'''Mears''' or '''Meares''' may refer to: {{TOCright}} ==People== *Ainslie Meares (1910–1986), Australian psychiatrist and authority on medical hypnotism *Anna Meares (born 1983), Australian cyclist *Ashley Mears (born 1980), American sociologist *Bob Mears (born 1933), American football coach *Brian Mears (1931–2009), British author and former chairman of Chelsea Football Club *Carl Mears, Senior scientist at Remote Sensing Systems *Cecil Meares (1877–1937), Irish-born English chief dog handler on the Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica *Chris Mears (baseball) (born 1978), Canadian baseball player *Chris Mears (diver) (born 1993), British diver, Olympic champion *Daniel Mears (born 1966), American criminologist *Donna Mears, American politician from Alaska *Eleanor Mears (1917–1992), Scottish medical practitioner and campaigner * Gunner F. J. Mears (1890–1929), World War I soldier who became a successful artist after the war *Frank Meares (1873–1952), Australian cricketer (also known as Frank Devenish-Meares) *Frank Mears (1880–1953), Scottish planning practitioner *Frederick Mears (1878–1939), American civil engineer *Gus Mears (1873–1912) (Henry Augustus Mears), English businessman, founder of Chelsea Football Club *Helen Farnsworth Mears (1872–1916), American artist *Henrietta Mears (1890–1963), American Christian educator *Joe Mears (1905–1966), chairman of the Football Association and Chelsea Football Club *John Meares (1756–1809), English navigator *Joseph Mears (1871–1936) (Joseph Theophilus Mears), English businessman, co-founder of Chelsea Football Club *Lee Mears (born 1979), English rugby union player *Leonard Frank Meares (1921–1993), Australian author *Martha Mears (1910–1986), American actress and radio and film singer *Nick Mears (born 1996), American baseball player *Otto Mears (1840–1931), American builder of roads and railroads *Ray Mears (disambiguation), several people *Richard Goldsmith Meares (1780–1862), Anglo-Irish public official at the Swan River Colony *Robbie Mears, Australian rugby league footballer *Robert Mears, English physicist and Engineer *Thomas Mears (1775–1832), Canadian businessman and politician *Tracey Meares, American law professor *Tyrone Mears (born 1983), Jamaican footballer with Burnley *Walter Mears (1935–2022), Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist *William Meares (1848–1923), New Zealand cricketer *A family of American racing drivers: ** Casey Mears (born 1978), NASCAR driver, son of Roger ** Rick Mears (born 1951), uncle of Casey and brother of Roger ** Roger Mears (born 1947), father of Casey and brother of Rick
== Fictional characters ==
* Ernie Mears, from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Warren Mears, from the American television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''
==Places== *Cape Meares, a small headland on the Pacific coast of Oregon, United States *Cape Meares, Oregon, a census-designated place in Oregon, United States *Mears, Michigan, United States, a census-designated place *Mears Ashby, a village in Northamptonshire, England *Mears Peak, mountain in Colorado *Mears Station, Virginia, an unincorporated community
== Other uses ==
* Mears & Co or Mears & Stainbank, British bell-founders in the 19th century * Mears Fork, river in North Carolina, United States * Mears Group, British housing and social care provider
==See also== *Kenneth Meers (1960–1992), American murder victim *Meres (disambiguation) *Mear One (Kalen Ockerman, born 1971), American graffiti artist
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