Maher (surname) explained
Maher is a surname. It can be derived from the Irish surname Ó Meachair, but is also found in Arabic ("ماهر").
People
Alphabetically:
- Adam Maher (born 1993), Dutch-Moroccan footballer
- Ahmad or Ahmed Maher, several people, including:
- Ali Maher (diplomat) (1938–2016), Egyptian diplomat
- Alice Maher (born 1956), Irish painter and sculptor
- Allan Maher (born 1950), Australian football player
- Andrew Maher (born 1964), Australian sports journalist and broadcaster
- Ben Maher (born 1983), British show jumper
- Big Joe Maher (born c.1953), American blues drummer, singer and songwriter
- Bill Maher (born 1956), American comedian and late-night talk show host
- Bill Maher (rower) (born 1946), American rower
- Brendan Maher (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Brett Maher (American football) (born 1989), American gridiron football player
- Brett Maher (basketball) (born 1973), Australian basketball player
- Carmel Maher (born 1954), Australian politician
- Christopher Maher (born 1955), American actor and chef
- Ciarán Maher (1962–2012), Irish name Ciarán Ó Meachair, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Davie Maher (1880–1936), English footballer
- Denis Maher (born 1991), Irish name Denis Ó Meachair, Irish hurler
- Edwin Maher, New Zealand-born TV journalist
- Frank Maher (disambiguation), several people
- Fred Maher (born 1964), American drummer, programmer, and record producer
- George Ciccariello-Maher (born 1979), American political theorist
- George W. Maher (1864–1926), American architect
- Greg Maher (1967–2016), Irish name Gréagóir Ó Meachair, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Irene Maher, Australian artist who worked with Vivienne Binns in the 1990s
- James or Jimmy Maher, several people, including:
- John Maher (also Johnny, Jonathan), several people, including:
- John Maher (Buzzcocks drummer) (born 1960), British drummer and drag racer
- John Maher (Kilkenny hurler) (born 1977), Irish name Seán Ó Meachair, Irish hurler
- John Maher (Tipperary hurler) (1908–1980), Irish name Seán Ó Meachair, Irish hurler
- John A. Maher, American politician
- John C. Maher (born 1951), Irish-British linguist
- John W. Maher (1866–1917), American politician and veterinarian
- Johnny Marr (born 1963), born John Martin Maher, English guitarist for The Smiths
- Jonathan Maher (born 1985), Irish name Seán Ó Meachair, Irish hurler
- Joseph Maher (1933–1998), Irish-American character actor
- Kaitlyn Maher (born 2004), American singer and actress
- Katherine Maher (born 1983), American executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation
- Kevin Maher (born 1976), English-born Irish footballer
- Margaret Maher (1841–1924), Irish-born domestic worker for Emily Dickinson
- Matt Maher (born 1974), Canadian Christian music songwriter and worship leader
- Matty Maher (1854–1931), Irish name Maitiú Ó Meachair, Irish hurler
- Maureen Maher, American news reporter
- Michael Maher (also Mikey), several people, including:
- Nicholas Maher (died 1851), Irish politician
- Osama Ali Maher (born 1968), Egyptian-born Swedish politician and MP
- Patrick Maher (also Pádraic, Pat), several people, including:
- Paul Maher, several people, including:
- Peter Maher (also Peadar), several people, including:
- Philip Maher (born 1979), Irish hurler
- Philip Brooks Maher, American architect
- Richard Maher, British screenwriter and producer
- Robyn Maher (born 1959), Australian basketball player
- Ronan Maher (born 1995), Irish name Rónán Ó Meachair, Irish hurler
- Sanam Maher, Pakistani journalist and feminist
- Sean Maher (born 1975), American actor
- Sean Maher (swimmer) (born 1953), British swimmer
- Shaun Maher (born 1978), Irish footballer
- Shiraz Maher (born 1981), British writer, critic of radical Islam
- Stephen Maher (footballer) (born 1988), Irish footballer
- Stephen Maher (hurler) "Picky" (born 1993), Irish name Stiofán Ó Meachair, Irish hurler
- T. J. Maher (1922–2002), full name Thomas Joseph Maher, Irish politician
- Ted Maher (born 1958), American arson, ex-Green Beret, and registered nurse
- Ted Maher (politician) (1891–1982), Australian politician
- Therese Maher, Irish name Treasa Ní Meachair, Irish camogie player
- Tom Maher (born 1952), Australian basketball coach
- Tommy Maher (1922–2015), Irish name Tomás Ó Meachair, Catholic priest and hurler
- Tony Maher (born 1945), Irish name Antoin Ó Meachair, Irish hurler
- Wally Maher (1908–1951), American actor
- Warren Maher (born 1957), Australian tennis player
- William Maher (hurler) (born 1979), Irish name Liam Ó Meachair, Irish hurler and coach
