Scherer and Scherrer is a German language surname widespread in German speaking Europe since the Middle Ages. With the beginning of colonization it also came to North and South America. It may refer to: Scherer Alfredo Scherer (1903–1996), Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate Axel Scherer (professor), American physicist Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer (1747–1804), French general during the French Revolution Bee Scherer (born Burkhard Scherer, 1971), English professor of gender studies and religious studies at Canterbury Christ Church University Bernie Scherer (1913–2004), American football player Dave Scherer, American sports writer and journalist Edmond Henri Adolphe Schérer (1815–1889), French politician Emanuel Scherer (1901–1977), Polish-Jewish politician Fernando Scherer (born 1974), Brazilian swimmer Frederic M. Scherer (born 1932), American economist Gabriela Scherer (born 1981), Swiss mezzosoprano Georg Scherer (1540–1605), Roman Catholic pulpit orator and controversialist Giorgio Scherer (1831-1896), Italian painter, mainly of genre paintings Gordon H. Scherer (1906–1988), American politician Hermann Scherer (1893-1927), German-speaking Swiss Expressionist Irineu Roque Scherer (1950–2016), Roman Catholic bishop James A. B. Scherer (1870–1944), American educator and Lutheran minister Jean Marie Maurice Schérer, better known as Éric Rohmer, French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and teacher Johann Andreas Scherer (1755–1844), Austrian chemist and botanist Johann Jakob Scherer (1825–1878), Swiss politician for the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Johann Joseph Scherer (1814–1869), German chemist John Scherer (athlete) (1966–), former American long-distance runner for the Michigan Wolverines Julio Scherer García (1926–2015), Mexican author and journalist Klaus Scherer (born 1943), Swiss psychologist Lee R. Scherer (1919-2011), American aeronautical engineer and director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) from January 19, 1975 to September 2, 1979 Leopoldo García-Colín Scherer (1930–2012), Mexican scientist specialized in Thermodynamics Lucy Scherer (born 1981), German actress Luther B. Scherer, also known as Tutor Scherer, (1879–1957), American casino investor in Las Vegas, Nevada Maria Katherina Scherer, (1825–1888), Swiss Roman Catholic professed religious and the co-founder of the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross Marie-Luise Scherer (1938-2022), German author and journalist Markus Scherer (born 1962), German former wrestler Martin Scherer (born 1972), German physician Michelle Scherer, American environmental geochemist Odilo Scherer (born 1949), Brazilian Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate Péter Scherer (born 1961), Hungarian stage and film actor René Schérer (1922–2023), French philosopher Rip Scherer (born 1952), American coach Robert Pauli Scherer (1906–1960), American inventor Roger H. Scherer (1935-2022), American lawyer and politician Rodolphe Scherer (born 1972), French equestrian Roy Scherer Jr., better known as Rock Hudson, American