Myers as a surname has several possible origins, e.g. Old French ("physician"), Old English ("mayor"), and Old Norse ("marsh").

People

Abram F. Myers Abram F. Myers (1889 – after July 1960) was the chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from December 1, 1928 to January 15, 1929,

(born 1889), chair of the

Federal Trade Commission The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection. The FTC shares jurisdiction ov ...

and later general counsel and board chairman of the

Allied States Association of Motion Picture Exhibitors The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) is an American trade organization whose members are the owners of movie theaters. Most of the worldwide major theater chains' operators are members, as are hundreds of independent theater opera ...

* Alan Myers (drummer) (1954–2013), American drummer (

Devo Devo (, originally ) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a ...

) *

Alan Myers (translator) Alan Myers (18 August 1933 – 8 August 2010) was a noted translator, most notably of works by Russian authors. Biography Myers was born in South Shields, County Durham, in 1933. He attended the University of London between 1957 and 1960 and M ...

(1933–2010), English translator *

Allan Myers Allan James Myers (born 17 October 1947) is an Australian barrister, academic, businessman, landowner and philanthropist, and the current Chancellor of the University of Melbourne. Biography Early life Allan Myers was born in 1947 in Hamilton, ...

(born 1947), Australian lawyer, businessman and philanthropist * Amina Claudine Myers (born 1942), American pianist, organist, vocalist, and composer *

Amy Myers Amy Myers (born 3 August 1938) is a British mystery writer. She is best known for her Marsh and Daughter mystery series, featuring a writing team consisting of a wheel-chair bound ex-policeman and his daughter, and for another series, featuring ...

(born 1938), British mystery writer *

Amy Myers (artist) Amy Myers (born 1965, Austin, TX) is an American artist. She is best known for her large-scale charcoal and pastel drawings, which depict complicated worlds reminiscent of scientific patterns. Her father was a physicist, a fact often noted as an in ...

(born 1965), American artist *

Andrew Myers (cyclist) Andrew Myers (born 19 December 1968) is a Jamaican former cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially ...

(born 1968), Jamaican cyclist. *

Andy Myers Andrew John Myers (born 3 November 1973) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is a loan player technical coach at Premier League club Chelsea. As a player, he was a defender notably in the Premier League with C ...

(born 1989), English professional footballer *Sir Arthur Myers (1868–1926), New Zealand politician * Arthur Wallis Myers, CBE (1878–1939), British journalist and sportsman *

Barry Myers (director) Barry Myers (1 June 1937 – 17 August 2016) was an English advertising filmmaker. Early life He was born in Hampstead. He attended King's College School in Wimbledon, then studied French and German at Brasenose College, Oxford. Career After w ...

, English advertising filmmaker. *

Baruch Myers Rabbi Baruch Myers (born May 2, 1964 in Orange, New Jersey) is a Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic rabbi. He began his service in Bratislava in 1993. He serves as the Chief Rabbi and head Shliach of Slovakia. Biography Baruch Myers was born in Orange ...

(born 1964), American rabbi *

Ben Myers Benjamin Myers (born January 1976) is an English writer and journalist. Early life Myers grew up in Belmont, County Durham, and was a pupil at the estate's local comprehensive school where he become interested in reading and skateboarding. My ...

(born 1976), British writer *

Billie Myers Billie Myers (born 14 June 1971) is a British rock singer and songwriter from Coventry, England. She is known principally for her 1997 transatlantic hit "Kiss the Rain". Biography Myers was born in Coventry to a Jamaican father and English mo ...

(born 1971), British rock singer and songwriter *

Bob Myers Robert Michael Myers (born March 31, 1975) is a basketball executive who is the president of basketball operations and general manager for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a former sports agent with W ...

(born 1975), American basketball executive * Brad Myers, American football player * Brad Myers, American jazz guitarist and producer *

Brad A. Myers Brad Allan Myers is a professor in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University and became its Director in 2023. He earned his PhD in computer science at the University of Toronto in 1987, under Bill Buxton. Educati ...

(born 1957), American computer scientist *

Bret Myers Bret Myers (born April 1, 1980) is an American former soccer player and current professor. Myers played with the Williamsburg Wizards youth travel team, with the University of Richmond, and with the Richmond Kickers. He won a gold medal with Te ...

(born 1980), American soccer player and professor *

Brian Reynolds Myers Brian Reynolds Myers (born 1963), usually cited as B. R. Myers, is an American professor of international studies at Dongseo University in Busan, South Korea, best known for his writings on North Korean propaganda. He is a contributing editor ...

(born 1963), American academic, critic *

Brett Myers Brett Allen Myers (born August 17, 1980) is an American singer and former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, and Cleveland Indians. Born and rai ...

(born 1980), American baseball player * Bruce Myers (1942–2020), British actor * Bryant Myers (born 1998), Puerto Rican reggaeton singer *

Calev Myers Calev Michael Myers ( he, כלב מאיירס) is an Israeli lawyer, author and civil rights activist. Career In 2004, Myers became a partner at Yehuda Raveh, a law firm, established in 1940 by Gideon Hausner, Attorney-General of Israel and M ...

, American–Israeli lawyer * Carlton Myers (born 1971), British-born Italian basketball player *

Charles Andrew Myers Charles Andrew Myers (Sept. 10, 1913 - April 2, 2000Professor Myers of Sloa ...

(1913–2000), American labor economist *

Charles G. Myers Charles G. Myers (1810 – December 27, 1881) was an American lawyer and politician. Life Myers was born in 1810 in Madrid, St. Lawrence County, New York. He attended St. Lawrence Academy in Potsdam. In 1825, he began to study law in the office of ...

, New York State Attorney General (1860–61) *

Charles Samuel Myers Charles Samuel Myers, CBE, FRS (13 March 1873 – 12 October 1946) was an English physician who worked as a psychologist. Although he did not invent the term, his first academic paper, published by ''The Lancet'' in 1915, concerned ''shell sh ...

(1873–1946), English psychologist * Daisy Myers (1925–2011), African American educator * Daniel J. Myers (born 1966), American sociologist, professor, and textbook author * Dave Myers (presenter) (born 1957), English celebrity chef, television presenter * Dee Dee Myers (born 1961), American pundit; former White House Press Secretary *Dwight Myers (1967–2011), birth name of Heavy D, Jamaican-American actor, record producer, rapper, leader of Heavy D & the Boyz * Eldon Myers (born 1995), English, Professional Rugby League/ Union player * Ernest Myers (1844–1921), English poet, classicist, and author *

Eugene Myers Eugene Wimberly "Gene" Myers, Jr. (born December 31, 1953) is an American computer scientist and bioinformatician, who is best known for contributing to the early development of the NCBI's BLAST tool for sequence analysis. Education Myers receiv ...

(born 1953), U.S. professor at University of California, Berkeley *

Frank J. Myers Frank Joseph Myers (born July 3, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has received multiple awards including a Grammy for "Best Country Song" which he and frequent songwriting partner Gary Baker (forme ...

, country music songwriter (see also Baker & Myers) *

Frederic Myers Revd Frederic Myers (20 September 1811, Blackheath, London – 20 July 1851, Clifton, Cumberland) was a Church of England clergyman and author. He was the son of Thomas Myers (1774–1834), mathematician and geographer, and his wife, Anna Maria ...

(1811–1851), Church of England clergyman and author * Frederic W. H. Myers (1843–1901), English poet, classicist, philologist, and a founder of the Society for Psychical Research * Garry Cleveland Myers (1884–1971), American psychologist * George W. Myers (1864–1931), American Math Professor, University of Illinois *

George S. Myers George Sprague Myers (February 2, 1905 – November 4, 1985) was an American ichthyologist who spent most of his career at Stanford University. He served as the editor of ''Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin'' as well as president of the American So ...

(1905–1985), American ichthyologist *

Gustavus Myers Gustavus Myers (1872–1942) was an American journalist and historian who published a series of highly critical and influential studies on the social costs of wealth accumulation. His name has been associated with the muckraking era of US litera ...

(1872–1942), American reporter, feature writer *

Harry C. Myers Harry C. Myers (September 5, 1882 – December 25, 1938) was an American film actor and director, sometimes credited as Henry Myers. He performed in many short comedy films with his wife Rosemary Theby. Myers appeared in 330 films between 1908 ...

(1882–1938), American film actor and director *

Harry Myers (rugby) Harry Myers (February 1875 – 19 December 1906) from Horsforth, Leeds was a Rugby Union and later Northern Union (rugby league) footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played rugby union for Horsforth, Bramley and Keighley and pl ...

(1875–1906), English rugby player * Henry "Hy" Myers (1889–1965), American baseball player *

Henry L. Myers Henry Lee Myers (October 9, 1862 – November 11, 1943) was a United States senator from Montana. Biography Born near Boonville, Missouri, he attended Cooper Institute and Boonville Academy, both private schools. He studied law and was admitt ...

(1862–1943), American politician; United States Senator (D-MT) * Henry Myers (shortstop) (1858–1895), American baseball player * Isabel Briggs Myers (1897–1980), American author who co-created the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator * James Myers (disambiguation), several people *

Jerome Myers Jerome Myers (March 20, 1867 – June 19, 1940) was an American artist and writer associated with the Ashcan School, particularly known for his sympathetic depictions of the urban landscape and its people. He was one of the main organizers of the ...

(1867–1940), American painter * John Gillespy Myers (1831–1901), owner of John G. Myers Company, a department store in Albany, New York * John Golding Myers (1897–1942), British writer and entomologist * John J. Myers, Roman Catholic Archbishop, Archdiocese of Newark * John Myers Myers (1906–1988), American author *

J. W. Myers John W. Myers (c. 1864 – c. 1919?), who was usually credited as J. W. Myers, was a Welsh-born baritone singer, who recorded widely in the United States between the early 1890s and early 1917. His recordings, including "Two Little Girls in ...

(c. 1864–c. 1919?), Welsh-American baritone *

Judith A. Myers Judith A. "Judy" Myers (October 29, 1939) is an American educator, secretary, and politician. Born in Winamac, Indiana, Myers received her bachelor's degree in education from Purdue University. She moved to Danville, Illinois and was a public scho ...

(born 1939), American politician *

Kathleen Myers Kathleen Myers (April 16, 1899 – September 27, 1959) was an American film actress of the silent era. Biography Myers was the daughter of S. C. Myers, manager of Chrome Steel Works in Newark, New Jersey. Appearing in 22 feature films between 19 ...

(1899–1959), American actress * Kevin Myers (born 1947), Irish journalist *

Kris Myers Umphrey's McGee is an American jam band originally from South Bend, Indiana. The band experiments with many musical styles, including rock, metal, funk, jazz, blues, reggae, electronic, bluegrass, country, and folk. They have toured regularl ...

, drummer for the band Umphrey's McGee *

Kyle Myers Kyle Lamar Myers (born May 9, 1986) is an American podcaster and former YouTuber known under the stage name FPSRussia and FPSKyle. His YouTube channel features Myers portraying the fictional role of Dimitri Potapov, a heavily accented "professio ...

, American

YouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ...

actor/presenter *

Leo Myers Leopold Hamilton Myers (6 September 1881 – 7 April 1944) was a British novelist. Life left, with his mother Myers was born in Leckhampton House, Cambridge into a cultured family; his father was the writer Frederic William Henry Myers (1843- ...

(1881–1944), British novelist *

Leonard Myers (politician) Leonard Myers (November 13, 1827 – February 11, 1905) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania during the American Civil War and the early years of Reconstruction. Biography Leonard Myers was born in A ...

(1827–1905), American politician; U.S. Representative (R-PA) *

LeRoy Myers LeRoy Myers (November 10, 1919 – April 26, 2004) was an African American tap dancer and manager of the Copasetics. He was born in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and learned to tap dance on the street corners of Philadelphia. When Bill "B ...

(1919–2004), American tap dancer *

LeRoy E. Myers Jr. LeRoy E. Myers Jr. (born October 8, 1951) is an United States of America, American politician from the U.S. state of Maryland. Background Myers was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2003 representing Maryland House of Delegat ...

(born 1951), American politician (R-MD) *

Lon Myers Laurence Eugene "Lon" Myers (February 16, 1858 – February 16, 1899) was an American sprinter and middle distance runner. Myers won 28 national championships. He also set world records at 11 different distances, and held every American record ...

(1858–99), American world-record-setting runner *

Lou Myers Lou Myers (1915 – November 20, 2005) was a cartoonist and short story writer. He was the first person since James Thurber to contribute both cartoons and articles to ''The New Yorker''. His work has also appeared in ''The New York Times'', '' ...

(1915–2005), American cartoonist and short story writer *

Lynn Myers Lynn A. Myers (born May 25, 1951 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a former Canadian politician. Before being elected federally, he was involved in politics in the Waterloo Region from 1978 to 1997. He served in various capacities including mayor of W ...

(born 1951), Canadian politician * Malcolm Myers (1917 – 2002) American painter, printmaker and professor known primarily for his Intaglio-style engravings. *

Matt Myers (wrestler) Matthew James Butler (born 16 June 1991) is a British Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He currently works for New Generation Wrestlinghttp://www.ngwuk.com/profile.php?id=22 where he performs under the name 'The Amazing' Matt Mye ...

, American college baseball coach * Matthew Myers (cricketer) (1847–1919), English cricketer * Matthew Myers (judge) (born 1970), Australian judge * Matthew Myers (ice hockey) (born 1984), British ice hockey player *

Meg Myers Janice Sue Meghan Myers (born October 6, 1986), known professionally as Meg Myers, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Originally from Tennessee, Myers moved to Los Angeles to pursue music and met Doctor Rosen Rosen, who signed her t ...

(born 1986), American musician *

Sir Michael Myers Sir Michael Myers (7 September 1873 – 8 April 1950), also known as Mickey Myers, was the sixth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand from 1929 to 1946 and served occasionally as Administrator of New Zealand from 1930 to 1941. He ...

(1873–1950), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand *

Michael Myers (Pennsylvania politician) Michael Joseph "Ozzie" Myers (born May 4, 1943) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1976 to 1980. A member of the Democratic Party, Myers became involved in the Abscam scandal during his tenure ...

(born 1943), American politician (D-PA) *

Mike Myers (actor) Michael John Myers Order of Canada, OC (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. His accolades include seven MTV Movie & TV Awards, MTV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Acto ...

(born 1963), Canadian actor, comedian and screenwriter *

Mike Myers (baseball player) Michael Stanley Myers (born June 26, 1969) is an American former professional left-handed relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1995 to 2007. High school and college Myers attended high school at Crystal Lake Central High ...

(born 1969), American baseball player * Mordecai Myers (New York politician), American merchant, politician, and military officer *

Paul Myers (musician) Paul Myers (born 11 November 1960) is a Canadian author, journalist, musician and songwriter. Until 2006, Myers worked as a musician and journalist in Toronto and Vancouver, where he became a television and radio personality. He is the older b ...

(born 1962), Canadian musician *

Paul Myers (record producer) Paul Myers (born 1967 in Plaistow, London, England) is a British author and businessman and was formerly a record producer. He was the CEO and founder of pioneering online music store Wippit. Myers now heads application developer Bappz and inde ...

(born 1967), English record producer *Paul Myers, founding host of Christian radio program '' The Haven of Rest'' from 1934 to 1971 *

Paul Walter Myers Paul Walter Myers (17 July 1932 – 1 May 2015) was a classical record producer who worked for CBS, Decca Records and Naxos. He worked with conductor George Szell of the Cleveland Orchestra, the pianist Glenn Gould, and the guitarist John Williams. ...

(1932–2015), English record producer and writer *

Philip Myers (musician) Philip F. Myers (born June 24, 1949) is an American French horn virtuoso and pedagogue. In 2017, he retired from his post as principal horn of the New York Philharmonic and remains active as a soloist worldwide. Early life and education Myers was ...

(born 1949), American musician *

Philip van Ness Myers Philip van Ness Myers (August 10, 1846 − September 17, 1937) was an American historian who was Professor of Economics and History at the University of Cincinnati and an author of several notable works on history. Biography Philip van Ness Myers ...

(1846–1937), American historian *

Philippe Myers Philippe "Phil" Myers (born January 25, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey ...

(born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player * PZ Myers (born 1957), American academic, biologist and science blogger *

Quincy Alden Myers Quincy Alden Myers (September 1, 1853 – December 27, 1921) was a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 4, 1909, to January 4, 1915. Early life and education Born in Clinton Township, Cass County, Indiana,"Quincy Myers, Ex-Judge Stat ...

(1853–1921), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court * Randy Myers (born 1962), American baseball player * Richard Myers (born 1942), American military officer;

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...

general *

Rob Myers Rob Myers (born April 9, 1986) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Utah State. Myers has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, New ...

(born 1986), American football player * Ronald Myers (born 1956), American physician, minister, musician and activist *

Russell Myers Russell Kommer Myers (born October 9, 1938) is an Americans, American cartoonist best known for his newspaper comic strip ''Broom-Hilda''. Born in Pittsburg, Kansas, Myers was raised in Oklahoma where his father taught at the University of Tulsa ...

(born 1938), American cartoonist * Samuel L Myers Sr. (1919–2021), American economist and president of Bowie State University * Samuel L Myers Jr. (born 1949), American economist *

Shirley Myers Shirley Myers is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Signed to Stony Plain Records in the 1990s, she released her debut album, ''Let It Rain (Shirley Myers album), Let It Rain'', in 1997. The first single, the title track, reached the top ...

, Canadian country music artist * Stanley Myers (1933–1993), British film composer *

Stewart Myers Stewart Clay Myers is the Robert C. Merton Professor of Financial Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is notable for his work on capital structure and innovations in capital budgeting and valuation, and has had a "remarkable influen ...

, American academic, educator * Tyler Myers (born 1990), American-born Canadian ice hockey player * Thomas Myers (1774–1834), English mathematician and geographer *

Walter Dean Myers Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Milton Myers; August 12, 1937 – July 1, 2014) was an American writer of children's books best known for young adult literature. He was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, but was raised in Harlem. A tough childho ...

(born 1937) African-American author *

Walter Myers Jr. Walter Dennis Myers Jr. (June 9, 1914 – June 2, 1967) was an United States of America, American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 7, 1963 until his death on June 2, 1967.Minde C. Bro ...

(1914-1967) American judge *

Wil Myers William Bradford Myers (born December 10, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays and San Diego Padre ...

(born 1990), American baseball player *William James (Jim) Myers, better known as

George "The Animal" Steele William James Myers (April 16, 1937 – February 16, 2017), better known by his ring name George "The Animal" Steele, was an American professional wrestler, school teacher, author, and actor. His career lasted from 1967 until 1988, though he mad ...

, American professional wrestler *

William Myers (lawyer) William Gerry Myers III (born July 13, 1955, Roanoke, Virginia) is an American lawyer and former nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Background Myers graduated from the College of William & Mary in 1977 and the U ...

(born 1955), American lawyer *

William Myers (British politician) William Henry Myers (30 November 1854 – 21 December 1933) was an English Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons from 1892 to 1906. Myers was elected Member of ...

(1854–1933), British politician * Woody Myers (born 1954), American physician and politician *

Vali Myers Vali Myers (2 August 1930 – 12 February 2003) was an Australian artist, dancer, bohemian and muse whose coverage by the media was mostly in 1950s and 1960s in Europe and the United States. Early life Myers was born in Canterbury, New South W ...

(1930–2003), Australian artist

Fictional characters

* ''Get Blake'' Myers *

Eric Myers ''Power Rangers Time Force'' is a 2001 Power Rangers season that featured the fight between the Time Force Power Rangers and Ransik's army of mutants. Time Force Power Rangers The Time Force Rangers are Character (arts), fictional characters ...

, the Quantum Ranger * Michael Myers (''Halloween'') *

Nina Myers Nina may refer to: * Nina (name), a feminine given name and surname Acronyms *National Iraqi News Agency, a news service in Iraq * Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, on the campus of Norwegian University of Science and Technology * No incom ...

(''24'') *

Ros Myers Rosalind Sarah Myers is a fictional character from the BBC television series '' Spooks'', which follows the exploits of Section D, a counter-terrorism division in MI5. She is portrayed by British actress Hermione Norris. The character was a form ...

(''Spooks'')

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People

Fictional characters

See also

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