Beare is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Charles Beare (born 1937), British violin expertGary Beare (born 1952), Major League baseballer with the Milwaukee BrewersGeorge Beare (footballer) (1885–1970), English footballerGeorge Beare (painter) (died 1749), English painterHedley Beare (1932–2010), Australian educationistJon Beare (born 1974) is a Canadian Olympic rowerKathryn Beare (1917–1997), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playerNorah Beare (born 1946), politician in Northern IrelandPhilip O'Sullivan Beare (c. 1590–1660), Irish soldier and author of Catholic History of IrelandSir Thomas Hudson Beare (1859–1940), Professor of Engineering at Heriot-Watt University and Edinburgh UniversityThomas Hudson Beare (pioneer) (c. 1798–1861), his father, an early settler of South AustraliaIn FictionMaggie Beare and Arthur Beare, main characters in the Australian TV series Mother and Son, played by Ruth Cracknell and Garry McDonald