Greer (surname)
Greer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- A. J. Greer, Canadian professional ice hockey forward
- Allen J. Greer, officer in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor
- Andrew Greer, touring singer-songwriter living in Nashville, Tennessee
- Andrew Sean Greer, American novelist and short story writer
- Andy Greer, American basketball coach
- Arthur Greer, 1st Baron Fairfield, British lawyer and judge
- Big John Greer, American blues tenor saxophonist and vocalist
- Bill Greer (editor), of the Miami Herald
- Billy Greer, the current bass guitarist for the band Kansas
- Bonnie Greer, American-British playwright, novelist, critic, broadcaster
- Breaux Greer, American male javelin thrower
- Brian Greer, Major League Baseball player
- Brian Greer (ice hockey), Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
- Brodie Greer, American actor
- Bruce Greer, American pianist, singer and composer
- Caitlin Greer, American actress and voice-over artist
- Charlie Greer, American football defensive back
- Christina Greer, American political scientist
- Craig Greer, American country music artist known professionally as Craig Morgan
- Curtis Greer, American football player
- D. M. W. Greer, American playwright
- Dabbs Greer, American actor in film and TV for over 50 years
- Dan Greer, American professional wrestler, known by ring names Danny Fargo and Dan Greer
- Daniel Greer, the founder of the Yeshiva of New Haven and rapist
- Darren Greer, Canadian writer
- David Greer (physician), of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
- David Hummell Greer, American Protestant Episcopal bishop of New York
- Deborah A. Greer, United States senator from Michigan
- Donovan Greer, American football cornerback
- Douglas Greer, American child actor
- Ed Greer, Major League Baseball player
- Edward Greer, United States Army major general
- Elijah Greer, American middle distance runner, specializes in the 800 m
- Elkanah Greer, general in the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War
- Emily Greer of Kongregate, a mobile and PC publisher and web gaming portal
- Felicia Greer, road cyclist from Canada
- Frances Greer, American soprano
- Francis Greer, British barrister and civil servant
- Frank Greer, various including:
- *Frank Greer, American rower who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
- *Frank Hilton Greer, American newspaperman and politician
- George Greer, Florida circuit judge
- Germaine Greer, Australian feminist writer, activist and academic
- Gillian Greer, New Zealand literary scholar
- Gloria Greer, American actress
- Gordon Greer, Scottish footballer
- Hal Greer, American basketball player
- Harry Greer, British businessman and Conservative politician
- Henry Greer (field hockey), American field hockey player, competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Henry Greer (politician), Irish soldier, politician, and racing horse owner and breeder
- Herschel Lynn Greer, American businessman from Nashville, Tennessee
- Howard E. Greer, vice admiral in the United States Navy
- Howard Greer, Hollywood fashion designer, costume designer for the cinema
- Hugh Greer, basketball coach from 1946 to 1963
- Ian Greer, British political lobbyist, affected by the cash-for-questions affair
- Ian Greer (obstetrician), medical doctor, Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast
- J. J. Greer, American soccer player
- J. Ronnie Greer, United States District Judge in Tennessee
- Jabari Greer, American football cornerback
- James Greer, various including:
- *James Augustin Greer, rear admiral in the United States Navy, served during the Civil War
- *James Greer (writer), American novelist, screenwriter, musician and critic
- * James Greer, a fictional Vice Admiral in Tom Clancy's novel Clear and Present Danger and the movie based upon it
- Jamieson Greer, 20th US Trade Representative, 2025 - present
- Jane Greer, American film and TV actress
- Jane Greer (poet), American poet
- Jim and Emily Greer, co-creators of Kongregate
- Jeff Greer, American politician, Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
- Jesse Greer, American Broadway songwriter
- Jim Greer, American politician and businessman
- Jo Ann Greer, American singer
- John Greer, various including:
- *John Alexander Greer, Texan politician, second Lieutenant Governor of Texas
- *John Greer (Minister), of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster
- *John Greer (sculptor), Canadian sculptor
- *John Michael Greer, American author
- Joseph Greer, the Kings Mountain Messenger, told the Continental Congress in 1780 of victory over the British
- Judy Greer, American actress, model and author
- Ken Greer, Canadian guitarist and keyboardist
- Kenny Greer, Major League Baseball pitcher
- LaMarr Greer, American basketball player
- Lloyd Greer, American architect in Valdosta, Georgia during the first half of the twentieth century
- Lynn Greer, American professional basketball player
- Lynn Greer (politician), American politician
- Michael Greer, American actor, comedian and cabaret performer
- Miyu Greer, fictional character in My-HiME
- Pamela Greer, British actress
- Peter Greer, Christian advocate for those living in poverty, president and CEO of HOPE International
- Ray Greer, game designer
- Rebecca Greer, American nonfiction writer, editor of Woman's Day magazine
- Ricardo Greer, Dominican-American professional basketball player
- Richard Greer, motorcycle speedway rider in the 1970s and 1980s
- Robin Greer, American actress, noted for her roles in television soap operas
- Ron Greer (Wisconsin politician)
- Ronald Greer (Stargate), fictional character from the science fiction TV series Stargate Universe
- Rosey Greer, American actor, singer, Protestant minister, former professional American football player
- Ross Greer (footballer), Australian association football player
- Ross Greer (politician), Scottish Green Party politician, Member of the Scottish Parliament
- Rusty Greer, Major League Baseball outfielder
- Samuel MacCurdy Greer, Irish politician
- Sandra C. Greer, American physical chemist at the University of Maryland, College Park and Mills College
- Simon Greer, American labor and community organizer and social change leader
- Skip Greer, vocalist for the Dead Kennedys
- Sonny Greer, American jazz drummer and vocalist known for his work with Duke Ellington
- Steven M. Greer, American physician and ufologist
- Stuart Greer, American character actor
- Stubby Greer, player, coach and manager in Minor League Baseball
- Terry Greer, professional American and Canadian football player
- Thomas Greer, various including:
- *Thomas Greer (footballer), Scottish professional footballer
- *Thomas Greer (MP), Irish Conservative politician
- *Thomas Greer (senator), unionist politician in Northern Ireland
- Tommy Greer, Australian professional basketball player
- Will Greer, American politician
- William Greer, agent of the U.S. Secret Service, driver when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated
- William Greer (bishop), Anglican Bishop
- William C. Greer, American politician from Maryland
- Zack Greer, Canadian professional lacrosse player