What is "spiers"

Spiers is the surname of several people:

• Alexander Spiers, English lexicographer
• Bob Spiers, British television director
• Cyril Spiers, former English professional footballer and manager
• Elizabeth Spiers, the founding editor of gossip blog Gawker.com and the Wall Street gossip site dealbreaker.com
• Felix William Spiers, founder of Spiers & Pond, restaurateurs.
• John Spiers, English squeezebox player, founder member of folk duo Spiers and Boden and Bellowhead
• Margaret Gibson Spier founder of Spier's school in Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland
• Ronald I. Spiers, former American ambassador-diplomat and member of Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change
• Reg Spiers, Australian athlete known for traveling in a wooden box from England to Australia