Keir or Kier () is a

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

name derived from Ciar. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

* Andrew Keir (1926–1997), Scottish actor *

Colin Keir Colin George Keir (born 9 December 1959) is a Scottish politician, formerly the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Edinburgh Western constituency 2011–2016. Before being elected as a MSP, he was ...

(born 1959), Scottish politician * David Keir (1884–1971), British actor * David Lindsay Keir (1895–1973), British historian *

Jack Keir Jack Keir is a former politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick to represent the electoral district of Fundy-River Valley in the 2006 election. A member of the New Brunswick Liberal Association, which formed the ...

, Canadian politician *

James Keir James Keir FRS (20 September 1735 – 11 October 1820) was a Scottish chemist, geologist, industrialist, and inventor, and an important member of the Lunar Society of Birmingham. Life and work Keir was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, in 1 ...

(1735–1820), Scottish scientist * John Keir (1856–1937), British Army officer *

Leitch Keir Leitch Keir (22 June 1861 – 29 June 1922) was a Scottish footballer who played for Renton, Dumbarton and Scotland. Having won the Scottish Cup with Dumbarton in 1883, he was the sole member of that team still with the club when they were j ...

, Scottish footballer *

Nick Keir Nick Keir (14 March 1953 – 2 June 2013) was a Scottish musician from Edinburgh, Scotland, who is best known for his work with The McCalmans. More recently Keir emerged as a singer-songwriter, producing three solo albums and performing as ...

(born 1953), Scottish musician

Given name

* Keir Clark (1910–2010), Canadian politician *

Keir Dillon Keir Dillon (born June 1, 1977) is a professional snowboarder specializing in Halfpipe. Career Dillon has been a competitive snowboarder since 1997; his current home mountain is Ponto Beach, California but originally he grew up riding the east c ...

(born 1977), American snowboarder *

Keir Dullea Keir Atwood Dullea (; born May 30, 1936) is an American actor. He played astronaut David Bowman in the 1968 film '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' and its 1984 sequel, '' 2010: The Year We Make Contact''. His other film roles include '' David and Lisa ...

(born 1936), American actor * Keir Gilchrist (born 1992), Canadian actor *

Keir Giles Keir Giles (born 26 January 1968) is a British writer. Giles is an expert on security issues affecting Russia, and on the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He was educated at Orley Farm School and Winchester College. Giles is a research dir ...

, (born 1968), British writer *

Keir Graff Keir Graff (born 1969) is an American novelist and literary editor. Biography Graff was born and raised in Missoula, Montana. He has had four novels published and is also the executive editor of ''Booklist Publications'' at the American Library A ...

(born 1969), American writer * Keir Hardie (1856–1915), Scottish socialist, first leader of the

UK Labour Party The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The Labour Party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum. In all gene ...

Keir Nuttall Keir Francis Nuttall (born 1975) is a Brisbane-based guitarist-singer-songwriter. He is a founding mainstay member of the rock trio, Transport, which formed in 2001. He married Australian singer-songwriter and actor, Kate Miller-Heidke, in 2007 ...

, Australian musician * Keir O'Donnell (born 1978), Australian actor *

Keir Pearson Keir Pearson (born December 15, 1966) is an American Academy Award-nominated screenwriter notable for the 2004 film ''Hotel Rwanda''. Career Pearson graduated from Harvard University in 1989. During the 1990s, he also participated in the 1992 Summ ...

(born 1966), American screenwriter *

Keir Simmons Keir Hardie Brennan-Simmons (born 22 February 1972) is an English journalist. He has been the senior international correspondent for the NBC morning show ''Today'' since December 2018. He also appears regularly on the evening broadcast ''NBC Ni ...

(born 1972), British journalist *

Sir Keir Starmer Sir Keir Rodney Starmer (; born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and barrister who has served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He has been Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) ...

(born 1962), British barrister, human rights lawyer, former

Director of Public Prosecutions The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is the office or official charged with the prosecution of criminal offences in several criminal jurisdictions around the world. The title is used mainly in jurisdictions that are or have been members o ...

and head of the Crown Prosecution Service, and current (since 2020) leader of the

Keir Thomas Keir S. Thomas (born January 25, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina Gamecocks football, South Carolina and Florida State Seminoles f ...

(born 1998), American football player

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