Mears or Meares is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Ainslie Dixon Meares (1910-1986) Australian psychiatrist, and authority on medical hypnotism Anna Meares, Australian cyclist Ashley Mears, American sociologist Brian Mears, British author and former chairman of Chelsea Football Club Cecil Meares (1877-1937), chief dog handler on the Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica Chris Mears, Canadian baseball player Chris Mears (diver) British diver, Olympic champion Daniel Mears, American criminologist Ernie Mears, a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders Gunner F. J. Mears (1890-1929), a World War I soldier who became a successful artist after the war Frank Charles Mears (1880-1953), Scottish planning practitioner Frank Meares (1873–1952), Australian cricketer Frederick Mears (1878-1939), American civil engineer Gus Mears (1873-1912),, businessman and founder of Chelsea Football Club Helen Farnsworth Mears (1872-1916), American artist Jen Mears (1984), actress, writer, producer John Meares (1756–1809), English navigator Lee Mears, English rugby union player Leonard Frank Meares (1921-1993), Australian author Joe Mears (1905-1966), former chairman of The Football Association and Chelsea Football Club Joseph Mears (1871-1936),, co-founder of Chelsea Football Club People called Ray Mears Martha Mears (1910) Singer, Voice Over Singer, Dubber Michele Lee Mears (1966) American Apparel Designer, American Songwriter Richard Goldsmith Meares (1780-1862), Anglo-Irish public official at the Swan River Colony Robbie Mears, Australian rugby league footballer Thomas Mears (1775-1832), Canadian businessman and politician Tracey Meares, American law professor Tyrone Mears, Jamaican footballer with Burnley Warren Mears, fictional character from the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
