Thayer (surname)

Thayer (/ˈθɛər/) is an English surname found in Somerset, the name and given name derived from English tawyer, one who dressed skins. Notable people with the surname include:

Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849–1921), American artist
Adin Thayer (1816–1890), New York politician
Alexander Wheelock Thayer (1817–1897), author of The life of Ludwig van Beethoven, a standard biography, and other music biographies
Albert R. Thayer (1878–1965), painter and etcher
America Thayer (died 2021), American murder victim
Amos Madden Thayer (1841–1905), United States federal judge
Andrew J. Thayer (1818–1873), attorney and legislator
Bronson Thayer (1939–2016), executive
Brynn Thayer (born 1949), American actress
Caroline Matilda Warren Thayer, American educator, novelist and children's writer
Charles W. Thayer (1910–1969), US military officer, diplomat and author (fiction and non fiction)
Dale Thayer (born 1980), baseball pitcher
David Thayer (born 1949), birth name of Teddy Harvia, cartoonist
Deborah Jinza Thayer, choreographer
Donnette Thayer, vocalist and guitarist
Douglas Thayer (1929–2017), American writer
Edwin Pope Thayer, Secretary of the United States Senate 1925–1933
Eli Thayer (1819–1899), Kansas politician
Ella Cheever Thayer (1849–1925), playwright and novelist
Emma Homan Thayer (1842–1908), American botanical artist and author
Ernest Thayer (1863–1940), American poet, author of "Casey at the Bat"
Francis S. Thayer (1822–1880), New York politician
George Thayer (football player), American football player and businessman (1905–1952)
George Thayer (writer), American political writer (1933–1973)
Greg Thayer (born 1949), baseball pitcher
Harry Thayer (disambiguation), several people
Helen Thayer, explorer
Helen Rand Thayer (1863-1935), American social reformer
Henry W. Thayer (1867-1940), co-founder of the Decorative Designers
James Thayer (author) (born 1949), thriller writer
James Thayer (Medal of Honor) (1853–86), United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
James Bradley Thayer (1831–1902), American legal writer and educationist
James B. Thayer (1922–2018), United States military officer and businessman
Jeritt Thayer (born 1986), American soccer player
Jesse B. Thayer (1845–1910), educator
John Thayer (disambiguation), several people
Joseph Henry Thayer (1828–1901), American biblical scholar
Lizzie E. D. Thayer (1857–1923), first female train dispatcher in the US
Lorna Thayer (1919–2005), American actress
Maria Thayer (born 1975), American actress/comedian
Marian Thayer, Titanic survivor
Martin Russell Thayer (1819–1906), politician
Max Thayer (born 1946), American movie actor
Nate Thayer (1960-2023), American journalist who interviewed Pol Pot
Nathaniel Thayer (1769–1840), minister
Nathaniel Thayer, Jr. (1808–1883), railroad developer
Orla Ed Thayer, inventor of the Thayer Valve for trombones
Otis B. Thayer (1862–1935), American actor, director and film producer
Pam Thayer, American politician
Pauline Revere Thayer (1860–1934), benefactor
Robert H. Thayer (1901–1984), American lawyer, naval officer and diplomat.
Samuel J. F. Thayer (1842–1893), American architect
Samuel J. Thayer (born 1976), American wild food forager and author
Samuel R. Thayer (1837–1909), attorney and diplomat
Scofield Thayer (1889–1982), American poet and publisher
Sigourney Thayer (1896–1944), theatrical producer
Simeon Thayer (1737–1800), American officer of the American Revolutionary War
Stella F. Thayer (born 1940), president of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
Steve Thayer (born 1953), novelist
Stuart Thayer (1926–2009), American circus historian
Susan Thayer, American artist
Sylvanus Thayer (1785–1872), United States general
Thomas Thayer (1812–1886), theologian
Tiffany Thayer (1902–1959), founder of the Fortean Society
Tom Thayer (born 1961), NFL player
Tommy Thayer (born 1960), lead guitarist of KISS
W. Paul Thayer (William Paul Thayer, 1919–2010), test pilot
W. W. Thayer (William Wallace Thayer, 1827–1899), sixth Governor of Oregon
Wallace Thayer (1866–1944), New York assemblyman
Webster Thayer (1857–1933), the judge at the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
Whitney Eugene Thayer (1838–1889), American organist and composer
William Thayer (disambiguation), several people

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