Reimer is a family name of Germanic or Dutch origin.

Notable people with this surname

Al Reimer Elmer E. 'Al' Reimer (1927–2015) was a Mennonite writer from Steinbach, Manitoba. Reimer was an important literary critic and writer in the emergence of southern Manitoba Mennonite literature during the 1970s and 80s. Born in Landmark, Manitoba ...

(1927–2015), Canadian writer *

Andrea Reimer Andrea Reimer is a Canadian politician, who served on Vancouver, British Columbia's City Council from 2008 to 2018. She was first elected in 2002 to the Vancouver School Board as a Green Party candidate.A. James Reimer (1942–2010), Canadian Mennonite theologian *

Arthur E. Reimer Arthur Elmer Reimer (January 15, 1882 – November 25, 1969) was an American socialist political activist and politician who served as the presidential candidate of the Socialist Labor Party of America twice. Biography Early years Arthur Reim ...

(1882–1969), American political candidate for the Socialist Labor Party of America * Bennett Reimer, American musician * Birgitte Reimer (1926–2021), Danish actress *

Brittany Reimer Brittany Reimer (born January 3, 1988) is a Canadian former freestyle swimming (sport), swimmer. She is a two-time medallist at the FINA World Championships, World Championships and swam at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Career Reimer competed at t ...

(born 1988), Canadian swimmer * Christine Reimer, Danish journalist * Christopher Reimer, Canadian musician * Daniela Reimer, German rower *

David Reimer David Reimer (born Bruce Peter Reimer; 22 August 1965 – 4 May 2004) was a Canadian man raised as a girl following medical advice and intervention after his penis was severely injured during a botched circumcision in infancy. The psychologis ...

(1965–2004), Canadian man raised as a girl who became a famous case study in sexology *

David Dale Reimer David Dale Reimer is an American diplomat and member of the Senior Foreign Service. He had served as the United States ambassador to Sierra Leone from 2021 to 2023. He previously served concurrently as the United States ambassador to Mauritius ...

, American diplomat *

Dennis Reimer Dennis Joe Reimer (born 12 July 1939) is a retired general of the United States Army, who served as the 33rd Chief of Staff of the Army from June 20, 1995, to June 21, 1999. He is also a graduate of Ranger and Airborne school. Early life and ...

(born 1939), Chief of Staff of the United States Army 1995–1999 * Doug Reimer, Canadian volleyball player * Erwin Reimer, Chilean athlete *

Eugene Reimer Eugene "Gene" Reimer (21 January 1940 – 9 June 2008) was a Canadian wheelchair Paralympic athlete who won 10 Paralympic medals and 50 Canadian and Pan-American medals from 1968 to 1980. Having polio at an early age, he was a member of the wh ...

, Canadian athlete * Evi Grünenwald-Reimer (born 1964), Swiss chess master *

Jack Reimer Jack F. Reimer is a Progressive Conservative politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (MLA) from 1990 to 2007, and served in the government of Gary Filmon. The son of Jacob Frank Reimer, a Russian ...

, Canadian politician * Jakob Reimer (1918–2005), a

Trawniki concentration camp The Trawniki was a Nazi concentration camps, concentration camp set up by Nazi Germany in the village of Trawniki about southeast of Lublin during the occupation of Poland in World War II. Throughout its existence the camp served a dual function ...

guard *

James Reimer James Reimer (; born March 15, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Reimer has also played in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers, San Jose Sharks, ...

, Canadian ice hockey player * Jan Reimer (born 1952), Canadian politician * Jeffrey Reimer, American chemist *

John Reimer John Henry Reimer (born July 16, 1936) is a Canadian politician. He served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1980, and again from 1984 to 1993, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Reimer was born to a Mennonite fa ...

, Canadian politician * Josef Ludwig Reimer, Austrian writer *

Georg Reimer Georg Friedrich Reimer (17 May 1828, Leipzig – 17 September 1866, Berlin) was a German genre painter from the Düsseldorf School. Life Reimer was the only son of the bookseller Karl August Reimer (1801–1858) from his first marriage to Augu ...

, German painter * Helmut Reimer, German computer scientist *

Klaas Reimer Klaas Reimer (1770–1837) was the founder of the Kleine Gemeinde, a Mennonite denomination that still exists in Latin America, but underwent radical changes in Canada where it is now called the Evangelical Mennonite Conference. Ethnic Mennonite ...

(1770–1837), founder of the

Kleine Gemeinde Kleine Gemeinde is a Mennonite denomination founded in 1812 by Klaas Reimer in the Russian Empire. The current group primarily consists of Plautdietsch-speaking Russian Mennonites in Belize, Mexico and Bolivia, as well as a small presence in Canada ...

Linda Reimer Linda Reimer (born 1959 or 1960) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of Port Moody-Coquitlam as a member of the Briti ...

, Canadian politician * Luke Reimer, Australian rugby player * Luke Reimer (American football) (born 2000), American football player *

Mary Jean Reimer Mary Jean Reimer (born 22 May 1964), also known as Yung Jing Jing, is a Hong Kong solicitor and actress. She has American-Chinese-Vietnamese ancestry. Early life and film career Reimer was born in South Vietnam (or the United States) to a Teochow ...

(born 1964), Hong Kong actress *

Martin Reimer Martin Reimer (born 14 June 1987) is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally from 2008 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2015. In 2009 he was the unlikely winner of the German National Road Race Championship. In Novembe ...

, German cyclist * Neil Reimer (1921–2011), Canadian politician * Nele Reimer, German handballer * Patrick Reimer, German hockey player * Paula Reimer, American scientist * Rebecca Reimer, American politician and member of the

South Dakota House of Representatives The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 70 members, two from each legislative district. Two of the state's 35 legislative districts, Districts 26 and 28, are each subdivided ...

Uwe Reimer Uwe Reimer (* 16 February 1948 in Hamburg; † 23 February 2004 in Göttingen) was a German writer who wrote numerous books about history and social studies. Biography Reimer was born in 1948 in Hamburg. He visited the "Gymnasium Altona" which he f ...

, German writer

Fictional characters

* Wendy Reimer, protagonist of

Casey Plett Casey Plett (born June 20, 1987) is a Canadian writer, best known for her novel '' Little Fish,'' her Lambda Literary Award winning short story collection, ''A Safe Girl to Love'', and her Giller Prize-nominated short story collection, ''A Dream o ...

's novel Little Fish

Notable people with this surname

Fictional characters

See also