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Speer is a surname.
Ashkenazim (pronounced
[ˈʃpɛr] ): a spelling variation of Speyer , a name indicative of origin from the German city of
Speyer
Middle High German and Middle Dutch (pronounced
[ˈspeːr] ): sper , meaning "
spear "
Scottish and northern Irish : a spelling variation of Speir , from the Old French espier meaning "to watch"
Notable people with the surname include:
Albert Friedrich Speer , (1863–1947), German architect, father of Albert Speer
Albert Speer , (1905–1981), German architect, Minister of Armaments and War Production of Nazi Germany from 1942 to 1945
Albert Speer (born 1934) , (1934–2017), a German architect and city planner, son of Albert Speer
Bill Speer , a retired professional ice hockey player
Christian P. Speer , (born 1952) German pediatrician and Professor of Pediatrics
Christopher Speer , Sergeant First Class (SFC), a U.S. special forces soldier killed in Afghanistan
Dieter Speer , a former German biathlete
Dick Speer, founder of
CCI , brother of Vernon Speer
Emory Speer , a U.S. politician, soldier, and lawyer who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1878 to 1882
Floyd Speer , also known as Floyd Vernie Speer, a U.S. professional baseball pitcher
Daniel Speer , also known as Georg Daniel Speer, a German composer, and writer of the Baroque
Hilde Schramm (born 1936), née Speer, a German politician, and daughter of Albert Speer
Hugo Speer , an English actor, born in 1968
Jack Speer , also known as John “Jack” Bristol Speer, a judge, Washington state representative, and a science fiction fan
James Gamble Speer , state legislator in Florida
Jillian Speer , a U.S. singer-songwriter and musician
Margret Nissen (born 1938), née Speer, a German photographer, and daughter of Albert Speer
Mark Speer , American musician and guitarist
Mary Margaret Speer , American mathematician
Noah Wyle , also known as Noah Strausser Speer Wyle, a U.S. TV, and film actor
Peter Moore Speer , a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Robert Elliott Speer , a U.S. religious leader (1867–1947) and authority on missions
Robert M. Speer , acting United States Secretary of the Army (2017- )
Robert Milton Speer , a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Robert W. Speer , also known as Robert Walter Speer, mayor of
Denver ,
Colorado from 1904–1912
Roy Speer , the financial backing behind the Home Shopping Network
Scott Speer , an American music video director
The
Speer Family , a Southern Gospel family group founded in 1921
Stewie Speer, an Australian drummer best known as a member of the 1960s–70s group
Max Merritt & The Meteors
Susan Speer , a British psychologist
Thomas J. Speer , also known as Thomas Jefferson Speer, a U.S. Representative from Georgia
Thomas M Speers, First Chief of Police of Kansas City, Missouri 1874-1895
Tom Speer , a U.S. professional mixed martial artist
Vernon Speer, founder of Speer Bullets, brother of Dick Speer
W. G. Speer , the second head football coach for the Fort Hays State University Tigers in Hays, Kansas
William Speer , a pioneer American Presbyterian missionary and pastor to the Chinese
See also