# Summers (surname)

Summers is a surname, and may refer to the following people:

## People
### In academia

* Clyde Summers (1918–2010), American labor lawyer and law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
* David Summers (art historian), American art historian
* Harry G. Summers, Jr. (1932–1999), American army Colonel and author about the Vietnam War
* Lawrence Summers (born 1954), American economist and former president of Harvard University
* Max D. Summers (born 1939), American molecular biologist
* Robert Summers (economist) (1922–2012), American economist
* Robert S. Summers (1933–2019), American academic
* Vera Summers (1899-?), Australian high school teacher and principal

### In arts and entertainment
#### Music

* Andrew Rowan Summers (1912–1968), American folk singer
* Andy Summers (born 1942), English guitarist
* Bill Summers (musician) (born 1948), American jazz percussionist
* David Summers Rodríguez, Spanish musician and frontman of Hombres G
* Gene Summers (1939–2021), American recording artist
* Isabella Summers (born 1980), British musician
* John "Dick" Summers (1887–1976), fiddler from Indiana
* Jonathan Summers (born 1946), Australian baritone
* Steve Summers, lead singer of the band Pretty Boy Floyd

#### Other arts

* Barbara Summers
* Dylan Summers (born 1973), American professional wrestler better known as Necro Butcher
* Henry Summers (actor), pseudonym used by Ed Wynn
* Hope Summers (1896–1979), American actress
* Jackie Summers, food writer
* Jeremy Summers (1931–2016), British film director
* Marc Summers (born 1951), American television personality
* Montague Summers (1880–1948), English author and clergyman
* Robert Summers (artist) (born 1940), American painter and sculptor

### In government and politics

* Amy Summers (born 1963), American state representative from West Virginia
* David Summers (diplomat), Canadian High Commissioner to Malaysia
* George W. Summers (1804–1868), American politician
* Glenn E. Summers (1925–2020), American lawyer, judge, and politician
* Henry Summers (civil servant)
* John W. Summers (1870–1937), American politician
* John Summers (Tennessee politician) from Metropolitan Council

### In sport

* Bill Summers (umpire) (1895–1966), American umpire
* Champ Summers (1946–2012), American baseball player
* DaJuan Summers (born 1988), American Basketball Player
* Ed Summers (1884–1953), American baseball player
* Freddie Summers (born 1947), American football player
* Jamar Summers (born 1995), American football player
* John Summers (figure skater) (born 1957), American ice dancer
* John Summers (footballer) (1915–1991), English footballer
* John Summers (sport shooter), Australian Olympic sport shooter
* John Summers (curler) in the 2011 World Senior Curling Championships – Men's tournament
* Johnny Summers (footballer) (1927–1962), footballer for Charlton Athletic
* Johnny Summers (boxer) (1882–1946), English boxer
* Richard Summers (1860–1941), Wales rugby union international
* Sheila Piercey (1919–2005), South African tennis player
* Ty Summers (born 1996), American football player

### In other fields

* Bill Summers (car builder) (1935–2011), American car builder and longtime speed record holder
* Bill Summers (jeweller), predecessor of David V. Thomas as British crown jeweller
* Obediah Summers (1844–1896), African American minister, Civil War veteran, chaplain
* John Summers & Sons, UK steel and iron producers
* John Summers (RAF officer) (1894–?), World War I flying ace
* Joseph Summers (1904–1954), British test pilot
* Montague Summers (1880–1948), English author and clergyman
* Sarah Rose Summers (born 1994), American beauty pageant titleholder and Miss USA 2018
* Vera Summers (born 1899), Australian high school teacher and principal

## Fictional characters

* Lenny Summers, character from Red Dead Redemption 2
* Mary Ann Summers, castaway on the television series Gilligan's Island
* Billy Summers, the main character from the titular character novel

### Buffy the Vampire Slayer

* Buffy Summers, central character of the film and television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
* Dawn Summers, Buffy's sister
* Hank Summers, father of Buffy and Dawn Summers
* Joyce Summers, mother of Buffy and Dawn Summers

### Marvel Comics

* Alex Summers, Havok of the X-Men
* Christopher Summers, Corsair, father of Scott, Alex and Gabriel Summers, former leader of the Starjammers
* Gabriel Summers, Vulcan, X-Man turned supervillain
* Hope Summers (comics), first mutant born after M-Day
* Jean Grey-Summers, Phoenix of the X-Men
* Nathan Christopher Charles Summers, Cable of the X-Men
* Rachel Summers, Marvel Girl of the X-Men and Excalibur
* Ruby Summers, daughter of Scott Summers and Emma Frost
* Scott Summers, Cyclops, leader of the X-Men