Maurer is a German surname, translating in English to "

bricklayer A bricklayer, which is related to but different from a mason, is a craftsman and tradesman who lays bricks to construct brickwork. The terms also refer to personnel who use blocks to construct blockwork walls and other forms of masonry. ...

" or "wall builder." Notable people with the surname include: *

Adrian Maurer Adrian Harold "Sparky" Maurer (April 7, 1901 – May 4, 1943) was an American football player. Oglethorpe University He played college football as a running back for the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team of Oglethorpe University. He ...

(1901–1943), American football player * Alfred Maurer (politician) (1888–1954), Estonian politician * Alfred Henry Maurer (1868–1932), American artist *

Andreas Maurer (tennis) Andreas Maurer (born 8 March 1958) is a former tennis player from West Germany. Maurer won one singles title (1985, Madrid) and two doubles titles (1984, Stuttgart outdoor and 1986, Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: ...

(born 1958), German professional tennis player * Andreas Maurer (Austrian politician) (1919–2010), Austrian politician *

Andreas Maurer (German politician) Andreas Maurer (russian: Андреас Маурер; born 5 January 1970) is a German mail carrier and local politician (formerly CDU; formerly The Left) convicted of electoral fraud. Biography Andreas Maurer's mother Martha (née Boschman ...

(born 1970), German local politician *

Andy Maurer Andrew Lee Maurer (September 30, 1948 – January 3, 2016) was an American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, and the Denver Broncos. He played in Supe ...

(1948–2016), American football player * Angela Maurer (born 1975), German long-distance swimmer *

Bill Maurer William M. Maurer (born March 31, 1968) is an American academic scholar of legal and economic anthropology. He currently serves as the dean of the School of Social Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He has conducted research on mo ...

(born 1968), American academic scholar of legal and economic anthropology * Brandon Maurer (born 1990), American professional baseball pitcher * Chris Maurer (born 1984), former bassist of ska band Suburban Legends *

Claude Maurer Claude Maurer (born 5 January 1975) is a Swiss sailing (sport), sailor. He competed in the Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 49er, 49er event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. References External links

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(born 1975), Swiss sailor *

Daphne Maurer Daphne Maurer is a Canadian developmental psychologist and professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomen ...

, Canadian professor of experimental psychology (visual perception) *

Dave Maurer (American football) Dave Maurer (March 18, 1932 – July 30, 2011) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Wittenberg University from 1969 to 1983, compiling a record of 129–23–3. His ...

(1932–2011), American football player and coach *

Dave Maurer (baseball) David Charles Maurer (born February 23, 1975) is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Maurer played for the San Diego Padres ( and ), Cleveland Indians (), and Toronto Blue Jays (). Maurer attended Apple Valley High School ...

(born 1975), Major League Baseball pitcher * David Warren Maurer (1906–1981), professor of linguistics *

Dóra Maurer Dóra Maurer (born 1937 in Budapest) is a Hungarian visual artist whose work has spanned a 50-year career. She works in almost every medium, from film and photography, to painting, performance, and sculpture. Principally achieving recognition in ...

(born 1937), Hungarian artist * Franciszek Maurer (1918–2010), Polish architect, artist, and professor *

Friedrich Maurer (handballer) Friedrich "Fritz" Maurer (18 June 1912 – 10 July 1958) was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of ...

(1912–1958), Austrian field handball player * Friedrich Maurer (linguist) (1898–1984), German linguist and medievalist * Georg Ludwig von Maurer (1790–1872), German statesman and historian * Georg Maurer (1907–1971), German poet, essayist, and translator *

German Mäurer Friedrich Wilhelm German Mäurer (11 February 1811, Bensberg – 7 July 1883, Paris) was a German Communist writer and leader of the early German labor movement. He joined the League of Outlaws ("Bund der Geächteten) because of his democratic beli ...

(1811–1883), German writer and labor leader *

Hermann Maurer Hermann Adolf Maurer (born April 26, 1941) is an Austrian computer scientist, serving as Professor of Computer Science at the Graz University of Technology. He has supervised over 40 dissertations, written more than 20 books and over 600 scienti ...

(born 1941), Austrian computer scientist *

Howard Maurer Howard Maurer (born December 30, 1935) is an American musician, performer and actor from New York City. He is known for his roles in the ''Ilsa'' series of films in addition to 30 years of producing and performing musical and comedy revues in La ...

(born 1935), American musician, performer and actor *

Hubert Maurer Hubert Maurer (10 June 1738, Bonn - 10 December 1818, Vienna) was a German painter, graphic artist and art professor. Life and work He began as a student of the Bavarian court painter, Johann Georg Winter (1707-1770). He continued his educatio ...

(1738–1818), German painter, graphic artist and art professor *

Ingo Maurer Ingo Maurer (12 May 1932 – 21 October 2019) was a German industrial designer who specialised in the design of lamps and light installations. He was nicknamed "poet of light". Life Maurer was born in Reichenau Island, Lake Constance, Germa ...

(1932–2019), German lighting designer * Ion Gheorghe Maurer (1902–2000), Romanian politician * James Hudson Maurer (1864–1944), American trade unionist * Jeff Maurer (born July 9, 1947), American businessperson *

Jimmy Maurer James "Jimmy" Maurer (born October 14, 1988) is an American professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. Career College and amateur Maure ...

(born 1988), American soccer player *

Joan Howard Maurer Joan Howard Maurer (April 2, 1927 – September 21, 2021) was an American writer and actress, and the daughter of Moe Howard of The Three Stooges. She wrote several books on the Three Stooges and had several roles as a supporting actress during ...

(1927–2021), American writer and actress *

John Maurer (Social Distortion) John Maurer (born July 14, 1961) is an American musician who was a longtime bass guitarist for Social Distortion from 1984 to 2004. Career He joined Social Distortion in early 1984 following the departure of Brent Liles. He played on every alb ...

(born 1961), American punk musician *

John Maurer (jazz musician) John Maurer is a jazz musician. His trumpet and flugelhorn performances have earned critical acclaim. He was an artist-in-residence at Misericordia University Misericordia University is a private Roman Catholic university in Dallas, Pennsylvania ...

, American instrumentalist and instructor * John J. Maurer (1922–2019), American politician *

José Clemente Maurer José Clemente Maurer, C.Ss.R. (13 March 1900—27 June 1990) was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Sucre from 1951 to 1983, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967. Biography José Maurer was born ...

(1900—1990), German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church *

José Maurer José Maurer ( he, יוסף מאורער; 6 May 1906 – 23 May 1968) was an Israeli-Argentine actor. He was regarded as one of the greatest figures in Yiddish theatre. Early life He was born Yoshe Maurer Neumann in the town of Boryslav, then ...

(1906–1968), Argentine actor of Jewish ancestry * Joshua D. Maurer (born 1964), American film producer, writer and actor *

Jost Maurer Johann von Trarbach (known as Jost Maurer) was a German mason, architect and construction entrepreneur. His nickname means 'Jost, the stonemason' in German. Jost Maurer carried out the expansion of the Wolf monastery (north of Traben-Trarbach ...

, German mason, architect and construction entrepreneur * Julius Maximilian Maurer (1857–1938), Swiss meteorologist *

Jürgen Maurer Jürgen Maurer (born 30 January 1967) is an Austrian actor. He was a regular cast member of Austrian-coproduced crime drama ''Tatort'', and appeared in society drama '. He is known to English speaking audiences for his role as Detective Oskar R ...

(born 1967), Austrian actor *

Konrad von Maurer Konrad Maurer, since 1876 Konrad von Maurer (April 29, 1823 – September 16, 1902) was a German legal historian. He was the son of legal historian and statesman Georg Ludwig von Maurer (1790–1872). Maurer is considered one of the most si ...

(1823–1902), German legal historian and collector of Old Norse folklore *

Kurt Maurer Kurt Maurer (born 1926) was a Swiss international footballer. He played in the position as midfielder. Club football Maurer played his youth football by FC Basel and advanced to their first team in 1945 where he played for two seasons. Durin ...

(1926–20??), Swiss footballer *

Lea Maurer Lea Loveless Maurer (born April 1, 1971), née Lea E. Loveless, is an American former competition swimming (sport), swimmer, Olympic champion, and former college swimming coach. She represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in B ...

(born 1971), American former competition swimmer *

Linus Maurer Linus Albert Maurer (January 15, 1926 – January 29, 2016) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and puzzle designer. He worked as the editorial cartoonist for the '' Sonoma Index-Tribune'', a California newspaper, for more than 25 years. M ...

(1926–2016), American cartoonist * Louis Maurer (1832–1932), German-born American lithographer *

Lucille Maurer Lucille Maurer (née Darvin; 1922 – June 17, 1996) was the first woman Treasurer of Maryland. Life Maurer graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and she worked as an economist at the ...

, the first woman Treasurer of Maryland *

Ludwig Maurer Ludwig Maurer (11 December 1859 – 10 January 1927) was a German mathematician and professor at University of Tübingen. He was the eldest son of Konrad Maurer (1823–1902) and Valerie Maurer, née von Faulhaber (1833–1912). His 1887 disserta ...

(1859–1927), German mathematician * Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer (1789–1878), German composer, conductor, and violinist *

Marc Maurer Marc Maurer was the president of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest membership organization of blind people in the U.S., from 1986 until 2014. He also works as an attorney specializing in civil rights law and issues r ...

(born 1951), American lawyer *

Marco Maurer Marco Maurer (born February 21, 1988) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays with Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). He previously played with EV Zug, the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, the ZSC Lions, H ...

(born 1988), Swiss ice hockey player * Mario Maurer (born 1988), Thai actor and model * Matthias Maurer (born 1970), German European Space Agency astronaut and materials scientist *

Melanie Maurer Melanie Maurer (born 17 June 1988) is a Swiss professional racing cyclist, and duathlete, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . In 2018 and 2019, Maurer finished runner-up in both the World Long Distance and European Middle Di ...

(born 1988), Swiss cyclist *

Michel Maurer Michel Maurer (12 October 1904 – 23 November 1983) was a Luxembourgian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to John Courtis of Gr ...

(1904–1983), Luxembourgian boxer *

Mike Maurer Michael Maurer (born November 6, 1975) was a professional Canadian football fullback with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League and a professional mixed martial artist. Maurer served in the Canadian Forces from 1993 to 1994. He pl ...

(born 1975), Canadian football player *

Neža Maurer Neža Maurer Škofič (born 22 December 1930) is a Slovene poet and writer. She writes for children, young adults and adults and has also worked as a translator, journalist, editor and teacher. Neža Maurer was born in the village of Podvin ...

(born 1930), Slovene poet and writer * Norman Maurer (1926–1986), American writer, director and producer of films and TV shows * Oscar Maurer (1870–1965), American photographer *

Peter Maurer Peter Maurer (born 1956) is a Swiss diplomat who was the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from 1 July 2012 until October 2022 and is currently President of the Basel Institute on Governance. Maurer was born in Th ...

(born 1956), Swiss diplomat *

Reiner Maurer Reiner Maurer (born 16 February 1960) is a German football coach and a former player. He most recently managed Türkgücü München. Playing career Maurer was born in Mindelheim. He spent three seasons in the Bundesliga as a player for FC Bayern ...

(born 1960), German footballer and football manager *

Reinhart Maurer Reinhart Klemens Maurer (born 1935) is a philosopher and professor from Xanten, Germany. Maurer studied philosophy, German and English at the universities of University of Münster, Münster, University of Kiel, Kiel and University of Vienna, Vien ...

(born 1935), German philosopher and professor * René Maurer (born 1936), Swiss high jumper * Rob Maurer (born 1967), American baseball player * Robert D. Maurer (born 1924), American scientist and expert in fibre optics *

Sigrid Maurer Sigrid Maurer (Sigrid V. "Sigi" Maurer, born 19 March 1985 Rum, Tyrol) is an Austrian politician, and former student representative, (GRAS). Since 7 January of 2020 she serves as the club chairwoman of the Austrian Greens and is a member of the ...

(born 1985), Austrian politician *

Stefan Maurer Stefan Maurer (6 October 1960 – 28 January 1994) was a Swiss cyclist. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Lo ...

(1960–1994), Swiss cyclist * Steve Maurer (born 1947), American politician * Tim Maurer (born 1980), former lead singer of ska band Suburban Legends * Tommy Maurer (born 1960), American soccer player *

Traudl Maurer Traudl Maurer (born 1961) from Mittenwald is a German ski mountaineer and long-distance runner. Selected results Ski mountaineering * 2003: ** 1st, German Championship

(b. 1961), German ski mountaineer * Ueli Maurer (cryptographer) (born 1960), Swiss professor of computer science * Ueli Maurer (born 1950), Swiss politician * Uli Maurer (born 1985), German ice hockey player *

Ulrich Mäurer Ulrich Mäurer is a German lawyer and politician (SPD). He is Minister for the interior in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Life Mäurer studied law at the University in Marburg and Bremen and reached his degree in 1978. He became Assessor i ...

, German lawyer and politician *

Walter Maurer (wrestler) Walter Stark Maurer (May 9, 1893 – May 18, 1983) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympis ...

(1893–1983), American wrestler * Walter Maurer (artist) (born 1942), German designer and university lecturer

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