Weir (disambiguation)

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Weir has several different meanings:

• Weir, a dam-like structure
• Fishing weir, a type of fish trap
• Viscount Weir, a British peerage title
• Elizabeth Weir, Stargate Atlantis
• Weir Group plc, a UK engineering company
• Weirs (album), an album by Vibert/Simmonds.

Places:

• Weir Hill a park in Massachusetts
• Weir, India
• Weir, Kansas
• Weir, Mississippi
• Weir, Texas
• Weir, Lancashire
• Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut, USA
• Hurley Weir, a UK kayaking area
• James Weir House, Tennessee, USA
• Mundaring Weir, Western Australia
• Tumbling Weir, Devon, England
• Wyre, Orkney, Scotland, which used to be spelt "Weir" occasionally.

People:

• Alison Weir, British writer and historian
• Arabella Weir, British actress
• Reverend Benjamin Weir, a famous hostage
• Bob Weir, American guitar player
• David Weir (English footballer)
• David Weir (journalist)
• David Weir (paralympic athlete)
• David Weir (Scottish footballer)
• Doddie Weir, rugby player
• Elizabeth Weir, Canadian politician and lawyer
• Fred Weir, Canadian journalist
• J. Alden Weir, painter
• John Ferguson Weir (1841–1926), American painter and sculptor
• Johnny Weir, American figure skater
• Judith Weir, Scottish Composer
• Leonard Weir, actor
• Michael Weir, British politician
• Mike Weir, Canadian golfer
• Molly Weir, British Stage Actress
• Peter Weir, Australian film director
• Peter Weir (politician)
• Robert Weir, Canadian politician
• Robert Walter Weir, American artist
• Robert Weir (athlete) (born 1961), English discus thrower
• Stephnie Weir, American actress
• Tom Weir, Scottish broadcaster
• Walter Weir, Canadian politician

[edit] See also

• Wier