Wikipedia / Schaefer
Wikipedia / Schaefer
Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word schäfer, meaning 'shepherd', 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
Bill Schaefer (field hockey) (1925–2003), New Zealand field hockey player
Bob Schaefer (born 1944), American baseball coach
Daniel Schaefer (1936–2006), American politician
Fred K. Schaefer (1904–1953), German and American geographer
George Schaefer (1920–1997), American stage and film director
Gerard John Schaefer (1946–1995), American killer, rapist, and suspected serial killer
Henry F. Schaefer, III (born 1944), American chemist, academic and Protestant educator
Jack Warner Schaefer (1907–1991), American fiction author
James Schaefer (1938–2018), American politician and rancher
Kermit Schaefer (1923–1979), American writer, broadcast and Pardon My Blooper record series producer
Milner Baily Schaefer (1912–1970), American fisheries biologist
Ronald P. Schaefer (born 1945), American linguist
Udo Schaefer (1926–2019), German Bahá'í author
Vincent Schaefer (1906–1993), American chemist and meteorologist who developed cloud seeding
Walter V. Schaefer (1904–1986), American jurist and educator
Will Schaefer (1928–2007), American composer
William Donald Schaefer (1921–2011), American politician
Born after 1950
Bradley E. Schaefer, American physicist
Brian Schaefer (born 2002), American soccer player
Jarrett Schaefer (born 1979), America film director and screenwriter
Jeff Schaefer (born 1960), American baseball player
Kurt Schaefer (born 1965), American academic
Laura Schaefer (disambiguation), multiple people
Matthew Schaefer (born 2007), Canadian ice hockey player
Nolan Schaefer (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
Peter Schaefer (author) (born 1943), American academic and religious history author
Peter Schaefer (ice hockey) (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
Reid Schaefer (born 2003), Canadian ice hockey player
Richard Schaefer, Swiss boxing promoter and president of Anthem Sports Group
Vic Schaefer (born 1961), American basketball coach
Schaeffer
Schäfer
Born after 1800
Dirk Schäfer (1873–1931), Dutch pianist and composer
Karl Emil Schäfer (1891–1917), German World War I pilot, recipient of the Pour le Mérite
Wilhelm Schäfer (1868–1952), German naturalist writer and magazine publisher
Born after 1899
Barbara Schäfer (1934–2024), German politician
Emanuel Schäfer (1900–1974), German SS officer, head of security police and SD in Serbia during World War II
Ernst Schäfer (1910–1992), German hunter, zoologist and ornithologist
Gustav Schäfer (rower) (1906–1991), German Olympic rower
Hans-Bernd Schäfer (born 1943), German economist and scholar
Hans Schäfer (1927–2017), German retired footballer
Karl Heinz Schäfer (1932–1996), German-born composer and arranger working in France
Karl Schäfer (figure skater) (1909–1976), Austrian Olympic figure skater
Manfred Schäfer (1943–2023), German-Australian retired professional footballer
Paul Schäfer (1921–2010), German-Chilean cult leader
Willy Schäfer (actor) (1933–2011), German actor
Willy Schäfer (handball player) (1913–1980), Swiss Olympic field handball player
Wolf Schäfer (born 1942), German-American historian
Wolfgang Schäfer (born 1945), German choral conductor and academic
Born after 1949
András Schäfer (born 1999), Hungarian footballer
Anita Schäfer (born 1951), German politician
Axel Schäfer (born 1952), German politician
Bärbel Schäfer (born 1963), German television presenter
Carolina Schäfer (born 2004), German athlete
Christian Schäfer (born 1985), German politician
Christine Schäfer (born 1965), German soprano
Dagmar Schäfer (born 1968), German sinologist and historian of science
Ingo Schäfer (born 1965), German politician
Jan Schäfer (born 1974), German Olympic canoer
Klaus Schäfer (catholic theologian) (born 1958), German catholic theologian, priest and author
Marcel Schäfer (born 1984), German footballer
Markus Schäfer (born 1961), German tenor
Michael Schäfer (born 1959), Danish football manager
Raphael Schäfer (born 1979), German footballer
Thomas Schäfer (politician) (1966−2020) German lawyer and politician, Minister of Finance in Hesse
Winfried Schäfer (born 1950), German football manager
Schäffer
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
Frank Schäffer (1952–2024), German footballer
Verena Schäffer (born 1986), German politician
Schafer
Born after 1800
Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer (1850–1935), English physiologist
Louisa Frederica Adela Schafer (born 1865), English Esperantist, singer, translator and teacher
Born after 1900
Alice Turner Schafer (1915–2009), American mathematician
Arthur Schafer (born 1942), Canadian ethicist and academic
Avi Schafer (born 1998), Japanese basketball player
Ed Schafer (born 1946), American state politician and United States Secretary of Agriculture
Born after 1950
Debra Schafer (born 1962), American, Occupational Therapist
Eric Schafer (born 1977), American mixed martial artist
Harold Schafer (1912–2001), American entrepreneur
Hunter Schafer (born 1999), American model, activist, and actress
Jordan Schafer (born 1986), American baseball player
Natalie Schafer (1900–1991), American actress
Richard D. Schafer (1918–2014), American mathematician
Ronald W. Schafer (born 1938), American electrical engineer and academic
Roy Schafer (1922–2018), American psychologist-psychoanalyst
R. Murray Schafer (1933–2021), Canadian composer, writer, music educator and environmentalist
Sakura Schafer-Nameki, German physicist
Tim Schafer (born 1967), American computer game designer
Schaffer
Born after 1800
Alfréd Schaffer (1893–1945), Hungarian footballer
Károly Schaffer (1864–1939), Hungarian anatomist and neurologist
Born after 1900
Janne Schaffer (born 1945), Swedish songwriter and guitarist
Jimmie Schaffer (born 1936), American baseball player
Born after 1950
Akiva Schaffer (born 1977), American comedy writer and songwriter
Bob Schaffer (born 1962), American state politician
Daniel Schaffer (born 1969), British graphic novelist
Denny Schaffer, American radio personality
Frank Schaffer (born 1958), East German Olympic athlete
Gail S. Shaffer (born 1948), American state politician
Jon Schaffer (born 1968), American guitarist and songwriter
Jonathan Schaffer, American-Australian philosopher
Lewis Schaffer (born 1957), American comedian
Ken Schaffer (born 1947), American inventor
Simon Schaffer (born 1955), English academic
Shafer
Born after 1800
George F. Shafer (1888–1948), American state politician
Jacob K. Shafer (1823–1876), American national politician
John Adolph Shafer (1863–1918), American botanist
Orator Shafer (1851–1922), American baseball player
Paul W. Shafer (1893–1954), American politician
Phil Shafer (1891–1971), American racecar driver
Taylor Shafer (1866–1945), American baseball player
Tillie Shafer (1889–1962), American baseball player
William T. Shafer (1825–1882), American politician from Pennsylvania
Born after 1900
Drew Shafer (1936–1989), American gay rights activist
Glenn Shafer (born 1946), American mathematician, co-developer of Dempster-Shafer theory
Raymond P. Shafer (1917–2006), American state politician
Ruth Shafer (1912–1972), American engineer
Whitey Shafer (1934–2019), American country songwriter and musician
Born after 1950
David Shafer (politician) (born 1965), American politician
Dirk Shafer (1962–2015), American model, actor, screenwriter and director
Jack Shafer (born 1951), American journalist and columnist
Jeremy Shafer, American entertainer and origamist
Justin Shafer (born 1992), American baseball player
Robert R. Shafer (born 1958), American actor
Ross Shafer (born 1954), American comedian and motivational speaker
Scott Shafer (born 1967), American college football coach
Shaffer
Born after 1800
Shaffer (baseball), baseball player
Harry G. Shaffer (1885–1971), American state politician
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
Born after 1900
Anthony Shaffer (writer) (1926–2001), English playwright, novelist, and screenwriter
David Shaffer (1936–2023), 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 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 basketball player
Leland Shaffer (1912–1993), American football player
Louise Shaffer (born 1942), American actress, scriptwriter, and author
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
Tim Shaffer (1945–2011), American politician
Born after 1950
Anthony Shaffer (born 1962), American Reserve Army Lieutenant Colonel and CIA intelligence officer
Atticus Shaffer (born 1998), American actor
Brenda Shaffer (born c. 1965), American political science author
Brian Shaffer (born 1979), missing American medical student
Chris Shaffer, American singer-songwriter
Deborah Shaffer, American filmmaker
Erica Shaffer (born 1970), American actress
James Shaffer (born 1970), American guitarist
Justin Shaffer (born 1998), American football player
Kevin Shaffer (born 1980), American football player
Matthew Shaffer (born 1978), American actor
See also
Schaap, surname
Schaper, surname
Michiel Schapers (born 1959), Dutch tennis player
Schaps, surname
Schapira, surname
Shapira, surname
Shapiro, surname