Meriwether (name)

Last updated March 31, 2025

Meriwether has been used as both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Chuck Meriwether (1956–2019), American Major League Baseball umpire
Colyer Meriwether (1858–1920), American historian, educator and writer
David Meriwether (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- David Meriwether (Georgia politician) (1755–1822), Congressional Representative from Georgia
- David Meriwether (Kentucky politician) (1800–1893), Senator from Kentucky and Governor of New Mexico
Delano Meriwether (born 1943), American doctor and track and field athlete
Elizabeth Meriwether (born 1981), American playwright and screenwriter
Elizabeth Avery Meriwether (1824–1916), American author, publisher and activist in the women's suffrage movement
James Meriwether (1789–1854), American politician and lawyer from Georgia
James Archibald Meriwether (1806–1852), American politician and lawyer from Georgia
John Meriwether (born 1947), American hedge fund executive and a pioneer of fixed income arbitrage
Lee Meriwether (born 1935), American actress who was Miss America 1955
Lee Meriwether (author) (1862–1966), American author and government official
Lide Meriwether (1829–1913), American feminist leader and women's rights activist
Louise Meriwether (1923–2023), American novelist, essayist, journalist and activist
Nana Meriwether (born 1985), American beauty pageant winner who was Miss USA 2012
Nicholas Meriwether (1665–1744), wealthy land owner of Colony of Virginia
Porter Meriwether (1940–2009), American basketball player

Meriwether Clark (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Meriwether Lewis Clark Sr. (1809–1879), U.S. Army officer and Confederate general in the American Civil War
- Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. (1846–1899), American businessman and horse racing manager
Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), American explorer, soldier, and public administrator
Meriwether Smith (1730–1790), American planter from Essex County, Virginia
Meriwether Lewis Walker (1869–1947), Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1924 to 1928