Beer is a surname. Notable people with this surname include the following:
Alan Beer (born 1950), Welsh footballerAlexander Beer (1873–1944), German architectAlice Beer (born 1965), English television presenterAngelika Beer (born 1957), German politician (Alliance '90/The Greens)Anthony Stafford Beer (1926–2002), English theorist in operational research, founder of management cyberneticsArthur Beer (1900–1980), German astronomerAugust Beer (1825–1863), German mathematician, chemist and physicistCarol Beer, a fictional character from British comedy show Little Britain, portrayed by David WalliamsCharles Beer (born 1941), Canadian politicianFerdinand P. Beer (1915–2003), French mechanical engineer and university professorSir Gavin Rylands de Beer (1899–1972), English evolutionary embryologistGeorg Joseph Beer (1763–1821), Austrian physician, founder of the research center of ophthalmologyGeorge Louis Beer (1872–1920), American historianGiacomo Meyerbeer (born Yaakov Liebmann Beer) (1791–1864), German composer, brother of Wilhelm Beer and writer Michael BeerGillian Beer (born 1935), English literary criticIsrael Beer (1912-1966), Israeli senior official convicted of espionageJannie de Beer (born 1971), South Africa rugby playerJens Henrik Beer (1799–1881), Norwegian businessperson, farmer and politicianJoseph Beer (1908–1987), operetta composerJoseph Beer (clarinetist) (1744–1811)Klaus Beer (born 1942), German track & field athleteMaggie Beer , Australian chefMax Josef Beer (1851–1908), Austrian composerMichael Beer (cricketer) (born 1984), Australian cricketerMichael Beer (poet) (1800–1833), German poetOliver Beer (born 1979), German footballerRandall Beer, American computer scientistRichard Beer-Hofmann (1866–1945), Austrian writerSeth Beer, baseball playerWilhelm Beer (1797–1850), German banker and astronomerWill Beer (born 1988), English cricketer