Messmer

Messmer is a surname of German origin, a spelling variation of Messner (sacristan/sexton) in the Alemannic and Swabian dialects. Notable people with the surname include:

• Anna-Katharina Messmer (born 1983), German activist and sociologist
• Arwed Messmer (born 1964), German photographer and artist
• Henry Messmer (1839–1899), Swiss-American architect
• Ivan Messmer (1931–2015), Canadian politician
• John Messmer (1884–1971), American athlete
• Léon Messmer (1900–1987), French Roman Catholic bishop in Madagascar
• Magali Messmer (born 1971), Swiss triathlete
• Mark Messmer (born 1962), American politician
• Mindi Messmer, American politician
• Nikolaus Messmer (1954–2016), Russian Roman Catholic bishop, Apostolic administrator or Kyrgyzstan
• Otto Messmer (1892–1983), American animator
• Otto Messmer (Jesuit) (1961–2008), Russian Jesuit priest, head of Jesuits in the CIS
• Pearl Ray Messmer (1892–?), Australian orchidologist
• Pierre Messmer (1916–2007), French Prime Minister
• Sebastian Gebhard Messmer (1847–1930), Swiss-born Roman Catholic archbishop of Milwaukee
• Thomas Messmer (born 1979), German tennis player
• Wayne Messmer (born 1950), announcer for the Chicago Cubs
• Messmer (hypnotist), stage name of Éric Normandin (born 1971), French Canadian hypnotist

Other

• Messmer High School (Milwaukee) (est. 1926), in the United States
• Messmer (company) (est. 1852), a German tea and nutrition company
• Kunsthalle Messmer (est. 2009), art gallery in Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• Villa Messmer (built 1902–04), a historic villa in Alzenau, Bavaria, Germany

See also

• Mesmer (disambiguation)