Speer

Speer is a surname.

Ashkenazim (pronounced [ˈʃpɛr]): a spelling variation of Speyer, a name indicative of origin from the German city of SpeyerMiddle High German and Middle Dutch (pronounced [ˈspeːr]): sper, meaning "spear"Scottish and northern Irish /ˈspɪər/: 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, Jr., (born 1934), a German architect and city planner, son of Albert Speer

Bill Speer, a retired professional ice hockey player

Christopher Speer, Sergeant First Class (SFC), a U.S. special forces soldier killed in Afghanistan

Dieter Speer, a former German biathlete

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 1969

Jack Speer, also known as John “Jack” Bristol Speer, a judge, Washington state representative and a science fiction fan

Jillian Speer, a U.S. singer-songwriter and musician

Margret Nissen (born 1938), née Speer, a German photographer and daughter of Albert Speer

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

Richard Speer, a U.S. author and journalist

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

Tom Speer, a U.S. professional mixed martial artist

W.G. Speer, the second head football coach for the Fort Hays State University Tigers in Hays, Kansas