 1946) was an English physician who worked as a psychologist. Although he did not invent the term, his first academic paper, published by ''The Lancet'' in 1915, concerned ''shell sh ...

(1873–1946), English psychologist *

Daisy Myers Daisy D. Myers (February 10, 1925 – December 5, 2011) was an African-American woman who lived with her family in Levittown, Pennsylvania, reportedly designed to be an all-white town, beginning in 1957. She faced months of harassment and violence ...

(1925–2011), African American educator * Daniel J. Myers (born 1966), American sociologist, professor, and textbook author *

Dave Myers (presenter) David James Myers (born 8 September 1957) is an English celebrity chef and television presenter, best known as one half of the Hairy Bikers, along with Si King. He is also known for his appearances on the BBC celebrity talent show ''Strictly Co ...

(born 1957), English celebrity chef, television presenter *

Dee Dee Myers Margaret Jane "Dee Dee" Myers (born September 1, 1961) is an American political analyst who served as the 19th White House Press Secretary during the first two years of the Clinton administration. She was the first woman and the second-youngest p ...

(born 1961), American pundit; former White House Press Secretary *Dwight Myers (1967–2011), birth name of

Heavy D Dwight Arrington MyersCuda, Heidi Sigmund Keeping it reel. '' Vibe'' ("born Dwight Arrington Myers")Samuels, Anita M. (January 12' 1996)Heavy D, the C.E.O. ''New York Times'' (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), known professionally as Hea ...

, Jamaican-American actor, record producer, rapper, leader of Heavy D & the Boyz * Eldon Myers (born 1995), English, Professional Rugby League/ Union player * Ernest Myers (1844–1921), English poet, classicist, and author *

Eugene Myers Eugene Wimberly "Gene" Myers, Jr. (born December 31, 1953) is an American computer scientist and bioinformatician, who is best known for contributing to the early development of the NCBI's BLAST tool for sequence analysis. Education Myers receiv ...

(born 1953), U.S. professor at University of California, Berkeley * Frank J. Myers, country music songwriter (see also Baker & Myers) * Frederic Myers (1811–1851), Church of England clergyman and author *

Frederic W. H. Myers Frederic William Henry Myers (6 February 1843 – 17 January 1901) was a British poet, classicist, philologist, and a founder of the Society for Psychical Research. Myers' work on psychical research and his ideas about a "subliminal self" ...

(1843–1901), English poet, classicist, philologist, and a founder of the

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* Garry Cleveland Myers (1884–1971), American psychologist * George W. Myers (1864–1931), American Math Professor, University of Illinois * George S. Myers (1905–1985), American ichthyologist * Gustavus Myers (1872–1942), American reporter, feature writer * Harry C. Myers (1882–1938), American film actor and director *

Harry Myers (rugby) Harry Myers (February 1875 – 19 December 1906) from Horsforth, Leeds was a Rugby Union and later Northern Union (rugby league) footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played rugby union for Horsforth, Bramley and Keighley and pla ...

(1875–1906), English rugby player * Henry "Hy" Myers (1889–1965), American baseball player * Henry L. Myers (1862–1943), American politician; United States Senator (D-MT) *

Henry Myers (shortstop) Henry C. Myers (May, 1858April 18, 1895) was an American Major League Baseball player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who played mainly at shortstop for three seasons from to . After only playing one game for the Providence Grays during the 18 ...

(1858–1895), American baseball player *

Isabel Briggs Myers Isabel Briggs Myers (born Isabel Briggs; October 18, 1897 – May 5, 1980) was an American writer and co-creator with her mother, Katharine Cook Briggs, of a personality inventory known as the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and based on ...

(1897–1980), American author who co-created the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator * James Myers (disambiguation), several people *

Jerome Myers Jerome Myers (March 20, 1867 – June 19, 1940) was an American artist and writer associated with the Ashcan School, particularly known for his sympathetic depictions of the urban landscape and its people. He was one of the main organizers of the ...

(1867–1940), American painter * John Gillespy Myers (1831–1901), owner of John G. Myers Company, a department store in Albany, New York * John Golding Myers (1897–1942), British writer and entomologist *

John J. Myers John Joseph Myers (July 26, 1941 – September 24, 2020) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Peoria in Illinois between 1990 and 2001, ecclesiastical superior of Turks and Caicos from 2 ...

, Roman Catholic Archbishop, Archdiocese of Newark *

John Myers Myers John Myers Myers (January 11, 1906 – October 30, 1988) was an American writer. He is known best for the fantasy novel '' Silverlock'' (1949), in which a man with a Master of Business Administration travels through a fantasy land, meeting dozens ...

(1906–1988), American author *

J. W. Myers John W. Myers (c. 1864 – c. 1919?), who was usually credited as J. W. Myers, was a Welsh-born baritone singer, who recorded widely in the United States between the early 1890s and early 1917. His recordings, including "Two Little Girls in ...

(c. 1864–c. 1919?), Welsh-American baritone * Judith A. Myers (born 1939), American politician * Kathleen Myers (1899–1959), American actress *

Kevin Myers Kevin Myers (born 30 March 1947) is an English-born Irish journalist and writer. He has contributed to the ''Irish Independent'', the Irish edition of ''The Sunday Times'', and ''The Irish Times''s column "An Irishman's Diary". Myers is kn ...

(born 1947), Irish journalist * Kris Myers, drummer for the band Umphrey's McGee *

Kyle Myers Kyle Lamar Myers (born May 9, 1986) is an American podcaster and former YouTuber known under the stage name FPSRussia and FPSKyle. His YouTube channel features Myers portraying the fictional role of Dimitri Potapov, a heavily accented "professio ...

, American

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actor/presenter * Leo Myers (1881–1944), British novelist * Leonard Myers (politician) (1827–1905), American politician; U.S. Representative (R-PA) * LeRoy Myers (1919–2004), American tap dancer * LeRoy E. Myers Jr. (born 1951), American politician (R-MD) *

Lon Myers Laurence Eugene "Lon" Myers (February 16, 1858 – February 16, 1899) was an American sprinter and middle distance runner. Myers won 28 national championships. He also set world records at 11 different distances, and held every American record ...

(1858–99), American world-record-setting runner *

Lou Myers Lou Myers (1915 – November 20, 2005) was a cartoonist and short story writer. He was the first person since James Thurber to contribute both cartoons and articles to ''The New Yorker''. His work has also appeared in ''The New York Times'', '' ...

(1915–2005), American cartoonist and short story writer * Lynn Myers (born 1951), Canadian politician * Malcolm Myers (1917 – 2002) American painter, printmaker and professor known primarily for his Intaglio-style engravings. * Matt Myers (wrestler), American college baseball coach * Matthew Myers (cricketer) (1847–1919), English cricketer * Matthew Myers (judge) (born 1970), Australian judge *

Matthew Myers (ice hockey) Matthew Myers (born 6 November 1984) is a Welsh ice hockey player who currently plays for FFHG Division 1 side Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz and the British national team. He represented Great Britain at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, 2021 I ...

(born 1984), British ice hockey player *

Meg Myers Janice Sue Meghan Myers (born October 6, 1986), known professionally as Meg Myers, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Originally from Tennessee, Myers moved to Los Angeles to pursue music and met Doctor Rosen Rosen, who signed her t ...

(born 1986), American musician * Sir Michael Myers (1873–1950), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand * Michael Myers (Pennsylvania politician) (born 1943), American politician (D-PA) * Mike Myers (actor) (born 1963), Canadian actor, comedian and screenwriter * Mike Myers (baseball player) (born 1969), American baseball player *

Mordecai Myers (New York politician) Mordecai Myers (May 31, 1776 – January 20, 1871) was a Jewish-American merchant, army officer, and politician from New York. Life Myers was born on May 31, 1776 in Newport, Rhode Island. His father died that year, and in 1780 he moved to New Y ...

, American merchant, politician, and military officer *

Paul Myers (musician) Paul Myers (born 11 November 1960) is a Canadian author, journalist, musician and songwriter. Until 2006, Myers worked as a musician and journalist in Toronto and Vancouver, where he became a television and radio personality. He is the older b ...

(born 1962), Canadian musician * Paul Myers (record producer) (born 1967), English record producer *Paul Myers, founding host of Christian radio program '' The Haven of Rest'' from 1934 to 1971 * Paul Walter Myers (1932–2015), English record producer and writer * Philip Myers (musician) (born 1949), American musician * Philip van Ness Myers (1846–1937), American historian * Philippe Myers (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player *

PZ Myers Paul Zachary Myers (born March 9, 1957) is an American biologist who founded and writes the ''Pharyngula'' science-blog. He is associate professor of biology at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM)

(born 1957), American academic, biologist and science blogger *

Quincy Alden Myers Quincy Alden Myers (September 1, 1853 – December 27, 1921) was a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 4, 1909, to January 4, 1915. Early life and education Born in Clinton Township, Cass County, Indiana,"Quincy Myers, Ex-Judge Sta ...

(1853–1921), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court *

Randy Myers Randall Kirk Myers (born September 19, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, and Toronto Bl ...

(born 1962), American baseball player *

Richard Myers Richard Bowman Myers (born March 1, 1942) is a retired four-star general in the United States Air Force who served as the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As chairman, Myers was the highest ranking uniformed officer of the United Stat ...

(born 1942), American military officer;

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Aerial warfare, air military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part ...

general * Rob Myers (born 1986), American football player * Ronald Myers (born 1956), American physician, minister, musician and activist *

Russell Myers Russell Kommer Myers (born October 9, 1938) is an Americans, American cartoonist best known for his newspaper comic strip ''Broom-Hilda''. Born in Pittsburg, Kansas, Myers was raised in Oklahoma where his father taught at the University of Tulsa ...

(born 1938), American cartoonist * Samuel L Myers Sr. (1919–2021), American economist and president of

Bowie State University Bowie State University (Bowie State) is a public historically black university in Prince George's County, Maryland, north of Bowie. It is part of the University System of Maryland. Founded in 1865, Bowie State is Maryland's oldest historically ...

* Samuel L Myers Jr. (born 1949), American economist * Shirley Myers, Canadian country music artist *

Stanley Myers Stanley Myers (6 October 19309 November 1993) was an English composer and conductor, who scored over sixty films and television series, working closely with filmmakers Nicolas Roeg, Jerzy Skolimowski and Volker Schlöndorff. He is best known fo ...

(1933–1993), British film composer * Stewart Myers, American academic, educator *

Tyler Myers Tyler Paul Myers (born February 1, 1990) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first roun ...

(born 1990), American-born Canadian ice hockey player *

Thomas Myers Thomas Myers (13 February 1774 – 21 April 1834) was an English mathematician and geographer. Early life Myers was born 13 February 1774, in Hovingham village, North Yorkshire, England.(summary only, login required for full content) Career ...

(1774–1834), English mathematician and geographer *

Walter Dean Myers Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Milton Myers; August 12, 1937 – July 1, 2014) was an American writer of children's books best known for young adult literature. He was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, but was raised in Harlem. A tough childho ...

(born 1937) African-American author * Walter Myers Jr. (1914-1967) American judge *

Wil Myers William Bradford Myers (born December 10, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays and San Diego Padre ...

(born 1990), American baseball player *William James (Jim) Myers, better known as George "The Animal" Steele, American professional wrestler * William Myers (lawyer) (born 1955), American lawyer * William Myers (British politician) (1854–1933), British politician *

Woody Myers Woodrow Augustus Myers Jr. (born February 14, 1954) is an American physician and politician from Indiana. He served as health commissioner for Indiana and New York City. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Indiana in the 2020 electio ...

(born 1954), American physician and politician * Vali Myers (1930–2003), Australian artist

Fictional characters

* ''Get Blake'' Myers *

Eric Myers ''Power Rangers Time Force'' is a 2001 Power Rangers season that featured the fight between the Time Force Power Rangers and Ransik's army of mutants. Time Force Power Rangers The Time Force Rangers are fictional characters and heroes in the ...

, the Quantum Ranger * Michael Myers (''Halloween'') *

Nina Myers Nina may refer to: * Nina (name), a feminine given name and surname Acronyms *National Iraqi News Agency, a news service in Iraq * Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, on the campus of Norwegian University of Science and Technology * No incom ...

(''24'') * Ros Myers (''Spooks'')

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People

Fictional characters

See also

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