Scheffer is a German occupational surname related to German Schäfer (meaning "shepherd") or Schaffer (meaning "overseer"). Notable people with the surname include:

• Aaron Scheffer (born 1975), American baseball pitcher

• Ary Scheffer (1795–1858), Dutch-born French painter, son of Johann Baptist and Cornelia

• Cornelia Scheffer (1769–1839), Dutch painter and portrait miniaturist

• Cornélia Scheffer (1830-1899), French sculptor and designer

• David Scheffer (born 1953), American diplomat, UN Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues

• Emmanuel Scheffer (1924–2012), Israeli football player and coach

• François Scheffer (1766–1844), Luxembourgian politician, Mayor of Luxembourg City

• Frank Scheffer (born 1956), Dutch cinematographer

• Guus Scheffer (1898–1952), Dutch weightlifter

• Hendrik Scheffer (1798–1862), Dutch-born French painter, son of Johann Baptist and Cornelia

• Henrik Teofilus Scheffer (1710–1759), Swedish chemist

• Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (born 1948), Dutch politician, former Secretary General of NATO

• James Scheffer (born 1970), American record producer and songwriter

• Johan Scheffer (born 1948), Australian (Victorian) politician

• Johann Baptist Scheffer (1773–1809), German-born Dutch painter

• Johannes Scheffer (1621–1679), Swedish humanist

• Karl-Heinz Scheffer, West German slalom canoeist

• Marten Scheffer (born 1958), Dutch ecologist

• Paul Scheffer (born 1954), Dutch multiculturalism scholar and author

• (1909–1988), Dutch band composer and conductor

• Rudolph Herman Christiaan Carel Scheffer (1621–1679), Dutch botanist

• Victor Blanchard Scheffer (1906–2011), American mammalogist

• Will Scheffer (born 1969), American playwright

See also

• United States v. Scheffer,

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