Summers (surname)

Summers is a surname, and may refer to the following people:

People

In academia

• Clyde Summers (1918–2010), American labor lawyer and law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
• David Summers (art historian), American art historian
• Harry G. Summers, Jr. (1932–1999), American army Colonel and author about the Vietnam War
• Lawrence Summers (born 1954), American economist and former president of Harvard University
• Max D. Summers (born 1939), American molecular biologist
• Robert Summers (economist) (1922–2012), American economist
• Robert S. Summers (1933–2019), American academic
• Vera Summers (1899-?), Australian high school teacher and principal

In arts and entertainment

Music

• Andrew Rowan Summers (1912–1968), American folk singer
• Andy Summers (born 1942), English guitarist
• Bill Summers (musician) (born 1948), American jazz percussionist
• David Summers Rodríguez, Spanish musician and frontman of Hombres G
• Gene Summers (1939–2021), American recording artist
• Isabella Summers (born 1980), British musician
• John "Dick" Summers (1887–1976), fiddler from Indiana
• Jonathan Summers (born 1946), Australian baritone
• Steve Summers, American lead singer of the band Pretty Boy Floyd

Other arts

• Barbara Summers
• Dylan Summers (born 1973), American professional wrestler better known as Necro Butcher
• Henry Summers (actor), pseudonym used by Ed Wynn
• Hope Summers (1896–1979), American actress
• Jackie Summers, food writer
• Jeremy Summers (1931–2016), British film director
• Marc Summers (born 1951), American television personality
• Merna Summers (born 1933), Canadian short story writer
• Montague Summers (1880–1948), English author and clergyman
• Robert Summers (artist) (born 1940), American painter and sculptor

In government and politics

• Amy Summers (born 1963), American state representative from West Virginia
• David Summers (diplomat), Canadian High Commissioner to Malaysia
• George W. Summers (1804–1868), American politician
• Glenn E. Summers (1925–2020), American lawyer, judge, and politician
• Henry Summers (civil servant)
• John W. Summers (1870–1937), American politician
• John Summers (Tennessee politician) from Metropolitan Council

In sport

• Bill Summers (umpire) (1895–1966), American umpire
• Champ Summers (1946–2012), American baseball player
• DaJuan Summers (born 1988), American Basketball Player
• Ed Summers (1884–1953), American baseball player
• Freddie Summers (1947–1994), American football player
• Jamar Summers (born 1995), American football player
• John Summers (figure skater) (born 1957), American ice dancer
• John Summers (footballer) (1915–1991), English footballer
• John Summers (sport shooter), Australian Olympic sport shooter
• Johnny Summers (footballer) (1927–1962), footballer for Charlton Athletic
• Johnny Summers (boxer) (1882–1946), English boxer
• Richard Summers (1860–1941), Wales rugby union international
• Robert Summers (born 2002), South African badminton player
• Sheila Piercey Summers (1919–2005), South African tennis player
• Ty Summers (born 1996), American football player

In other fields

• Anthony Summers, Irish author
• Bill Summers (car builder) (1935–2011), American car builder and longtime speed record holder
• Obediah Summers (1844–1896), African American minister, Civil War veteran, chaplain
• John Summers & Sons, UK steel and iron producers
• John Summers (RAF officer) (1894–?), World War I flying ace
• Joseph Summers (1904–1954), British test pilot
• Montague Summers (1880–1948), English author and clergyman
• Sarah Rose Summers (born 1994), American beauty pageant titleholder and Miss USA 2018
• Vera Summers (born 1899), Australian high school teacher and principal

Fictional characters

• Lenny Summers, character from Red Dead Redemption 2
• Mary Ann Summers, castaway on the television series Gilligan's Island
• Billy Summers, the main character from the titular character novel

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• Buffy Summers, central character of the film and television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Dawn Summers, Buffy's sister
• Hank Summers, father of Buffy and Dawn Summers
• Joyce Summers, mother of Buffy and Dawn Summers

Marvel Comics

• Alex Summers, Havok of the X-Men
• Christopher Summers, Corsair, father of Scott, Alex and Gabriel Summers, former leader of the Starjammers
• Gabriel Summers, Vulcan, X-Man turned supervillain
• Hope Summers (character), first mutant born after M-Day
• Jean Grey-Summers, Phoenix of the X-Men
• Nathan Summers, Cable of the X-Men
• Rachel Summers, Marvel Girl of the X-Men and Excalibur
• Ruby Summers, daughter of Scott Summers and Emma Frost
• Scott Summers, Cyclops, leader of the X-Men

See also

• Ann Summers, a British retail chain of sex toys and lingerie
• Henry Summers (disambiguation)
• Sommers (surname)
• Sumners, surname