Ayers may refer to:

People

  • A.D. Ayers, American baseball umpire (National League)
  • Aaron Ayers (1836–1900), New Zealand auctioneer and politician
  • Bill Ayers (born 1944), American academic and activist
  • Bill Ayers (baseball) (1919–1980), American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Bruce Ayers (born 1962), American small business owner and politician
  • Cameron Ayers (born 1991), American basketball player
  • Charlie Ayers (born 1966), former executive chef for Google
  • David Ayers (1841–1916), Union Army soldier during the American Civil War
  • Demarcus Ayers (born 1994), American football player
  • Dick Ayers (1924–2014), American comic book artist
  • Duffy Ayers (1915–2017), English portrait painter
  • Edward L. Ayers (born 1953), American historian, president of the University of Richmond
  • Eli Ayers (1778–1822), first colonial agent of the American Colonization Society
  • Fred Ayers (1912–1986), Australian rules footballer
  • Frederick Ayers, English engineer
  • Greg Ayers, Australian atmospheric scientist
  • Haskel Ayers (1936–2020), American auctioneer and politician
  • Henry Ayers (1821–1897), former Premier of South Australia
  • Howard "Doc" Ayers (1922–2020), American football coach
  • James F. Ayers (1847–1895), American soldier
  • Janeé Ayers (born 1981), American politician
  • Jason Ayers (born 1982), American professional wrestling referee
  • Jeremy Ayers (1948–2016), American artist, writer, musician, and photographer
  • John Ayers (1953–1995), National Football League offensive lineman
  • John G. K. Ayers (1837–1913), Union Army soldier during the American Civil War
  • John L. Ayers (1902–1985), American politician
  • John W. Ayers, American behavioral epidemiologist
  • Kevin Ayers (1944–2013), British rock singer
  • Maurice L. Ayers (1819–1884), American banker, farmer, hotelier, politician
  • Michael Ayers (boxer) (born 1965), British boxer
  • Michael R. Ayers (born 1935), British philosopher
  • Mike Ayers (born 1948), American football coach
  • Nabil Ayers, American entrepreneur and musician
  • Nathaniel Ayers (born 1951), American musician
  • Nick Ayers (born 1982), American political strategist
  • Nigel Ayers (born 1957), English multimedia artist
  • Pam Ayres (born 1947), British poet, comedian, songwriter and presenter
  • Paul Ayers (born 1961), Archdeacon of Leeds
  • Phoebe Ayers, American librarian
  • Randy Ayers (born 1956), American basketball coach
  • Robert Ayers (born 1985), American football defensive end
  • Ron Ayers (1932–2024), British aeronautical engineer and designer of ThrustSSC
  • Rowan Ayers (1922–2008), British television producer and poet
  • Roy Ayers (1940–2025), American vibraphonist, record producer and composer
  • Roy E. Ayers (1882–1955), American politician
  • Rufus A. Ayers (1849–1926), Virginia lawyer, businessman, and politician
  • Sam Ayers, American actor
  • Scott Ayers, American musician
  • Stephen T. Ayers, American architect
  • Thomas G. Ayers (1919–2007), Chicago businessman, philanthropist
  • Tim Ayers (born 1958), Ohio politician
  • Tony Ayers (1933–2016), former senior Australian public servant

Places

  • Ayers Rock, former name of Uluru, a rock formation in central Australia
  • Ayers, Bond County, Illinois
  • Ayers, Carroll County, Illinois
  • Ayers Creek, Antigua
  • Ayers Creek Falls, Oregon
  • Ayers House (Adelaide)
  • Ayers Island (Maine)
  • Ayers Island Reservoir, New Hampshire
  • Ayers Kaserne, US army barracks in Germany
  • Ayers Shop, Mississippi
  • Ayers Township, Champaign County, Illinois
  • Ayers, West Virginia

Companies

  • N.W. Ayers, American advertising agency
  • Ayers Music Publishing Company, a fictional company in Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged
  • Ayers Saint Gross, American architectural firm

See also

  • Ayres (disambiguation)
  • Ayers Rock (disambiguation)