Henry Ayers, English-Australian politician, 8th Premier of South Australia (b. 1821)

Sir Henry Ayers (now pron. "airs") (1 May 1821 – 11 June 1897) was the eighth Premier of South Australia, serving a record five times between 1863 and 1873.

His lasting memorial is in the name Ayers Rock, also known as Uluru, which was encountered in 1873 by William Gosse.