Keir is a surname and given name shortened from

Keiron Keiron may refer to: *Keiron Bigby (born 1966), former American football wide receiver *Keiron Cunningham (born 1976), Welsh professional rugby league coach and former player *Keiron Jenkins (born 1987), Welsh rugby union player *Keiron O'Loughlin, ...

. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Andrew Keir Andrew Keir (né Buggy, 3 April 19265 October 1997) was a Scottish actor who appeared in a number of films made by Hammer Film Productions in the 1960s. He was also active in television, and especially in the theatre, in a professional career ...

(1926–1997), Scottish actor *

Colin Keir Colin George Keir (born 9 December 1959) is a Scottish politician, formerly the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Edinburgh Western constituency from 2011 to 2016. Before being elected as a MSP, he ...

(born 1959), Scottish politician *

David Keir David Keir (1884–1971) was a British film actor, who also appeared on stage Stage, stages, or staging may refer to: Arts and media Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the ...

(1884–1971), British actor *

David Lindsay Keir Sir David Lindsay Keir (22 May 1895 – 2 October 1973) was a British historian and educator. From 1949 to 1965, he was Master of Balliol College, Oxford. Life Keir was born at Bellingham, Northumberland, the eldest of six children to William K ...

(1895–1973), British historian *

Jack Keir Jack Keir is a former politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick to represent the electoral district of Fundy-River Valley in the 2006 election. A member of the New Brunswick Liberal Association, which formed the g ...

(born 1957 or 1958), Canadian politician *

James Keir James Keir FRS (20 September 1735 – 11 October 1820) was a Scottish chemist, geologist, industrialist, and inventor, and an important member of the Lunar Society of Birmingham. Life and work Keir was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, in 1 ...

(1735–1820), Scottish scientist *

John Keir Lieutenant General Sir John Lindesay Keir (6 July 1856 – 3 May 1937) was a British soldier and general of the late 19th and early 20th century. He fought in the Second Boer War, and commanded the 6th Division and the VI Corps of the British ...

(1856–1937), British Army officer *

Leitch Keir Leitch Keir (22 June 1861 – 29 June 1922) was a Scottish footballer who played for Renton, Dumbarton and Scotland. Having won the Scottish Cup with Dumbarton in 1883, he was the sole member of that team still with the club when they were join ...

(1861–1922), Scottish footballer *

Mary Keir Mary Keir (3 March 1912 – 17 December 2024) was a Welsh supercentenarian. From 2021 to 2024, she was the oldest living person in Wales. Biography Keir was born in St Davids, Pembrokeshire. Her father was a weaver. At age 21 she moved to C ...

(1912–2024), Welsh supercentenarian *

Nick Keir Nick Keir (14 March 1953 – 2 June 2013) was a Scottish musician from Edinburgh, Scotland, who is best known for his work with The McCalmans. More recently Keir emerged as a singer-songwriter, producing three solo albums and performing as ...

(1953–2013), Scottish musician

Given name

Keir Clark William Keir Clark (May 30, 1910 – November 28, 2010) was a Canadian merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. After serving as mayor of Montague in 1941 and 1942, he represented 3rd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prin ...

(1910–2010), Canadian politician *

Keir Dillon Keir Dillon (born June 1, 1977) is a professional snowboarder specializing in Halfpipe. Career Dillon has been a competitive snowboarder since 1997; his current home mountain is Ponto Beach, California but originally, he grew up riding the east ...

(born 1977), American snowboarder *

Keir Dullea Keir Atwood Dullea ( ; born May 30, 1936) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of astronaut David Bowman in the 1968 film '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' and its 1984 sequel, '' 2010: The Year We Make Contact''. His other film rol ...

(born 1936), American actor *

Keir Foster Keir Foster (born 18 October 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish League Two club East Kilbride. Youth career Foster played in the youth sectors of Hibernian and The Spartans in Edinburgh. Club caree ...

(born 2004), Scottish footballer *

Keir Gilchrist Keir David Peters Gilchrist (; born 28 September 1992) is a Canadian actor. On television, he portrayed Marshall Gregson on the Showtime comedy-drama '' United States of Tara'' (2009–2011) and headlined the Netflix comedy-drama ''Atypical'' ...

(born 1992), Canadian actor *

Keir Giles Keir Giles (born 26 January 1968) is a British writer who is considered an expert on the Russian military. He has written multiple books on the geopolitical conflict between the West and Russia such as NATO's ''Handbook of Russian Information Wa ...

(born 1968), British writer *

Keir Graff Keir Graff (born 1969) is an American novelist and literary editor. Biography Graff was born and raised in Missoula, Montana. He has had four novels published and is also the executive editor of ''Booklist Publications'' at the American Library A ...

(born 1969), American writer *

Keir Hardie James Keir Hardie (15 August 185626 September 1915) was a Scottish trade unionist and politician. He was a founder of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, and was its first Leader of the Labour Party (UK), parliamentary leader from 1906 to 1908. ...

(1856–1915), Scottish socialist, first leader of the UK Labour Party *

Keir Mather Keir Alexander Mather (; born 29 January 1998) is a British Labour politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Selby, formerly Selby and Ainsty, since 2023. He has served as an Assistant Government Whip since July 2024. Early life ...

(born 1998), British politician *

Keir Nuttall Keir Francis Nuttall (born 1974) is a Brisbane-based guitarist-singer-songwriter. He is a founding mainstay member of the rock trio, Transport, which formed in 2001. He married Australian singer-songwriter and actor, Kate Miller-Heidke, in 20 ...

(born 1975), Australian musician *

Keir O'Donnell Keir O'Donnell is an Australian–American actor, best known for his roles in the films ''Wedding Crashers'' (2005), ''The Break-Up'' (2006), '' Paul Blart: Mall Cop'' (2009) and ''American Sniper'' (2014), as well as numerous television appear ...

(born 1978), Australian actor *

Keir Pearson Keir Pearson (born December 15, 1966) is an American Academy Award-nominated screenwriter notable for the 2004 film '' Hotel Rwanda''. Career Pearson graduated from Harvard University in 1989. During the 1990s, he also participated in the 1992 S ...

(born 1966), American screenwriter *

Keir Simmons Keir Hardie Brennan-Simmons (born 1972) is an English journalist. He has been the chief international correspondent for the NBC morning show ''Today'' since December 2018. He also appears regularly on the evening broadcast ''NBC Nightly News'', ...

(born 1972), British journalist *

Keir Starmer Sir Keir Rodney Starmer (born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and lawyer who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 and as Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He previously ...

(born 1962), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom *

Keir Thomas Keir S. Thomas (born January 25, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and Florida State Seminoles. Early ...

(born 1998), American football player

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