Mayer
Mayer is a German family name .
Origin and meaning
The name is a variant of Meier . Meaning and distribution see there.
variants
- De Mayer , Mayr , Maier , Majer ( Májer ), Mair , Meyer , others see Meier (family name)
- Meir , Meir
- Mayers , Maiers , Meyers , Meiers , Myers
- Meyert
- Mayerl
- Meyermann , Meyerbaum (Mayerbaum, Maybaum )
Name bearer
A.
- AB Mayer , alias of Alfred Wagenknecht (1881–1956), American politician
- Adalbert Mayer (* 1934), German clergyman and canon lawyer
- Adalbert Mayer-Heinricy (* 1934), German physicist, biophysicist and university professor
- Adolf Mayer (agronomist) (1843–1942), German agricultural chemist
- Adolf Mayer (cave explorer) (1863–1926), Austrian painter and cave explorer
- Adolf Mayer (resistance fighter) (1918–1996), Austrian resistance fighter
- Adolf Bittschi-Mayer (* 1950), German clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Sucre, see Adolf Bittschi
- Adolf Theodor Mayer (1871–1952), German botanist
- Adolph Mayer (1839–1908), German mathematician
- Aegidius Mayer (1857-1935), Austrian politician (CSP)
- Albert von Mayer (1842–1908), Austrian field marshal lieutenant
- Albert Mayer (entrepreneur, Austria) (1844–1927), Austrian entrepreneur and manager of a department store chain
- Albert Mayer (politician) (1855–1909), German politician, member of the Württemberg state parliament
- Albert Mayer (sculptor, I) († 1910), German sculptor
- Albert Mayer (sculptor, 1867) (1867–1944), German sculptor
- Albert Mayer (singer) (1887 – after 1952), German singer (tenor) and singing teacher
- Albert Mayer (soldier) (1892–1914), German soldier
- Albert Mayer (actor) , French actor
- Albert Mayer (sports official) , Swiss sports official
- Albert Mayer (town planner) (1897–1961), American architect and town planner
- Albert Mayer (entrepreneur, Germany) , German entrepreneur
- Albert Mayer (canoeist) (* 1943), French canoeist
- Albert Mayer (local history researcher) (* around 1946), German local history researcher
- Albert Mayer (musician) , Swiss jazz guitarist
- Albert Mayer von Gunthof (1827–1906), Moravian-Austrian entrepreneur
- Albert Mayer-Mikosch (* around 1952), German guitarist and singer
- Albert Mayer-Reinach (1876–1954), German musicologist, music teacher and conductor
- Albrecht Mayer (* 1965), German oboist
- Albrecht Mayer (painter) (1875–1952), Swiss painter and arts and crafts teacher
- Alexander Mayer (Scheiner) († 1710), Swabian carpenter
- Alexander Mayer (publicist) (* 1960), German publicist, historian, monument protector and local politician
- Alexander Mayer (conductor) (* 1973), German conductor, organist and choir director
- Alexander von Liezen-Mayer (1839–1898), Hungarian painter
- Alfred Mayer (botanist) (fl. 1995), German botanist
- Alfred Mayer (local history researcher) (1906–1992), German teacher and local history researcher
- Alfred Mayer (politician) (* 1936), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Alfred Goldsborough Mayer (1868–1922), American naturalist, marine zoologist, and entomologist
- Alfred Mayer-Gürr (1912–2008), German geologist
- Alfred Karl Mayer (1860–1932), Jewish writer, art and theater critic
- Alfred M. Mayer (1836-1897), American physicist
- Alois Mayer (sculptor) (1855–1936), German sculptor
- Alois Mayer (politician) (* 1949), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Andrea Mayer (* 1962), top Austrian civil servant, cabinet director of the Federal President
- Andrea Mayer (* 1968), German rally driver, see Andrea Peterhansel
- Andreas Mayer (mathematician) (1716–1782), German mathematician, astronomer and cartographer
- Andreas Mayer (educator) (* 1966), German speech therapist and university lecturer
- Andreas Mayer (science historian) (* 1970), Austrian sociologist and science historian
- Andreas Mayer (soccer player, 1972) (* 1972), German soccer player (FC St. Pauli, FC Aberdeen, Rosenborg Trondheim)
- Andreas Mayer (soccer player, 1980) (* 1980), German soccer player (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, VfR Aalen, SSV Ulm 1846)
- Angelo Mayer (* 1996), German soccer player
- Anja Mayer (* 1979), German politician (Die Linke)
- Anna Mayer-Bergwald (1852–1935), German journalist and writer
- Anna-Elisabeth Mayer (* 1977), Austrian writer
- Annaliese Mayer-Meintschel (1928–2020), German art historian
- Annemarie Mayer , actual name of the high wire artist Camilla Mayer 3 , see Camilla Mayer
- Annemarie C. Mayer (* 1967), German theologian and university professor
- Annette Mayer (* 1962), German actress and chanson singer
- Anny Mayer-Knoop (1889 – after 1969), German writer
- Ansgar Mayer (* 1972), German journalist
- Anton Mayer (musician) (1780–1854), Austrian teacher and musician
- Anton Mayer (clergyman) (1818–1877), cathedral deficit of the archbishop's curia in Munich
- Anton Mayer (historian) (1838–1924), Austrian historian
- Anton Mayer (botanist) (1867–1951), German botanist
- Anton Mayer (author) (1879–1944), German art historian and writer
- Anton Mayer (farmer) (1888 – after 1963), German music association official
- Anton Mayer (mathematician) (1903–1942), Austrian mathematician
- Anton Mayer (sociologist) (1909 – after 1982), German sociologist and university professor
- Anton Mayer (cave explorer) (1936–2009), Austrian cave explorer
- Anton Mayer (journalist) (1943–2011), Austrian journalist
- Anton Mayer-Pfannholz (1891–1982), German homeland researcher
- Antônio de Castro Mayer (1904–1991), Brazilian clergyman, titular bishop of Priene
- Armand Mayer (1894–1986), French civil engineer and geotechnician
- Arno J. Mayer (* 1926), American historian
- Arthur Mayer (1911–1998), German psychologist
- August Mayer (pharmacist) (1774–1837), German pharmacist and councilor
- August Mayer (1790–1829), German singer (bass, baritone) and composer, see Friedrich Ludwig August Mayer
- August Mayer (poet) (1792–1812), German poet
- August Mayer (Oberamtmann) (1832– ??), Württemberg Oberamtmann
- August Mayer (chemist) (around 1844– ??), German chemist
- August Mayer (engineer) (1872–1957), Austrian engineer and building contractor
- August Mayer (physician) (1876–1968), German gynecologist
- August Mayer (General) (1898–1969), German general in the People's Police
- August George-Mayer (actually: August Georg Mayer; 1834–1889), Austrian painter
- August Andreas Mayer (1882–1954), German painter
- August Franz Josef Karl Mayer (1787–1865), German anatomist
- August Liebmann Mayer (1885–1944), German art historian
B.
- Barbara Mayer (artist) (* 1926), German artist
- Barbara Mayer (* 1935), German athlete, see Bärbel Mayer
- Beate Mayer , German soccer player in the 1990s
- Benedikt Mayer (* 1953), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Bernd Mayer (journalist) (1942–2011), German journalist, local researcher and politician
- Bernd Mayer (pharmacologist) (* 1959), Austrian pharmacologist, toxicologist and university professor
- Bernhard Mayer (art collector) (1866–1946), German fur trader, anarchist, patron and art collector
- Bernhard Mayer (theologian) (1939–2011), German theologian and university professor
- Berni Mayer (* 1974), German blogger and musician
- Bernt Mayer (* 1957), German economist, psychologist and university professor
- Bertram J. Mayer (1943–2013), Austrian architect
- Bianca Mayer (* 1979), Swiss presenter and songwriter
- Birgit Mayer , German soccer player
- Brigitte Maria Mayer (* 1965), German photographer
- Bruni Mayer (* 1947), German politician
C.
- Camilio Mayer (1890–1972), German artist
- Camilla Mayer , pseudonym of the German artists Lotte Witte (1918–1940), Ruth Hempel , Ruth Barwinske (1926–2005) and Annemarie Mayer
- Carl Mayer (publisher) (1798–1868), German painter, engraver and publisher
- Carl Mayer (1810–1876), Austrian painter, see Karl Mayer (painter, 1810)
- Carl von Mayer (physician) (1830–1883), German physician and hospital founder
- Carl Mayer (neurologist) (1862–1936), Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist
- Carl Mayer (politician) (1884–1963), German politician (SPD), MdL Oldenburg
- Carl Mayer (screenwriter) (1894–1944), Austrian screenwriter
- Carl Mayer (sociologist) (1902–1974), American religious sociologist of German origin
- Carl Mayer von Mayerfels (1825–1883), German heraldist, art historian and archaeologist
- Carl Frowin Mayer (1827–1919), German politician and local researcher
- Carl Wilhelm Traugott von Mayer (1796–1864), German lawyer, manor owner and politician, MdL Saxony
- Carmen Mayer (* 1950), German writer
- Charles Mayer (composer) ( Carl Mayer ; 1790–1862), German composer and pianist
- Charles Mayer (boxer) , American boxer
- Charles-Joseph Mayer (1751-1825), French man of letters
- Chris Mayer (hockey player) (born 1968), British hockey player
- Chris Mayer (musician) (bourgeois Cristian Maier ; * 1981), Romanian musician
- Christa Mayer (* around 1972), German singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Christian Mayer (painter) (1700–1771), German painter
- Christian Mayer (physicist) (1719–1783), German physicist, astronomer and philosopher
- Christian Mayer (copperplate engraver) (1812–1870), Austrian copperplate engraver
- Christian Mayer (archivist) (1828–1910), German Protestant theologian, school rector, archivist, librarian and museum director
- Christian Gustav Adolph Mayer (1839–1908), German mathematician, see Adolph Mayer
- Christian Mayer , maiden name of Christian Tobin (* 1956), German sculptor
- Christian Mayer (soccer player, 1966) (* 1966), Austrian soccer player
- Christian Mayer (ski racer) (* 1972), Austrian skier
- Christian Mayer (artist) (* 1976), German artist
- Christian Mayer (soccer player, 1977) (* 1977), Austrian soccer player
- Christian Anton Mayer , known as Carl Amery (1922-2005), German writer
- Christian Friedrich von Mayer (1774–1846), royal Prussian major general
- Christian Ludwig Mayer (* 1974), German pianist and composer
- Christoph Mayer (architect) (1864–1931), German architect
- Christoph Mayer (musician) (* 1962/63), German violinist and conductor
- Christoph Mayer (economist) , German economist and author
- Christoph Mayer (artist) (* 1975), Austrian artist
- Christopher Mayer (actor, 1954) (1954–2011), American actor
- Christopher Mayer (actor, 1961) (born 1961), Australian actor
- Christopher J. Mayer (* 1965), American economist
- Clara Mayer (* 2001), German climate protection activist
- Clara Mayer-Himmelträger (* 1970), German ethnologist and curator
- Claude Albert Mayer (1918–1998), British Romanist of German origin
- Claudia Mayer (* 1984), Austrian badminton player
- Clemens Mayer (* 1985), German memory athlete
- Collin Mayer , Mauritian cyclist
- Conny Mayer-Bonde (* 1972), German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag
- Constance Mayer (1775–1821), French painter
- Cornelius Petrus Mayer (* 1929), German theologian and university professor
D.
- Daisy von Scherler Mayer (* 1965/1966), American director and screenwriter
- Daniel Mayer (1909–1996), French journalist, politician and resistance fighter
- Daniel Joseph Mayer von Mayern (1656–1733), German clergyman, Archbishop of Prague
- Delia Mayer (* 1967), Swiss actress and singer
- Derek Mayer (* 1967), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Dieter Mayer (Germanist) (* 1934), German Germanist and university professor
- Dieter Mayer (physicist) (* 1943), German physicist and university professor
- Dominik Mayer (1809–1875), titular bishop of Cisamus, professor of pastoral theology, rector of the University of Vienna
- Dominikus Mayer (1752–1823), German religious, Abbot of Beuron
- Doris Mayer (1958–2018), Austrian actress and writer
- Dorothy Moulton-Mayer (1886–1974), English singer and biographer
E.
- Eckehard Mayer (* 1946), German composer
- Edgar Mayer (* 1953), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Edith Mayer-Hammer (1926–2011), Austrian painter
- Eduard Mayer (1812–1881), German sculptor
- Eduard von Mayer (1873–1960), Swiss writer and philosopher of German Baltic origin, companion of Elisar von Kupffers
- Edwin Mayer-Homberg (1881–1920), German legal scholar, full professor in Gießen and Marburg
- Edwin Justus Mayer (1896–1960), American screenwriter
- Egon Mayer (fighter pilot) (1917–1944), German fighter pilot
- Egon Mayer (sociologist) (1944–2004), Hungarian-American sociologist
- Elias Mayer (1733 / 1737–1803), German merchant and banker
- Elias Mayer (1709–1766), German merchant and banker, see Elias Hayum
- Elisabeth Mayer (* 1988), Austrian biathlete
- Elmar Mayer (economist) (1923–2019), German economist
- Elmar Mayer (politician) (* 1953), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Elmar Mayer-Baldasseroni (* 1977), Austrian writer and physician
- Else Mayer (1891–1963), German nun and member of the women's movement in the first period of feminism
- Emanuel Mayer (* 1973), German classical archaeologist
- Emil Mayer (composer) (1822–1868), Austrian composer and writer
- Emil Mayer (architect, 1845) (1845–1910), German architect and senior building officer
- Emil Mayer (architect, 1847) (1847–1935), German architect
- Emil Mayer (manufacturer) (1848–1910), German manufacturer and politician
- Emil Mayer (photographer) (1871–1938), Austrian photographer and lawyer
- Emil Mayer (radio pioneer) (1885–1953), German electrical engineer and technology pioneer
- Emil Karl Friedrich Meyer (1792–1861), Prussian major general
- Emil Walter Mayer (1854–1927), Protestant theologian, professor at the University of Strasbourg
- Emilie Mayer (1812–1883), German composer
- Eric Mayer (* 1980), German television journalist and presenter
- Erich August Mayer (1894–1945), Austrian writer
- Erich Carl Mayer (1878–1942), German cigar manufacturer
- Ernest Mayer (1920–2009), Yugoslav (Slovenian) botanist and university professor
- Ernst Mayer (sculptor) (1796–1844), German sculptor
- Ernst Mayer (politician, 1815) (1815–1891), Bohemian doctor and politician
- Ernst Mayer (mathematician) (1839–1926), Austrian mathematician
- Ernst Mayer (manufacturer) (1850–1922), German paper manufacturer
- Ernst Mayer (legal historian) (1862–1932), German legal historian
- Ernst Mayer (judge) (1872–1943), German lawyer and judge
- Ernst Mayer (politician, 1901) (1901–1952), German politician (FDP / DVP) and journalist
- Ernst Mayer-Schierning (* 1925), German violinist and university professor
- Ernst Theodor Mayer , Austrian Ministerial Counselor
- Erskine Mayer (1889–1957), American baseball player
- Eugen Mayer (1867–1930), German rabbi, see Eugen Meyer (rabbi)
- Eugen Mayer (1914–1984), Austrian teacher, writer and dialect poet
- Eugen Mayer-Fassold (also Faßold ; 1893–1937), German sculptor and painter
- Eugen Mayer-Sitt , German engineer and specialist author
- Evelies Mayer (born Evelies Magnus ; * 1938), German sociologist and politician (SPD)
F.
- Felix Mayer (* 1961), German linguist
- Felix Mayer (voice actor) , German voice actor
- Felix Mayer-Felice (1876–1929), German portrait painter
- Ferdinand Mayer (railway pioneer) (around 1767–1832), Austrian railway planner
- Ferdinand Mayer (painter) , Austrian painter
- Ferdinand Mayer (politician) (1916–1991), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Ferdinand Mayer (geographer) (1927–1995), Austrian economic geographer
- Florian Mayer (economist) (* 1975), German economist
- Florian Mayer (tennis player) (* 1983), German tennis player
- Florian Mayer (soccer player) (* 1998), German soccer player
- Frank Otto Mayer (1891 – after 1980), German surgeon
- Franz Mayer (painter) (1848–1926), painter, director of the Court Art Institute
- Franz Mayer (District Administrator ) (1862–1948), German administrative officer
- Franz Mayer (art collector) (1882–1975), Mexican art collector and businessman
- Franz Mayer (politician) (1913–1977), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Franz Mayer (legal scholar, 1920) (1920–1977), German legal scholar
- Franz Mayer (legal scholar, 1968) (* 1968), German lawyer
- Franz Anton Mayer (1773–1854), German pastor, local historian and archaeologist
- Franz Ferdinand von Mayer (1799–1889), member of the Frankfurt National Assembly
- Franz Ferdinand Mayer von Fahnenberg (1679–1741), German lawyer and town clerk
- Franz Josef Mayer-Gunthof (1894–1977), Austrian entrepreneur
- Franz Josef Carl Mayer (1787–1865), German anatomist, see August Franz Josef Karl Mayer
- Franz Martin Mayer (1844–1914), Austrian historian
- Franz Xaver Mayer (theologian) (1757–1841), German theologian
- Franz Xaver Mayer (* 1938), German farmer and politician (CSU), see Xaver Mayer (politician)
- Franz Xaver Mayer (mathematician) , doctorate University of Zurich 1923 (1924?)
- Franziska Mayer-Hillebrand (1885–1978), Austrian psychologist
- Fred Mayer (spy) (1921-2016), German-American agent
- Fred Mayer (* 1933), Swiss-German photographer
- Frederic Mayer (1931–2013), German singer of American origin (tenor)
- Frederick Mayer (1921–2006), German educator and author
- Friedrich Mayer (Provost) (1793–1858), Provost of St. Florian Monastery
- Friedrich Mayer (Oberamtmann) (1816–1870), German administrative lawyer
- Friedrich Mayer (painter) (1825–1875), German painter
- Friedrich Mayer (theologian) (1881–1947), German Protestant theologian
- Friedrich Mayer (teacher) (1881–1946), German elementary school teacher and author of pietistic writings
- Friedrich Mayer (Heimwehr) (1887–1937), Austrian politician
- Friedrich Mayer (wood sculptor) (1913–1944), German wood sculptor
- Friedrich Mayer (politician) (* 1919), German politician (CDU of the GDR)
- Friedrich Mayer-Beck (1907–1977), Austrian painter and graphic artist
- Friedrich Carl Mayer (1824–1903), German painter
- Friedrich Christoph Mayer (1762–1841), German bailiff, councilor and consultant
- Friedrich Eduard Mayer (1809–1875), German metal goods wholesaler and member of the Reichstag
- Friedrich Franz Mayer (1816–1870), German lawyer and administrative officer
- Friedrich Ludwig August Mayer (August Mayer: 1790–1829), German opera singer (bass / baritone) and opera composer
- Friedrich Theodor Mayer (1864–1936), German Protestant theologian and pastor, senior church councilor and DNVP politician (MdL Baden)
- Fritz Mayer (writer) (1794-1884), German writer
- Fritz Mayer (entrepreneur) (1865–1937), German book printer owner
- Fritz Mayer (architect) (1889–1964), German architect
- Fritz Mayer (politician) (1933–1988), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Fritz Mayer-Beck (1907–1977), Austrian graphic artist and illustrator
- Fritz Mayer-Lindenberg (* 1949), German computer scientist and university professor
G
- Gaston Louis Mayer (1913–2008), German author, geologist and paleontologist
- Gene Mayer (born 1956), American tennis player
- Genoveva Mayer (* 1982), German actress
- Georg Mayer (Bishop) (1768–1840), Bishop of Gurk
- Georg Mayer (politician, 1852) (1852–1931), Austrian politician (CS), member of the Reichsrat
- Georg Mayer (military doctor) (1871–1936), Bavarian military doctor, medical director of the German mission to Turkey in the First World War
- Georg Mayer (Rector) (1892–1973), German economist
- Georg Mayer (politician, 1973) (* 1973), Austrian politician (FPÖ), member of the Styrian state parliament
- Georg Mayer-Franken (1870–1926), German painter
- Georg Mayer-Marton (1897–1960), Austrian painter
- Georg Mayer-Pröger (1896–1967), German painter and graphic artist
- Gerhard Mayer (graphic artist) (* 1951), Austrian graphic artist and photographer
- Gerhard Mayer (diplomat) (* 1967), Austrian diplomat
- Gerhard Mayer (athlete) (* 1980), Austrian athlete
- Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder (1933–2015), German sports official and politician (CDU)
- Gerhart Mayer (1926–2018), German Germanist
- Gerry Mayer (* 1960), Austrian sculptor
- Gina Mayer (* 1965), German writer
- Gisela Mayer (1931–2020), German local politician, founder of the first women's list in Germany
- Gottfried Mayer (1865–1938), German malt manufacturer and politician, MdR
- Gottfried David Mayer (1659–1719), German physician
- Gottschalk Mayer (1761–1835), court factor in the Palatinate
- Günter Mayer (1930–2010), German philosopher and musicologist
- Günter Mayer (theologian) (1936–2004), German theologian
- Günther Mayer (1934–2018), German orthopedist and university professor
- Gustav Mayer (revolutionary) (1810–1852), German pharmacist and revolutionary
- Gustav Mayer (historian) (1871–1948), German journalist and historian
- Gustav Mayer-Dinkel (1853–1937), German businessman and politician
- Gustl Mayer (skier) (1917–2015), Austrian skier
- Gustl Mayer (musician) (* 1936), German jazz musician
H
- Hanna Mayer (* 1965), Austrian nursing scientist
- Hannes Mayer (architect) (1896–1992), German architect
- Hannes Mayer (forest scientist) (1922–2001), German-Austrian forest scientist
- Hanns Mayer (1901 – after 1963), German forester
- Hanns Mayer (1912–1978), Austrian writer and resistance fighter, see Jean Améry
- Hans von Mayer (1874–1955), German lieutenant general
- Hans Mayer (economist) (1879–1955), Austrian economist
- Hans Mayer (physician) (1896–1966), German general physician
- Hans Mayer (politician) (1898–1966), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Hans Mayer (folklorist) (after 1900–1941), Austrian folklorist and costume researcher
- Hans Mayer (literary scholar) (1907–2001), German literary scholar
- Hans Mayer , maiden name of Jean Améry (1912–1978), Austrian writer and resistance fighter
- Hans Mayer (soccer player, 1914) (1914–1974), German soccer player
- Hans Mayer (gallery owner) (* 1940), German gallery owner and art dealer
- Hans Mayer (soccer player) (* 1945), German soccer player
- Hans Mayer-Foreyt (1916–1981), German graphic artist
- Hans Mayer-Wegelin (1897–1983), German forest scientist and university professor
- Hans Eberhard Mayer (* 1932), German historian
- Hans Ferdinand Mayer (1895–1980), German mathematician and physicist
- Hansjörg Mayer (* 1943), German printer and publisher
- Hans-Jörg Mayer (* 1955), German painter
- Hans-Otto Mayer (1903–1983), German bookseller and Thomas Mann collector
- Hans Peter Mayer (1936–2018), German lawyer
- Hans-Peter Mayer (* 1944), German politician (CDU)
- Heidrun Mohr-Mayer (1941–2014), German manager and volunteer
- Heinrich Mayer (architect) (1636–1692), German priest and architect
- Heinrich Mayer (painter) (1803–1836), Austrian painter
- Heinrich Mayer (entrepreneur) (1850–1911), German entrepreneur
- Heinrich Mayer (sports official) , German fencing sports official
- Heinrich Mayer (theologian) (1881–1957), German theologian and art historian
- Heinz Mayer (racing driver) , German motorcycle racer
- Heinz Mayer (resistance fighter) (1917–1999), Austrian resistance fighter
- Heinz Mayer (lawyer) (* 1946), Austrian lawyer
- Helen Mayer (1932–2008), Australian politician
- Helen Mayer Harrison (* 1929), American artist, see Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison
- Helene Mayer (1910–1953), German fencer
- Hellmuth Mayer (1895–1980), German legal scholar and criminologist
- Helmut Mayer (entomologist) (1920–1954), Austrian entomologist
- Helmut Mayer (meteorologist) (* 1947), German meteorologist and climatologist
- Helmut Mayer (* 1966), Austrian ski racer
- Helmuth Mayer (1917–2002), German economist and ministerial official
- Henry Mayer (actor) , French actor
- Henry Mayer (cartoonist) ( Hy Mayer ; 1868–1953 / 1954), German-American draftsman and cartoonist
- Henry Mayer (cyclist) (also Henri Mayer ; 1878–1955), German cyclist
- Henry Mayer (composer) (1925–1998), German composer
- Herbert Mayer (administrative lawyer) (1922–2013), German administrative lawyer
- Herbert Mayer (table tennis player) (* around 1938), German table tennis player
- Herbert Mayer (lawyer) (* 1951), German lawyer and judge
- Herbert Mayer (biathlete) , German biathlete
- Herbert G. Mayer (* 1943), German computer scientist
- Hermann Mayer (sculptor) (1849–1912), Austrian sculptor
- Hermann Mayer (politician) (1889–1959), Austrian politician (CSP)
- Hermann Mayer-Falkow (1898–1963), German actor, theater director and singer
- Hermann A. Mayer ( Hermann August Mayer ; * 1954), German chemist and university professor
- Hermann Alois Mayer (1871–1927), German businessman and writer
- Holger Mayer (* 1973), German bowling athlete
- Horst Friedrich Mayer (1936–2003), Austrian journalist and moderator
- Huby Mayer (* 1954), Austrian folk song musician
- Hugo Mayer (architect) (1883–1930), Austrian architect
- Hugo Mayer (politician, 1886) (1886–1963), Austrian politician (SDAP), typesetter and publisher
- Hugo Mayer (politician, 1899) (1899–1968), German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag
I.
- Ida Mayer (* 1993), German sprinter
- Ignaz Mayer (book printer) (1654–1668), German book printer in Dillingen on the Danube
- Ignaz Mayer (1810–1876), Austrian politician and entrepreneur
- Ilona Mayer-Zach (* 1963), Austrian author and writer
- Iris Mayer (20th century), German actress
- Iris Mayer (* 1975), German journalist
- Isaac Henry Mayer (1864–1967), American lawyer
J
- Jacob Mayer (master builder) (1610–1683), German master builder and local politician
- Jacob Mayer (manufacturer) (1813–1875), German manufacturer
- Jacob Mayer (dialect poet) (1866–1939), German dialect poet
- Jacob Anton Mayer (1782–1857), German publisher
- Jakob Mayer-Attenhofer (1806–1885), Swiss painter and draftsman
- Jan Mayer (* 1972), German sports scientist, psychologist and university professor
- Jean-François Mayer (* 1957), Swiss historian of religion
- Jeremias Mayer (1735–1789), English painter of German origin
- Joanna Isabel Mayer (1904–1991), American mathematician and university professor
- Johann Mayer (politician, I) , German politician, Member of the Grand Duchy of Hesse
- Johann Mayer (medic) (1754–1807), Czech medic
- Johann Mayer (painter) (1805–1866), Austrian painter
- Johann Mayer (member of the state parliament) , Austrian landowner and politician, member of the Salzburg state parliament
- Johann Mayer (politician, 1855) (1855–1939), German politician (center)
- Johann Mayer (politician, 1858) (1858–1941), Austrian politician (CSP, Lower Austria)
- Johann Mayer (politician, 1879) (1879 – after 1920), German politician (BBB)
- Johann Mayer (serial killer) (1886–1923), German serial killer
- Johann Mayer (politician, 1922) (1922–2005), Austrian politician (ÖVP), Federal Councilor
- Johann Mayer von Lindenthal († 1864), a Bohemian doctor and spa operator , see Lázně Jeleč
- Johann Mayer von Sonnenberg (1801–1869), Austrian officer
- Johann Abraham Mayer (1684–1726), German physician
- Johann Baptist Mayer (1803-1892), German entrepreneur
- Johann Baptist Mayer (geodesist) (1846–1903), German geodesist
- Johann Christoph Andreas Mayer (1747–1801), German anatomist and university professor
- Johann David Mayer (1636–1696), German composer, music editor and politician
- Johann Friedrich Mayer (theologian) (1650–1712), German theologian
- Johann Friedrich Mayer (agricultural scientist) (1719–1798), German pastor and agronomist
- Johann Friedrich Mayer (politician) (1798–1863), German mayor, notary and politician
- Johann Prokop Mayer (1737–1804), Austrian gardener
- Johann Tobias Mayer (1752–1830), German mathematician, physicist and astronomer
- Johann Ulrich Mayer (1616–1679), German theologian
- Johannes Mayer (abbot) (1437–1523), imperial abbot of the Weißenau monastery
- Johannes Mayer , known as Johannes Eck (1486–1543), German Catholic theologian
- Johannes Mayer (lawyer) , German lawyer and university professor
- Johannes Mayer (General) (1893–1963), German general
- Johannes Gottfried Mayer (1953–2019), German medical historian
- John Mayer (composer) (1930-2004), Indian composer and violinist
- John Mayer (* 1977), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- John Mayer (volleyball player) (* 1982), American volleyball and beach volleyball player
- John D. Mayer (* 1953), American psychologist
- Jojo Mayer (* 1963), Swiss drummer
- Jon Mayer (* 1938), American jazz musician
- Jörg Mayer , bell founder of the 16th century from Heilbronn
- Jörg Mayer (notary) (1956–2015), German notary
- Jorge Mayer (1915-2010), Argentine clergyman, Archbishop of Bahía Blanca
- Josef Mayer (Jesuit) (1741–1814), German theologian and educator
- Josef Mayer (politician, Carinthia) , Austrian politician, member of the Carinthian state parliament
- Josef Mayer (historian) (1844–1929), Austrian politician, historian and educator
- Josef Mayer (engineer) (1855–1924), Austrian-American technician and civil engineer
- Josef Mayer (politician, 1868) (1868–1940), Austrian politician
- Josef Mayer (politician, 1877) (1877–1938), Austrian politician
- Josef Mayer (lawyer) (1887–1961), German administrative lawyer
- Josef Mayer (politician, 1898) (1898–1948), Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the Federal Council
- Josef Mayer (politician, 1925) (* 1925), Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the Burgenland state parliament
- Josef Mayer (ice hockey player) (* 1988), German ice hockey goalkeeper
- Josef Mayer-Aichhorn (1890–1976), Austrian music director and composer
- Josef Mayer-Limberg (1911–1992), Austrian dialect poet
- Josef Mayer-Scheu (1936–2013), German Roman Catholic theologian
- Joseph von Mayer (1774-1818), Austrian major general
- Joseph Mayer (sculptor) (1846–1898), German sculptor
- Joseph Mayer (theologian) (1886–1967), German Catholic moral theologian
- Joseph Mayer (BVP) , German politician (BVP)
- Joseph Anton Mayer (orthopedist) (1798–1860), German orthopedist
- Joseph Anton Mayer (composer) (1855–1936), German composer
- Joseph Edward Mayer (1904–1983), American chemist
- Joseph Gabriel Mayer (1808–1883), German sculptor and company founder , see Mayer'sche Hofkunstanstalt
- Joseph Georg von Mayer (1767–1813), Austrian major general
- Judas Thaddäus Mayer (1897–1972), German politician (CDU)
- Julia Mayer (* 1993), Austrian long-distance runner
- Julius Mayer († 1887), German entrepreneur, co-founder of J. Mayer & Sohn
- Julius Mayer , Austrian confectioner, founder of Café Mayer
- Julius Mayer (tennis player) (* 1937), South African tennis player
- Julius Robert von Mayer (1814–1878), German physicist and physician, see Robert Mayer
- Julius Marshuetz Mayer (1865-1925), American lawyer and politician (Republican Party)
- Jürgen Mayer (moderator) (* 1964), German journalist and moderator
- Jürgen Mayer (architect) (* 1965), German architect and artist
- Jürgen Mayer (bobsleigh driver) (* 1976), Austrian bobsleigh driver
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- Karin Mayer (* 1975), German sword fencer
- Karl Mayer (theater director) (1753-1830), Austrian actor, theater director, playwright
- Karl Mayer (poet) (1786–1870), German lawyer and poet
- Karl von Mayer (1793–1866), German doctor and imperial body surgeon in St. Petersburg
- Karl Mayer (painter, 1810) (1810–1876), Austrian painter and university professor
- Karl Mayer (politician, 1819) (1819–1889), German politician and poet
- Karl Mayer (politician, 1835) (1835–1918), German economist and politician
- Karl Mayer (politician, 1842) (1842–1909), German politician, mayor of Cottbus
- Karl Mayer (politician, 1851) (1851–1922), German politician, MdL Bavaria
- Karl Mayer (actor) (1852-1933), German actor
- Karl Mayer (art collector) (1855–1942), Austrian art collector
- Karl Mayer (alpinist) (1876–1910), Austrian alpinist
- Karl Mayer (politician, 1878) (1878–1951), German politician, mayor and judge
- Karl Mayer (artist) (1889–1970), German artist
- Karl Mayer (NS victim) (1890–1941), victim of the so-called euthanasia program of the NS regime
- Karl Mayer (soccer player) (1913–1988), German soccer player
- Karl Mayer (painter, 1966) (* 1966), Austrian painter
- Karl Mayer-Eymar (1826–1907), Swiss geologist and paleontologist
- Karl Mayer-Freinberg (1875–1949), Austrian bookseller, archivist, dialect curator and poet
- Karl Adolf Mayer (1889–1957), Austrian teacher and writer
- Karl August Mayer (1808–1894), German teacher and writer
- Karl-Friedrich Meyer (* 1947), German lawyer and university professor
- Karl J. Mayer (* 1955), German historian and archivist
- Karl-Ludwig Mayer (* 1951), German soccer player
- Karl Ulrich Mayer (* 1945), German sociologist and university professor
- Karl Wilhelm Mayer (1795–1868), German gynecologist
- Karoline Mayer (singer) (around 1814–1889), Austrian opera singer (soprano)
- Karoline Mayer (missionary) (* 1943), German missionary and development worker
- Katharina Mayer (* 1958), German photographer
- Katja Mayer (* 1968), German triathlete
- Kevin Mayer (* 1992), French decathlete
- Kilian Mayer , German farmer and member of the Bundschuh movement
- Klaus Mayer (* 1923), German priest
- Kurt Mayer (politician) (1879–1958), Polish politician (DP)
- Kurt Mayer (industrial designer) (1894–1981), German industrial designer
- Kurt Mayer (historian) (1903–1945), German historian and genealogist
- Kurt Mayer (film producer) (* 1951), Austrian film producer, director and screenwriter
- Kurt Mayer (soccer coach) (* 1957), Austrian soccer coach
- Kurt Mayer-Pfalz (1911 – after 2002), German painter and set designer
- Kurt Bernd Mayer (1916–2006), Swiss American sociologist
- Kurt-Ulrich Mayer (* 1950), German media lawyer
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- Lauren Etame Mayer (* 1977), Cameroonian football player
- Laurenz Mayer (also Laurentius Mayer ; 1828–1912), Austrian priest, titular bishop of Dioclea
- Lene Mayer-Skumanz (* 1939), Austrian writer
- Leonardo Mayer (* 1987), Argentinian tennis player
- Leopold Mayer (economist) (1896–1971), Austrian economist
- Leopold Mayer , real name of Léo Maillet (1902–1990), German-Swiss painter and etcher
- Leopold Mayer (conductor) (1918–2003), Austrian conductor, artistic director and musicologist
- Lina Mayer (1848–1914), Austrian-German singer (soprano) and actress, see Lina Mayr
- Lisa Mayer (poet) (* 1954), Austrian poet and speech therapist
- Lisa Mayer (soccer player) (* 1995), German soccer player
- Lisa Mayer (athlete) (* 1996), German sprinter
- Lothar Mayer (* 1933), German industrial manager
- Louis Mayer (painter) ( Ludwig Hartmann Mayer ; 1791–1843), German painter
- Louis Mayer (gardener) ( Ludwig Heinrich Mayer ; 1804–1876), German gardener
- Louis Mayer (physician) (1829-1890), German gynecologist
- Louis Mayer , known as Louis Vauxcelles (1870–1943), French art critic
- Louis B. Mayer (1884–1957), American film producer
- Ludwig Mayer (writer) (1833–1884), Austrian businessman and writer
- Ludwig Mayer (painter) (1834–1917), Austrian painter
- Ludwig Mayer (medic) (1839–1878), German surgeon
- Ludwig Mayer (politician) (1896–1969), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Ludwig Friedrich Mayer (1905–1950), German businessman and member of the cooperative
- Lucas Mayer (* 1983), Austrian handball player
- Lucia Mayer-Hofmann (* 1979), Swiss long-distance runner
- Ludo Mayer , (1845–1917), German leather goods manufacturer
- Luigi Mayer , (1755–1803), German-Italian painter
M.
- Manfred Mayer (historian) , German historian
- Manfred Alfred Maria Mayer (* 1950), German lawyer and university professor
- Manfred Ludwig Mayer (* 1934), German politician (SPD)
- Manfred M. Mayer (1916–1984), German-American immunologist
- Marc Mayer (* 1978), Austrian cross-country skier
- Margit Mayer (* 1949), German political scientist and university professor
- Maria Goeppert-Mayer (1906–1972), German-American physicist
- Marie Mayer (* 1991), German film and theater actress
- Marissa Mayer (* 1975), American computer scientist
- Martin Mayer (physician) (1875–1951), German bacteriologist and tropical medicine
- Martin Mayer (architect) (1878–1925), German architect
- Martin Mayer (publicist) (1928–2019), American publicist
- Martin Mayer (sculptor) (* 1931), German sculptor, graphic artist and draftsman
- Martin Mayer (politician) (1941-2017), German politician (CSU)
- Mathias Mayer (* 1958), German Germanist, literary scholar and university lecturer
- Mathilde Mayer (1889 – after 1956), German educator
- Matthias Mayer , real name of Matija Majar-Ziljski (1809-1892), Austro-Slovenian priest, Slavist and agitator
- Matthias Mayer (local history researcher) (1884–1969), Austrian priest and local history researcher
- Matthias Mayer (Germanist) (* 1958), German Germanist
- Matthias Mayer (basketball player) (* 1981), Austrian basketball player
- Matthias Mayer (handball player) (* 1986), Austrian handball player
- Matthias Mayer (ski racer) (* 1990), Austrian ski racer
- Mauritia Mayer (1833–1897), founder of the Moritz Pension on Obersalzberg, pioneer of modern tourism "in Germany and Central Europe"
- Max von Mayer (1840–1899), Prussian lieutenant general
- Max Mayer (politician) (1873–1962), German politician (SPD)
- Max Mayer (Swiss soccer player) , Swiss soccer player in Italy
- Max Mayer (engineer) (1886–1967), German civil engineer
- Max Mayer (soccer player, before 1903) (before 1903–?), German soccer player
- Max Mayer (actor) (* 1974), Austrian actor
- Max von Mayer-Ahrdorff (1845–1928), Austrian theologian and poet
- Max Mayer-List (1871–1949), German Protestant theologian, Prelate of Stuttgart
- Max Ernst Mayer (1875–1923), German legal scholar and legal philosopher
- Max Samuel von Mayer (1797–1862), German legal scholar
- Max Theodor Mayer (1817–1886), German lawyer and politician (center)
- Maximilian Mayer (archaeologist) (1856–1939), German classical archaeologist
- Maximilian Mayer (singer) (* 1991), German opera singer (tenor)
- Maximilian Mayer (racing driver) (* 1992), German automobile racing driver
- Maximilian Mayer (soccer player) (* 1998), Austrian soccer player
- Michael Mayer (politician) (1836–1911), German politician (center) and sculptor
- Michael Mayer (director, 1960) (born 1960), American director
- Michael Mayer (guitarist) , German guitarist (Slime)
- Michael Mayer (actor) (born 1964), German actor
- Michael Mayer (soccer player) (* 1970), German soccer player
- Michael Mayer (DJ) (* 1971), German DJ
- Michael Mayer (director, 1973) (* 1973), Israeli director
- Michael Mayer (historian) (* 1974), German historian
- Michael Mayer (volleyball player) (* 1980), German volleyball player
- Michael Mayer (ice hockey player) (* 1981), Austrian ice hockey goalkeeper
- Michael Mayer-Rieckh (* 1935), Austrian entrepreneur
- Mihály Mayer (water polo player) (1933–2000), Hungarian water polo player
- Mihály Mayer (bishop) (* 1941), Hungarian bishop of Pécs
- Mikaela Mayer (* 1990), American boxer
- Mona Mayer (* 2001), German athlete
- Moritz Mayer (lawyer) (1864–1942), German lawyer
- Moritz Mayer-Mahr (1869–1947), German pianist and music teacher
- Moritz Maximilian Mayer , German archivist
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- Nathaniel Mayer (1944–2008), American blues musician
- Nicholas Mayer (* 1989), Austrian soccer player
- Nicolas Mayer (* 1990), French ski jumper
- Nicole Mayer-Ahuja (* 1973), work sociologist and university lecturer
- Nonna Mayer (* 1948), French political scientist
- Norbert Mayer (politician, 1887) (1887–1966), Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the National Council
- Norbert Mayer (politician, 1957) (* 1957), German politician (AfD)
- Norbert Mayer (journalist) (* 1958), Austrian journalist
- Norbert Mayer (writer) (* 1958), Austrian writer
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- Olaf Mayer (* 1961), Austrian boxer
- Oliver Mayer (* 1958), German racing driver and businessman
- Oscar Mayer (1859–1955), American entrepreneur
- Oscar Mayer (politician) (1916–2011), Swiss politician (SP)
- Oskar Mayer (* 1941), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Otto Mayer (lawyer) (1846–1924), German legal scholar and university professor
- Otto Mayer (photographer) (before 1875 – after 1903), German photographer
- Otto Mayer (medic) (1876–1951), Austrian medic
- Otto Mayer (civil servant) (1890–1971), German administrative lawyer
- Otto Mayer-Serra (1904–1968), Spanish-Mexican musicologist
- Otto Eugen Mayer (1888–1981), German archaeologist
- Otto Karl August Mayer (1871–1965), German-Austrian actor, see Otto Tressler
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- Patrick Mayer (soccer player, 1986) (* 1986), Austrian soccer player
- Patrick Mayer (soccer player, 1988) (* 1988), German soccer player
- Patrick Mayer (* 1988), German web video producer, see Paluten
- Paul Mayer (sculptor) , German sculptor
- Paul Mayer (zoologist) (1848–1923), German zoologist
- Paul Mayer (biochemist) (1872–1949), Czech biochemist
- Paul Mayer (entrepreneur) (1873–1955), Swiss entrepreneur
- Paul Mayer (editor) (1889–1970), German editor
- Paul Mayer (police officer) (1896–1976), German police officer
- Paul Mayer (journalist) (1898–1970), German journalist and author
- Paul Augustin Mayer (1911-2010), German cardinal
- Paul Yogi Mayer (1912–2011), German-British sports educator and sports journalist
- Pavel Mayer (* 1965), German politician (Pirate Party)
- Peter Mayer (copperplate engraver) (1718–1800), German copperplate engraver, painter and graphic artist
- Peter Mayer (Mayor) , Romanian politician, Mayor of Timişoara
- Peter Mayer (politician, 1774) (1774–1848), member of the state parliament, Grand Duchy of Hesse
- Peter Mayer (District Administrator) (1885 – after 1950), German administrative officer
- Peter Mayer (publisher) (1936–2018), American publisher
- Peter Mayer (sculptor) (1938–2009), German sculptor
- Peter Mayer (painter) (* 1954), German painter and art lecturer
- Peter Mayer (sculptor) (* 1957), German sculptor
- Peter Mayer (economist) (* 1961), German economist
- Peter Mayer (politician, 1976) (* 1976), Austrian farmer and politician (ÖVP), member of the National Council
- Peter Mayer (volleyball player) (* 1985), German volleyball player
- Peter Mayer (musician) (* 1986), Austrian musician, composer and director
- Peter A. Mayer (1940–2017), Austrian film producer and university lecturer
- Peter Cornelius Mayer-Tasch (* 1938), German political scientist and university professor
- Peter Eduard Mayer (1945–2018), German civil engineer, construction manager and university professor
- Peter Th. Mayer (* 1962), German graphic artist and copper printer
- Petra Mayer (Wine Queen) (* 1966), German Wine Queen
- Petra Mayer (musician) (* 1990), Austrian musician
- Philipp Mayer (lawyer) (1798–1828), Austrian canon lawyer
- Philipp Mayer (politician, 1804) (1804–1868), President of the Reuss Younger Line state parliament, member of the state house of the Erfurt Union Parliament, grammar school director
- Philipp Mayer (politician, 1918) (1918–1988), German politician (SPD)
- Philipp Mayer (soccer player) (* 1990), German soccer player
- Philipp Jakob Mayer (1870–1936), German theologian
- Philipp Otto Mayer (1855–?), German military lawyer
R.
- Ralf Christian Mayer , German musician, composer and producer
- Reinhold Mayer (1926–2016), German theologian and Judaist
- René Mayer (politician) (1895–1972), French politician
- René Mayer (soccer player) (* 1985), Austrian soccer player
- Richard Mayer (rower) (1892– ??), Austrian rower
- Richard Mayer (politician) (1925-2016), German politician (SPD)
- Richard Mayer (worker priest) (1933–2012), spokesman for the worker brothers and sisters
- Richard Mayer-List (1898–1966), German physician, chief physician at the Paulinen Hospital in Stuttgart
- Richard E. Mayer (* 1947), American psychologist
- Robert Mayer (1814–1878), German doctor and physicist
- Robert Mayer (geographer) (1879–1950), Austrian teacher and geographer
- Robert Mayer (philanthropist) (1879–1985), German-British businessman
- Robert Mayer (painter) (1899–1975), German painter and art teacher
- Robert Mayer (actor) , German actor
- Robert Mayer (soccer player, 1965) (* 1965), Austrian soccer player
- Robert Mayer (basketball official) (* 1966), German basketball official
- Robert Mayer (soccer player, before 1974) (* before 1974), Austrian soccer player
- Robert Mayer (soccer player, 1980) (* 1980), German soccer player
- Robert Mayer (ice hockey player) (* 1989), Swiss-Czech ice hockey goalkeeper
- Robert A. Mayer (1933–2008), American museum director
- Robs Mayer (1907–1989), German painter, graphic artist and art teacher
- Roland Mayer (1927–2013), German chemist
- Roland Mayer (classical philologist) (* 1947), British classical philologist
- Roland Leistner-Mayer (* 1945), German composer
- Rolf Mayer-Schalburg (1883–1976), German farmer and association official
- Rudolf Mayer (poet) (1837–1865), Czech poet and writer
- Rudolf Mayer (medalist) (1846–1916), Austrian medalist and chaser
- Rudolf Mayer (draftsman) (1854 – after 1906), Austrian draftsman and illustrator
- Rudolf Mayer (naval officer) (1861–1936), Austrian naval officer
- Rudolf Mayer (composer) (1902–1983), Czech composer
- Rudolf Mayer (publisher) (1928–2008), German publisher and editor
- Rudolf Mayer (lawyer) (* 1947), Austrian lawyer
- Rudolf Mayer-List (1869–1955), German internist, director of the Protestant Diakonissenanstalt Stuttgart
- Rudolf W. Mayer (1920–1961), Austrian poet
- Rupert Mayer (1876–1945), German theologian and religious
- Rupprecht Mayer (* 1946), German writer and translator
- Ruth Mayer (* 1965), German Americanist
S.
- Sabine Mayer (* 1976), Austrian singer and actress
- Salesius Mayer (1816–1876), Austrian clergyman, theologian and university professor
- Sally Mayer (1889–1944), German doctor
- Saly Mayer (1882–1950), Swiss textile entrepreneur
- Samuel Mayer (Rabbi, 1757) (1757–1821), German rabbi
- Samuel Mayer (1807–1875), German rabbi and lawyer
- Sandy Mayer (* 1952), American tennis player
- Sebastian Mayer (1773–1835), Austrian singer, composer and director
- Sebastian Mayer (rower) (* 1973), German rower
- Sheldon Mayer (1917–1991), American comic author and illustrator
- Siegmund Mayer (1842–1910), German physiologist
- Sigmund Mayer (1831–1920), Austrian businessman and politician
- Silke Mayer (* 1974), German basketball player
- Simon Mayer (media designer) (* 1975), German media designer
- Simon Martin Mayer (1788–1872), Austrian priest and publicist
- Simone Mayer (1920-2006), French hematologist
- Sina Mayer (* 1995), German athlete
- Stefan Mayer (intelligence officer) (1895–1981), Polish colonel, intelligence officer
- Stefan Mayer (set designer) (* 1959), German director, set and costume designer
- Stefan Mayer (ice hockey player) (* 1975), German ice hockey player
- Stepanka Mayer (* 1949), Czechoslovak-German chess player
- Stephan Mayer (politician, 1822) (1822–1867), German politician (Progress Party), MdL Bavaria
- Stephan Mayer (politician, 1973) (* 1973), German politician (CSU), Member of the Bundestag
- Stuart Mayer , Australian admiral
- Susanne Mayer (* 1952), German journalist
- Sylvia Mayer (Americanist) (* before 1966), German Americanist, literary scholar and university professor
- Sylvia Mayer (* 1978), German actress
- Szabina Mayer (* 1988), Hungarian handball player
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- Tanja Mayer (* 1993), Swiss bobsleigh driver
- Teddy Mayer (1935–2009), American motorsport manager
- Teodoro Mayer (1860–1942), Italian politician and journalist
- Thaddäus Mayer (1812–1856), Czech portrait painter
- Theo Mayer (painter) (1930–2003), German painter, installation artist and architect
- Theo Mayer-Kuckuk (1927–2014), German physicist
- Theo Mayer-Maly (1931–2007), Austrian lawyer, legal historian and university professor
- Theodor Mayer (singer) (1839–1909), German opera singer
- Theodor Mayer (architect) (1874–1956), Austrian architect
- Theodor Mayer (historian) (1883–1972), Austrian historian
- Theodor Mayer (entrepreneur) (1934–2000), German entrepreneur and organist
- Theodor Heinrich Mayer (1884–1949), Austrian writer and pharmacist
- Thomas Mayer († 1525), German peasant leader, see Thomas Maier (peasant leader)
- Thomas Mayer (politician) (1815–1870), German lawyer and politician
- Thomas Mayer (soccer player, 1927) (* 1927), German soccer player
- Thomas Mayer (economist) (* 1954), German economist
- Thomas Mayer (physician) (* 1959), German neurologist and epileptologist
- Thomas Mayer (journalist) (* 1962), Austrian journalist
- Thomas Mayer (badminton) , German badminton player
- Thomas Mayer (racing driver) (* 1982), German motorcycle racing driver
- Thomas Mayer (soccer player, 1984) (* 1984), German soccer player
- Thomas Mayer (soccer player, 1995) (* 1995), Austrian soccer player
- Thomas Johannes Mayer (* 1969), German opera singer (bass baritone)
- Thomas Michael Mayer (1946–2010), German specialist in German
- Tilman Mayer (* 1953), German political scientist
- Tim Mayer (1938–1964), American racing car driver
- Timo Joh. Mayer (* 1977), German director
- Tobias Mayer (1723–1762), German cartographer, geographer, mathematician, physicist and astronomer
U
- Ulf Mayer (1926–2018), Austrian sculptor
- Uli Mayer-Johanssen (* 1958), German entrepreneur
- Ulrich Mayer (* 1941), German historian and university professor
- Ulrike Maria Mayer (* 1984), Austrian singer-songwriter, see Die Mayerin
- Urban Mayer (1575–1613), German religious, Abbot of Ochsenhausen
- Uri Mayer (* 1946), Canadian conductor and violist
- Ursula Mayer (* 1936), German ophthalmologist and university professor
- Ursula Mayer-Reinach (* 1920), German singer (contralto), singing teacher and music writer
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- Vali Mayer (* 1936), Swiss jazz musician
- Veronika Mayer (* 1959), Austrian botanist
- Victor Mayer (1857–1946), German entrepreneur
- Victoria Mayer (* 1976), German actress
- Viktor Mayer (lepidopterist) (1889–1973), Austrian teacher and butterfly scientist
- Viktor Mayer-Schönberger (politician) (1926–1992), Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the Salzburg state parliament
- Viktor Mayer-Schönberger (lawyer) (* 1966), Austrian lawyer and university professor
- Vincenz Mayer (* 1990), German ice hockey player
- Vineta Mayer (1865–1945), Austrian mountaineer
- Virgil Mayer (1834–1889), German pharmacist
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- Walter Mayer (physicist) (1926–2015), German physicist and inventor
- Walter Mayer (orientalist) (* 1941), German orientalist and university professor
- Walter Mayer (officer) (* 1941), Austrian major general
- Walter Mayer (rally driver) (* 1948), Austrian rally driver
- Walter Mayer (cross-country skier) (* 1957), Austrian cross-country skier and cross-country trainer
- Walter Mayer (journalist) (* 1959), Austrian journalist
- Walther Mayer (1887–1948), Austrian mathematician
- Werner Mayer (* 1934), German soccer player
- Werner Mayer (zoologist) (* 1943), Austrian herpetologist
- Wilhelm Mayer , maiden name of WA Rémy (1831–1898), Czech-Austrian composer and music teacher
- Wilhelm Mayer (medalist) (1840–1920), German sculptor, medalist and entrepreneur
- Wilhelm Mayer (lawyer) ( Wilhelm Herbert ; 1863–1925), German lawyer and writer
- Wilhelm Mayer (politician) (1874–1923), German politician (center, BVP)
- Wilhelm Mayer (General) (1886–1950), German Air Force general
- Wilhelm Mayer (resistance fighter) (1905–1978), German resistance fighter, party functionary and major general of the police
- Wilhelm Mayer (pilot) (1917–1945), German fighter pilot
- Wilhelm Mayer-Gross (1889–1961), German-British psychiatrist
- Wilhelmine Mayer (née Closs ; 1816–1899), German wife of Robert Mayer
- Willi Mayer-Alberti (1868–1929), German entrepreneur and labor judge
- Wolf Mayer (* 1956), German jazz musician and university professor
- Wolfgang Mayer (lawyer) , German lawyer and university professor
- Wolfgang Mayer (physician) (1927–2011), German surgeon and university professor
- Wolfgang Mayer (politician, 1950) (1950–2017), German educator, dissident and politician (DSU, CDU)
- Wolfgang Mayer (* 1956), German jazz pianist and university professor, see Wolf Mayer
- Wolfgang Mayer (artist) (* 1967), German artist and university professor
- Wolfgang Mayer (rugby player) , German wheelchair rugby player
- Wolfgang Mayer (politician) (* 1978), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Wolfgang Mayer König (also Wolfgang Mayer-König ; * 1946), Austrian author
- Wolfgang A. Mayer (* 1944), German folklorist and folk music researcher
- Wookie Mayer (* 1954), German actress
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- Xaver Mayer (Manager) (1881–1942), German mechanical engineer, industrial manager and politician
- Xaver Mayer (politician) ( Franz Xaver Mayer ; * 1938), German farmer and politician (CSU)
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- Yannick Mayer (* 1991), German racing cyclist
- Yitzhak Mayer (1934-2020), Israeli diplomat
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Wiktionary: Mayer - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations