Baer (or Bär, from ) or Van Baer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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* Alan Baer, American tuba player * Arthur "Bugs" Baer (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 parts in seventeen films, as well as roles on multiple television series in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1941, he came extremely close to b ...

(1915–1986), American boxer * Byron Baer (1929–2007), American politician * Carl Baer (1918–1996), American basketball player * Clara Gregory Baer (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 George A. Baer (April 14, 1903 – July 24, 1994) was a German/Swiss/American bookbinder. He specialized in fine leather bindings, including inlays and onlays (bookbinding), inlays and finishing (bookbinding), gold tooling. Much of Baer's work ...

(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. Early life and education Born in New York City, New York, Baer received his Bac ...

(1933–2014), American judge * Jack Baer (1914–2002), American college baseball coach * Jack Baer (art dealer) (1924–2016), British art dealer * Jo Baer (1929–2025), 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 (1886–1970), American congressman from North Dakota * John Willis Baer (1861–1931), American Presbyterian leader and college president *

Julius Baer Julius Baer (; né Isaac Baer; born 2 January 1857 – 9 March 1922) was a German-born Swiss banker, businessman and philanthropist. Baer was the founder and namesake of Julius Baer Group, and the patriarch of the Baer family. Early life and ...

(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 m ...

(1792–1876), Estonian biologist * Karl M. Baer (1885–1956), German-Israeli author and activist, first recorded person to undergo transgender sex reassignment surgery * Kent Baer (born 1951), American football coach * Larry Baer (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 Sr. (February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959) was an American professional boxer and the world heavyweight champion from June 14, 1934, to June 13, 1935. He was known in his time as the Livermore Larupper and Madcap Maxie ...

(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 "Chester" ...

(1914–2002), American actor * Paul Frank Baer (1894–1930), American fighter pilot * 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, Baer groups, and Baer subplanes. Biography Baer studied mecha ...

(1902–1979), German mathematician * Richard Baer (1911–1963), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant * Richard Baer (screenwriter) (1928–2008), American screenwriter * Robert Baer (born 1952), American CIA officer and writer * Steve Baer (1938–2024), American inventor * Thomas M. Baer, American physicist * Will Christopher Baer (born 1966), American writer * William Jacob Baer (1860–1941), American painter * Vladimir Baer (1853–1905), Russian captain * Yitzhak Baer (1888–1980), German-born Israeli historian

Van Baer

* Van Baer (family), 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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