Bär (or Baer, from German: bear) is the surname may refer to: Abraham Dob Bär Lebensohn (c. 1789/1794–1878), Russian poet and grammarian Dietmar Bär (born 1961), German actor Dorothee Bär (born 1978), German politician Heinrich Bär (1913–1957), German Luftwaffe fighter ace in World War II Karl Bär (born 1985), German politician Olaf Bär (born 1957), German operatic baritone Philippe Bär (born 1928), Dutch former bishop Bär McKinnon (born 1969), American musician See also René-Louis Baire, French mathematician (1874-1932) Tekeste Baire, Eritrean trade unionist Baer, surname list Bähr (transliterated Baehr), surname list Bahr (surname) Bear (disambiguation) German-language surnames Jewish given names Jewish surnames Surnames from nicknames