Speer

Speer (German: Template:Pron-en) is a German and Scots-Irish surname:

• Albert Speer, chief architect of Nazi Germany
• Albert Speer, Jr., a German architect and city planner, son of Albert Speer
• Bill Speer, a retired professional ice hockey player
• Sergeant First Class (SFC) Christopher James Speer, 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 1878-1882
• Floyd Vernie Speer, a U.S. professional baseball pitcher
• Georg Daniel Speer, a German composer and writer of the Baroque
• Hilde Schramm Née Speer, a German politician and daughter of Albert Speer
• Hugo Speer, an English actor, born in 1969
• John "Jack" Bristol Speer, a science fiction fan and historian, who wrote the first history of science fiction fandom, Up to Now, in 1939
• Jillian Speer, a U.S. singer-songwriter and musician
• Margret Nissen Née Speer, a German photographer and daughter of Albert Speer
• 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 Milton Speer, a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania during the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses
• 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
• Stewie Speer, an Australian drummer best known as a member of the 1960s-70s group Max Merritt & The Meteors
• The Speer Family, a Southern Gospel family group founded in 1921
• Thomas Jefferson Speer, a U.S. Representative from Georgia
• Tommy 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

Speer can also refer to:

• Cascade Cartridge Inc., sometimes known as CCI/Speer or Speer/CCI, a manufacturer of rimfire ammunition, centerfire handgun ammunition, and primers, founded by Richard "Dick" Speer
• Speer Ammo, a manufactuer of civilian and law-enforcement ammunition
• Speer Bullets, a bullet and firearms reloading accessory company

CCI Ammunition, Speer Ammo, and Speer Bullets are located in Lewiston, central Idaho and are part of the Commercial Ammunition Division of the Armament Systems Group of Alliant Techsystems (ATK).

• Speer, a neighborhood in central Denver, Colorado
• Speer und Er, ("Speer and He", released as Speer and Hitler: The Devil's Architect), a three-part German docudrama
• Speer - Mattstock, one of six sub-ranges of the Appenzell Alps mountain range in Switzerland

See also Speers