Baer (or Bär, from german:

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* Alan Baer, American tuba player *

Arthur "Bugs" Baer bugs ate bugs and was chump Early life Baer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the seventh of 14 children born to immigrants from Alsace-Lorraine. He left school at age 14 to work, attended art school, and designed lace on a wage of $12 ...

(1886–1969), American journalist and humorist *

Buddy Baer Jacob Henry "Buddy" Baer (June 11, 1915 – July 18, 1986) was an American boxer and later an actor with important parts in seventeen films, as well as roles on various television series in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1941, he came extremely c ...

(1915–1986), American boxer *

Byron Baer Byron M. Baer (October 18, 1929 – June 24, 2007) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1993 and in the State ...

(1929–2007), American politician *

Carl Baer Carl Leslie Baer (February 26, 1918 – July 8, 1996) was an American professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, ...

(1918–1996), American basketball player *

Clara Gregory Baer Clara Gregory Baer (August 27, 1863 – January 19, 1938) was an American physical education instructor and women's sports pioneer. Baer introduced the first teacher certification course for physical education in the Southern United States, and aut ...

(1863–1938), American inventor of netball, Newcomb ball and author of first rules of women's basketball * Dale Baer (1950–2021), American character animator * Donald M. Baer (1931–2002), American developmental psychologist * Eric Baer (born 1932), American polymer researcher * George A. Baer (1903–1994), German/Swiss/American bookbinder * George Baer Jr. (1763–1834), American politician * George Frederick Baer (1842–1914), American lawyer and executive *

Harold Baer Jr. Harold Baer Jr. (February 16, 1933 – May 27, 2014) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education Born in New York City, New York, Baer received his Bachelor of Arts d ...

(1933–2014), American judge * Jack Baer (1914–2002), American college baseball coach *

Jack Baer (art dealer) Sir Jack Mervyn Frank Baer (29 August 1924 – 4 May 2016) was a British art dealer, specialising in Old Masters, and the chairman of the London art dealers Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox. Biography Early life Jack Mervyn Frank Baer was born on 29 Au ...

(1924–2016), British art dealer * Jo Baer (born 1929), American painter associated with minimalist art * John Baer (actor) (1923–2006), American actor, ''Terry and the Pirates'' * John Baer (journalist), American journalist, ''Philadelphia Daily News'' * John Metz Baer, American educational psychologist *

John Miller Baer John Miller Baer (March 29, 1886 – February 18, 1970) was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota. Early years and education Born at Black Creek, Wisconsin, Baer was the son of Capt. John M. Baer and Libbie Riley Baer. His ancestors on the ...

(1886–1970), American congressman from North Dakota * John Willis Baer (1861–1931), American Presbyterian leader and college president *

Julius Baer Julius Bär Group AG, known alternatively as Julius Baer Group Ltd., is a private banking corporation founded and based in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zürich, it is among the older Swiss banking institutions. In terms of assets under managem ...

(1857–1922), Swiss banker *

Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer Edler von Huthorn ( – ) was a Baltic German scientist and explorer. Baer was a naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, and is considered a, or the, founding father of embryology. He was a ...

(1792–1876), Estonian biologist * Kent Baer (born 1951), American football coach *

Larry Baer Laurence Monroe Baer is an American businessman. He is best known as the president and chief executive officer of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He succeeded Bill Neukom on January 1, 2012. Early life and education Born to a ...

(born 1957), President and chief executive officer of the San Francisco Giants * Les Baer, founder of Les Baer Custom, Inc * Libbie C. Riley Baer (1849–1929), American poet *

Max Baer (boxer) Maximilian Adelbert Baer (February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959) was an American professional boxer who was the world heavyweight champion from June 14, 1934, to June 13, 1935. Two of his fights (a 1933 win over Max Schmeling and a 1935 loss ...

(1909–1959), American boxer * Max Baer Jr. (born 1937), American actor and director * Meridith Baer (born 1947), businesswoman, actress, and screenwriter *

Nicolai Reymers Baer Nicolaus Reimers Baer (2 February 1551 – 16 October 1600), also ''Reimarus Ursus'', ''Nicolaus Reimers Bär'' or ''Nicolaus Reymers Baer'', was an astronomer and imperial mathematician to Emperor Rudolf II. Due to his family's background, ...

(c. 1550–c. 1600), aka Ursus, German mathematician * Susanne Baer (born 1964), German judge and legal scholar *

Parley Baer Parley Edward Baer (August 5, 1914 – November 22, 2002) was an American actor in radio and later in television and film. Despite dozens of appearances in television series and theatrical films, he remains best known as the original "Cheste ...

(1914–2002), American actor * Ralph H. Baer (1922–2014), American inventor *

Reinhold Baer Reinhold Baer (22 July 1902 – 22 October 1979) was a German mathematician, known for his work in algebra. He introduced injective modules in 1940. He is the eponym of Baer rings and Baer groups. Biography Baer studied mechanical engineering f ...

(1902–1979), German mathematician *

Richard Baer Richard Baer (9 September 1911 – 17 June 1963) was a German SS officer who, among other assignments, was the commandant of Auschwitz I concentration camp from May 1944 to January 1945, and right after, from February to April 1945, commandan ...

(1911–1963), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant *

Richard Baer (screenwriter) Richard Baer (April 28, 1928 – February 22, 2008) was an American writer and screenwriter. Baer wrote for more than 56 television shows, many of which were sitcoms, throughout his career, including ''The Munsters'', '' Leave It to Beaver'' and ' ...

(1928–2008), American screenwriter *

Robert Baer Robert Booker Baer (born July 11, 1952) is an American author and a former CIA case officer who was primarily assigned to the Middle East.Robert Bae"Don't Assume Ahmadinejad Really Lost" ''Time'' website, June 16, 2009 He is ''Times intell ...

(born 1952), American CIA officer and writer *

Steve Baer Steve Baer (born 1938) is an American inventor and pioneer of passive solar technology. Baer helped popularize the use of zomes. He took a number of solar power patents, wrote a number of books and publicized his work. Baer served on the board ...

(born 1938), American inventor *

Thomas M. Baer Thomas Baer (born Baraboo, Wisconsin) is the executive director of the Stanford Photonics Research Center, a consulting professor in the applied physics department and an associate member of the Stem Cell Institute at Stanford University. His cu ...

, American physicist * Will Christopher Baer (born 1966), American writer *

William Jacob Baer William Jacob Baer (January 29, 1860 – September 21, 1941) was an American artist, considered the foremost American miniature painter. Biography William Jacob Baer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 29, 1860. He was a lithographer' ...

(1860–1941), American painter * Vladimir Baer (1853–1905), Russian captain *

Yitzhak Baer Yitzhak Baer ( he, יצחק בער; 20 December 1888 – 22 January 1980) was a German-Israeli historian and an expert on medieval Spanish Jewish history. Early life Baer was born in Halberstadt in the Prussian Province of Saxony, Germany, in 18 ...

(1888–1980), German-born Israeli historian

Van Baer

Van Baer (family) The Van Baer family, also known as Van Baer van Lathum or Van Bahr Van Lathum, was a Middle Age noble family from Bahr and Lathum Lathum is a village in the municipality of Zevenaar in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands ) , anth ...

, Middle Age noble family from the Dutch province of Gelderland * Frederik Johan van Baer (1645–1713), Dutch officer in the military service of William III of Orange * Stanny van Baer (born 1942), Dutch model and beauty queen, Miss International 1961

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