Famous People with Name Mayer

Mayer Candelo            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Mayer Candelo: is a Colombian football midfielder. He made his debut in 1996 for Deportivo Cali. He played for Universitario de Deportes, in which he was the main captain of the team. He currently plays for Juan Aurich (Chiclayo).

Mayer Kirshenblatt            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Mayer Kirshenblatt: he and his daughter Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett published They Called Me Mayer July: Painted Memories of a Jewish Childhood before the Holocaust (University of California Press in conjunction with the Judah L Magnes Museum). The book won the Canadian Jewish Book Award, J. I. Segal Book Award, and American Association of University Presses (AAUP) award for book design, and was a finalist in three categories for the National Jewish Book Award. An exhibition of his work, which opened at the Magnes Museum in 2007, will travel to the The Jewish Museum (New York City), Jewish Historical Museum (Amsterdam), and Museum of the History of Polish Jews (Warsaw). The book and exhibition are the culmination of a forty-year collaboration between father and daughter. In 1967, Barbara began interviewing Mayer about his childhood. In 1990, at the urging of his wife, daughter, and son-in-law Max Gimblett, Mayer began to paint.

Mayer Andrés Candelo García            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Mayer Andrés Candelo García: is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for Juan Aurich (Chiclayo).Candelo made his debut in 1996 for Deportivo Cali and has played for Universitario de Deportes, in which he was the main captain of the team.

Mayer Jacob "Chic" Hecht            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mayer Jacob "Chic" Hecht: was a Republican United States Senator from Nevada and U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas. In 1966 he was elected to the Nevada Senate, the first Republican to represent his predominantly Democratic district in and around Las Vegas in more than 25 years. He w

Mayer Alphonse James Rothschild            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Mayer Alphonse James Rothschild: was a French, financier, vineyard owner, art collector, philanthropist, racehorse owner/breeder and a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of France. Known as Alphonse, he was the eldest son of James Mayer de Rothschild (1792-1868). His mother was Betty de Rothschild (1805-1886), the daughter of Salomon Mayer von Rothschild from the Austrian branch of the family. Alphonse was educated to take his place at the head of de Rothschild Frères bank,

Helen Mayer            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Helen Mayer: was an Australian politician. Born in Kaniva, Victoria, she was educated at Swinburne Institute of Technology in Melbourne and then Toorak Teachers' College, after which she became a teacher. In 1983, she was elected to the Australian House of Representat