Famous People with Name Thayer

Thayer David            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thayer David: was a film and television actor. Born David Thayer Hersey, he was best known for his work on the cult ABC serial Dark Shadows which aired from 1966-1971 and the movie Rocky in 1976. His most memorable film role was as Count Arne Saknussem in the film Journey to the Center of the Earth. He also played Dragon in The Eiger Sanction in 1975 with Clint Eastwood.

Abbott Handerson Thayer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Abbott Handerson Thayer: was an American artist, naturalist and teacher. As a painter of portraits, figures, animals and landscapes, he enjoyed a certain prominence during his lifetime, as shown by the fact that his paintings are in the most important U.S. art collections. In the

John Eliot Thayer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Eliot Thayer: was an American amateur ornithologist.Thayer was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Nathaniel Thayer, a banker who built Harvard's Thayer Hall. After graduating from Harvard, Thayer married Evelyn Forbes and settled at the family farm at Lancaster,

Dale Thayer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dale Thayer: is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays.Thayer was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays on September 15, 2006 as a player to be named later in exchange for Russell Branyan. Thayer made his major league debut on May 22, 2009 at LandShark Stadium in Miami against the Florida Marlins. He pitched 3 innings, allowing one earned run and collected his first career save.

John Milton Thayer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Milton Thayer: was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Nebraska, as well as governor of Wyoming Territory and governor of Nebraska. Thayer served as delegate to the Convention which organized the Republic

Andrew Jackson Thayer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Andrew Jackson Thayer: was an attorney and Democratic U.S. congressman from Oregon. A native of New York state, he previously worked as the U.S. Attorney for Oregon. His brother was William W. Thayer, a governor of Oregon. After Congress, Thayer returned to legal work and serve