Fahr

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Fahr (German pronunciation: [ˈfaːɐ̯]) is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Jerry Fahr (1924–2010), Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season
  • Julius Fahr, Canadian businessman
  • Karl Theodor Fahr (1877–1945), German pathologist who was born in Pirmasens of the Rhineland-Palatinate
  • Otto Fahr (1892–1969), German backstroke swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics


Fahr is also a village today belonging to the town of Neuwied in Germany, see Fahr (Neuwied)

See also[edit]

  • Fahr bin Taimur al Said, member of the Omani royal family
  • Fahr Monastery, Benedictine nunnery located in Würenlos in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland
  • Fahr's syndrome, rare, genetically dominant, inherited neurological disorder
  • Deutz-Fahr, German tractor brand, today part of SAME Deutz-Fahr, traces its roots to 1894 when Deutz was founded
  • SAME Deutz-Fahr (SDF), an Italian-based manufacturer of tractors, combine harvesters, other agricultural machines, engines and equipment
  • Fehr