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Bayer (surname) Bayer is a surname with various origins. It occurs most commonly in German-speaking countries, where it can be either habitational (''Bayer'' being the male German language demonym for Bavaria) or occupational (derived from the archaic German verb ...

and buyer.'' Beyer is mostly a German family name, occurring most commonly in German-speaking countries. It can be either habitational (derived from ''Bayer'', which is the male German language demonym for Bavaria) or occupational (derived from the archaic German verb ''beiern'', "to ring (a bell)", thus referring to individuals tasked with ringing church bells). Variants of the surname include Beier,

Bayer Bayer AG (, commonly pronounced ; ) is a German multinational corporation, multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Headquartered in Leverkusen, Bayer's areas of busi ...

and Baier. Most inventions and institutions listed here with the name Beyer were named after an inventor or founder or supporter with the name Beyer.

People named Beyer

Absalon Pederssøn Beyer Absalon Pederssøn Beyer (c. 1528 – 9 April 1575) was a Norwegian author, lecturer and Lutheran clergyman. Beyer contributed greatly to the spiritual Reformation in Norway. He is best known today for his diary or annal of contemporary event ...

(died 1575), Norwegian clergyman * Adam Beyer (born 1976), Swedish techno producer and DJ * Albert Beyer (1859–1929), United States Navy coxswain * Alexander Beyer (born 1973), German actor * Andrew Beyer, American expert on horse race betting who designed the Beyer Speed Figure * Barbara Petzold-Beyer, former East German cross-country skier * Bero Beyer, Dutch film producer * Beyers Naudé (1915–2004), Afrikaner-South African cleric, theologian and anti-apartheid activist *

Brad Beyer Brad Beyer (born September 20, 1973) is an American actor. He may be best-known for his role in the CBS series '' Jericho'', playing Stanley Richmond. Early and personal life Beyer was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he graduated from Catho ...

(born 1973), American actor *

Brett Beyer Brett J. Beyer (born 26 July 1966) is an Australian international sailing coach and world champion sailor. Biography Beyer was born in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in b ...

(born 1966), international sailing coach * Charles Beyer (1813–1876), British locomotive engineer *

Clara Beyers Clara Beyers (c.1880 – c.1950?) was an American silent film stock actress.A stock actress was an actress who was employed by the studio on a contract much like present day employee contracts. Beyers acted on stage for nine years before she ...

(1880–1950), actress *

Colin Beyer Colin Andrew Nielsen Beyer (10 September 1938 – 21 August 2015) was a New Zealand lawyer. He was a partner and then consultant with Simpson Grierson in Wellington. Also prominent businessman with many governance positions, Beyer was a securiti ...

(1938–2015), New Zealandlawyer and businessman * Dick Beyer (1930–2019), American retired professional wrestler best known as The Destroyer or Doctor X * Don Beyer (born 1950), US Member of Congress, former Ambassador to Switzerland * Eugen Beyer (1882–1940), 19th-century German army officer *

Ferdinand Beyer Ferdinand Beyer (Querfurt, 25 July 1803 – Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream ...

(1803–1863), German composer *

Frank Beyer Frank Paul Beyer (; 26 May 1932 – 1 October 2006) was a German film director. In East Germany he was one of the most important film directors, working for the state film monopoly DEFA and directed films that dealt mostly with the Nazi era ...

(1932–2006), German film director *

Franz Beyer (musicologist) Franz Beyer (26 February 1922, in Weingarten – 29 June 2018, in Munich) was a German musicologist who is best known for his revising and restoration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's music, in particular his unfinished Requiem, KV 626, which he res ...

(1922–2018), German musicologist * Friedrich Beyer (later Bayer) (1825-1880), German businessman and chemist, founder of Bayer AG *

Georgina Beyer Georgina Beyer (born November 1957) is a New Zealand politician and former Labour Party Member of Parliament. In 1995 she was elected mayor of Carterton, making her the world's first openly transgender mayor. In 2005 she became the world's fi ...

(born 1957), world's first openly transsexual Member of Parliament *

H. Otley Beyer Henry Otley Beyer (July 13, 1883 – December 31, 1966) was an American anthropologist, who spent most of his adult life in the Philippines teaching Philippine indigenous culture. A.V.H. Hartendorp called Beyer the "Dean of Philippine ethnolo ...

(1883–1966), American anthropologist *

Jan Beyer Schmidt-Sørensen Jan Beyer Schmidt-Sørensen (January 17, 1958) is a Danish economist and former Director of Business Development at Aarhus Municipality.

(born 1958), Danish economist and Director of Business Development at Aarhus Municipality *

Jinny Beyer Geraldine Elizabeth Kahle Beyer (born July 27, 1941) is an American quilt designer, quilter, author, teacher and lecturer. Considered by the quilting industry and the publishing media to be of the first designers to form a fabric collection suit ...

(born 1941), American quilt designer and quilter *

Kirsten Beyer Kirsten Beyer is an American science fiction writer, known for her novels based on the '' Star Trek: Voyager'' television series. She is a staff writer for '' Star Trek: Discovery'', and co-creator and executive producer of '' Star Trek: Picard'' ...

, American science fiction writer *

Lisa Beyer Lisa Beyer is vice president of communications at the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI). Prior to joining IAVI, Beyer was assistant managing editor at ''Time'' magazine until early 2007. Career Beyer began her career as an editor for ...

, United States journalist * Mark Beyer (comics) (born 1950), comic artist *

Markus Beyer Markus Beyer (28 April 1971 – 3 December 2018) was a German professional boxer who won the WBC super middleweight title. As an amateur he represented Germany at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics in the light middleweight division. He also won a ...

(1971-2018), German boxer *

Olaf Beyer Olaf Beyer (born 4 August 1957 in Grimma) is a retired East German 800 metres runner. Biography He won the gold medal at the 1978 European Championships in Prague. In that race he beat the future world-record holder Sebastian Coe and the future ...

(born 1957), Olympic champion *

Peter Beyer Peter Beyer (born 9 May 1952) is a German Professor for Cell Biology at the Faculty of Biology of the University of Freiburg. He is known as co-inventor of Golden Rice, together with Ingo Potrykus from the ETH Zurich. Biography Peter Beyer ...

(born 1952), German Golden Rice Inventor * Peter Beyer (politician) (born 1970), German politician * Ralph Beyer (1921–2008), German letter-cutter and sculptor *

Richard Beyer Richard Sternoff Beyer (July 26, 1925 – April 9, 2012) was an American sculptor from Pateros, Washington. Between 1968 and 2006, Beyer made over 90 sculptures. Biography Beyer was born in Washington D.C. on July 26, 1925. He was raised in Vi ...

(1925–2012), American sculptor *

Robert D. Beyer Robert D. Beyer (born December 25, 1959) is an American investor and executive. He is currently Chairman of Chaparal Investments LLC, a private investment firm and diversified holding company with interests in both financial and operating assets. ...

, American investor and executive *

Robert T. Beyer Robert Thomas Beyer (January 27, 1920 – August 20, 2008) was an American physicist, best known for his work in acoustics, and for his translations of Russian and German physics books and journals into English. Early life and education Beye ...

(1920–2008), American physicist * Tanya Beyer, American model and actress * Troy Beyer (born 1964), American film director and screenwriter and actress *

Udo Beyer Udo Beyer (born 9 August 1955) is a former East German track and field athlete who competed in the shot put. Beyer has admitted to knowingly taking part in doping while he competed for East Germany. He was a Stasi informer under the codename ...

(born 1955), former German track and field athlete who represented East Germany in the shot put *

Uwe Beyer Uwe Beyer (14 April 1945 – 15 April 1993) was a West German hammer thrower. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won the bronze medal in 1964, representing the United Team of Germany, and later finished fourth in 1972 represent ...

(1945–1993), Olympic contestant *

William Gray Beyer William Gray Beyer was an American writer of science fiction and mystery. Biography William Gray Beyer worked his way through the Drexel Institute by selling radio receivers. He worked at many jobs including taxi driving, sales, railroading an ...

, American science fiction and mystery writer

Companies and institutions named Beyer

Beyerdynamic Beyerdynamic GmbH & Co. KG (stylized as beyerdynamic) is a German manufacturer of microphones, headphones, wireless audio systems, and conference systems. Headquartered in Heilbronn, Germany, Beyerdynamic has been family-owned since its foundin ...

German audio equipment manufacturer * The Doebner-Miller reaction, an organic chemical reaction *

Garratt A Garratt (often referred to as a Beyer Garratt) is a type of steam locomotive invented by British engineer Herbert William Garratt that is articulated into three parts. Its boiler, firebox, and cab are mounted on a centre frame or "bridge ...

, also type of steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts *

Beyer, Peacock & Company Beyer, Peacock and Company was an English railway locomotive manufacturer with a factory in Openshaw, Manchester. Founded by Charles Beyer, Richard Peacock and Henry Robertson, it traded from 1854 until 1966. The company exported locomotives, ...

, a former train manufacturer in England * The Beyer Speed Figure, a system for rating the performance of Thoroughbred racehorses * The

Beyer Stadium The Beyer Stadium, one mile from downtown in Rockford, Illinois, was the home of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League's Rockford Peaches from 1943 to 1954. It was a multi-purpose facility, as contemporary newspaper articles also ...

was in Illinois and was demolished in the early 1990s * The

Fred C. Beyer High School Fred C. Beyer High School is a high school in Modesto, California, located in the Stanislaus County. Facilities Although when it was opened in 1972 to an enrollment of 975. Beyer was originally designed to serve approximately 2000 students. B ...

is in the Modesto City Schools District of Modesto, California. * The Beyer Professor of Applied Mathematics, an endowed professorial position at the University of Manchester {{surname German-language surnames German toponymic surnames Ethonymic surnames