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

People

* Abram F. Myers (born 1889), chair of the Federal Trade Commission and later general counsel and board chairman of the Allied States Association of Motion Picture Exhibitors *

Alan Myers (drummer) Alan Myers (December 29, 1954 – June 24, 2013) was an American rock drummer whose music career spanned more than 30 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as the third and most prominent drummer of the New wave music, new wave band Devo ...

(1954–2013), American drummer (

Devo Devo (, originally ) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau ...

) * Alan Myers (translator) (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 Amina Claudine Myers (born March 21, 1942) is an American jazz pianist, organist, vocalist, composer, and arranger. Biography Born in Blackwell, Arkansas, "Myers was brought up largely by her great-aunt, a schoolteacher, and her great-uncle, a ...

(born 1942), American pianist, organist, vocalist, and composer * Amy Myers (born 1938), British mystery writer * Amy Myers (artist) (born 1965), American artist * Andrew Myers (cyclist) (born 1968), Jamaican cyclist. * Andy Myers (born 1989), English professional footballer *Sir

Arthur Myers Sir Arthur Mielziner Myers (19 May 1868 – 9 October 1926) was a New Zealand politician. He was Mayor of Auckland City from 1905 to 1909, Member of the House of Representatives from 1910 to 1921, and a Cabinet Minister. Today he is remembered ...

(1868–1926), New Zealand politician * Arthur Wallis Myers, CBE (1878–1939), British journalist and sportsman * Barry Myers (director), English advertising filmmaker. * Baruch Myers (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 ...

(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 ...

(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 Tea ...

(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 edito ...

(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 Bryan Robert Rohena Pérez (born April 5, 1998), known professionally as Bryant Myers, is a Puerto Rican Latin trap and reggaeton rapper and songwriter. Rohena was born in Loma Alta, Puerto Rico. He began sampling and making his own songs in 2013 ...

(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 Membe ...

, American–Israeli lawyer *

Carlton Myers Carlton Ettore Francesco Myers (born 30 March 1971) is an Italian former professional basketball player that played in the Italian league and the EuroLeague. Myers was initially raised in the United Kingdom. One of the best European shooting g ...

(born 1971), British-born Italian basketball player * Charles Andrew Myers (1913–2000), American labor economist * Charles G. Myers, 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 Margaret Jane "Dee Dee" Myers (born September 1, 1961) is an American political analyst who served as the 19th White House Press Secretary during the first two years of the Clinton administration. She was the first woman and the second-youngest p ...

(born 1961), American pundit; former White House Press Secretary *Dwight Myers (1967–2011), birth name of

Heavy D Dwight Arrington MyersCuda, Heidi Sigmund Keeping it reel. ''Vibe'' ("born Dwight Arrington Myers")Samuels, Anita M. (January 12' 1996)Heavy D, the C.E.O. ''New York Times'' (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), known professionally as Heav ...

, Jamaican-American actor, record producer, rapper, leader of Heavy D & the Boyz *

Eldon Myers Eldon may refer to: Places Australia * Eldon Range, Tasmania, a mountain range Canada * Eldon, Alberta, a locality * Eldon Parish, New Brunswick * Eldon Township, Ontario, a former municipality * Eldon, Ontario, a former railway stop * Eldon, Pri ...

(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 recei ...

(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 (form ...

, country music songwriter (see also Baker & Myers) * Frederic Myers (1811–1851), Church of England clergyman and author *

Frederic W. H. Myers Frederic William Henry Myers (6 February 1843 – 17 January 1901) was a British poet, classicist, philology, philologist, and a founder of the Society for Psychical Research. Myers' work on Parapsychology, psychical research and his ideas ...

(1843–1901), English poet, classicist, philologist, and a founder of the

Society for Psychical Research The Society for Psychical Research (SPR) is a nonprofit organisation in the United Kingdom. Its stated purpose is to understand events and abilities commonly described as psychic or paranormal. It describes itself as the "first society to condu ...

Garry Cleveland Myers ''Highlights for Children'', often referred to simply as ''Highlights'', is an American children's magazine. It began publication in June 1946, started by Garry Cleveland Myers and his wife Caroline Clark Myers in Honesdale, Pennsylvania (the p ...

(1884–1971), American psychologist *

George W. Myers George W. Myers (April 30, 1864 – November 23, 1931) was an American astronomer, mathematician and progressive educator. Born in Champaign Illinois, he earned his bachelor's degree in 1888 from the University of Illinois and his Ph.D in 18 ...

(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 S ...

(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 lit ...

(1872–1942), American reporter, feature writer * Harry C. Myers (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 Isabel Briggs Myers (born Isabel Briggs; October 18, 1897 – May 5, 1980) was an American writer and co-creator with her mother, Katharine Cook Briggs, of a personality inventory known as the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and based on ...

(1897–1980), American author who co-created the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator *

James Myers (disambiguation) James Myers may refer to: * James E. Myers (1919–2001), American songwriter, co-credited writer (as Jimmy DeKnight) of "Rock Around the Clock" * James Myers (politician) (1795–1864), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1854–185 ...

, 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 John Golding Myers (22 October 1897 – 3 February 1942) was a British entomologist and botanist. Born near Rugby, Warwickshire, he worked in New Zealand on biological control, followed by work in the UK, the Caribbean and Latin America before mov ...

(1897–1942), British writer and entomologist * John J. Myers, Roman Catholic Archbishop, Archdiocese of Newark *

John Myers Myers John Myers Myers (January 11, 1906 – October 30, 1988) was an American writer. He is known best for the fantasy novel ''Silverlock'' (1949), in which a man with a Master of Business Administration travels through a fantasy land, meeting dozens ...

(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 (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 ...

(1899–1959), American actress *

Kevin Myers Kevin Myers (born 30 March 1947) is an English-born Irish journalist and writer. He has contributed to the ''Irish Independent'', the Irish edition of ''The Sunday Times'', and ''The Irish Times''s column "An Irishman's Diary". Myers is kno ...

(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 regularly ...

, drummer for the band Umphrey's McGee * Kyle Myers, American

YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and 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 Google, and is the second most ...

actor/presenter * Leo Myers (1881–1944), British novelist * Leonard Myers (politician) (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 " ...

(1919–2004), American tap dancer * LeRoy E. Myers Jr. (born 1951), American politician (R-MD) * Lon Myers (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 Malcolm Haynie Myers (June 19, 1917 – March 14, 2002) was an American painter, printmaker and professor known primarily for his Intaglio-style engravings. His work is included in numerous museum collections. Early life and education Myers ...

(1917 – 2002) American painter, printmaker and professor known primarily for his Intaglio-style engravings. * Matt Myers (wrestler), American college baseball coach *

Matthew Myers (cricketer) Matthew Myers (12 April 1847 – 8 December 1919) was an English first-class cricketer, who played twenty two games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1876 and 1878. He also played for North of England (1877) and the Players of the Nort ...

(1847–1919), English cricketer *

Matthew Myers (judge) Matthew David Myers (born 10 November 1970) is a judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia and an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales. He is the first Aboriginal Australian to have been app ...

(born 1970), Australian judge *

Matthew Myers (ice hockey) Matthew Myers (born 6 November 1984) is a Welsh ice hockey player who currently plays for FFHG Division 1 side Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz and the British national team. He represented Great Britain at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, 2021 ...

(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 (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 i ...

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

Mike Myers (actor) Michael John Myers OC (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. His accolades include seven MTV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2002, he was awarded a star on the Hollywo ...

(born 1963), Canadian actor, comedian and screenwriter * Mike Myers (baseball player) (born 1969), American baseball player *

Mordecai Myers (New York politician) Mordecai Myers (May 31, 1776 – January 20, 1871) was a Jewish-American merchant, army officer, and politician from New York. Life Myers was born on May 31, 1776 in Newport, Rhode Island. His father died that year, and in 1780 he moved to New Y ...

, American merchant, politician, and military officer * Paul Myers (musician) (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 in ...

(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) (born 1949), American musician * Philip van Ness Myers (1846–1937), American historian * Philippe Myers (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player *

PZ Myers Paul Zachary Myers (born March 9, 1957) is an American biologist who founded and writes the '' Pharyngula'' science-blog. He is associate professor of biology at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM)

(born 1957), American academic, biologist and science blogger * Quincy Alden Myers (1853–1921), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court *

Randy Myers Randall Kirk Myers (born September 19, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, and Toronto Bl ...

(born 1962), American baseball player *

Richard Myers Richard Bowman Myers (born March 1, 1942) is a retired four-star general in the United States Air Force who served as the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As chairman, Myers was the highest ranking uniformed officer of the United Stat ...

(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 S ...

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 Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D. (born February 29, 1956 – September 7, 2018) was an American physician, Baptist minister, musician, and civil rights activist. He was the founder and chairman of several organizations active in the modern movem ...

(born 1956), American physician, minister, musician and activist *

Russell Myers Russell Kommer Myers (born October 9, 1938) is an 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. Myer ...

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

Bowie State University Bowie State University (Bowie State) is a Public university, public Historically black colleges and universities, historically black university in Prince George's County, Maryland, north of Bowie, Maryland, Bowie. It is part of the University Sys ...

* Samuel L Myers Jr. (born 1949), American economist * Shirley Myers, Canadian country music artist *

Stanley Myers Stanley Myers (6 October 19309 November 1993) was an English composer and conductor, who scored over sixty films and television series, working closely with filmmakers Nicolas Roeg, Jerzy Skolimowski and Volker Schlöndorff. He is best known fo ...

(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 inf ...

, American academic, educator *

Tyler Myers Tyler Paul Myers (born February 1, 1990) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first roun ...

(born 1990), American-born Canadian ice hockey player *

Thomas Myers Thomas Myers (13 February 1774 – 21 April 1834) was an English mathematician and geographer. Early life Myers was born 13 February 1774, in Hovingham village, North Yorkshire, England.(summary only, login required for full content) Career ...

(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 childh ...

(born 1937) African-American author *

Walter Myers Jr. Walter Dennis Myers Jr. (June 9, 1914 – June 2, 1967) was an 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. Browning, Richard Humphrey, ...

(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, 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 ...

(born 1955), American lawyer * William Myers (British politician) (1854–1933), British politician *

Woody Myers Woodrow Augustus Myers Jr. (born February 14, 1954) is an American physician and politician from Indiana. He served as health commissioner for Indiana and New York City. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Indiana in the 2020 election ...

(born 1954), American physician and politician * Vali Myers (1930–2003), Australian artist

Fictional characters

* ''Get Blake'' Myers * Eric Myers, 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 income, ...

(''24'') * Ros Myers (''Spooks'')

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See also

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