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,

Alexander "Sandy" Mayer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alexander "Sandy" Mayer: is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career. He was part of the winning tennis squad at Stanford University in 1973.

Mercer Mayer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mercer Mayer: is an American children's book writer and illustrator. He has published over 300 books using a wide range of illustrative styles (see his bibliography for a list). Mayer is probably best known for his "Little Critter" and "Little Monster" series of books.

Pat Mayer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Pat Mayer: is a former professional ice hockey player.The burly rearguard signed with Pittsburgh in July, 1987 and made into one NHL game. He returned to the IHL for the balance of the schedule and led the league with 450 penalty minutes. Mayer retired in 1989 after

Rachel L. Mayer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rachel L. Mayer: is an American ice dancer. With partner Peter Breen, she represented the United States at the 1992 Winter Olympics where they placed 15th. At the Olympics, their original dance was to the music of Saak-I-Jaarven and their free dance was to the soundtrack

Travis Mayer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Travis Mayer: s an olympic-level Freestyle Skier. Travis grew up skiing in Western New York at Holiday Valley and across the Northeast as a member of the Holiday Valley Freestyle Team. After completing junior high school in Orchard Park, as a freshman in high school he