Bahr (surname)

Bahr is a surname. It may be of Germanic origin, derived from the word "bear" or Arabic literally meaning "sea".^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Chris Bahr (born 1953), American football placekicker
• Clint Bahr, member of TriPod
• Daniel Bahr (born 1976), German politician (FDP)
• Ed Bahr (1919–2007), Canadian baseball player
• Egon Bahr (1922–2015), German politician (SPD)
• Elexa Bahr (born 1998), Colombian footballer
• Florence Riefle Bahr (1909–1998), American painter
• Frederick John Bahr (1837–1885), American entrepreneur
• Hermann Bahr (1863–1934), Austrian writer
• Iris Bahr, American actress
• Jason Bahr (born 1972), American professional baseball pitcher
• Jean Bahr, American hydrogeologist and professor
• Jerzy Bahr (1944–2016), Polish diplomat
• Kurt Bahr, American businessman and politician from Missouri
• Leonard Bahr (1905–1990), American painter
• Matt Bahr (born 1956), American football placekicker
• Philip Manson-Bahr (born Philip Henry Bahr, 1881–1966), English zoologist and physician
• Ulrike Bahr (born 1964), German politician
• Walter Bahr (1927–2018), American international soccer player
• Kevin J. Bahr (born 1964), American lawyer and philanthropist
• Arthur E. Bahr (born 1935), American engineer and intellectual property lawyer, Director and General Counsel for General Electric/RCA