Bayer (family name)
Bayer is a family name .
Name bearer
A.
- Adolf Bayer (lawyer) (1876–1962), lawyer and local historian
- Adolf Bayer (1909–1999), German architect
- Albert Bayer (1885–1963), German painter
- Albrecht Bayer (1751–1819), Protestant theologian
- Alexander Bayer (* 1964), German theologian and songwriter
- Alfred Bayer (architect) (1859–1916), German-Bohemian architect and city architect of Karlsbad
- Alfred Bayer (entrepreneur) (1884 – after 1944), German entrepreneur
- Alfred Bayer (doctor general) (1888–1952), German doctor general
- Alfred Bayer (State Secretary) (* 1933), German ministerial official and manager
- Aloys Bayer (1802–1863), Bavarian chamber singer and tenor
- Andreas Bayer (1566–1635), legal scholar in Tübingen
- Andrew Bayer (* 1987), American trance DJ and music producer
- Anja Bayer (* 1971), German artist and actress
- Anton Bayer (1792–1832), German physician and medic
- Arno JL Bayer (1930–2012), German architect, chairman of the Association of German Architects, Lower Saxony State Association
- August von Bayer (1803–1875), German painter
- August Bayer (1882–1942), Bohemian-Austrian dendrologist, phytopathologist, bacteriologist and Nazi victim
B.
- Barbara Bayer (1827–1887), baker and first producer of Karlovy Vary wafers
- Bernhard Bayer (* 1979), German chess player
- Bertha von Bayer (1841–1909), German painter
- Bertha Bayer-Braun (1847–1909), German theater actress
- Brigitte Bayer (* 1983), German singer (soprano) and voice trainer
- Britta Bayer (* 1964), German actress
- Bryce E. Bayer (1929–2012), American physicist
C.
- Carl Bayer (lyricist) (also Karl Bayer ; 1854–1930), Bohemian-Austrian surgeon and poet
- Carl Bayer (actor) , actor
- Carl Bayer-Lama , German painter
- Carl Josef Bayer (1847–1904), Austrian chemist
- Carlo Bayer ( Karl Johannes Bayer ; 1915–1977), Caritas Internationalis pioneer
- Carole Bayer Sager (* 1944), American composer and singer
- Christian Bayer (1886 – after 1913), German architect
- Christoph Bayer (* 1948), German politician (SPD)
- Cliff Bayer (* 1977), American fencer
- Conrad Bayer (1828–1897), Austrian chess composer
D.
- Dave Bayer (* 1955), American mathematician
- David Bayer (around 1757–1807), German organ builder in Mecklenburg
E.
- Eduard Bayer (1822–1908), German guitar virtuoso
- Ehrentraud Bayer (* 1953), German botanist
- Emil Bayer (zoologist) (1875–1947), Austro-Czech zoologist and university professor
- Emil Bayer (manufacturer) (1883–1956), German toy manufacturer
- Emil Bayer (local history researcher) (1889–1971), German teacher and local history researcher
- Emilia N. Bayer (* 1934), German sculptor
- Engelbert Bayer (1895–1952), Austrian politician (CSP)
- Erich Bayer (philologist) (1915–?), Austrian philologist
- Erich Dietz von Bayer (1859–1937), German officer and parliamentarian
- Ernest Bayer (1904-1997), American rower
- Ernst Bayer (1927–2002), German chemist and science manager
- Eva Bayer-Fluckiger (* 1951), Swiss mathematician
F.
- Franz Bayer (politician) (1853–1930), Bohemian ophthalmologist and politician
- Franz Bayer (painter, 1884) (1884–1967), German painter
- Franz Bayer (painter, 1915) (1915–?), German painter and graphic artist
- Franz Bayer (painter, 1932) (* 1932), Yugoslav-Austrian painter, graphic artist and stonemason
- Franz Rudolf Bayer (1780–1860), German actor, director, writer and painter
- Franz Thaddäus Edler von Bayer (1737–1809) physician
- Franz Xaver Bayer (1862–1921), Austrian organist and choir director
- Frederick Bayer (1921–2007), American marine biologist
- Friderika Bayer (* 1971), Hungarian singer
- Friedrich Bayer (entrepreneur, 1825) (1825–1880), German company founder
- Friedrich Bayer (local politician) (1828 / 29–1909), German local politician, member of the Kurhessischer Kommunallandtag
- Friedrich Bayer (entrepreneur, 1851) (1851–1920), German chemist and entrepreneur
- Friedrich Bayer (politician) (1883 – after 1933), German politician (DVP), MdL Prussia
- Friedrich Bayer (General) (1887–1953), German Lieutenant General
- Friedrich Bayer (music critic) (1902–1954), Austrian music critic and music theorist
- Fritz Bayer (1900–1984), Austrian chemist, technician and university professor
G
- Georg Bayer (architect, 18th century) († 1726), German cathedral chapter builder in Würzburg; see Huttenschlösschen (Würzburg)
- Georg Bayer (politician) (around 1790 – after 1855), German manor owner and politician
- Georg Bayer (architect, 19th century) , German architect
- Georg Bayer (journalist) (1899–1983), German journalist and editor
- Georg Bayer (association official) (1920–2007), German association official
- George Bayer (golfer) (1925–2003), American golfer
- George Dietz von Bayer (1827–1898), German manor owner and member of the German Reichstag
- Gerd Bayer (* 1971), German English scholar, literary scholar and university lecturer
- Gottlieb Siegfried Bayer (1694–1738), philologist, historian and orientalist
- Günter Bayer (* 1959), German painter and artist
- Günther Bayer (* 1937), German art historian and home curator
- Gustav Bayer (medic) (1879–1938), Austrian medic
- Gustav Bayer (gymnast) (1895–1977), Norwegian gymnast
H
- Hans Bayer (sociologist) (1903–1965), Austrian economist and social scientist
- Hans Bayer (1914–1980), German writer, see Thaddäus Troll
- Hans Bayer (bank manager) (1921–2018), board member of Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank
- Hans Bayer (lawyer) (1934–2010), German lawyer and synodal president
- Hans Bayer (actor) (* 1947), German actor and voice actor
- Heidi Bayer (* 1987), German jazz musician
- Heiner Bayer (1950–2015), German ice hockey player
- Heinrich Bayer (sculptor) , German sculptor
- Heinrich Bayer (politician) (1870 – after 1928), German politician (DNVP)
- Heinrich Bayer (resistance fighter) (1909–1944), German resistance fighter against National Socialism
- Heinz Bayer (1926–1999), former member of the Hessian state parliament
- Helmut Bayer (* 1961), German entrepreneur and company founder
- Helmuth Bayer (1926–1982), German painter, sculptor and art teacher
- Herbert Bayer (artist) (1900–1985), Austrian artist and teacher
- Herbert Bayer (soccer player, 1926) (1926–1981), German soccer player
- Herbert Bayer (soccer player, 1939) (* 1939), German soccer player
- Hermann Bayer (painter, 1829) (1829–1893), German painter, draftsman and teacher
- Hermann Bayer (officer) ( Hermann Gustav Emil Bayer ; 1843–1920), German lieutenant general
- Hermann Bayer (painter, 1936) (1936–2012), Austrian painter, draftsman and graphic artist
- Hermann Gustav Bayer (1876–1928), German politician
- Herwig Bayer (* 1963), Austrian swimmer
- Hieronymus von Bayer (1792–1876), German legal scholar
- Hildegard Burri-Bayer (* 1958), German writer
I.
- Ingeborg Bayer (1927–2017), German writer
- Irene Bayer (1898–1991), American photographer
J
- Jacek Bayer (* 1964), Polish soccer player
- Jasmin Bayer (* 1960), German jazz singer
- Joachim Bayer (* 1950), German painter, graphic artist and sculptor
- Johann Bayer (astronomer) (1572–1625), German lawyer and astronomer
- Johann Bayer (politician) (1813–1872), German politician, mayor, MdL Bavaria
- Johann Christoffer Bayer (1738–1812), German painter
- Johann Nepomuk Bayer (1802–1870), Austrian botanist
- Johann Philipp Bayer (1729–1798), German painter
- Johann Theodor Bayer (1782–1873), German painter
- Johanna Bayer (1915–2000), Austrian politician
- Josef Bayer (philosopher) (1827–1910), Austrian philosopher and university professor
- Josef Bayer (veterinarian) (1847–1925), Austrian veterinarian and university professor
- Josef Bayer (composer) (1852–1913), Austrian composer
- Josef Bayer (medic) (1867–1936), German medic and writer
- Josef Bayer (archaeologist) (1882–1931), Austrian archaeologist
- Josef Bayer (banker) (1897–1965), German banker and sports official
- Josef Bayer (Linguist) (* 1950), German linguist
- Josef Jaroslav Bayer (1889–1979), Austrian architect
- Josef Johann Beyer (1861–1933), Austrian painter and graphic artist
- Joseph Ludwig Bayer (1803–1882), Austrian landowner and politician
- Julian Bayer (* 1987), German actor
- Julius Bayer (1840–1883), Austrian painter and draftsman
K
- Karl Bayer (writer, 1806) (1806–1883), German writer, educator and politician
- Karl Bayer (writer, 1834) (1834–1888), Austrian writer
- Karl Bayer (actor) (1859–1940), Austrian actor
- Karl Bayer (lepidopterist) , Austrian butterfly scientist
- Karl Bayer (classical philologist) (1920–2009), German classical philologist
- Karl Bayer (politician) (1925–1995), German politician (SPD, CSU)
- Karl Bayer (economic functionary) (1933–2009), German economic functionary
- Karl Bayer (lawyer) (* 1936), German lawyer
- Karl von Bayer-Ehrenberg (1848–1908), German captain and president of the Baden Automobile Club
- Karl Helmut Bayer (* 1931), German architect and urban planner
- Karl Johannes Bayer , real name of Carlo Bayer (1915–1977), German theologian and Caritas functionary
- Karoline Bayer (1821–1903), German nurse and head nurse at a Red Cross children's hospital
- Klaus Bayer (* 1947), German Germanist
- Konrad Bayer (1932–1964), Austrian writer
- Konstantin von Bayer-Ehrenberg (1882–1961), German ministerial advisor and expert on water law and water management issues
- Kurt Bayer (* 1943), Austrian economist
L.
- Leo von Bayer-Ehrenberg , National Socialist German sports official
- Liziane Bayer (* 1981), Brazilian politician
- Lorenz Bayer (1847–1941?), German entomologist
- Ludwig Bayer (1947–2019), German social pedagogue, local politician and founder of music schools
- Lydia Bayer (1897–1961), German collector and founder of the Nuremberg Toy Museum
M.
- Manfred Bayer (pedagogue) (* 1937), German pedagogue and university teacher for school pedagogy
- Manfred Bayer (physicist) (* 1965), German physicist and university professor
- Marco Bayer (* 1972), Swiss ice hockey player and coach
- Marie Bayer-Bürck (1820–1910), German theater actress
- Martin Bayer (engineer) (* 1955), German engineer and university professor
- Martin Bayer (Nordic combined) (* 1972), Slovak Nordic combined
- Martin Bruce Bayer (* 1935), South African botanist
- Mary Elizabeth Bayer (1925–2005), Canadian cultural politician and writer
- Max Bayer (1906–1943 / 1944), German deaf educator, deported to Auschwitz in 1943 and murdered
- Maximilian Bayer (1872–1917), German co-founder of the scout movement
- Maximilian Bayer (athlete) (* 1990), former German athlete
- Monika Bayer (* 1967), Austrian swimmer
O
- Oliver Bayer (* 1977), German politician (PIRATE), MdL
- Oskar Adolf Bayer (1904–1996), German lawyer and local researcher
- Osvaldo Bayer (1927–2018), Argentine historian
- Oswald Bayer (* 1939), German Protestant theologian
- Ottilie Bayer (1848–1913), German writer
- Otto Bayer (1902–1982), German chemist
- Özgür Bayer (* 1979), Turkish soccer player
P
- Patricia Bayer (* 1952), American art historian and non-fiction author
- Paul Bayer (politician) (1893-1958), German politician (SPD)
- Paul Bayer (collector) (1896–1982), German collector
- Paul Bayer (basketball player) (* 1970), Belgian basketball player and coach
- Paul Ignaz Bayer ( Pavel Ignác Bayer ; 1656–1733), Bohemian architect and builder
- Peter Bayer (sports official) (* 1939), German biathlon official
- Peter Bayer (journalist) , South African journalist and writer
- Peter Bayer (biochemist) (* around 1966), German biochemist and university professor
- Peter Bayer (geoscientist) (* 1972), German geoscientist and university professor
- Philipp Bayer (1868–1902), German lawyer and politician, MdR
- Philipp Bayer (medic) (1791–1832), German medic
- Pilar Bayer Isant (* 1946), Spanish mathematician
R.
- Raimund Bayer (* 1950), German politician (SPD), member of the Berlin House of Representatives
- Randall James Bayer (* 1955), American botanist
- Raymond Bayer (1898–1959), French philosopher and university professor
- René Bayer (1904 – after 1982), German journalist
- Ricardo Bayer (1904– ??), Chilean athlete
- Richard Bayer (1883–1972), German industrialist
- Richard Bayer (doctor) (1907–1989), Austrian physiologist and gynecologist in Graz
- Robert von Bayer (1835–1902), Austrian writer
- Robert Bayer (author) (* 1968), Austrian children's author and illustrator
- Rolf Bayer (* 1930), German graphic artist and sculptor
- Rudolf Bayer (architect) (1825–1878), Austrian architect
- Rudolf Bayer (computer scientist) (* 1939), German computer scientist
S.
- Samuel Bayer (born 1962), American music video director
- Sebastian Bayer (* 1986), German athlete
- Silvana Bayer (* 1980), German actress
- Stefan Bayer (* 1968), German economist
T
- Theodor Bayer (1892 / 1896–1915), Czech-Austrian painter
- Theodor Bayer-Eynck (* before 1963), German illustrator and graphic designer
- Thomas Bayer (* 1948), German actor, director and theater director
- Thommie Bayer (* 1953), German writer, musician and painter
- Tobias Bayer (* 1999), Austrian cyclist
- Tom Bayer (* 1957), German sports reporter
U
- Ulrich Bayer (* 1962), German Protestant pastor, theologian and church historian
V
- Vanessa Bayer (* 1981), American comedian and actress
- Veronika Bayer (1940–2008), German actress
W.
- Walter Bayer (* 1956), German lawyer and legal scholar
- Waltraud Bayer (* 1939), German athlete in cross-country skiing distances
- Werner Bayer (? –2005), German entrepreneur and billiard official
- Wilhelm Bayer (1900–1972), German pediatrician and Nazi euthanasia perpetrator
- Wilhelm Peter Bayer (around 1871–1919), German painter
- William Bayer (* 1939), American writer
- Willy Bayer (1907–1982), German toy manufacturer
- Wilma Bayer (1909–1977), German politician (SPD)
- Wolfgang Bayer (missionary) (1722–1794 / 1802), German missionary
- Wolfgang Bayer (journalist) (1942–2014), German journalist
- Wolfgang Bayer (composer, Germany) (* before 1950), German composer
- Wolfgang Bayer (producer) , Austrian-American documentary film producer , cameraman and director
- Wolfgang Bayer (chemist) (* 1950), German chemist and editor
- Wolfgang Bayer (cameraman) , cameraman and director
- Wolfgang Bayer (pastor) (* 1958), German pastor and cabaret artist
- Wolfgang Bayer (composer, Austria) (* before 1975), Austrian pianist, composer and producer
X
- Xaver Bayer (* 1977), Austrian writer
Z
- Zsolt Bayer (* 1963), Hungarian right-wing extremist publicist; 2016 Awarded the Knight's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit