Shear is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Barry Shear
Barry Shear (March 23, 1923 in New York City – June 13, 1979 in Los Angeles) was an American film and television director and producer.
Career
Television career
Shear began directing for television in the 1950s for the DuMont Television Net ...
(1923–1979), American film director and producer
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Byron D. Shear
Byron Delos Shear (May 12, 1869 – June 9, 1929) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the 1910s.
Biography
Shear was born on May 12, 1869 in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, conflicting reports have been given o ...
(1869–1929), American politician
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Claudia Shear
Claudia Shear (born September 12, 1962) is an American actress and playwright. She was nominated for the Tony Award, Best Play and Best Actress for her play '' Dirty Blonde''.
Early life
Shear was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 12, 1962 ...
(born 1962), American actress and playwright
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Cornelius Lott Shear Cornelius Lott Shear (1865–1956) was an American mycology, mycologist and plant pathologist. In 1908 he created the American Phytopathological Society. He was the first to describe the grass ''Bromus arizonicus''.
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(1865–1956), American mycologist and plant pathologist
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David B. Shear (born 1954), American diplomat
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Harold E. Shear (1918–1999), American Navy admiral
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Joe Shear
Joe Shear, Sr. (May 8, 1943 – March 6, 1998) was an American stock car racing driver from Clinton, Wisconsin. He won an estimated 350 races in his career, including four of his last five races. Fred Nielsen, Shear's car owner from 1975 to ...
(1943–1998), American race car driver
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Jules Shear
Jules Mark Shear (born March 7, 1952) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He wrote the Cyndi Lauper hit single " All Through the Night" and The Bangles' hit "If She Knew What She Wants", and charted a hit as a performer with "Stead ...
(born 1952), American singer-songwriter
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Linda Shear (born 1948), American musician
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Marie Shear (1940–2017), American writer and activist
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Matthew Shear (born 1984), American actor
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Michael D. Shear
Michael D. Shear is an American journalist who is a White House correspondent for ''The New York Times''. He previously worked at ''The Washington Post'', where he was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team that covered the Virginia Tech shootin ...
, American journalist
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Rhonda Shear
Rhonda Honey Shear (born November 12, 1954) is an American television personality, comedian, actress, and entrepreneur. She is known for her role as a host in the 1990s USA Network's weekend B-movie show, ''USA Up All Night''. In 2001, she start ...
(born 1954), American entertainer and entrepreneur
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Tom Shear
Tom Shear is an American musician and music producer, and is the sole member of the electronic act Assemblage 23.
He was born on November 12, 1971 in State College, Pennsylvania, where he lived until he was about age six. After that, he live ...
, American musician and music producer
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Wayne G. Shear Jr., American Navy admiral
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William Shear (born 1942), American zoologist
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