Sommer is a surname, from the German, Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian languages word for the season "summer". Notable people with this name include:

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Alfred Sommer Alfred (Al) Sommer (born October 2, 1942) is a prominent American ophthalmologist and epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His research on vitamin A in the 1970s and 1980s revealed that dosing even mildly vitamin ...

(born 1943), American academic *

Alice Herz-Sommer Alice Herz-Sommer, also known as Alice Herz (26 November 1903 – 23 February 2014), was a Prague-born Jews, Jewish classical pianist, music teacher, and supercentenarian who survived Theresienstadt concentration camp. She lived for 40 years in ...

(1903–2014), Czech-born Jewish pianist, oldest Holocaust survivor * António de Sommer Champalimaud (1918–2004), Portuguese banker and industrialist *

Bert Sommer Bert Sommer (February 7, 1949 – July 23, 1990) was an American folk singer and songwriter. He appeared in the musical '' Hair'' and at the Woodstock Festival, and released several albums as a singer-songwriter. Life and career Sommer was born ...

(1949–1990), American musician and actor *

Christine Sommer Christine Sommer (born 1970) is an Austrian actress. Life and career Born in Vienna, Sommer completed her training as an actress in the years 1986 to 1990 at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. This was followed by engagements at various theaters in Vie ...

(born 1970), Austrian actress * Clifford C. Sommer (1908-1993), American businessman and politician *

Coleen Sommer Coleen Sommer (born June 6, 1960, in Los Angeles) is a retired high jumper from the United States, who was born as Coleen Rienstra. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She set her personal best a ...

(born 1960), American high jumper *

Daniel Sommer Daniel Sommer (1850–1940) was a key figure in the Restoration Movement and in the separation of the Churches of Christ from the Christian Church. The roots of the division that led the Churches of Christ to consider itself separate and distinc ...

(1850–1940), key figure in the Restoration Movement *

Édouard Sommer Édouard Sommer (6 April 1822, Nancy, France - July 1866, Paris) was a French philologist, novelist, translator, grammarian and lexicographer. Life Sommer took his agrégation in letters in 1846 and graduated from Dijon University in 1847 with th ...

(born 1822), French scholar *

Elke Sommer Elke Sommer (; born Elke Baronin von Schletz, 5 November 1940) is a German actress. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in ''The Pink Panther (1963 film), The Pink Panther'' sequel ''A S ...

(born 1940), German actress *

Erik Sommer Erik Sommer (born February 25, 1978) is an American contemporary artist and curator based in New York City. Best known for his weathered paintings and cement installations, his work is often compared to abandoned buildings, eroding stone or fo ...

(born 1978), artist *

Evrim Sommer Helin Evrim Sommer (née Evrim Baba; born 7 February 1985) is a German politician, a former member of the Berlin House of Representatives and of the German Bundestag for the state of Berlin. She was a member of The Left party until May 2022. ...

(born 1971), German politician (The Left) *

Frederick Sommer Frederick Sommer (September 7, 1905 – January 23, 1999), was an artist born in Angri, Italy and raised in Brazil. He earned a M.A. degree in Landscape Architecture (1927) from Cornell University where he met Frances Elizabeth Watson (1904–1999 ...

(1905–1999), artist *

Gerhard Sommer Gerhard Sommer (24 June 1921 – 2019) was a German SS-''Untersturmführer'' (second lieutenant) in the 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division ''Reichsführer-SS'' who was involved in the massacre of 560 civilians on 12 August 1944 in the Italian v ...

(1921–2019), German Nazi officer accused of war crimes *

Giorgio Sommer Giorgio Sommer (1834–1914) was one of Europe’s most important and prolific photographers of the 19th century. Active from 1857 to 1888, he produced thousands of images of archeological ruins, landscapes, art objects and portraits. He was bor ...

(1834–1914), 19th-century photographer *

Günter Sommer Günter "Baby" Sommer (born 25 August 1943) is a German jazz drummer. Career Sommer was born in Dresden on 25 August 1943. His first instrument was the trumpet, which he studied at school. He started playing the drums aged 15 or 16. He studie ...

(born c. 1943), German jazz musician *

Hans Sommer (SS officer) Hans Sommer (born 26 June 1914) is a German national who served in the ''Sicherheitsdienst'' during World War II. After the war, he found a working relationship with Gehlen Organisation Agent # 2857and was subsequently a spy for the '' Stasi ...

(born 1914), Nazi officer (SS-Obersturmführer) *

Hans Sommer (composer) Hans Sommer (born 20 July 1837 in Braunschweig (Brunswick) – 26 April 1922 in Braunschweig) was a German composer and mathematician. Sommer was born Hans Friedrich August Zincke in Braunschweig in 1837. Before going into music full-time, So ...

(1837–1922), German opera composer * (1904–2000), German film music composer * Heather Sommer, American Pop Singer/Songwriter * Iris Sommer (born 1970), Dutch psychiatrist * Jason Sommer, American poet and academic *

Joe Sommer Joseph John Sommer (November 20, 1858 – January 16, 1938) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1880 to 1890 for the Cincinnati Stars, Cincinnati Red Stockings, Baltimore Orioles, and Cle ...

(1858–1938), American baseball player *

Josef Sommer Maximilian Josef Sommer (born June 26, 1934) is a retired German-American stage, television, and film actor. Early life He was born in Greifswald, Germany, and raised in North Carolina, the son of Elisabeth and Clemens Sommer, a professor of Art ...

(born 1934), American film actor *

Johann Wilhelm Ernst Sommer Johann Wilhelm Ernst Sommer (31 March 1881 – 15 October 1952) was a bishop of the Methodist Church, elected in 1946 for service in Germany. Birth and family Johann was born 31 March 1881 in Stuttgart, Germany, of German and English ancestry. ...

(1881–1952), bishop of the Methodist Church *

Juergen Sommer Juergen Peterson Sommer (born February 27, 1969) is an American former professional soccer player and coach. He became the first American goalkeeper to play in the FA Premier League, when he signed to play for Queens Park Rangers in 1995. He has ...

(born 1969) American soccer goalkeeper * Keith P. Sommer (born 1946), Republican politician *

Kostas Sommer Kostas Sommer ( el, Κώστας Σόμμερ) is a Greek actor and television host who has appeared in numerous movies and TV shows. In 2005, he appeared in the Hollywood film '' Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo'' starring Rob Schneider, as the Gr ...

(born 1975), Greek actor *

Luke Elliott Sommer Luke Elliott Sommer (born June 26, 1986, in Peachland, British Columbia) is a former US Army Ranger and bank robber. After almost two years under house arrest in Canada, he pleaded guilty on May 27, 2008 to the August 7, 2006 robbery of a branch ...

(born 1986), former United States Army Ranger and bank robber

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Manfred Sommer Manfred Sommer (May 27, 1933 – October 3, 2007) was a Spanish comics artist, best known for the reporter comics series ''Frank Cappa''. Career Sommer was born at San Sebastián. He began his career as an informal pupil of Jesus Blasco, and re ...

(1933–2007), Spanish comics creator *

Michael Sommer Michael Sommer (born 15 January 1952) is a German trade unionist leader. He served for 12 years as the chairman of the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB). Early life and career Born in Büderich, now part of Meerbusch, North Rhine-Wes ...

(born 1952), chairman of ''Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund'' (Federation of German trade unions) *

Mike Sommer Michael Sandor Sommer (October 9, 1934 – April 23, 2022)Dr ...

(born 1934), American football player * Mike Sommer (born 1977), American author and podcaster in the collectible sports card genre *

Peter Sommer Peter Sommer Christensen (born 28 August 1974 in Skanderborg) is a Danish singer and songwriter. His lyrics are often characterized by interesting puns and word plays. Besides his solo career, he was in the duo Superjeg with Carsten Valentin L ...

, Danish singer-songwriter *

Ralf J. Sommer Ralf Josef Sommer (born 23 September 1963) is a German biologist specializing in evolutionary developmental biology. Scientific career Sommer studied biology at the RWTH Aachen University, at the University of Tübingen and at the Ludwig Maximilia ...

, German biologist specializing in evolutionary developmental biology *

Ralph Frederick Sommer Ralph Frederick Sommer (1898 – 1971) is known as one of the two leading pioneers in the development of endodontics. He is also noted as a pioneer in the treatment of root canal infections and the development of the root canal operation. At the U ...

(1898–1971), one of the endodontics pioneers *

Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer (31 August 1906 – 10 September 1950) was a French motor racing driver. He raced both before and after WWII with some success, particularly in endurance racing. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in both and , and altho ...

(1906–1950), French racing driver *

Renate Sommer Renate Sommer (born 10 September 1958) is a German politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 until 2019. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party. Member of the E ...

(born 1958), German politician (CDU) *

Rich Sommer Rich Sommer (born February 2, 1978) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Harry Crane on the AMC drama series ''Mad Men''. He is also known for his roles in the comedy-drama films '' The Devil Wears Prada'' (2006), ''Celeste and ...

(born 1978), American actor *

Robert Sommer Robert Sommer (April 26, 1929February 27, 2021) was an internationally known Environmental Psychologist and held the position of Distinguished Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of California, Davis.

, distinguished professor of psychology * Robert Sommer (psychiatrist) (1864–1937), German psychiatrist and genealogist *

Roger Sommer Roger Sommer (4 August 1877 in Pierrepont, France – 14 April 1965 at Sainte-Maxime) was a French aviator. Born to Alfred Sommer, a Belgian industrialist, Roger Sommer became involved with aviation from an early age. He broke the record for ...

, French aviator *

Roy Sommer Roy A. Sommer (born April 5, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey player who is currently serving as the head coach of the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL). Sommer played three games for the Edmonton Oilers of th ...

(born 1957), American ice hockey player *

Scott Sommer Scott Sommer (February 20, 1951 – November 18, 1993) was an American author. He graduated from Columbia High School (1969) and Ohio Wesleyan University (1973). Sommer was the author of four novels and one collection of short stories. He was th ...

(1951–1993), American author *Thelma Thall “Tybie” Sommer, née

Thelma Thall Thelma Thall “Tybie” Sommer (born 1924) is the only living American woman to have won two World Table Tennis Championships. She received the USA Table Tennis Lifetime Achievement Award, and is in the Table Tennis Hall of Fame. She says tha ...

(born 1924), American two-time world table tennis champion. *

Theo Sommer Theo Sommer (10 June 1930 – 22 August 2022) was a German newspaper editor and intellectual. He began working for ''Die Zeit'' in 1958, rising to an editor-in-chief and publisher. His editorials for ''Die Zeit'' shaped the paper's social-liber ...

(1930–2022), German journalist *

Tim Sommer Timothy Andrew Sommer (born March 5, 1962 in New York City) is an American music journalist, musician, record producer and former Atlantic Records A&R representative. Sommer was the bass player for the slowcore/dreampop band Hugo Largo. Mu ...

, American musician and record producer *

Vladimír Sommer Vladimír Sommer (28 February 1921 in Dolní Jiřetín near Most – 8 September 1997 in Prague) was a Czech composer. Sommer began his studies at the Prague Conservatory, where he studied violin with Bedřich Voldan and composition with Karel J ...

(1921–1997), Czech composer *

William Sommer William Sommer (1867–1949) was an American Modernist painter. William Sommer was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1867. He was largely self-taught, but received instruction early on from artist and commercial lithographer Julius Melchers. He ap ...

(1867–1949), American modernist painter *

Yann Sommer Yann Sommer (born 17 December 1988) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Switzerland national team. Sommer completed his apprenticeship at Basel, where he won the Swi ...

(born 1988), Swiss footballer

In fiction

*Dr Jochen Sommer, the fictional editor answering readers' questions (agony uncle) of the German youth magazine ''Bravo'' *''

The Story of Mr Sommer ''The Story of Mr Sommer'' (''Die Geschichte von Herrn Sommer'') is a novella in German by Patrick Süskind, published in 1991, dealing with memories of childhood in a village in Germany. The book was illustrated by Jean-Jacques Sempé. It was tra ...

'', a German novel * ''Sommer'' (TV series), a Danish TV-drama aired on DR1 in 2008 *Bobbi "Blade" Sommer, a character from

Batman Beyond ''Batman Beyond'' (known as ''Batman of the Future'' outside the United States) is an American superhero animated television series developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation in collaboration ...

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