Summers (surname)

Summers is a surname, and may refer to the following 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 (1922–2012), American economist
 * Robert S. Summers (1933–2019), American academic
 * Vera Summers (1899-?), Australian high school teacher and principal

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, 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
 * 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 (born 1947), 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
 * John Summers (curler) in the 2011 World Senior Curling Championships – Men's tournament
 * Johnny Summers (footballer) (1927–1962), footballer for Charlton Athletic
 * Johnny Summers (boxer) (1882–1946), English boxer
 * Richard Summers (1860–1941), Wales rugby union international
 * Sheila Piercey (1919–2005), South African tennis player
 * Ty Summers (born 1996), American football player

In other fields

 * Bill Summers (car builder) (1935–2011), American car builder and longtime speed record holder
 * Bill Summers (jeweller), predecessor of David V. Thomas as British crown jeweller
 * 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 (comics), first mutant born after M-Day
 * Jean Grey-Summers, Phoenix of the X-Men
 * Nathan Christopher Charles 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