Schaefer

Shaefer is an alternative spelling for the German word "Schäfer", meaning , which itself descends from the Old High German "".

"Shaefer", "Schäfer" (a standardized spelling in many German-speaking countries after 1880), the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the anglicised forms "Schaefer", "Schaffer", "Shafer", and "Shaffer" are all in common use as surnames.__TOC__ ;Born after 1800
* Germany Schaefer (1877–1919), American professional baseball player

;Born after 1900
* Herman Schaefer (born 1923) Chicago, Pioneered the first portable battery operated electrical muscle stimulator
* 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 (born 1921), American state politician
* Udo Schaefer (born 1926), German Bahá'í author
* Will Schaefer (1928–2007), American composer
* Kermit Schaefer (1923–1979), American writer, broadcast producer and blooper aficionado
* Daniel Schaefer (1936–2006), American national politician
* Bob Schaefer (born 1944), American professional baseball coach
* Henry F. Schaefer, III (born 1944), American computational and theoretical chemist, academic and Protestant educator
* Gerard John Schaefer (1946–1995), American serial killer

;Born after 1950
* Peter Schaefer (ice hockey) (born 1977), Canadian professional ice hockey player
* Nolan Schaefer (born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey player
* Bradley E. Schaefer (living), American physics academic
* Kurt Schaefer (living), American academic
* Peter Schaefer (author) (living), American academic and religious history author
* Brenda Sue Schaefer (deceased), murder victim

;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 1900
* Emanuel Schäfer (1900–1974), Prussian (modern-day Czech) officer in the German SS, head of Serbian security police during World War II
* Gustav Schäfer (rower) (1906–1991), German Olympic rower
* Karl Schäfer (1909–1976), Austrian Olympic figure skater
* Ernst Schäfer (1910–1992), German hunter, zoologist and ornithologist
* Willy Schäfer (handball player) (born 1913), Swiss Olympic field handball player
* Paul Schäfer (born 1921), German-Chilean cult leader
* Hans Schäfer (born 1927), German retired footballer
* Willy Schäfer (born 1933), German actor
* Hans-Bernd Schäfer (born 1943), German economist and scholar
* Manfred Schäfer (born 1943), German-Australian retired professional footballer

;Born after 1950
* Winfried Schäfer (born 1950), German football manager
* Michael Schäfer (born 1959), Danish football manager
* Christine Schäfer (born 1965), German soprano
* Jan Schäfer (born 1974), German Olympic canoer
* Raphael Schäfer (born 1979), German footballer
* Marcel Schäfer (born 1984), German footballer

;Born after 1900
* Natalie Schafer (1900–1991), American actress
* Harold Schafer (1912–2001), American entrepreneur
* Roy Schafer (born 1922), American psychologist-psychoanalyst
* R. Murray Schafer (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
* Tim Schafer (born 1967), American computer game designer
* Arthur Schafer (living), Canadian ethicist and academic

;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 professional baseball player
* Janne Schaffer (born 1945), Swedish songwriter and guitarist

;Born after 1950
* Simon Schaffer (born 1955), English academic
* Frank Schaffer (born 1958), retired 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
* Jane Schaffer (living), American educator
* Lewis Schaffer (born 1957), American comedian
* Mandy Schaffer (living), American actress
* Jonathan Schaffer (living), American-Australian philosopher

;Born after 1800
* Jacob K. Shafer (1823–1876), American national politician
* Jacob Conrad Shafer (1836–1901), German-American meat packing magnate
* John Adolph Shafer (1863–1918), American botanist
* Taylor Shafer (1866–1945), American professional baseball player
* George F. Shafer (1888–1948), American state politician
* Tillie Shafer (1889–1962), American professional baseball player
* Phil Shafer (1891–1971), American racecar driver
* Paul W. Shafer (1893–1954), American national politician

;Born after 1900
* Raymond P. Shafer (1917–2006), American state politician
* Whitey Shafer (born 1934), American country songwriter and musician

;Born after 1950
* 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 (baseball player) (born 1982), American minor league baseball player
* David Shafer (living), American state politician
* Glenn Shafer (living), American mathematician, co-developer of Dempster-Shafer theory
* Jack Shafer (living), American journalist and columnist
* Jeremy Shafer (living), American entertainer and oragamist
* David Shafer (Plastic Surgeon) (living), Plastic Surgeon

;Born after 1800
* John Shaffer (fl. 1870), American territorial governor
* Orator Shaffer (1851–1922), American professional baseball player
* Joseph Crockett Shaffer (1880–1958), American national politician

;Born after 1900
* Harry G. Shaffer (US politician) (fl. 1920's), American state politician
* John H. Shaffer, American government administrator
* Leland Shaffer (born 1912), American retired professional football player
* Robert H. Shaffer (born 1915), American educator
* Earl Shaffer (1918–2002), American outdoorsman and author
* Harry G. Shaffer (born c.1920), Austrian-American economics academic
* Elaine Shaffer (1925–1973), American flutist
* Anthony Shaffer (1926–2001), English playwright, novelist, and screenwriter
* Sir Peter Shaffer (born 1926), English dramatist and playwright
* Lee Shaffer (born 1939), American retired professional basketball player
* Louise Shaffer (born 1942), American actress, script writer, and author
* Paul Shaffer (born 1949), Canadian-American musician, actor, author, comedian and composer
* Jim G. Shaffer (living), American archeology and anthropology academic

;Born after 1950
* Erica Shaffer (born 1970), American actress
* James Shaffer (born 1970), American guitarist
* Matthew Shaffer (born 1978), American musical theatre, television, and film actor
* Kevin Shaffer (born 1980), American professional football player
* Anthony Shaffer (intelligence officer) (living), American Reserve Army Lieutenant Colonel and CIA intelligence officer
* Brenda Shaffer (living), American political science author
* Chris Shaffer (living), American singer-songwriter
* Dan Shaffer (living), American television news anchor
* David Shaffer (living), American physician
* Nicholas Shaffer (living), American actor
* Ralph Shaffer (living), American greeting card developer
* Sharon Shaffer (living), American military lawyer

Relationships

* Shaefer
** Harold 1912 → Ed 1946 (father and son)
* Shaffer
** Peter 1926 ↔ Anthony 1926 (twin brothers)
* Shafer/Shaffer
** Taylor 1866 ↔ Orator 1851 (brothers)

ee also

* Schafferer
* Sheaffer
* Shafer Valve Company