Speer is a surname of various origins: •Middle High German and Middle Dutch (): ''sper'', meaning "

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" •Ashkenazi Jewish (): a spelling variation of ''Speyer'', a name indicative of origin from the German city of

Speyer Speyer (, older spelling ; ; ), historically known in English as Spires, is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate in the western part of the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located on the left bank of the r ...

(more at Shapiro). :• Scottish and northern Irish : a spelling variation of ''Speir'', from the Old French ''espier'' meaning "to watch" Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Friedrich Speer, (1863–1947), German architect, father of Albert Speer *

Albert Speer Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer (; ; 19 March 1905 – 1 September 1981) was a German architect who served as Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production, Minister of Armaments and War Production in Nazi Germany during most of W ...

, (1905–1981), German architect, Minister of Armaments and War Production of Nazi Germany from 1942 to 1945 * Albert Speer (born 1934), (1934–2017), a German architect and city planner, son of Albert Speer * Bill Speer, a retired professional ice hockey player * Christian P. Speer, (born 1952) German pediatrician and Professor of Pediatrics * Christopher Speer, Sergeant First Class (SFC), a U.S. special forces soldier killed in Afghanistan * Del Speer (born 1970), American football player * Dieter Speer, a former German biathlete *Dick Speer, founder of CCI, brother of Vernon Speer * Emory Speer, a U.S. politician, soldier, and lawyer who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1878 to 1882 * Floyd Speer, also known as Floyd Vernie Speer, a U.S. professional baseball pitcher *

Daniel Speer Georg Daniel Speer (2 July 1636 – 5 October 1707) was a German composer and writer of the Baroque. Speer was born in Breslau (today Wrocław, Poland) and died in Göppingen Göppingen (; or ) is a town in southern Germany, part of the Stut ...

, also known as Georg Daniel Speer, a German composer, and writer of the Baroque * Hilde Schramm (born 1936), née Speer, a German politician, and daughter of Albert Speer *

Hugo Speer Hugo Alexander Speer (born 17 March 1968) is an English actor and director. He is best known for playing Guy in ''The Full Monty'' (1997), Inspector Valentine in ''Father Brown (2013 TV series), Father Brown'' (2013–2014), Captain Treville in ...

, an English actor, born in 1968 * Jack Speer, also known as John “Jack” Bristol Speer, a judge, Washington state representative, and a science fiction fan * James Gamble Speer, state legislator in Florida *

Jillian Speer Jillian Speer is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Her current album, ''Deeper This Way'', was released in 2016. Her music genre is described as Adult Alternative, Punk Folk, Soulful Rock, and World Music. Early life Born and raised ...

, a U.S. singer-songwriter and musician * Margret Nissen (born 1938), née Speer, a German photographer, and daughter of Albert Speer * Mark Speer, American musician and guitarist * Mary Margaret Speer, American mathematician *

Noah Wyle Noah Strausser Speer Wyle (; born June 4, 1971) is an American actor, writer, producer and director. He rose to fame as John Carter in the NBC medical drama '' ER'' (1994–2009), receiving five Emmy Award nominations, three Golden Globe Award ...

, also known as Noah Strausser Speer Wyle, a U.S. TV, and film actor * Peter Moore Speer, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania * Robert Elliott Speer, a U.S. religious leader (1867–1947) and authority on missions * Robert M. Speer, acting United States Secretary of the Army (2017- ) * Robert Milton Speer, a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania * Robert W. Speer, also known as Robert Walter Speer, mayor of

Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

from 1904–1912 * Roy Speer, the financial backing behind the Home Shopping Network * Scott Speer, an American music video director *The

Speer Family The Speer Family was a Southern gospel family musical group. It was founded in 1921 by George Thomas ("Dad") Speer (1891–1966), his wife, Lena Darling ("Mom") Speer (née Brock; 1899–1967), and his sister and brother-in-law, Pearl Claborn ( ...

, a Southern Gospel family group founded in 1921 *Stewie Speer, an Australian drummer best known as a member of the 1960s–70s group Max Merritt & The Meteors * Susan Speer, a British psychologist * Thomas J. Speer, also known as Thomas Jefferson Speer, a U.S. Representative from Georgia *Thomas M Speers, First Chief of Police of Kansas City, Missouri 1874–1895 * Tom Speer, a U.S. professional mixed martial artist *Vernon Speer, founder of Speer Bullets, brother of Dick Speer * W. G. Speer, the second head football coach for the Fort Hays State University Tigers in Hays, Kansas * William Speer, a pioneer American Presbyterian missionary and pastor to the Chinese

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