Brewer (surname)
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Brewer is a surname
, meaning a person who brews
beer
. It may refer to
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, meaning a person who brews
Brewing
Brewing is the production of beer through steeping a starch source in water and then fermenting with yeast. Brewing has taken place since around the 6th millennium BCE, and archeological evidence suggests that this technique was used in ancient Egypt...
beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
. It may refer to
- Alan West BrewerAlan West BrewerAlan West Brewer was a Canadian-English physicist and climatologist. Born in Montreal, Canada and raised in Derby, England, he earned a scholarship to study physics at the University College of London. He received his M.Sc. there, and began to work for the Met Office in 1937...
, physicist and climatologist - Albert BrewerAlbert BrewerAlbert Preston Brewer is an American politician who was the 47th Governor of Alabama from May 7, 1968 until January 18, 1971.-Life and political career:...
, American politician, Governor of Alabama 1968–71 - Allison BrewerAllison BrewerAllison Brewer is a Canadian social activist and politician, and the former leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party. She has been particularly active in areas of lesbian and gay rights and access to abortion.-Biography:...
, Canadian social activist and politician - The Brewer twinsBrewer twinsDerek and Keith Brewer, known as the Brewer Twins, are male models.-Biography:The twins were born on September 21, 1973, at Torrance Memorial Hospital in Torrance, California. Derek was born fifteen minutes before Keith...
(Derek and Keith), American models - Billy BrewerBilly BrewerBilly Brewer is a former head football coach for Southeastern Louisiana University, Louisiana Tech University and University of Mississippi. He is the current host of an Ole Miss Rebel football post-game call-in show....
, American football coach - Carl BrewerCarl BrewerCarl Thomas Brewer was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He had attended De La Salle College prior to his hockey career....
, current mayor of Wichita, Kansas - Charles Brewer (businessman), American entrepreneur
- Chet BrewerChet BrewerChester Arthur "Chet" Brewer was an American right-handed pitcher in baseball's Negro Leagues. Born in Leavenworth, Kansas, he played for the Kansas City Monarchs, and from 1957 to 1974 he scouted for the Pittsburgh Pirates....
, American baseball player - Contessa BrewerContessa BrewerContessa Brewer is an American host for the MSNBC weekend program Caught on Camera.-Biography:Brewer was born in in Parsonsfield, Maine, and graduated from Sacopee Valley High School in Hiram, Maine in 1992. She graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public...
, American television journalist - Corey BrewerCorey BrewerCorey Wayne Brewer is an American professional basketball player who is a small forward and shooting guard for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association . He played college basketball for for the University of Florida, where he starred on the Florida Gators teams that won...
, American basketball player - Corey L. BrewerCorey L. BrewerCorey Lavelle Brewer is an American professional basketball player, currently playing in Europe....
, American basketball player - Craig BrewerCraig BrewerCraig Brewer is an American film director and screenwriter. His 2005 movie Hustle & Flow won the Audience Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and achieved commercial success, along with an Academy Award for Best Original Song, "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp".- Life and career :Hustle & Flow...
, American film director - David Brewer (disambiguation), several people
- Don BrewerDon BrewerDon Brewer is the drummer and co-lead singer for American rock band Grand Funk Railroad.- Early life :Brewer was born in Flint, Michigan on September 3, 1948 and is a graduate of Swartz Creek High School....
, American drummer - Earl L. BrewerEarl L. BrewerEarl Leroy Brewer was the Governor of Mississippi from 1912 to 1916. Elected as a Democrat, he was unopposed in the primary and won the governorship without ever making a single public campaign speech.-Biography:...
, American politician, Governor of Mississippi 1912–16 - Ebenezer Cobham BrewerEbenezer Cobham BrewerThe Reverend Dr. Ebenezer Cobham Brewer , was the compiler of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, and The Reader's Handbook, Victorian reference works.-Education and travels:E...
, compiler of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable - Eric Brewer (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player player
- Gale BrewerGale BrewerGale Arnot Brewer is a member of the New York City Council. She is a Democrat representing the Upper West Side and the northern part of Clinton in Manhattan.-Career:...
, American politician - Gay BrewerGay BrewerGay Robert Brewer, Jr. was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and won the 1967 Masters Tournament....
, American golfer - Gene BrewerGene BrewerGene Brewer is the author of the K-PAX series of novels: K-PAX, K-PAX II, K-PAX III, K-PAX IV and Prot's Report, a brief natural history of the Earth, which appears in the K-PAX trilogy, an omnibus edition of the first three K-PAX books...
, American science fiction author - George Keefer Brewer, American actor (George Reeves)
- Graeme BrewerGraeme BrewerGraeme Brewer was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the late 1970s and early 1980s, who won a bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle at the 1980 Moscow Olympics...
, Australian swimmer - Herbert BrewerHerbert BrewerSir Arthur Herbert Brewer was an English composer and organist. As organist of Gloucester Cathedral from 1896 until his death, he contributed a good deal to the Three Choirs Festival for 30 years....
, British composer - Jack BrewerJack BrewerJack Brewer is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Arizona Cardinals.-College career:...
, American football player - Jamison BrewerJamison BrewerJamison Rudy van Brewer is an American professional basketball player in the point guard position...
, American basketball player - Jan BrewerJan BrewerJanice Kay "Jan" Brewer is the 22nd and current Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona and a member of the Republican Party. She is the fourth woman, and third consecutive woman, to hold the office...
, Arizona politician & current Governor - Jim BrewerJim BrewerJames Thomas Brewer was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1960 through 1976, Brewer played for the Chicago Cubs , Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels...
, American baseball player - John Sherren BrewerJohn Sherren BrewerJohn Sherren Brewer was an English clergyman, historian and scholar. He was a brother of E. Cobham Brewer, compiler of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable.- Birth and education :Born in Norwich, the son of a Baptist schoolmaster...
, English historian - Johnny Brewer, American football player
- Julia Hartley-BrewerJulia Hartley-BrewerJulia Hartley-Brewer is a British broadcaster and columnist. She presents the weekday afternoon radio show from 1pm to 4pm on LBC 97.3FM, the talk radio station....
, British journalist - Ken BrewerKen BrewerKenneth Wayne Brewer was an American poet and longtime scholar who resided in Utah, where he served as Poet Laureate. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, he attended Butler University and Western New Mexico University in the 1960s, then earned a master's degree in English literature from New Mexico...
, American poet - Lawrence Russel Brewer, American murderer
- Lucy BrewerLucy BrewerLucy Brewer is the pen name of a writer who purported to be the first woman in the United States Marines, serving aboard the USS Constitution...
, claimed first woman Marine, probably fictitious - Marilyn BrewerMarilyn BrewerMarilyn C. Brewer is a California politician who served from 1994 to 2000 as a California State Assemblywoman representing southern Orange County's 70th District....
, American politician - Mark Brewer (disambiguation), several people
- Mike Brewer (disambiguation), several people
- Nicole BrewerNicole BrewerNicole Brewer is a former Miss Pennsylvania from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who now works as a news reporter.As a junior and senior in college, Brewer won two local pageant titles, including Miss Central Pennsylvania 2004 and Miss Allegheny Valley 2005...
, American beauty queen - Richard BrewerRichard BrewerRichard M. "Dick" Brewer , was an American cowboy and outlaw. He was the first leader of what historically is referred to as Billy the Kid's band, although Billy never led them.-Early life:...
(Dick Brewer), American cowboy - Rick BrewerRick Brewer-External links:*...
, Canadian politician - Robert Brewer (figure skater)
- Robert Brewer (American football)Robert Brewer (American football)Robert Brewer is a former American football player. He played quarterback for the University of Texas Longhorns during the 1981 and 1982 season. His most memorable moment was the late touchdown he scored against Alabama to guide Texas to a 1982 Cotton Bowl Classic win.A Richardson, Texas native,...
- Ron BrewerRon BrewerRonald Charles Brewer is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'4" guard from the University of Arkansas, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 1978 NBA Draft.-Prep years:Brewer played basketball at Fort Smith Northside High School, leading the...
, American basketball player - Ronnie BrewerRonnie BrewerRonnie Brewer is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Chicago Bulls. The Utah Jazz selected him with the 14th pick of the 2006 NBA Draft. Brewer played collegiately at the University of Arkansas, where his father Ron Brewer was a star in the late 1970s...
, American basketball player - Teresa BrewerTeresa BrewerTeresa Brewer was an American pop singer whose style incorporated elements of country, jazz, R&B, musicals and novelty songs. She was one of the most prolific and popular female singers of the 1950s, recording nearly 600 songs. Born Theresa Breuer in Toledo, Ohio, Brewer died of a neuromuscular...
, American singer - Thomas Mayo BrewerThomas Mayo BrewerThomas Mayo Brewer was an American naturalist.Mayo is best known as the joint author, with Baird and Ridgway, of A History of North American Birds , which was the first attempt since John James Audubon's to complete the study of American ornithology.Brewer was born in Boston...
, American naturalist - Tom BrewerTom BrewerThomas Austin Brewer is a former baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he played for the Boston Red Sox from 1954 to 1961....
, American baseball player - William Henry BrewerWilliam Henry BrewerWilliam Henry Brewer was an American botanist. He worked on the first California Geological Survey and was the first Chair of Agriculture at Yale University's Sheffield Scientific School....
, American botanist - Wilmon BrewerWilmon Brewer-Early life:Brewer was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and lived there for most of his life on his family's estate, Great Hill. When he was a young man, the family of his future wife, Katharine Hay More, purchased the property from Brewer's parents. During this time period, he and More fell in love...
, American classical scholar
See also
- BrewerBrewerBrewer may refer to:*Brewer, someone who makes beer by brewing*Brewer , a disambiguation page that lists people with the surname Brewer*Brewer, Maine, a city in southern Penobscot County, Maine, United States, near the city of Bangor...
- Bernie BrewerBernie BrewerBernie Brewer is the official mascot for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team.In late June 1970, when the Brewers were still a new team and having difficulty drawing spectators to their games at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milt Mason, a 69-year-old fan decided to sit atop top the scoreboard until the...
, Bonnie Brewer, mascots for the Milwaukee BrewersMilwaukee BrewersThe Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League... - BrewsterBrewster (disambiguation)-People:* Anna Brewster* Benjamin Brewster * Craig Brewster* Daniel Brewster* David Brewster, Scottish scientist* David Brewster * Diane Brewster* Elizabeth Brewster* Harlan Carey Brewster, Canadian politician...
- BreuerBreuerA number of notable people are known by the surname Breuer* Carolyn Breuer, German musician* Eric Breuer, Swiss archaeologist and historian* Hans Breuer , German physicist* Hans Breuer , German mayor...
- BrouwerBrouwerBrouwer is a Dutch and Flemish surname. The word brouwer means 'beer brewer'.- Brouwer :* Adriaen Brouwer , Flemish painter* Andries Brouwer, Dutch mathematician and computer programmer...