Namesakes
French Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
(prime minister) René Mayer 1953 
Grammy Award Winners:
1 song of the year
(song of the year) John Mayer 2005 Daughters
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Maria Goeppert-Mayer 1963
Notable Athletes:
1 skiing, 1 tennis
(tennis) Florian Mayer 1983-
(skiing) Matthias Mayer 1990-
Notable Musicians:
1 musician
John Mayer 1977- pop
Olympic Medalists:
2 gold, 1 gold/bronze
(gold/bronze) Mihály Mayer 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968 water polo
(gold) Bronwyn Mayer 2000 water polo
(gold) Matthias Mayer 2014 alpine skiing