Mayr is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrea Mayr (born 1979), Austrian female long-distance runner *

Ernst Mayr Ernst Walter Mayr (; 5 July 1904 – 3 February 2005) was one of the 20th century's leading evolutionary biologists. He was also a renowned taxonomist, tropical explorer, ornithologist, philosopher of biology, and historian of science. His w ...

(1904–2005), German American evolutionary biologist *

Georg Mayr Georg Mayr (Latin Georgius Marius) (1564–1623) was a Bavarian Jesuit priest and Hebrew grammarian. Mayr spent most of career teaching Hebrew language. His Hebrew grammar (Augsburg, 1616) went through many editions and he published many Hebrew t ...

(1564–1623), Bavarian Jesuit priest and Hebrew grammarian *

Gustav Mayr Gustav L. Mayr (12 October 1830 – 14 July 1908) was an Austrian entomologist and professor in Budapest and Vienna. He specialised in Hymenoptera, being particularly known for his studies of ants.Hans Mayr (canoeist) Hans Peter Mayr (born 27 November 1944) is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – ...

(born 1944), Austrian sprint canoer *

Hans Mayr (trade unionist) Hans Mayr (13 December 1921 – 3 August 2009) was a German trades unionist and politician ( SPD). Respected for his negotiating flair, he served between 1983 and 1986 as president of West Germany's IG Metall (union). Life Hans Meyer was b ...

(1921–2009), German trades unionist and politician * Hans Mayr, founder of the shoemaking company

Ed Meier Eduard Meier GmbH (known as "Ed Meier") is a German shoemaking company. Founded in Munich in 1596, it is the oldest existing shoemaking company in the world. History The company was founded by Hans Mayr and is first mentioned in 1596. Mayr wa ...

, Munich *

Heinz Mayr Heinz Mayr (born 20 October 1935) is a former German racewalker, who competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He competed for the clubs Eintracht Braunschweig, TSV Salzgitter and VfL Wolfsburg. He won the national championship i ...

(born 1935), German racewalker * Karl Mayr (1883–1945), German politician and officer *

Michael Mayr Michael Mayr (10 April 1864 – 21 May 1922) was an Austrian politician, who served as Chancellor of Austria in the First Austrian Republic from July 1920 to June 1921. He was a member of the Christian Social Party, and by profession a histori ...

(1864–1922), Austrian historian, politician and Bundeskanzler (1920/21) *

Rupert Ignaz Mayr Rupert Ignaz Mayr (1646 in Schärding – 7 February 1712 in Freising) was a German violinist, composer and Kapellmeister in Munich at the court of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria Maximilian, Maximillian or Maximiliaan (Maximilien i ...

(1646–1712), German composer *

Simon Mayr Johann(es) Simon Mayr (also spelled Majer, Mayer, Maier), also known in Italian as Giovanni Simone Mayr or Simone Mayr (14 June 1763 – 2 December 1845), was a German composer. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the ...

(1763–1845), German composer * Simon Marius (1573–1624), Simon Mayr in German, German astronomer *

Stephanie Mayr Stephanie Mayr (born 21 January 1965) is a former German curler. She is a 1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1 ...

(born 1965), German curler

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