Schaefer
(Redirected from Shafer)
Script error: No such module "about". Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word schäfer, meaning 'shepherd',[1] which itself descends from the Old High German scāphare. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer" (a standardized spelling in many German-speaking countries after 1880), the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the anglicised forms "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shaffer", "Shafer", and "Schafer" are all common surnames.
Schaefer
- Born in 1800–1899
- Arnold Schaefer (1819–1883), German historian
- Germany Schaefer (1877–1919), American baseball player
- Jacob Schaefer Sr (1850–1910), American billiards player
- Jacob Schaefer Jr (1894–1975) American billiards player
- Jacob Schaefer (composer) (1888–1936), American composer and conductor
- Marie Charlotte Schaefer (1874–1927), American physician
- Rudolph Jay Schaefer I (1863–1923), American businessman
- Born in 1900–1949
- Fred K. Schaefer (1904–1953), German and American geographer
- Walter V. Schaefer (1904–1986), American jurist and educator
- Vincent Schaefer (1906–1993), American chemist and meteorologist who developed cloud seeding
- Jack Warner Schaefer (1907–1991), American fiction author
- Milner Baily Schaefer (1912–1970), American fisheries biologist
- William Donald Schaefer (1921–2011), American politician
- Udo Schaefer (1926–2019), German Bahá'í author
- Will Schaefer (1928–2007), American composer
- Bill Schaefer (field hockey) (1925–2003), New Zealand field hockey player
- Kermit Schaefer (1923–1979), American writer, broadcast and Pardon My Blooper record series producer
- Daniel Schaefer (1936–2006), American politician
- James Schaefer (1938–2018), American politician and rancher
- Bob Schaefer (born 1944), American baseball coach
- Henry F. Schaefer, III (born 1944), American chemist, academic and Protestant educator
- Gerard John Schaefer (1946–1995), American killer, rapist, and suspected serial killer
- Ronald P. Schaefer (born 1945), American linguist
- Born after 1950
- Vic Schaefer (born 1961), American basketball coach
- Peter Schaefer (ice hockey) (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jarrett Schaefer (born 1979), America film director and screenwriter
- Nolan Schaefer (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
- Bradley E. Schaefer, American physicist
- Kurt Schaefer, American academic
- Peter Schaefer (author), American academic and religious history author
- Laura Schaefer (disambiguation), multiple people
Schaeffer
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Schäfer
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- Born after 1800
- Wilhelm Schäfer (1868–1952), German naturalist writer and magazine publisher
- Dirk Schäfer (1873–1931), Dutch pianist and composer
- Karl Emil Schäfer (1891–1917), German World War I pilot, recipient of the Pour le Mérite
- Born after 1899
- Emanuel Schäfer (1900–1974), German SS officer, head of security police and SD in Serbia during World War II
- Gustav Schäfer (rower) (1906–1991), German Olympic rower
- Karl Schäfer (figure skater) (1909–1976), Austrian Olympic figure skater
- Ernst Schäfer (1910–1992), German hunter, zoologist and ornithologist
- Willy Schäfer (handball player) (1913–1980), Swiss Olympic field handball player
- Paul Schäfer (1921–2010), German-Chilean cult leader
- Hans Schäfer (1927–2017), German retired footballer
- Karl Heinz Schäfer (1932–1996), German-born composer and arranger working in France
- Willy Schäfer (actor) (1933–2011), German actor
- Barbara Schäfer (1934–2024), German politician
- Hans-Bernd Schäfer (born 1943), German economist and scholar
- Manfred Schäfer (1943–2023), German-Australian retired professional footballer
- Wolf Schäfer (born 1942), German-American historian
- Wolfgang Schäfer (born 1945), German choral conductor and academic
- Born after 1949
- Winfried Schäfer (born 1950), German football manager
- Anita Schäfer (born 1951), German politician
- Axel Schäfer (born 1952), German politician
- Klaus Schäfer (catholic theologian) (born 1958), German catholic theologian, priest and author
- Michael Schäfer (born 1959), Danish football manager
- Markus Schäfer (born 1961), German tenor
- Bärbel Schäfer (born 1963), German television presenter
- Christine Schäfer (born 1965), German soprano
- Ingo Schäfer (born 1965), German politician
- Thomas Schäfer (politician) (1966−2020) German lawyer and politician, Minister of Finance in Hesse
- Dagmar Schäfer (born 1968), German sinologist and historian of science
- Jan Schäfer (born 1974), German Olympic canoer
- Raphael Schäfer (born 1979), German footballer
- Marcel Schäfer (born 1984), German footballer
- András Schäfer (born 1999), Hungarian footballer
Schäffer
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- Born after 1800
- Saint Anna Schäffer (1882–1925), German mystic, canonized by Pope Benedict in 2012
- Charles Schäffer (1838–1903), American physician and botanist
- Fritz Schäffer (1888–1967), German politician
- Hugo Schäffer (1875-1945), German politician
- Julius Schäffer (1882–1944), German mycologist
- Mary Schäffer Warren (1861–1939), American naturalist, illustrator, and explorer in Canada
- Born after 1950
- Andreas Schäffer (born 1984), German footballer
Schafer
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- Born after 1800
- Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer (1850–1935), English physiologist
- Born after 1900
- Natalie Schafer (1900–1991), American actress
- Harold Schafer (1912–2001), American entrepreneur
- Alice Turner Schafer (1915–2009), American mathematician
- Richard D. Schafer (1918–2014), American mathematician
- Roy Schafer (1922–2018), American psychologist-psychoanalyst
- R. Murray Schafer (1933–2021), Canadian composer, writer, music educator and environmentalist
- Ronald W. Schafer (born 1938), American electrical engineer and academic
- Ed Schafer (born 1946), American state politician and United States Secretary of Agriculture
- Born after 1950
- Avi Schafer (born 1998), Japanese basketball player
- Tim Schafer (born 1967), American computer game designer
- Arthur Schafer (living), Canadian ethicist and academic
- Eric Schafer (born 1977), American mixed martial artist
- Jordan Schafer (born 1986), American baseball player
- Hunter Schafer (born 1999), American model, activist, and actress
- Sakura Schafer-Nameki, German physicist
Schaffer
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- Born after 1800
- Károly Schaffer (1864–1939), Hungarian anatomist and neurologist
- Alfréd Schaffer (1893–1945), Hungarian footballer
- Born after 1900
- Jimmie Schaffer (born 1936), American baseball player
- Janne Schaffer (born 1945), Swedish songwriter and guitarist
- Born after 1950
- Simon Schaffer (born 1955), English academic
- Frank Schaffer (born 1958), East German Olympic athlete
- Bob Schaffer (born 1962), American state politician
- Jon Schaffer (born 1968), American guitarist and songwriter
- Daniel Schaffer (born 1969), British graphic novelist
- Akiva Schaffer (born 1977), American comedy writer and songwriter
- Denny Schaffer (living), American radio personality
- Gail Schaffer (living), American state politician
- Ken Schaffer (living), American inventor
- Lewis Schaffer (born 1957), American comedian
- Jonathan Schaffer (living), American-Australian philosopher
Shafer
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- Born after 1800
- Jacob K. Shafer (1823–1876), American national politician
- William T. Shafer (1825–1882), American politician from Pennsylvania
- Orator Shafer (1851–1922), American baseball player
- John Adolph Shafer (1863–1918), American botanist
- Taylor Shafer (1866–1945), American baseball player
- George F. Shafer (1888–1948), American state politician
- Tillie Shafer (1889–1962), American baseball player
- Phil Shafer (1891–1971), American racecar driver
- Paul W. Shafer (1893–1954), American politician
- Born after 1900
- Ruth Shafer (1912 – 1972), American engineer
- Raymond P. Shafer (1917–2006), American state politician
- Whitey Shafer (1934–2019), American country songwriter and musician
- Drew Shafer (1936–1989), American gay rights activist
- Glenn Shafer (born 1946), American mathematician, co-developer of Dempster-Shafer theory
- Born after 1950
- Grant Shafer (born 1951), American biblical scholar and Judaic historian
- Jack Shafer (born 1951), American journalist and columnist
- Ross Shafer (born 1954), American comedian and motivational speaker
- Robert R. Shafer (born 1958), American actor
- Dirk Shafer (born 1962), American model, actor, screenwriter and director
- Scott Shafer (born 1967), American college football coach
- David Shafer (politician) (born 1965), American politician
- Jeremy Shafer (born 1970s), American entertainer and oragamist
- Justin Shafer (born 1992), American baseball player
Shaffer
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- Born after 1800
- Shaffer (baseball), baseball player
- John Shaffer (1827–1870), American territorial governor
- John D. Shaffer (1858–1931), American politician in Iowa
- John Shaffer (1864–1926), American baseball player
- Joseph Crockett Shaffer (1880–1958), American national politician
- Harry G. Shaffer (1885–1971), American state politician
- Born after 1900
- Anthony Shaffer (writer) (1926–2001), English playwright, novelist, and screenwriter
- David Shaffer (born 1936), American physician
- Earl Shaffer (1918–2002), American outdoorsman and author
- Elaine Shaffer (1925–1973), American flutist
- Harry G. Shaffer (1919-2009), Austrian-American economics academic
- Jack Shaffer (1909–1963), American professional basketball player
- James Shaffer (1910–2014), American religious leader
- Jim G. Shaffer (born 1944), American archeology and anthropology academic
- John H. Shaffer (1919–1997), American government administrator
- Juliet Popper Shaffer (born 1932), American psychologist and statistician
- Lee Shaffer (born 1939), American professional basketball player
- Leland Shaffer (1912–1993), American professional football player
- Louise Shaffer (born 1942), American actress, script writer, and author
- Tim Shaffer (1945-2011), American politician
- Mary Shaffer (born 1947), American artist
- Paul Shaffer (born 1949), Canadian-American musician, actor, author, comedian and composer
- Sir Peter Shaffer (1926–2016), English dramatist and playwright
- Robert H. Shaffer (1915–2017), American educator
- Born after 1950
- Anthony Shaffer (born 1962), American Reserve Army Lieutenant Colonel and CIA intelligence officer
- Erica Shaffer (born 1970), American actress
- James Shaffer (born 1970), American guitarist
- Matthew Shaffer (born 1978), American musical theatre, television, and film actor
- Brian Shaffer (born 1979), missing American medical student
- Kevin Shaffer (born 1980), American professional football player
- Atticus Shaffer (born 1998), American actor
- Justin Shaffer (born 1998), American football player
- Brenda Shaffer (living), American political science author
- Chris Shaffer (living), American singer-songwriter
- Kyle Shaffer (living), Retired Combat Disabled Marine and Doctor
- Deborah Shaffer (living), American filmmaker
See also
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- Schafferer
- Schieffer
- Sheaffer
- Shepherd (surname)
- Schaap, surname
- Schaper, surname
- Michiel Schapers (b. 1959), Dutch tennis player
- Schaps, surname
- Schapira, surname
- Shapira, surname
- Shapiro, surname
- Shapiro, surname
References
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