Schaefer
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Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate
for the German word
"Schäfer", meaning shepherd, which itself descends from the Old High German
scāphare.
"Shaefer", "Schäfer" (a standardized spelling in many German-speaking countries after 1880), the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the anglicised
forms "Schaefer", "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shafer", and "Shaffer" are all in common use as surname
s.
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Cognate
In linguistics, cognates are words that have a common etymological origin. This learned term derives from the Latin cognatus . Cognates within the same language are called doublets. Strictly speaking, loanwords from another language are usually not meant by the term, e.g...
for the German word
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
"Schäfer", meaning shepherd, which itself descends from the Old High German
Old High German
The term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from around 500 to 1050. Coherent written texts do not appear until the second half of the 8th century, and some treat the period before 750 as 'prehistoric' and date the start of...
scāphare.
"Shaefer", "Schäfer" (a standardized spelling in many German-speaking countries after 1880), the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the anglicised
Anglicisation
Anglicisation, or anglicization , is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker, or, more generally, of altering something such that it becomes English in form or character.The term most often refers to...
forms "Schaefer", "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shafer", and "Shaffer" are all in common use as surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
s.
Schaefer
Born after 1800- Germany SchaeferGermany SchaeferHerman A. "Germany" Schaefer was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played fifteen seasons with the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Newark Pepper, New York Yankees, and Cleveland Indians....
(1877–1919), American professional baseball player - Jacob Schaefer Sr (1850-1910), American professional billiards player
- Jacob Schaefer Jr (1894-1975) American professional billiards player
Born after 1900
- Vincent SchaeferVincent SchaeferVincent Joseph Schaefer was an American chemist and meteorologist who developed cloud seeding. On November 13, 1946, while a researcher at the General Electric Research Laboratory, Schaefer modified clouds in the Berkshire Mountains by seeding them with dry ice...
(1906–1993), American chemist and meteorologist who developed cloud seeding - Jack Warner Schaefer (1907–1991), American fiction author
- Milner Baily SchaeferMilner Baily SchaeferMilner Baily Schaefer was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1912 and died at the age of 57 in San Diego, California in 1970. He is notable for his work on the population dynamics of fisheries....
(1912–1970), American fisheries biologist - William Donald SchaeferWilliam Donald SchaeferWilliam Donald Schaefer was an American politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. A Democrat, he was mayor of Baltimore from 1971 to 1987, the 58th Governor of Maryland from January 21, 1987 to January 18, 1995, and the Comptroller of...
(born 1921), American state politician - Udo SchaeferUdo SchaeferUdo Schaefer is a German lawyer and a Bahá'í author.-External links:****...
(born 1926), German Bahá'í author - Will SchaeferWill SchaeferWillis H. Schaefer was an American composer nominated for both an Emmy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for his work. He wrote background music for a number of popular television shows and composed over 700 commercials....
(1928–2007), American composer - Kermit SchaeferKermit SchaeferKermit Schafer was an American writer and producer for radio and television in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for his collections of "bloopers" — the word Schafer coined for mistakes and gaffes of radio and TV announcers and personalities.-Early bloopers:Bloopers came into prominence in...
(1923–1979), American writer, broadcast producer and blooper aficionado - Daniel SchaeferDaniel SchaeferDaniel "Dan" Schaefer was a Republican U.S. Representative from Colorado from 1983 to 1999. He represented a suburban district that stretched from Denver to the southwest....
(1936–2006), American national politician - Bob SchaeferBob SchaeferRobert Walden Schaefer is a former interim manager, bench coach and farm system official in American Major League Baseball. He is currently the special assistant to the general manager with the Washington Nationals....
(born 1944), American professional baseball coach - Henry F. Schaefer, IIIHenry F. Schaefer, IIIHenry "Fritz" Schaefer III is a computational and theoretical chemist. He is the author of a large number of scientific publications, and was the 6th most cited chemist from 1981 to 1997 and the Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Center for Computational Chemistry at the...
(born 1944), American computational and theoretical chemist, academic and Protestant educator - Gerard John SchaeferGerard John SchaeferGerard John Schaefer was an American serial killer from Florida. He was imprisoned in 1973 for murders he committed as a Martin County, Florida Sheriff's deputy....
(1946–1995), American serial killer
Born after 1950
- Peter Schaefer (ice hockey) (born 1977), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Nolan SchaeferNolan SchaeferNolan Schaefer is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for HC Ambrì-Piotta of the Swiss National League A.-Playing career:...
(born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey player - Bradley E. SchaeferBradley E. SchaeferDr. Bradley E. Schaefer is a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Louisiana State University. He received his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1983....
(living), American physics academic - Kurt Schaefer (living), American academic
- Peter Schaefer (author)Peter Schaefer (author)Peter Schäfer is Professor of Religion and the Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Judaic Studies at Princeton University....
(living), American academic and religious history author - Brenda Sue Schaefer (deceased), murder victim
Schäfer
Born after 1800- Wilhelm SchäferWilhelm Schäfer- Life :Born in Ottrau , until 1896 Schäfer was a school teacher. He gained a scholarship to study in Switzerland and France through the Cotta-Verlag publishing house, and in 1898 became a freelance writer in Berlin...
(1868–1952), German Naturalist writer and magazine publisher - Dirk SchäferDirk SchaferDirk Schäfer was a Dutch concert pianist and composer of pianoforte pieces and chamber music, such as his distinctly Brahmsian piano quintet in D flat and his sonatas for violin and piano, Op. 11. He also wrote a "Javanese Rhapsody"...
(1873–1931), Dutch pianist and composer - Karl Emil SchäferKarl Emil SchäferKarl Emil Schäfer was a German pilot during World War I; he became one of the major German flying aces of the war, with 30 confirmed aerial victories.-Early life and infantry service:...
(1891–1917), German World War I pilot, recipient of the Pour le Mérite
Born after 1900
- Emanuel SchäferEmanuel SchäferEmanuel Schäfer was an SS-Oberführer and a protégé of Reinhard Heydrich in Nazi Germany....
(1900–1974), Prussian (modern-day Czech) officer in the German SS, head of Serbian security police during World War II - Gustav Schäfer (rower)Gustav Schäfer (rower)Gustav Schäfer was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Johanngeorgenstadt and died in Munich.In 1936 he won the gold medal in the single sculls competition....
(1906–1991), German Olympic rower - Karl SchäferKarl SchäferKarl Schäfer was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he was a dual Olympic Champion at the 1932 Winter Olympics and the 1936 Winter Olympics, a seven-time World Champion and the eight-time European Champion...
(1909–1976), Austrian Olympic figure skater - Ernst SchäferErnst SchäferErnst Schäfer was a famous German hunter and zoologist in the 1930s, specializing in ornithology.-Biography:Schäfer is most famous for his three expeditions to Tibet in 1931, in 1934–1935, and in 1938–1939. The first two expeditions were led by the American Brooke Dolan II...
(1910–1992), German hunter, zoologist and ornithologist - Willy Schäfer (handball player)Willy Schäfer (handball player)Willy Schäfer was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match.-External links:*...
(born 1913), Swiss Olympic field handball player - Paul SchäferPaul SchäferPaul Schäfer Schneider was the founder and former leader of a sect and agricultural commune of German immigrants called Colonia Dignidad —later renamed Villa Baviera—located in the south of Chile, about 340 km south of Santiago...
(1921–2010), German-Chilean cult leader - Hans SchäferHans SchäferHans Schäfer is a former German footballer. He played for 1. FC Köln between 1948 and 1965. He also played for the West-Germany national football team, earning 39 caps and scoring 15 goals. He played in three World Cups, in 1954, 1958, and 1962, earning a winner's medal in 1954 and scoring a total...
(born 1927), German retired footballer - Willy SchäferWilly Schäfer (actor)Willy Schäfer is an German television actor. Schäfer is best known as Willy Berger on the television series Derrick-External links:...
(born 1933), German actor - Hans-Bernd SchäferHans-Bernd SchäferHans-Bernd Schäfer is a German economist and a pioneer in the field of law and economics in Germany and Europe....
(born 1943), German economist and scholar - Manfred SchäferManfred SchäferManfred Schäfer or Schaefer is a former football defender. He was born in Königsberg and emigrated to Australia aged 14.Schaefer Street in the Sydney suburb of Glenwood is named for him...
(born 1943), German-Australian retired professional footballer - Wolfgang SchäferWolfgang SchäferWolfgang Schäfer is a German choral conductor and academic. He founded the Freiburger Vokalensemble, the BosArt Trio, and the Frankfurter Kammerchor.-Professional career:...
(born 1945), German choral conductor and academic
Born after 1950
- Winfried Schäfer (born 1950), German football manager
- Michael SchäferMichael SchäferMichael Schäfer is a Danish former football player and now manager. In his active career, he played 482 games for Danish club Lyngby BK, as well as three games for the Denmark national football team. At the moment he is a teacher at Virum Skole in Denmark.-Biography:Born in Rødovre in eastern...
(born 1959), Danish football manager - Christine SchäferChristine SchäferChristine Schäfer is a German soprano. She studied from 1984 until 1991 at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin, where her teachers were Ingrid Figur, Aribert Reimann and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. She also took masterclasses with Arleen Augér and Sena Jurinac.After finishing her studies in 1992,...
(born 1965), German soprano - Jan SchäferJan SchäferJan Schäfer is a German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000....
(born 1974), German Olympic canoer - Raphael SchäferRaphael SchäferRaphael Schäfer is a German football goalkeeper who plays for 1. FC Nuremberg.-Early career:...
(born 1979), German footballer - Marcel SchäferMarcel SchäferMarcel Schäfer is a German footballer who plays as a defender for VfL Wolfsburg.-International career:He made his international debut for Germany on 19 November 2008 in a friendly against England.-External links:...
(born 1984), German footballer
Schafer
Born after 1800- Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer (1850-1935), formerly Edward Albert Schäfer, English physiologist
Born after 1900
- Natalie SchaferNatalie SchaferNatalie Schafer was an American actress, best known as Eunice "Lovey" Wentworth Howell on CBS's sitcom Gilligan's Island .-Early life and career:...
(1900–1991), American actress - Harold SchaferHarold SchaferHarold Schafer was a North Dakota businessman who founded the Gold Seal Company, the original maker of Mr. Bubble bubble bath...
(1912–2001), American entrepreneur - Roy SchaferRoy SchaferRoy Schafer is an American psychologist and psychoanalyst, who has emphasised a psychoanalytic concept of narrative. For Schafer, an important purpose of the analytic process is that the analysand regains agency of her own story and of her own life...
(born 1922), American psychologist-psychoanalyst - R. Murray SchaferR. Murray SchaferRaymond Murray Schafer is a Canadian composer, writer, music educator and environmentalist perhaps best known for his World Soundscape Project, concern for acoustic ecology, and his book The Tuning of the World...
(born 1933), 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
- Tom Schaefer (born 1958), American photographer in Miami
- Tim Schaefer (born 1958), American computer programmer at Yahoo
- Tim SchaferTim SchaferTimothy Schafer is an American computer game designer. He founded Double Fine Productions in January 2000, after having spent over a decade at LucasArts...
(born 1967), American computer game designer - Arthur SchaferArthur SchaferProfessor Arthur Schafer is a Canadian ethicist specializing in bioethics, philosophy of law, social philosophy and political philosophy. He is Director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, at the University of Manitoba....
(living), Canadian ethicist and academic - Eric SchaferEric SchaferEric John Schafer is an American mixed martial artist who competes a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Background and early career:Schafer attended the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh....
(born 1977), American mixed martial artist - Jordan SchaferJordan SchaferJordan James Schafer is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the Houston Astros.-Baseball career:...
(born 1986), American baseball player
Schaffer
Born after 1800- Károly SchafferKároly SchafferKároly Schaffer was a Hungarian anatomist and neurologist. He was born in Vienna. The axon projection from CA3 to CA1 neurons in hippocampus, Schaffer collateral, is named after him....
(1864–1939), Hungarian anatomist and neurologist - Alfréd SchafferAlfréd SchafferAlfréd Schaffer was a Hungarian footballer who has the distinction of playing for a record number of professional clubs; he played for a total of 21 clubs in a 15 year career which lasted from 1910–1925....
(1893–1945), Hungarian footballer
Born after 1900
- Jimmie SchafferJimmie SchafferJimmie Ronald Schaffer is an American former Major League Baseball catcher with an eight-year career from 1961 to 1968. He played for the St...
(born 1936), American professional baseball player - Janne SchafferJanne SchafferJan Erik Tage Janne Schaffer is a Swedish songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his work as a session guitarist for ABBA but he has also recorded with artists such as Bob Marley, Johnny Nash, Art Farmer and Tony Williams...
(born 1945), Swedish songwriter and guitarist
Born after 1950
- Simon SchafferSimon SchafferSimon Schaffer . He is a professor of the history and philosophy of science at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University and was until recently editor of The British Journal for the History of Science.-Life:Schaffer was born in Southampton and attended Varndean...
(born 1955), English academic - Frank SchafferFrank SchafferFrank Schaffer is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres.He won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics in a lifetime best time of 44.87 seconds...
(born 1958), retired East German Olympic athlete - Bob SchafferBob SchafferRobert Warren "Bob" Schaffer was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Colorado in the 105th Congress and the two succeeding Congresses . In 2004, Schaffer lost in the primary election to be the Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate seat...
(born 1962), American state politician - Jon SchafferJon SchafferJon Ryan Schaffer is a heavy metal guitarist and songwriter. He is the founder of the heavy metal band Iced Earth. He was nominated for the title "Riff Lord" at the 2008 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards.-Biography:...
(born 1968), American guitarist and songwriter - Daniel SchafferDaniel SchafferDan Schaffer is a British writer/artist working primarily in comics and film. He is best known as the writer and illustrator of cult comic book series, Dogwitch...
(born 1969), British graphic novelist - Akiva SchafferAkiva SchafferAkiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that first found success on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone...
(born 1977), American comedy writer and songwriter - Denny SchafferDenny SchafferDenny Schaffer is a radio talk show host based in Atlanta. He currently hosts a new morning show on WRNO-FM in New Orleans. He previously hosted an evening show on WGKA/920 in Atlanta from 9 - 11 pm which WGKA moved to 8- 10 pm a few months before Denny was offered his current gig in New...
(living), American radio personality - Gail SchafferGail SchafferGail S. Shaffer is an American politician.-Life:She worked in publishing before entering public life in the 1970s. She served as a town supervisor for two years and then was the Executive Director of the state Rural Affairs Council. The council was chaired by then Lieutenant Governor Cuomo...
(living), American state politician - Ken SchafferKen SchafferKen Schaffer is an inventor and, in the late 1960s, a publicist for such rock stars as Jimi Hendrix, Steve Tyler of Aerosmith, Todd Rundgren, Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper and for the Comet Kohoutek...
(living), American inventor - Lewis SchafferLewis SchafferLewis Schaffer is an American comedian. He is now based in London where he moved in 2000. He currently hosts his own weekly radio show on Resonance FM 104.4FM in London entitled "Voice of Americans with Lewis Schaffer of Nunhead" and has his own so stand-up comedy show in London entitled "Lewis...
(born 1957), American comedian - Mandy SchafferMandy SchafferMandy Schaffer is an actress who has appeared in films including My Brother's Keeper , Dice , Satan's School for Girls , Poison , and Sabotage ,"Tease". Schaffer is currently working as a lawyer and is based in Los Angeles.-External links:...
(living), American actress - Jonathan SchafferJonathan SchafferJonathan Schaffer is an American philosopher specializing in Metaphysics and Epistemology.Since earning his PhD. from Rutgers in 1999, Schaffer has published 37 papers. He wrote his dissertation - "Causation and the Probabilities of Processes" - under Brian McLaughin. David Lewis served as...
(living), American-Australian philosopher
Shafer
Born after 1800- Jacob K. ShaferJacob K. ShaferJacob K. Shafer was a Delegate from Idaho Territory.Born near Broadway, Virginia, Shafer was graduated from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, in 1843. And from the law school of L.P. Thompson in Staunton, Virginia, in 1846. He moved to Stockton, California in 1849, was admitted...
(1823–1876), American national politician - Orator Shafer (1851–1922), American professional baseball player
- John Adolph ShaferJohn Adolph ShaferJohn Adolph Shafer was an American botanist.- Life :Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Shafer graduated from the Pittsburgh School, of Pharmacy in 1881 and worked as a pharmacist until after his marriage to Martha Tischer in 1888.In 1897 Shafer was appointed Custodian in the Section of Botany at...
(1863–1918), American botanist - Taylor ShaferTaylor ShaferZachary Taylor Shafer was a Major League Baseball player in the 19th century. He played parts of two seasons...
(1866–1945), American professional baseball player - George F. ShaferGeorge F. ShaferGeorge F. Shafer was born in Mandan, Dakota Territory. Shafer pursued a career in politics and became the State's Attorney for Mckenzie County from 1915 to 1919. He took on a more prominent role in 1922 when he became the North Dakota Attorney General prior to serving as the Assistant Attorney...
(1888–1948), American state politician - Tillie ShaferTillie ShaferArthur Joseph "Tillie" Shafer was a Major League Baseball infielder with the New York Giants from 1909 to 1913.Shafer was an accomplished athlete in college on the west coast, winning numerous track and field medals...
(1889–1962), American professional baseball player - Phil ShaferPhil ShaferPhil "Red" Shafer was an American racecar driver. He made 30 AAA Championship Car starts from 1923 to 1952. He captured one win in 1924 at the New York State Fairgrounds Raceway in Syracuse, New York. That year he finished a career best 9th in the National Championship...
(1891–1971), American racecar driver - Paul W. ShaferPaul W. ShaferPaul Werntz Shafer was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan.Shafer was born in Elkhart, Indiana and moved with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Shafer, to Three Rivers, Michigan, where he attended public schools...
(1893–1954), American national politician
Born after 1900
- Raymond P. ShaferRaymond P. ShaferRaymond Philip Shafer served as the 39th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1967 to 1971. He had previously served as Lieutenant Governor from 1963 to 1967...
(1917–2006), American state politician - Whitey Shafer (born 1934), American country songwriter and musician
Born after 1950
- Ross ShaferRoss ShaferRoss Shafer is a comedian and television host turned motivational and customer service speaker/trainer, based in Carlsbad, California. Although he now splits time in Nashville, Tennessee, where his wife Leah has an aspiring singing career.-Biography:Shafer graduated from Federal Way High School in...
(born 1954), American comedian and motivational speaker - Robert R. ShaferRobert R. ShaferRobert Shafer is an American actor who has amassed a substantial cult-following for having played Officer Joe Vickers in the 1989 horror-comedy Psycho Cop and the sequel Psycho Cop 2. Shafer, sometimes credited as Bobby Ray Shafer, is best known for playing Bob Vance on The Office...
(born 1958), American actor - Dirk ShaferDirk ShaferDirk Alan Shafer is an American model, actor, screenwriter and director. He is most noted in the modeling world for being Playgirl magazine's "Man of the Year" for 1992. He did Playgirl for "validation" as a model because he never believed himself to be attractive...
(born 1962), American model, actor, screenwriter and director - Scott ShaferScott ShaferScott Shafer is an American football coach who is currently the defensive coordinator for the Syracuse University football team. He resigned in December 2008 as the defensive coordinator for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team after less than one year on the job...
(born 1967), American college football coach - David Shafer (baseball player) (born 1982), American minor league baseball player
- David ShaferDavid ShaferDavid J. Shafer is an American politician currently serving in the Georgia State Senate representing Senate District 48. This suburban district, located north of Atlanta, includes portions of Fulton County and Gwinnett County. Shafer is a Republican...
(living), American state politician - Glenn Shafer (living), American mathematician, co-developer of Dempster-Shafer theory
- Jack ShaferJack ShaferJack Shafer covers media for Reuters.com Opinion section. Prior to joining Reuters, he edited and wrote the column Press Box for Slate, an online magazine. Before his stay at Slate, Shafer edited two city weeklies, Washington City Paper and SF Weekly...
(living), American journalist and columnist - Jeremy ShaferJeremy ShaferJeremy Shafer is a professional entertainer and origamist. He has been folding origami since he was ten, and tends to create overly whimsical and ridiculous models, such as his "Man Swatter" and "BARF Bag". As an entertainer, his stunts include folding a burning origami bird, riding a flaming...
(living), American entertainer and oragamist
Shaffer
Born after 1800- John ShafferJohn ShafferJohn Wilson Shaffer was an American political leader. Born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Shaffer was active in Republican poliitics in Illinois and served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was appointed governor of the territory of Utah by President Ulysses S. Grant...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1870), American territorial governor - Joseph Crockett ShafferJoseph Crockett ShafferJoseph Crockett Shaffer was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Wytheville, Virginia, Shaffer attended the Wytheville public schools....
(1880–1958), American national politician
Born after 1900
- Harry G. Shaffer (US politician)Harry G. Shaffer (US politician)Harry G. Shaffer was the Republican President of the West Virginia Senate from Boone County and served from 1923 to 1925....
(fl. 1920's), American state politician - John H. ShafferJohn H. ShafferJohn Hixon Shaffer was an administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from March 24, 1969 until March 14, 1973....
, American government administrator - Leland ShafferLeland ShafferLeland Shaffer was an American football running back and quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League.-External links:*...
(born 1912), American retired professional football player - Robert H. ShafferRobert H. ShafferRobert H. Shaffer was a pioneer in the field of college student personnel and student affairs. His work spanned the course of four decades , which can be characterized as a period of "incredible growth and social and poilitical change in American Society."Believing that those who enter the field...
(born 1915), American educator - Earl ShafferEarl ShafferEarl V. Shaffer , was an American outdoorsman and author known from 1948 as The Crazy One for attempting what became the first documented hiking trip over the entire length of the Appalachian Trail...
(1918–2002), American outdoorsman and author - Harry G. ShafferHarry G. ShafferHarry G. Shaffer was Professor Emeritus of the Economics Department at the University of Kansas. He was born on August 28, 1919, in Vienna, Austria. Fluent in German, Shaffer served in World War II, in which he acted as a translator. He was active in the Civil Rights movement and the movement...
(born c.1920), Austrian-American economics academic - Elaine ShafferElaine ShafferElaine Shaffer was an American flutist and principal of the Houston Symphony Orchestra between 1948 and 1953.-Biography:...
(1925–1973), American flutist - Anthony Shaffer (writer) (1926–2001), English playwright, novelist, and screenwriter
- Sir Peter ShafferPeter ShafferSir Peter Levin Shaffer is an English dramatist and playwright, screenwriter and author of numerous award-winning plays, several of which have been filmed.-Early life:...
(born 1926), English dramatist and playwright - Lee ShafferLee ShafferLee Philip Shafer II is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward, Shaffer starred at the University of North Carolina, where he was the ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 1960. He then played three seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the...
(born 1939), American retired professional basketball player - Louise ShafferLouise Shaffer-Biography:Shaffer was born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, where she showed an interest in acting early on in her life. After finishing high school, she attended Connecticut College for Women, then Yale Drama School...
(born 1942), American actress, script writer, and author - Paul ShafferPaul ShafferPaul Allen Wood Shaffer, CM is a Canadian musician, actor, voice actor, author, comedian, and composer who has been David Letterman's sidekick since 1982.-Early years:...
(born 1949), Canadian-American musician, actor, author, comedian and composer - Jim G. ShafferJim G. ShafferJim G. Shaffer is an American archaeologist and Professor of Anthropology at Case Western Reserve University.Shaffer holds a B.A. and M.A. in Anthropology from Arizona State University. He also has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from University of Wisconsin–Madison...
(living), American archeology and anthropology academic
Born after 1950
- Erica ShafferErica ShafferErica Shaffer is an American actress who has worked in independent films and television.Some of the films include A Family Affair, The Truth is Always Complicated, The Fall, Catalina Trust, The Socratic Method, Three on a Match and West Coast.A few of Shaffer's television credits include guest...
(born 1970), American actress - James ShafferJames ShafferJames Christian 'Munky' Shaffer is the guitarist for the nu metal band Korn . According to Korn's video "Who Then Now?", The nickname 'Munky' is a reference to his feet which resemble monkey's hands when spread...
(born 1970), American guitarist - Matthew ShafferMatthew ShafferMatthew Joseph Shaffer is an American musical theatre, television, and film actor, director, executive producer and choreographer. He was born in Florence, Colorado, USA.-Career:...
(born 1978), American musical theatre, television, and film actor - Kevin ShafferKevin ShafferKevin Carl Shaffer is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
(born 1980), American professional football player - Anthony Shaffer (intelligence officer)Anthony Shaffer (intelligence officer)Anthony Shaffer is a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel who gained fame for his claims about mishandled intelligence before the September 11 attacks and for the censoring of his book, Operation Dark Heart....
(living), American Reserve Army Lieutenant Colonel and CIA intelligence officer - Brenda ShafferBrenda ShafferBrenda Shaffer is an American and Israeli scholar, and the president-elect of the Foreign Policy Section of the American Political Science Association...
(living), American political science author - Chris ShafferChris ShafferChris Shaffer is a singer/songwriter from Indiana who is best known as the frontman of The Why Store and for singing on their biggest single, "Lack of Water." Shaffer performed with The Why Store until it split in 2000 and was among the members who reunited in 2005 for a handful of reunion...
(living), American singer-songwriter - David ShafferDavid ShafferDavid Shaffer, M.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.C.Psych., is the Irving Philips Professor of Child Psychiatry in the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in New York City. He is also the chief of pediatric psychiatry at...
(living), American physician - Nicholas ShafferNicholas ShafferNicholas Shaffer is an American television and film actor. He has appeared in such TV shows as LAX, Coach, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Murder, She Wrote and films such as Intolerable Cruelty and the comedy film spoof Pearl Harbor II: Pearlmageddon.-External links:...
(living), American actor - Ralph Shaffer (living), American greeting card developer
See also
- Shafer Valve CompanyShafer Valve CompanyShafer Valve Company is a Mansfield, Ohio-based manufacturer and distributor of piping products, specialising in the gas pipeline and water pumping industries. It is fully owned by Emerson Process Management Valve Automation, Inc., based in St. Louis, Missouri....
- Schafferer
- SchiefferSchiefferSchieffer :* Bob Lloyd Schieffer , an American television journalist* Theodor Schieffer , a German historian* John Thomas "Tom" Schieffer , an American diplomat...
- SheafferSheafferSheaffer is a pen company that manufactures writing instruments including ballpoint, fountain and rollerball pens and mechanical pencils. It is famous for its “school” lineup of fountain pens, as well as calligraphy sets....
- Shepherd (surname)Shepherd (surname)Shepherd, Shepard, Sheppard, Shephard and Shepperd are surnames and given names, and alternative spellings and cognates of the English word "Shepherd".-Shepherd:Shepherd is a surname.People named Shepherd:...