Myers as a surname has several possible origins, e.g. Old French ("physician"), Old English ("mayor"), and Old Norse ("marsh").

People

* Abram F. Myers (1889–after 1960), chair of the

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and later general counsel and board chairman of the Allied States Association of Motion Picture Exhibitors *

Alan Myers (drummer) Alan Charles MyersUnited States, Public Records, 1970-2009 (December 29, 1954 – June 24, 2013) was an American rock drummer whose music career spanned more than 30 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as the third and most prominent d ...

(1954–2013), American drummer (

Devo Devo is an American new wave band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs ( Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 ...

) * Alan Myers (translator) (1933–2010), English translator *

Albert Cook Myers Albert Cook Myers (December 12, 1874 – April 1, 1960) was an American author, genealogist, and historian of Quakers and Pennsylvania. He was a leading authority on the life and works of William Penn, a Quaker leader and founder of the Province ...

(1874–1960), American historian *

Allan Myers Allan James Myers (born 17 October 1947) is an Australian barrister, academic, businessman, landowner and philanthropist, and the previous Chancellor of the University of Melbourne. Early life and education Allan Myers was born in 1947 in Ha ...

(born 1947), Australian lawyer, businessman and philanthropist *

Amina Claudine Myers Amina Claudine Myers (born March 21, 1942) is an American jazz pianist, organist, vocalist, composer, and arranger. Biography Born in Blackwell, Arkansas, "Myers was brought up largely by her great-aunt, a schoolteacher, and her great-uncle, a c ...

(born 1942), American pianist, organist, vocalist, and composer * Amy Myers (born 1938), British mystery writer * Amy Myers (artist) (born 1965), American artist * Andrew Myers (cyclist) (born 1968), Jamaican cyclist. * Andy Myers (born 1989), English professional footballer *Sir

Arthur Myers Sir Arthur Mielziner Myers (19 May 1868 – 9 October 1926) was a New Zealand politician. He was Mayor of Auckland City from 1905 to 1909, Member of the House of Representatives from 1910 to 1921, and a Cabinet Minister. Today he is remembered ...

(1868–1926), New Zealand politician * Arthur Wallis Myers, CBE (1878–1939), British journalist and sportsman *

Barry Myers (director) Barry Myers (1 June 1937 – 17 August 2016) was an English advertising filmmaker. Early life He was born in Hampstead. He attended King's College School in Wimbledon, then studied French and German at Brasenose College, Oxford. Career After w ...

, English advertising filmmaker. * Baruch Myers (born 1964), American rabbi *

Ben Myers Benjamin Myers FRSL (born January 1976) is an English writer and journalist. Early life Myers grew up in Belmont, County Durham, and was a pupil at the estate's local comprehensive school where he became interested in reading and skateboardin ...

(born 1976), British writer *

Billie Myers Billie Myers (born 14 June 1971) is a British rock singer and songwriter from Coventry, England. She is known principally for her 1997 transatlantic hit " Kiss the Rain". Biography Myers received a Brit Award nomination in 1999 for Best Bri ...

(born 1971), British rock singer and songwriter *

Bob Myers Robert Michael Myers (born March 31, 1975) is an American former basketball executive who was the general manager for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2012 to 2023. During his tenure, he was twice named ...

(born 1975), American basketball executive * Brad Myers, American football player * Brad Myers, American jazz guitarist and producer * Brad A. Myers (born 1957), American computer scientist *

Bret Myers Bret Myers (born April 1, 1980) is an American former soccer player and current professor. Myers played with the Williamsburg Wizards youth travel team, with the University of Richmond, and with the Richmond Kickers. He won a gold medal with T ...

(born 1980), American soccer player and professor *

Brian Reynolds Myers Brian Reynolds Myers (born 1963), usually cited as B. R. Myers, is an American professor of international studies at Dongseo University in Busan, South Korea, best known for his writings on North Korean propaganda. He is a contributing editor f ...

(born 1963), American academic, critic *

Brett Myers Brett Allen Myers (born August 17, 1980) is an American singer and former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, and Cleveland Indians. Born and r ...

(born 1980), American baseball player * Bruce Myers (1942–2020), British actor *

Bryant Myers Bryan Robert Rohena Pérez (born April 5, 1998), known professionally as Bryant Myers, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and songwriter. Rohena was born in Loma Alta, Puerto Rico. He began sampling and making his own songs in 2013 and launched th ...

(born 1998), Puerto Rican reggaeton singer *

Calev Myers Calev Michael Myers () is an Israeli lawyer, author and civil rights activist. Career In 2004, Myers became a partner at Yehuda Raveh, a law firm, established in 1940 by Gideon Hausner, Attorney-General of Israel and Member of the Knesset in 19 ...

, American–Israeli lawyer *

Carlton Myers Carlton Ettore Francesco Myers (born 30 March 1971) is an Italian former professional basketball player who played in the Italian league and the EuroLeague. Myers was initially raised in the United Kingdom. One of the best European shooting g ...

(born 1971), British-born Italian basketball player *

Charles Andrew Myers Charles Andrew Myers (Sept. 10, 1913 - April 2, 2000Professor Myers of Sloa ...

(1913–2000), American labor economist * Charles G. Myers, New York State Attorney General (1860–61) *

Charles Samuel Myers Charles Samuel Myers, CBE, FRS (13 March 1873 – 12 October 1946) was an English physician who worked as a psychologist. Although he did not invent the term, his first academic paper, published by ''The Lancet'' in 1915, concerned ''shell sh ...

(1873–1946), English psychologist * Daisy Myers (1925–2011), African American educator *

Daniel J. Myers Daniel J. Myers (born April 9, 1966, in Xenia, Ohio) is the President of Misericordia University in Dallas, Pennsylvania and a professor of sociology. His best known research is on the urban unrest of the 1960s and the media coverage of those ri ...

(born 1966), American sociologist, professor, and textbook author *

Dave Myers (presenter) David James Myers (8 September 1957 – 28 February 2024) was an English television presenter, and one half of the Hairy Bikers, along with Si King. He also appeared on the BBC celebrity talent show ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Together, Myers ...

(1957–2024), English celebrity chef, television presenter *

David Myers (disambiguation) David or Dave Myers may refer to: Politics and government * David Myers (Indiana judge) (1859–1955), Associate Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court * David Myers (Oklahoma politician) (1938–2011), American politician, member of the Oklahoma Sen ...

, multiple people * Dee Dee Myers (born 1961), American pundit; former

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*Dwight Myers (1967–2011), birth name of

Heavy D Dwight Arrington MyersCuda, Heidi Sigmund Keeping it reel. '' Vibe'' ("born Dwight Arrington Myers")Samuels, Anita M. (January 12' 1996)Heavy D, the C.E.O. ''New York Times'' (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), known professionally as Hea ...

, Jamaican-American actor, record producer, rapper, leader of Heavy D & the Boyz * Elizabeth Myers (1912–1947), British novelist * Ernest Myers (1844–1921), English poet, classicist, and author *

Eugene Myers Eugene Wimberly "Gene" Myers Jr. (born December 31, 1953) is an American computer scientist and bioinformatician, who is best known for contributing to the early development of the NCBI's BLAST tool for sequence analysis. Education Myers recei ...

(born 1953), U.S. professor at University of California, Berkeley * Emma Myers (born 2002), American actress * Frank J. Myers, country music songwriter (see also Baker & Myers) *

Frederic Myers Revd Frederic Myers (20 September 1811, Blackheath, London – 20 July 1851, Clifton, Cumberland) was a Church of England clergyman and author. He was the son of Thomas Myers (1774–1834), mathematician and geographer, and his wife, Anna Mari ...

(1811–1851), Church of England clergyman and author * Frederic W. H. Myers (1843–1901), English poet, classicist, philologist, and a founder of the

Society for Psychical Research The Society for Psychical Research (SPR) is a nonprofit organisation in the United Kingdom. Its stated purpose is to understand events and abilities commonly described as psychic or paranormal. It describes itself as the "first society to condu ...

Garry Cleveland Myers ''Highlights for Children'', often referred to simply as ''Highlights'', is an American children's magazine. It was started in June 1946 by educators Garry Cleveland Myers and Caroline Clark Myers in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. They worked for the ...

(1884–1971), American psychologist * George S. Myers (1905–1985), American ichthyologist * George W. Myers (1864–1931), American Math Professor, University of Illinois * Glenford J. Myers (born 1946), American computer scientist, entrepreneur *

Gustavus Myers Gustavus Myers (March 20, 1872–1942) was an American journalist and historian who published a series of highly critical and influential studies on the social costs of wealth accumulation. The Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award was named a ...

(1872–1942), American reporter, feature writer *

Harry C. Myers Harry C. Myers (September 5, 1882 – December 25, 1938) was an American film actor and director, sometimes credited as Henry Myers. He performed in many short comedy films with his wife Rosemary Theby. Myers appeared in 330 films between 1908 ...

(1882–1938), American film actor and director * Harry Myers (rugby) (1875–1906), English rugby player * Henry "Hy" Myers (1889–1965), American baseball player * Henry L. Myers (1862–1943), American politician; United States Senator (D-MT) *

Henry Myers (shortstop) Henry C. Myers (May, 1858April 18, 1895) was an American Major League Baseball player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who played mainly at shortstop for three seasons from to . After only playing one game for the Providence Grays during the 18 ...

(1858–1895), American baseball player *

Isabel Briggs Myers Isabel Briggs Myers (born Isabel Briggs; October 18, 1897 – May 5, 1980) was an American writer who co-created the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) with her mother, Katharine Cook Briggs. The MBTI is one of the most-often used personality ...

(1897–1980), American author who co-created the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator * James Myers (disambiguation), several people *

Jerome Myers Jerome Myers (March 20, 1867 – June 19, 1940) was an American artist and writer associated with the Ashcan School, particularly known for his sympathetic depictions of the urban landscape and its people. He was one of the main organizers of the ...

(1867–1940), American painter * John Gillespy Myers (1831–1901), owner of John G. Myers Company, a department store in Albany, New York * John Golding Myers (1897–1942), British writer and entomologist * John J. Myers, Roman Catholic Archbishop, Archdiocese of Newark *

John Myers Myers John Myers Myers (January 11, 1906 – October 30, 1988) was an American writer. He is known best for the fantasy novel ''Silverlock'' (1949), in which a man with a Master of Business Administration travels through a fantasy land, meeting dozens ...

(1906–1988), American author *

J. W. Myers John W. Myers (c. 1864 – c. 1919?), who was usually credited as J. W. Myers, was an American baritone singer, who recorded widely in the United States between the early 1890s and early 1917. His recordings, including "Two Little Girls in B ...

(c. 1864–c. 1919?), Welsh-American baritone * Judith A. Myers (born 1939), American politician *

Kathleen Myers Kathleen Myers (April 16, 1899 – September 27, 1959) was an American film actress of the silent era. Biography Myers was the daughter of S. C. Myers, manager of Chrome Steel Works in Newark, New Jersey. Appearing in 22 feature films between 19 ...

(1899–1959), American actress *

Kevin Myers Kevin Myers (born 30 March 1947) is an English-born Irish journalist and writer. He has contributed to the ''Irish Independent'', the Irish edition of ''The Sunday Times'', and ''The Irish Times''s column "An Irishman's Diary". Myers is kno ...

(born 1947), Irish journalist *

Kris Myers Umphrey's McGee, sometimes stylized as UM, is an American rock band originally from South Bend, Indiana. The band experiments with many musical styles, including rock, metal, funk, jazz, blues, reggae, electronic, bluegrass, country, and folk. ...

, drummer for the band Umphrey's McGee *

Kyle Myers Kyle Lamar Myers (born May 9, 1986) is an American podcaster and former YouTuber known under the stage name FPSRussia and FPSKyle. His YouTube channel features Myers portraying the fictional role of Dimitri Potapov, a heavily accented "professio ...

, American

YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in ...

actor/presenter * Leo Myers (1881–1944), British novelist *

Leonard Myers (politician) Leonard Myers (November 13, 1827 – February 11, 1905) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania during the American Civil War and the early years of Reconstruction. Biography Leonard Myers was born in ...

(1827–1905), American politician; U.S. Representative (R-PA) *

LeRoy Myers LeRoy Myers (November 10, 1919 – April 26, 2004) was an African American tap dancer and manager of the Copasetics. He was born in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and learned to tap dance on the street corners of Philadelphia. When Bill " ...

(1919–2004), American tap dancer * LeRoy E. Myers Jr. (born 1951), American politician (R-MD) * Lon Myers (1858–99), American world-record-setting runner * Lou Myers (cartoonist) (1915–2005), American cartoonist and short story writer * Lynn Myers (born 1951), Canadian politician * Malcolm Myers (1917 – 2002) American painter, printmaker and professor known primarily for his Intaglio-style engravings. * Maurice William Myers (1821–1899), American librarian * Matt Myers (wrestler), American college baseball coach * Matthew Myers (cricketer) (1847–1919), English cricketer * Matthew Myers (judge) (born 1970), Australian judge * Matthew Myers (ice hockey) (born 1984), British ice hockey player *

Meg Myers Janice Sue Meghan Myers (born October 6, 1986), known professionally as Meg Myers, is an American singer-songwriter. Originally from Tennessee, Myers moved to Los Angeles to pursue music and met Doctor Rosen Rosen, who signed her to his producti ...

(born 1986), American musician * Sir Michael Myers (1873–1950), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand *

Michael Myers (Pennsylvania politician) Michael Joseph "Ozzie" Myers (born May 4, 1943) is an American politician and convicted felon who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1976 to 1980. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Myers be ...

(born 1943), American politician (D-PA) *

Mike Myers (actor) Michael John Myers, (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker. His accolades include seven MTV Movie & TV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2002, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood ...

(born 1963), Canadian actor, comedian and screenwriter * Mike Myers (baseball player) (born 1969), American baseball player * Mordecai Myers (New York politician), American merchant, politician, and military officer * Paul Myers (musician) (born 1962), Canadian musician * Paul Myers (record producer) (born 1967), English record producer *Paul Myers, founding host of Christian radio program '' The Haven of Rest'' from 1934 to 1971 * Paul Walter Myers (1932–2015), English record producer and writer *

Philip Myers (musician) Philip F. Myers (born June 24, 1949) is an American French horn virtuoso and pedagogue. In 2017, he retired from his post as principal horn of the New York Philharmonic and remains active as a soloist worldwide. Early life and education Myers was ...

(born 1949), American musician * Philip van Ness Myers (1846–1937), American historian * Philippe Myers (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player *

PZ Myers Paul Zachary Myers (born March 9, 1957) is an American biologist who founded and writes the '' Pharyngula'' science blog. He is associate professor of biology at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM)

(born 1957), American academic, biologist and science blogger * Quincy Alden Myers (1853–1921), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court *

Randy Myers Randall Kirk Myers (born September 19, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, and Toronto Bl ...

(born 1962), American baseball player *

Richard Myers Richard Bowman Myers (born 1 March 1942) is a retired United States Air Force General (United States), general who served as the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As chairman, Myers was the highest ranking uniformed officer of the Unit ...

(born 1942), American military officer;

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...

general * Rob Myers (born 1986), American football player * Ronald Myers (1956–2018), American physician, minister, musician and activist *

Russell Myers Russell Kommer Myers (born October 9, 1938) is an Americans, American cartoonist best known for his newspaper comic strip ''Broom-Hilda''. Born in Pittsburg, Kansas, Myers was raised in Oklahoma where his father taught at the University of Tuls ...

(born 1938), American cartoonist * Samuel L Myers Sr. (1919–2021), American economist and president of

Bowie State University Bowie State University (Bowie State or BSU) is a public historically black university in Prince George's County, Maryland, north of Bowie. It is part of the University System of Maryland. Founded in 1865, Bowie State is Maryland's oldest his ...

* Samuel L Myers Jr. (born 1949), American economist * Shirley Myers, Canadian country music artist * Slate Myers (born 2009 or 2010), American racing driver *

Stanley Myers Stanley Myers (6 October 19309 November 1993) was an English composer and conductor, who scored over sixty films and television series, working closely with filmmakers Nicolas Roeg, Jerzy Skolimowski and Volker Schlöndorff. He is best known fo ...

(1933–1993), British film composer *

Stewart Myers Stewart Clay Myers (born 1940) is the Robert C. Merton Professor of Financial Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is notable for his work on capital structure and innovations in capital budgeting and valuation, and has had a "remark ...

, American academic, educator * Theodore W. Myers (1844–1918), American banker and

New York City Comptroller The Office of Comptroller of New York City, a position established in 1801, is the chief financial officer and chief auditor of the city agencies and their performance and spending. The comptroller also reviews all city contracts, handles the s ...

* Thomas Myers (disambiguation), several people * Tobias Myers (born 1998), American baseball player *

Toby Myers Jeffrey Glenn Myers (September 26, 1949 – January 16, 2025), known professionally as Toby Myers, was an American musician known as the bassist for Roadmaster (band), Roadmaster and John Cougar Mellencamp. Life and career Myers was born and ...

(1949–2025), American musician *

Tyler Myers Tyler Paul Myers (born February 1, 1990) is a Canadian–American professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round, 12t ...

(born 1990), American-born Canadian ice hockey player * Vali Myers (1930–2003), Australian artist *

Vernā Myers Vernā Myers () is an American diversity consultant, author, lawyer, and business executive. She is also the founder and CEO of the Vernā Myers Company and was the inaugural Vice President of Inclusion at Netflix from 2018 to 2023. Myers is the ...

(born 1960) American diversity consultant, author, speaker, lawyer, and corporate executive. *

Walter Dean Myers Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Milton Myers; August 12, 1937 – July 1, 2014) was an American writer of children's books best known for young adult literature. He was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, but was raised in Harlem, New York City ...

(1937–2014) African-American author * Walter Myers Jr. (1914–1967) American judge *

Wil Myers William Bradford Myers (born December 10, 1990) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres, and Cincinnati Reds. Originally drafted ...

(born 1990), American baseball player *William James (Jim) Myers, better known as

George "The Animal" Steele William James Myers (April 16, 1937 – February 16, 2017), better known by his ring name George "The Animal" Steele, was an American professional wrestler, school teacher, author, and actor. His career lasted from 1967 until 1988, though he mad ...

, American professional wrestler *

William Myers (lawyer) William Gerry Myers III (born July 13, 1955, Roanoke, Virginia) is an American lawyer and former nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Background Myers graduated from the College of William & Mary in 1977 and the Un ...

(born 1955), American lawyer * William Myers (British politician) (1854–1933), British politician *

Woody Myers Woodrow Augustus Myers Jr. (born February 14, 1954) is an American physician and politician from Indiana. He served as health commissioner for Indiana and New York City. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Indiana in the 2020 electio ...

(born 1954), American physician and politician

Fictional characters

* ''Get Blake'' Myers * Eric Myers, the Quantum Ranger * Michael Myers (''Halloween'') * Nina Myers (''24'') * Ros Myers (''Spooks'')

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People

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