Bear (nickname)

People nicknamed Bear or the Bear include:


 * Albert the Bear (c. 1100–1170), Margrave of Brandenburg
 * James Brady (1940–2014), press secretary to U.S. President Ronald Reagan and shooting victim
 * Bear Bryant (1913–1983), American college football coach
 * Don Haskins (1930-2008), American college basketball coach
 * Dainton Connell (1961–2007), Arsenal hooligan leader known as "The Bear", assistant to the Pet Shop Boys
 * Edward Ellice (merchant) (1783–1863), British merchant and politician known as "The Bear"
 * Bear Grylls (born 1974), British adventurer and television presenter
 * Bear McCreary (born 1979), musician and composer
 * Bear Pascoe (born 1986), former American football tight end
 * Bear Rinehart (born 1980), American singer
 * Michael Taliferro (1961-2006), American film and television actor and sportsman
 * Owsley Stanley (1935–2011), underground LSD cook known as "The Bear"
 * Cameron White (born 1983), Australian cricketer
 * Raymond Wolf (1904–1979), American football and baseball player and coach