Sumner Byron Myers (February 19, 1910 – October 8, 1955) was an American mathematician specializing in topology and differential geometry. He studied at Harvard University under H. C. Marston Morse,^[1] where he graduated with a Ph.D. in 1932.^[2] Myers then pursued postdoctoral studies at Princeton University (1934–1936)^[3] before becoming a professor for mathematics at the University of Michigan. He died unexpectedly from a heart attack during the 1955 Michigan–Army football game at Michigan Stadium.^[4]

The Sumner B. Myers Prize was created in his honor for distinguished theses within the LSA Mathematics Department.^[5][6] Notable recipients include June Huh, Mary Wootters, and Theodore J. Kaczynski.^{[citation needed]}