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Afrikaans Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans gra ...

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Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

surname meaning "emperor" or an Anglicized form of cognate surnames like German Kaiser. It may refer to:

Places

* Keyser, Ontario, Canada *

Keyser, West Virginia Keyser () is a city in and the county seat of Mineral County, West Virginia. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,853 at the 2020 census. History Keyser, the county seat of Mineral County, i ...

, United States, a city named after William Keyser (see below) **

Keyser Formation The Late Silurian to Early Devonian Keyser Formation is a mapped limestone bedrock unit in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Description The Keyser is a nodular limestone overlain by thick- and thin-bedded limestone and lam ...

, a limestone bedrock unit in the Eastern United States named for Keyser, West Virginia * Keyser Creek, a stream in Pennsylvania, United States * Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States

People

* Abraham Keyser, Jr. (1784–1873), New York State Treasurer 1824–1838 *

Agnes Keyser Agnes Keyser, DStJ, Royal Red Cross, RRC (11 July 1852 – 11 May 1941) was a humanitarian, courtesan and longtime English and British royal mistress, mistress to Edward VII, Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom. Keyser was the wealthy daug ...

(1852–1941), English humanitarian, courtesan and longtime mistress to Edward VII * Andre Keyser (1938–2010), South African palaeontologist and geologist * Brenda Keyser (born 1950s), Canadian (Manitoba) judge *

Brian Keyser Brian Lee Keyser (born October 31, 1966) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Chicago White Sox. He was drafted by the White Sox in the 19th round of the amateur draft. Keyser ...

(born 1969), American baseball pitcher *

Cassius Jackson Keyser Cassius Jackson Keyser (15 May 1862 – 8 May 1947) was an American mathematician of pronounced philosophical inclinations. Life Keyser's initial higher education was at North West Ohio Normal School (now Ohio Northern University), then became ...

(1862–1947), American mathematician * Charles Keyser (1871–1965), Australian politician *

Charles Edward Keyser Charles Edward Keyser DL FSA (10 September 1847 – 23 May 1929) was a British stockbroker and authority on English church architecture. In his later life, he became Lord of the Manor of Aldermaston in the English county of Berkshire. Biogr ...

(1847–1929), British stockbroker and church architecture expert * Charles L. Keyser (born 1930s), American Episcopal bishop * Chris Keyser (born c.1960), American businesswoman * Christian Keyser (1877–1961), Bavarian Lutheran missionary of the Neuendettelsau Mission Society *

Christopher Keyser Christopher Adam Keyser (born 1960) is an American producer and writer of primetime dramas. He is best known for creating the television series '' The Society'' and ''Party of Five''. Early life Keyser was born to a Jewish family on Long Islan ...

(born 1960), American screenwriter and producer *

Donald Keyser Donald Willis Keyser (born 17 July 1943) retired from the United States Department of State in September 2004 after a 32-year career. He had been a member of the Senior Foreign Service since 1990, and held Washington-based ambassadorial-level assig ...

(born 1943), American diplomat and spy for Taiwan *

Ephraim Keyser Ephraim Keyser (October 6, 1850 in Baltimore, Maryland – January 26, 1937) was an American sculptor. Biography He was educated at the City College of Baltimore and studied art in the Maryland Academy of Arts in 1871-72. He went to Munich ...

(1850–1937), American sculptor *

Erich Keyser Erich Keyser (12 October 1893 – 21 February 1968) was a Nazi activist and far-right nationalist historian connected with the anti-Polish ideology of Ostforschung and the racist Volkisch movement. He supported German expansion in Central and East ...

(1893–1968), German nazi writer and historian *

Ernest Wise Keyser Ernest Wise Keyser (1876-1959) was an American sculptor born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 10, 1876. He studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and at the Art Students League in New York City and at the Académie J ...

(1876–1959), American sculptor * F. Ray Keyser, Jr. (1927–2015), American (Vermont) lawyer and politician * F. Ray Keyser, Sr. (1898–2001), American (Vermont) politician, lawyer, and judge *

Gerard Keyser Gerard Pieter (Gerrit) Keizer (8 August 1910 – 5 December 1980), also known as Gerard Keyser, was a Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Keizer was highly successful in Holland whilst playing with AFC Ajax. He was also the original "Fly ...

(1910–1980), Dutch football goalkeeper * Harriette A. Keyser (1841-1936), American industrial reformer and author *

Jacques Keyser Jacques Keyser (12 October 1885 – 21 March 1954) was a middle-distance runner. Born in Paris, he was the son of a Dutch father and Belgian mother, and could compete for both France and the Netherlands. Keyser took part in the International Cro ...

(1885–1954), Dutch/French middle-distance runner *

Jason Keyser Jason Keyser is an American extreme metal vocalist. Keyser joined death metal band Skinless as their new frontman in November 2004. Jason has released one album with Skinless ('' Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead'', 2006) and another album ...

(born 1980s), American heavy metal singer *

Johan Michael Keyser Johan Michael Keyser (15 January 1749–1 December 1810) was a Norwegian theologian and priest. He served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand from 1805 until his death in 1810. Personal life Keyser was born on 15 January 1749 in ...

(1749–1810), Norwegian theologian and priest * Louisa Keyser (1845? - 1925), Native American basket weaver *

Peter Dirck Keyser Peter Dirck Keyser (February 8, 1835 – March 9, 1897) was a United States ophthalmologist. Biography Peter Dirck Keyser was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 8, 1835. Studies He studied at Delaware College until 1851, when he en ...

(1835–1897), American ophthalmologist *

Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser (occasionally Petrus Theodorus; – 11 September 1596) was a Dutch navigator and celestial cartographer who mapped several constellations on the southern celestial hemisphere. Voyages and star observation Little is ...

(1540 – 1596), Dutch navigator * Ragnhild Keyser (1889–1943), Norwegian painter * Ralph S. Keyser (1883–1955), American Marine Corps marksman * Rosy Keyser (born 1974), American abstract painter and sculptor *

Rudolf Keyser Rudolf Keyser (1 January 1803 – 9 October 1864) was a Norwegian historian, archaeologist and educator. Biography Jakob Rudolf Keyser was born in Christiania, now Oslo, Norway. He was the son of Bishop Johan Michael Keyser ( 1749–1810) an ...

(1803-1864), Norwegian historian, archaeologist and educator * Samuel Jay Keyser (born 1935), American theoretical linguist * Vladimir Keyser (1878–?), Russian fencer *

William Keyser William Leigh Keyser (November 23, 1835 – June 3, 1904) was an executive of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) and the Baltimore Copper Company. Early life Keyser was born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 23, 1835, the son of Samuel S ...

(1835–1904), American railroad executive

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Keyser Söze Keyser Söze ( ) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1995 film ''The Usual Suspects'', written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer. According to the main protagonist, petty con artist Roger "Verbal" Kint ( ...

'', a character in the 1995 film ''The Usual Suspects''

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