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Notable persons with this surname

Albrecht Glaser Albrecht Heinz Erhard Glaser (born 8 January 1942 in Worms, Germany) is a German politician. From 1997 until 2001 he served as the treasurer of Frankfurt. Education and personal life Glaser studied at the Heidelberg University, the University o ...

(born 1942), German politician *

Barney Glaser Barney Galland Glaser (1930-2022) was an American sociologist and one of the founders of the grounded theory methodology. Glaser was born on February 27, 1930, in San Francisco, California, and lived in nearby Mill Valley. He received his Bachel ...

(born 1930), American sociologist *

Benny Glaser Benny Glaser (; born June 7, 1989) is a professional poker player from Southampton, UK. He has won four World Series of Poker bracelet, bracelets at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Overall his total live poker tournament winnings exceed $3,50 ...

(born 1989), World Series of Poker multiple event winner *

Christopher Glaser Christopher Glaser (1615 – between 1670 and 1678), a pharmaceutical chemist of the 17th century. Life He was born in Basel. He became demonstrator of chemistry, as successor of Lefebvre, at the Jardin du Roi in Paris, and apothecary to Louis XI ...

(1615 – c. 1670), Swiss chemist * Chris Glaser, writer and minister of religion *

Daniel Glaser Daniel L. Glaser is a former Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing at the United States Department of the Treasury. He served under Adam Szubin, the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence in the Obama Admi ...

, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the US Department of Treasury *

Donald A. Glaser Donald Arthur Glaser (September 21, 1926 – February 28, 2013) was an American physicist, neurobiologist, and the winner of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the bubble chamber used in subatomic particle physics. Educ ...

(1926–2013), Nobel prize winner in physics *

Eduard Glaser Eduard Glaser (15 March 1855 – 7 May 1908) was an Austrian Arabist and archaeologist. He was one of the first Europeans to explore South Arabia. He collected thousands of inscriptions in Yemen that are today held by the Kunsthistorisches Museu ...

(1855–1908), Austrian Arabist and archaeologist *

Elizabeth Glaser Elizabeth Glaser (born Elizabeth Meyer; – ) was an American AIDS activist and child advocate married to actor and director Paul Michael Glaser. She contracted HIV very early in the modern AIDS epidemic after receiving an HIV-contaminated blo ...

(1947–1994), American AIDS activist * Elizabeth Glaser (artist) (fl. 1815–1830), American folk artist * Emmanuel Glaser (born 1964), French Lawyer *

Franjo Glaser Franjo Glaser (surname sometimes written ''Glazer''; 7 January 1913 – 1 March 2003) was a Croatian football goalkeeper and football manager. He is the only Yugoslav footballer who won national titles before and after the Second World War, wit ...

(1913–2003), Croatian footballer * Georg K. Glaser (1910–1995), writer *

Joe Glaser Joseph G. Glaser (December 17, 1896 – June 6, 1969) was an artist manager known for his involvement in the careers of jazz musicians, including Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday. Biography Glaser was the son of a Chicago family of Russian Jewish ...

(1896–1969), American talent agent *

Johann Glaser Johann Heinrich Glaser (6 October 1629 – 5 February 1675) was a Swiss anatomist. Known for his anatomical dissections on animals and humans, the Glaserian fissure is named for him. Glaser was born in Basel, Switzerland where his father was a we ...

(1629–1675), Swiss anatomist * Judith E. Glaser, American author and businessperson *

Julius Anton Glaser Julius Anton Glaser (born Joshua Glaser 19 March 1831 – 26 December 1885) was an Austrian jurist and classical-liberal politician. Along with Joseph Unger he is considered to be one of the founders of modern Austrian jurisprudence. He joined ...

(1831–1885), Austrian jurist and politician *

Milton Glaser Milton Glaser (June 26, 1929June 26, 2020) was an American graphic designer. His most notable designs include the I Love New York logo, a 1966 poster for Bob Dylan, and the logos for DC Comics, Stony Brook University and Brooklyn Brewery. In 1954 ...

(1929–2020), American graphic designer *

Nikki Glaser Nicole Rene Glaser (born June 1, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, podcaster, radio host, and television host. She was the host of the television series ''Not Safe with Nikki Glaser'', which premiered on Comedy Central and Much o ...

(born 1984), American television host of ''Not Safe with Nikki Glaser'' *

Paul Michael Glaser Paul Michael Glaser (born Paul Manfred Glaser March 25, 1943) is an American actor and director best known for his role as Detective Dave Starsky on the 1970s television series, ''Starsky & Hutch''. In between his work writing and directing, Gla ...

(born 1943), actor *

Peter Glaser Peter Edward Glaser (September 5, 1923 – May 29, 2014) was a Czechoslovakian-born American scientist and aerospace engineer. He served as Vice President, Advanced Technology (1985–94), was employed at Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA (195 ...

(1923–2014), American scientist *

Peter Gläser Peter "Cäsar" Gläser (7 January 1949 – 23 October 2008) was a German rock guitarist and singer. He spent most of his career and life in what was then East Germany, notably as a guitarist in the bands the Klaus Renft Combo and its successor, ...

(1949–2008), German musician * Petr Glaser (born 1988), Czech footballer *

Rob Glaser Robert Denis Glaser (born January 16, 1962 in New York City, New York) is the founder of RealNetworks, which produces RealAudio, RealVideo, RealPlayer, and Helix, among other products and services. Before founding RealNetworks, he had become a mi ...

(born 1962), founder of RealNetworks, Inc. *

Robert Glaser Robert Glaser (January 18, 1921 – February 4, 2012) was an American educational psychologist, who has made significant contributions to theories of learning and instruction. The key areas of his research focused on the nature of aptitudes and ind ...

(1921–2012), educational psychologist *

Sam Glaser Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional ...

(born 1962), musician * (1922–1987), Polish scientist * Vladimir Jurko Glaser (1924–1984), Croatian theoretical physicist *

Werner Wolf Glaser Werner Wolf Glaser (14 April 1910 – 29 March 2006, Västerås, Sweden) was a German-born Swedish composer, conductor, pianist, professor, music critic, and poet. Life Born in Cologne, Glaser studied piano, conducting, and composition at the Co ...

(1910–2006), German-born Swedish composer, musician, and poet *

Tompall & the Glaser Brothers Tompall & the Glaser Brothers were an American country music group composed of three brothers: Chuck (February 27, 1936 – June 10, 2019), Jim (December 16, 1937 – April 6, 2019), and Tompall (September 3, 1933 – August 13, 2013) Glaser. The ...

, American country music vocal trio ** Chuck Glaser (1936–2019) **

Jim Glaser James William Glaser (December 16, 1937 – April 6, 2019) was an American country music artist. He was born in Spalding, Nebraska. Biography The brother of country singers Chuck and Tompall Glaser, he performed as both a solo artist and alon ...

(1937–2019) **

Tompall Glaser Thomas Paul "Tompall" Glaser (September 3, 1933 – August 12, 2013) was an American outlaw country music artist. Biography Glaser was born in Spalding, Nebraska, the son of Alice Harriet Marie (née Davis) and Louis Nicholas Glaser. He was ...

(1933–2013)

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