Shear (surname)
Shear is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Barry Shear, American film director and producer
- Byron D. Shear, American politician
- Claudia Shear, American actress and playwright
- Cornelius Lott Shear, American mycologist and plant pathologist
- David Shear, American businessperson and politician
- David B. Shear, American diplomat
- Emmett Shear, American Internet entrepreneur
- Harold E. Shear, American Navy admiral
- Joe Shear, American race car driver
- Jules Shear, American singer-songwriter
- Linda Shear, American musician
- Marie Shear, American writer and activist
- Matthew Shear, American actor
- Michael D. Shear, American journalist
- Rhonda Shear, American entertainer and entrepreneur
- Tom Shear, American musician and music producer
- Wayne G. Shear Jr., American Navy admiral
- William Shear, American zoologist