Thayer is an English surname found in

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, the name and given name derived from English ''tawyer,'' one who dressed skins. Notable people with the name include:

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* Thayer family, a

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family and prominent American political family.

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Abbott Handerson Thayer Abbott Handerson Thayer (August 12, 1849May 29, 1921) was an American painter, naturalist, and teacher. As a painter of portraits, figures, animals, and landscapes, he enjoyed a certain prominence during his lifetime, and his paintings are repres ...

(1849–1921), American artist * Adin Thayer (1816–1890), New York politician *

Alexander Wheelock Thayer Alexander Wheelock Thayer (October 22, 1817 – July 15, 1897) was an American librarian and journalist who became the author of the first scholarly biography of Ludwig van Beethoven. After many updates, it was still regarded as a standard work ...

(1817–1897), author of ''The life of Ludwig van Beethoven'', a standard biography, and other music biographies * Albert R. Thayer (1878–1965), painter and etcher * America Thayer (died 2021), American murder victim * Amos Madden Thayer (1841–1905), United States federal judge * Andrew J. Thayer (1818–1873), attorney and legislator *

Bronson Thayer A. Bronson Thayer (September 2, 1939 – December 24, 2016) was the chairman of the board and past chief executive officer of Bay Cities Bank. He was born in Mineola, New York. From 1974 to 1983 he was executive vice president and chief financial o ...

(1939–2016), executive *

Brynn Thayer Brynn Thayer is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Jenny Wolek on the television soap opera ''One Life to Live'' from 1978 to 1986, which earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. Career Thayer is well known for her w ...

(born 1949), American actress * Caroline Matilda Warren Thayer, American educator, novelist and children's writer * Charles W. Thayer (1910–1969), US military officer, diplomat and author (fiction and non fiction) * Dale Thayer (born 1980), baseball pitcher * David Thayer (born 1949), birth name of

Teddy Harvia David Thayer, better known by the pen name Teddy Harvia (an anagram), is an American science fiction fan artist. He was born in Oklahoma but grew up in and resides in Dallas, Texas. , Teddy Harvia has won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist fou ...

, cartoonist * Deborah Jinza Thayer, choreographer * Donnette Thayer, vocalist and guitarist * Douglas Thayer (1929–2017), American writer * Edwin Pope Thayer,

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1925–1933 *

Eli Thayer Eli Thayer (June 11, 1819 – April 15, 1899) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861. He was born in Mendon, Massachusetts. He graduated from Worcester Academy in 1840, from Brown University in 1 ...

(1819–1899), Kansas politician * Ella Cheever Thayer (1849–1925), playwright and novelist *

Emma Homan Thayer Emma Homan Thayer (1842–1908) was a 19th-century American botanical artist and author of books about native wildflowers. She also wrote several novels. Biography Emma Homan was born in New York City on Feb. 13, 1842, the daughter of George Wan ...

(1842–1908), American botanical artist and author *

Ernest Thayer Ernest Lawrence Thayer (; August 14, 1863 – August 21, 1940) was an American writer and poet who wrote the poem "Casey" (or "Casey at the Bat"), which is "the single most famous baseball poem ever written" according to the Baseball Almanac, and ...

(1863–1940), American poet, author of "Casey at the Bat" * Francis S. Thayer (1822–1880), New York politician * George Thayer (1905–1952), American football player * Greg Thayer (born 1949), baseball pitcher * Harry Thayer (disambiguation), several people *

Helen Thayer Helen Thayer (née Nicholson'';'' born 12 November 1937) is a New Zealand-born explorer who lives in the United States. In 2009, Thayer was named one of the most important explorers of the 20th century by the National Geographic Society. Biogra ...

, explorer *

Helen Rand Thayer Helen Chadwick Thayer ( Rand; October 3, 1863 – April 14, 1935) was an American suffragist and social reformer. A pioneer in the settlement movement era, she was a co-founder and president of the College Settlements Association (CSA). She was an ...

(1863-1935), American social reformer * Henry W. Thayer (1867-1940), co-founder of the

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* James Thayer (author) (born 1949), thriller writer * James Thayer (Medal of Honor) (1853–86), United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * James Bradley Thayer (1831–1902), American legal writer and educationist * James B. Thayer (1922–2018), United States military officer and businessman * Jeritt Thayer (born 1986), American soccer player * Jesse B. Thayer (1845–1910), educator * John Thayer (disambiguation), several people *

Joseph Henry Thayer Joseph Henry Thayer (November 7, 1828 – November 26, 1901) was an American Biblical scholar from Boston, Massachusetts. Life Joseph Henry Thayer was born in 1828 in Boston. He graduated from Harvard University in 1850 and from Andover Theologi ...

(1828–1901), American biblical scholar * Lizzie E. D. Thayer (1857–1923), first female train dispatcher in the US * Lorna Thayer (1919–2005), American actress *

Maria Thayer Maria Christina Thayer (born October 30, 1975) is an American actress and comedian. She first earned public recognition for her portrayal of Tammi Littlenut on the cult series '' Strangers with Candy'' in 1999. Thayer has also had supporting rol ...

(born 1975), American actress/comedian * Marian Thayer, ''Titanic'' survivor *

Martin Russell Thayer Martin Russell Thayer (January 27, 1819 – October 14, 1906) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. His grandnephew was John B. Thayer, who died on th ...

(1819–1906), politician * Max Thayer (born 1946), American movie actor * Nate Thayer (1960-2023), American journalist who interviewed Pol Pot * Nathaniel Thayer (1769–1840), minister * Nathaniel Thayer, Jr. (1808–1883), railroad developer * Orla Ed Thayer, inventor of the Thayer Valve for trombones * Otis B. Thayer (1862–1935), American actor, director and film producer * Pauline Revere Thayer (1860–1934), benefactor * Robert H. Thayer (1901–1984), American lawyer, naval officer and diplomat. * Samuel J. F. Thayer (1842–1893), American architect * Samuel J. Thayer (born 1976), American wild food

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and author * Samuel R. Thayer (1837–1909), attorney and diplomat *

Scofield Thayer Scofield Thayer (December 12, 1889 in Worcester, Massachusetts – July 9, 1982 in Edgartown) was a wealthy American poet and publisher, best known for his art collection, now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and as a publisher and editor of ...

(1889–1982), American poet and publisher * Sigourney Thayer (1896–1944), theatrical producer * Simeon Thayer (1737–1800), American officer of the American Revolutionary War *

Stella F. Thayer Stella F. Thayer (born December 27, 1940, in Tampa, Florida) is a vice-chair and former president of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Biography Thayer, president of Tampa Bay Downs, succeeded John T. von Stade, becoming the museum's ...

(born 1940), president of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame * Steve Thayer (born 1953), novelist * Stuart Thayer (1926–2009), American circus historian * Susan Thayer, American artist *

Sylvanus Thayer Sylvanus Thayer (June 9, 1785 – September 7, 1872) was an United States, American military officer, engineer and educator who served as the fifth superintendent of the United States Military Academy, superintendent of the United States Militar ...

(1785–1872), United States general * Thomas Thayer (1812–1886), theologian * Tiffany Thayer (1902–1959), founder of the Fortean Society * Tom Thayer (born 1961), NFL player *

Tommy Thayer Thomas Cunningham Thayer (born November 7, 1960) is an American musician. Thayer was the lead guitarist and vocalist for the hard rock band Kiss from 2002 to 2023. He was also the lead guitarist for the band Black 'n Blue. Early life Thomas ...

(born 1960), lead guitarist of KISS * W. Paul Thayer (William Paul Thayer, 1919–2010), test pilot *

W. W. Thayer William Wallace Thayer (July 15, 1827 – October 15, 1899), was an American Democratic politician active in U.S. states of Idaho and Oregon. Most notably, he served as the sixth Governor of Oregon from 1878 to 1882 and Chief Justice of the Oreg ...

(William Wallace Thayer, 1827–1899), sixth Governor of Oregon * Wallace Thayer (1866–1944), New York assemblyman * Webster Thayer (1857–1933), the judge at the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti * Whitney Eugene Thayer (1838–1889), American organist and composer * William Thayer (disambiguation), several people * William Thayer Rich V (1990-present)

Given name

Thayer David Thayer David (born David Thayer Hersey; March 4, 1927 – July 17, 1978) was an American film, stage, and television actor. He was best known for his work on the ABC serial ''Dark Shadows'' (1966–1971), as Dragon, the Albino ex-Nazi ...

(1927–1978), film and TV actor * Thayer Munford (born 1999), American football player

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