Bear is a surname which may refer to: Carter Bear (born 2006), Canadian ice hockey player Elizabeth Bear, pen name of American author Sarah Bear Elizabeth Wishnevsky (born 1971) Ethan Bear (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player Glecia Bear (1912–1998), Canadian Cree writer Greg Bear (1951–2022), American author Jack Bear (1920–2007), American costume designer Joseph Ainslie Bear (1878–1955), American banker Laura Bear (born 1965), British anthropologist and academic Liza Béar, American filmmaker Michael Bear (1934–2000), English cricketer
See also Barbara Bears (born 1971), American ballet dancer Bear (nickname) Bear (disambiguation) Ber (name) List of fictional bears, including some where Bear is used as a surname