 speer is a surname. : ashkenazim (): a spelling variation of speyer, a name indicative of origin from the german city of speyer : middle high german and middle dutch (): sper, meaning "spear" : scottish and northern irish : a spelling variation of speir, from the old french espier meaning "to watch" notable people with the surname include: * albert speer, german architect, minister of armaments and war production of nazi germany from 1942 to 1945 * albert speer, jr., 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 nÃ©e speer, a german politician and daughter of albert speer * hugo speer, an english actor, born in 1969 * jack speer, also known as john âjackâ bristol speer, a judge, washington state representative and a science fiction fan and historian, who wrote the first history of science fiction fandom * jillian speer, a u.s. singer-songwriter and musician * margret nissen nÃ©e 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&ndash;1947) and authority on missions * robert milton speer, a democratic member of the u.s. house of representatives from pennsylvania during the forty-second and forty-third congresses * robert w. speer, also known as robert walter speer, mayor of denver, colorado from 1904&ndash;1912 * roy speer, the financial backing behind the home shopping network * scott speer, an american music video director * stewie speer, an australian drummer best known as a member of the 1960s&ndash;70s group max merritt & the meteors * the speer family, a southern gospel family group founded in 1921 * 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 == see also == * speers 
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