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People

A.D. Ayers The terms (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used to label or number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The term is Medieval Latin and means 'in the year of the Lord', but is often presented using "our Lord" instead of "the Lord", ...

, American baseball umpire (National League) *

Aaron Ayers Aaron Ayers (1836 – 16 September 1900) arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand from England as a newly married man in his mid 20s. He was a hairdresser and tobacconist for two decades before entering the auctioneering business. He was elected Mayo ...

(1836–1900), New Zealand auctioneer and politician *

Bill Ayers William Charles Ayers (; born December 26, 1944) rose to prominence during the 1960s as a domestic terrorist. During the 1960s, Ayers was a leader of the Weather Underground militant group, described by the FBI as a terrorist group. In 196 ...

(born 1944), American academic and activist *

Bill Ayers (baseball) William Oscar Ayers (September 27, 1919 – September 24, 1980) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from Newnan, Georgia. He played for the New York Giants during the season. Early life Ayers was born on August 27, 1919 in Newnan ...

(1919–1980), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Bruce Ayers Bruce J. Ayers (born April 17, 1962, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American small business owner and politician who represents the 1st Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and is a former member of the Quincy, Massa ...

(born 1962), American small business owner and politician *

Cameron Ayers Cameron Alexander Ayers (born September 18, 1991) is an American professional basketball player, who last played for Trefl Sopot of PLK. He played college basketball for Bucknell. College career In his four-year career at Bucknell, Ayers playe ...

(born 1991), American basketball player * Charlie Ayers (born 1966), former executive chef for Google *

David Ayers David Ayres (April 4, 1841 – December 11, 1916) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863. His last name was spelled as ''Ayers'' on h ...

(1841–1916), Union Army soldier during the American Civil War *

Demarcus Ayers Demarcus Ayers (born July 7, 1994) is a former American football and Canadian football wide receiver. He played college football at Houston, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL Draft. College career ...

(born 1994), American football player * Dick Ayers (1924–2014), American comic book artist * Duffy Ayers (1915–2017), English portrait painter *

Edward L. Ayers Edward Lynn "Ed" Ayers (born January 22, 1953; Asheville, North Carolina) is an American historian, professor, administrator, and university president. In July 2013, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama at a W ...

(born 1953), American historian, president of the University of Richmond *

Eli Ayers Eli Ayers (May 9, 1778 – April 25, 1822) was a physician and the first colonial agent of the American Colonization Society in what later became Liberia. He was born in 1778 in Shiloh, New Jersey, and married Elizabeth West in 1812. He practic ...

(1778–1822), first colonial agent of the American Colonization Society *

Fred Ayers Frederick Ayers (8 May 1912 – 18 August 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving a ...

(1912–1986), Australian rules footballer *

Frederick Ayers ''Adana'' Printing Machines were manufactured from 1922 to 1999 in Twickenham, England. Although most of the printing presses produced by ''Adana'' were aimed at hobby printers, they were frequently put to commercial use. ''Adanas'' are still to ...

, English engineer *

Greg Ayers Greg Ayers is an Australian atmospheric scientist and was Director of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology from March 2009 until February 2012, when he resigned due to ill health. Prior to his working at the Bureau of Meteorology, Ayers was Ch ...

, Australian atmospheric scientist *

Haskel Ayers Sterling Haskel "Hack" Ayers (February 10, 1936 – January 8, 2020) was an American auctioneer and politician in the state of Tennessee. Ayers served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1967 to 1968. A Republican, he represented the ...

(1936–2020), American auctioneer and politician *

Henry Ayers Sir Henry Ayers (now pron. "airs") (1 May 1821 – 11 June 1897) was the eighth Premier of South Australia, serving a record five times between 1863 and 1873. His lasting memorial is in the name Ayers Rock, also known as Uluru, which was en ...

(1821–1897), former Premier of South Australia *

Howard "Doc" Ayers Howard Edmonds Ayers (October 30, 1922 – December 19, 2020), better known as Doc Ayers, was an American high school and college football coach. Career Football career Ayers played high school football in his hometown of Toccoa, Georgia and a ...

(1922–2020), American football coach *

James F. Ayers James F. Ayers (1847 – January 18, 1895) was an American soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 6th U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars. He was a participant in the Red River War and one of several men received the Medal of Honor for bra ...

(1847–1895), American soldier *

Janeé Ayers Janeé L. Ayers (born October 10, 1981) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. In 2015, Ayers was appointed to Detroit City Council as an at large member after the resignation of Saunteel Jenkins, and elected for the rem ...

(born 1981), American politician *

Jason Ayers Jason Marc Ayers (born January 13, 1982) is an American professional wrestling referee. He is working for WWE refereeing matches on WWE SmackDown and 205 Live. He also produces NXT. Professional wrestling career Early career (1998–2012) Ayers ...

(born 1982), American professional wrestling referee *

Jeremy Ayers Jeremy Ayers (1948 – October 24, 2016) was an American artist, writer, photographer, and musician. Ayers was a member of the Athens, Georgia, creative community, published three books of photography, and co-wrote songs for The B-52's and R.E.M. ...

(1948–2016), American artist, writer, musician, and photographer *

John Ayers John Ayers (April 14, 1953 – October 2, 1995) was a National Football League offensive lineman from 1977 through 1987. During that span, he appeared in two Super Bowls: Super Bowl XVI and Super Bowl XIX for the San Francisco 49ers. Ay ...

(1953–1995), National Football League offensive lineman *

John Ayers Merritt John Ayers Merritt (January 26, 1926 – December 13, 1983) was a head football coach at Jackson State University and Tennessee State University. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994. He was born in Falmouth, Kentucky ...

, (1926–1983), American football coach *

John G. K. Ayers John G. K. Ayers (1837 – 1913) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863. Union assault On May 22, 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant ordere ...

(1837–1913), Union Army soldier during the American Civil War *

John W. Ayers John W. Ayers is an adjunct associate professor and epidemiologist at University of California, San Diego, affiliated both with the university's School of Medicine and its Qualcomm Institute. He researches in the field of public health informati ...

, American behavioral epidemiologist * Kevin Ayers (1944–2013), British rock singer *

Maurice L. Ayers Maurice Lloyd Ayers, sometimes listed as M. S. Ayres, (December 4, 1819 June 11, 1884) was an American banker, farmer, hotelier, and politician from Burlington, Wisconsin, who served a single term as a Free Soil Party member of the Wisconsin Sta ...

(1819–1884), American banker, farmer, hotelier, politician *

Michael Ayers (boxer) Michael Ayers (born 26 January 1965) is a British former boxer who was British lightweight champion between 1995 and 1997 and IBO world lightweight champion between 1999 and 2001. Career Born in London in 1965, Michael Ayers had a successful a ...

(born 1965), British boxer *

Michael R. Ayers Michael Richard Ayers, (born 1935) is a British philosopher and professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Oxford. He studied at St. John's College of the University of Cambridge, and was a member of Wadham College, Oxford from 1965 ...

(born 1935), British philosopher *

Mike Ayers Mike Ayers (born May 26, 1948) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at East Tennessee State University from 1985 to 1987 and Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina from 1988 to 2017, compiling career ...

(born 1948), American football coach *

Nabil Ayers Nabil Ayers is an American music industry entrepreneur, author and musician. Ayers' debut memoir, ''My Life in the Sunshine,'' was published by Viking Press on June 7, 2022. The book focuses on Ayers' relationship with his father, the jazz mus ...

, American entrepreneur and musician * Nathaniel Ayers (born 1951), American musician *

Nick Ayers James Nicholas Ayers (born August 16, 1982) is an American political strategist and consultant who served as Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence between July 2017 and January 2019. He had previously served as national chairman for Pence' ...

(born 1982), American political strategist * Nigel Ayers (born 1957), English multimedia artist *

Paul Ayers Paul Nicholas Ayers (b September 1961) has been Archdeacon of Leeds since 2017. Ayers was educated at St Peter's College, Oxford and Trinity College, Bristol. He was ordained in 1986. His posts up to 2017 were * 1985-88: Curate St John the Ba ...

(born 1961), Archdeacon of Leeds *

Paul Ayers Robert Foster-Bell Paul Ayers Robert Foster-Bell (born March 1977) is a former New Zealand diplomat, a politician and was a list member of the House of Representatives between May 2013 and 2017. He is a member of the National Party and a monarchist. He failed to ...

(born 1977), New Zealand diplomat, politician *

Paul L. Ayers Paul L. Ayers is a major general in the Rhode Island Air National Guard. Career Ayers began his United States Air Force training at Vance Air Force Base in 1982. Upon completion, he became a Northrop T-38 Talon instructor pilot with the 25th Fl ...

, Major General in the Rhode Island Air National Guard *

Phoebe Ayers Phoebe or Phœbe may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and characters * Phoebe (given name), a list of people, mythological, biblical and fictional characters *Phoebe (Greek myth), several characters * Phoebe, an epithet of Artemis/Diana (mythology), Diana ...

, American librarian * Randy Ayers (born 1956), American basketball coach *

Robert Ayers Robert Ayers (born September 6, 1985) is a former American football defensive end that played 10 years in the NFL. He played college football at Tennessee and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He has als ...

(born 1985), American football defensive end * Ron Ayers (born 1932), British aeronautical engineer and designer of ThrustSSC *

Rowan Ayers Rowan Ayers (16 June 1922 – 5 January 2008) was a British television producer and executive. He was best known as producer of BBC's ''Line-Up'' and '' Late Night Line-Up'' in the 1960s. He was the originator of BBCs influential late night rock ...

(1922–2008), television producer and poet *

Roy Ayers Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940) is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Pol ...

(born 1940), American vibraphone player *

Roy E. Ayers Roy Elmer Ayers (November 9, 1882May 23, 1955) was a U.S. Democratic politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as the 11th Governor of Montana. He was the first governor of Montana to be born in what wo ...

(1882–1955), American politician *

Rufus A. Ayers Rufus Adolphus Ayers (May 20, 1849 – May 14, 1926) was a Virginia lawyer, businessman, and politician, who served as Attorney General of Virginia. Ayers was born in Bedford County, Virginia. His family set out for Texas, but passed through Goo ...

(1849–1926), Virginia lawyer, businessman, and politician *

Sam Ayers Sam Ayers (born Samuel Bielich III) is an American actor. Ayers was born in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Samuel Bielich Jr., a director of construction and carpenter. He was raised in Merrimack, New Hampshire. He moved to New York City and began ...

, American actor *

Scott Ayers Scott Ayers is an American musician, best known as the guitarist and keyboardist for the noise rock band Pain Teens based in Houston, Texas. He has also released solo albums under the moniker Walking Timebombs and is involved with bands local to ...

, American musician * Stephen T. Ayers, American architect *

Thomas G. Ayers Thomas G. Ayers (February 16, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan – June 8, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois) was president (1964–1980), CEO and chairman (1973–1980) of Commonwealth Edison. Ayers served as chairman of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern U ...

(1919–2007), Chicago businessman, philanthropist *

Tim Ayers Timothy Frederick Ayers (born November 19, 1958) served as Mayor and City Commissioner of Springfield, Ohio from 1984-1990.Tony Ayers Anthony Joseph "Tony" Ayers (16 September 193311 April 2016) was an Australian public servant. Life and career Ayers was born on 16 September 1933. His first job was teaching in a Victorian school. He later was an education officer in Pentridg ...

(1933–2016), former senior Australian public servant

Places

* Ayers, Bond County, Illinois *

Ayers, Carroll County, Illinois Ayers is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. Ayers is located along Illinois Route 84, south of Savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland- grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised ...

Ayers Creek Ayers Creek is a stream of Antigua and Barbuda. It is located on the island of Antigua. See also *List of rivers of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda does not have any permanent rivers. Following is a list of streams in Antigua. Barbu ...

, Antigua *

Ayers Creek Falls Ayers Falls, is a waterfall located on the outside edge of Santiam State Forest near Mehama, Oregon, Mehama, in Marion County, Oregon, Marion County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in an area on the west foothills where Mount Hood Natio ...

, Oregon *

Ayers House (Adelaide) Ayers House is the present-day name for a historic mansion on North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia. It is named after Sir Henry Ayers, five times Premier of South Australia and wealthy industrialist, who occupied it from 1855 until 1897. I ...

* Ayers Island (Maine) * Ayers Island Reservoir, New Hampshire *

Ayers Kaserne Ayers Kaserne at Kirch-Göns, Germany (coordinates: 50° 28' 46.08" N 8° 38' 41.83" E) was a U.S. Army installation built in 1952 as part of the major construction efforts under the U.S. Army troop augmentation program of the early 1950s, occupie ...

, US army barracks in Germany * Ayers Shop, Mississippi * Ayers Township, Champaign County, Illinois *

Ayers, West Virginia Ayers is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers cl ...

Uluru Uluru (; pjt, Uluṟu ), also known as Ayers Rock ( ) and officially Gazette#Gazette as a verb, gazetted as UluruAyers Rock, is a large sandstone geological formation, formation in the centre of Australia. It is in the southern part of the ...

, formerly known as Ayers Rock, a rock formation in central Australia

Companies

N.W. Ayers N. W. Ayer & Son was a Philadelphia advertising agency founded in 1869. It called itself the oldest advertising agency in the United States. Named by Francis Ayer after his father N. W. Ayer, it ventured into advertising in 1884. It created a nu ...

, American advertising agency *Ayers Music Publishing Company, a fictional company in Ayn Rand's novel ''

Atlas Shrugged ''Atlas Shrugged'' is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand. It was her longest novel, the fourth and final one published during her lifetime, and the one she considered her '' magnum opus'' in the realm of fiction writing. ''Atlas Shrugged'' includes eleme ...

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Ayers Saint Gross Ayers Saint Gross, Architects and Planners is an architectural firm in Maryland, U.S. specializing in master plans and building designs for higher education institutions.Walker, Childs. “Expansion of Baltimore architectural firm fueled by focu ...

, American architectural firm