Schiff is a

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

and

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

surname meaning "

ship A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished ...

". The Schiffs are known from "about 1370, the earliest date to which any contemporary Jewish family can be definitely traced". It may refer to:

People

Adam Schiff Adam Bennett Schiff (born June 22, 1960) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who has served as a U.S. representative since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he has represented since 2013. Schiff's district (numbered as the 2 ...

(born 1960), American politician, California state Senator and US Representative *

András Schiff Sir András Schiff (; born 21 December 1953) is a Hungarian-born British classical pianist and conductor, who has received numerous major awards and honours, including the Grammy Award, Gramophone Award, Mozart Medal, and Royal Academy of Mus ...

(born 1953), Hungarian pianist * Arthur Schiff (1940–2006), American infomercial copywriter * Barry Schiff (born 1938), American pilot and journalist *

David Schiff David Schiff (born August 30, 1945 in New York City) is an American composer, writer and conductor whose music draws on elements of jazz, rock, and klezmer styles, showing the influence of composers as diverse as Stravinsky, Mahler, Charles Mingus ...

(born 1945), American composer * Don Schiff (born 1955), American composer and musician *

Dorothy Schiff Dorothy Schiff (March 11, 1903 – August 30, 1989) was an American businesswoman who was the owner and then publisher of the ''New York Post'' for nearly 40 years. She was a granddaughter of financier Jacob Schiff. Schiff was interested in soc ...

(1903–1989), American newspaper proprietor * Frieda Warburg (1876–1958), American philanthropist *

Gary Schiff Gary Schiff (born February 3, 1972, as Gary J. Schiffhauer) is an American politician and activist who represented Ward 9 on the Minneapolis City Council. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), he was first elected in 2001 ...

(born 1972), American politician *

Heinrich Schiff Heinrich Schiff (18 November 1951 – 23 December 2016) was an Austrian cellist and conductor. Early life Heinrich Schiff was born on 18 November 1951 in Gmunden, Austria. His parents, Helga (née Riemann) and Helmut Schiff, were composers. H ...

(1951–2016), Austrian cellist * Hugo Schiff (1834–1915), German chemist who discovered

Schiff base In organic chemistry, a Schiff base (named after Hugo Schiff) is a compound with the general structure ( = alkyl or aryl, but not hydrogen). They can be considered a sub-class of imines, being either secondary ketimines or secondary aldimine ...

and

Schiff test : The Schiff test is an early organic chemistry named reaction developed by Hugo Schiff, and is a relatively general chemical test for detection of many organic aldehydes that has also found use in the staining of biological tissues. The Schiff ...

Irwin Schiff Irwin Allen Schiff (; February 23, 1928 – October 16, 2015) was an American libertarian and tax resistance advocate known for writing and promoting literature in which he argued that the income tax in the United States is illegal and unconstitu ...

(born 1928), American tax protestor * Jacob Schiff (1847–1920), German-born American banker *

Jeffrey Schiff Jeffrey Schiff is an artist working in Brooklyn, New York. He currently teaches at Wesleyan University. Selected exhibitions *2003, Wesleyan University, Olin Memorial Library, The Library Project *2000, Bose Pacia Modern, NY, Boundlessly Various an ...

, American artist * John M. Schiff (1904–1987), American banker and leader of the Boy Scouts of America * Karenna Gore Schiff (born 1973), American author and journalist * Leonard I. Schiff (1915–1971), American physicist * Lonny Schiff (born 1929), American artist * Moritz Schiff (1823–1896), German biologist * Mortimer L. Schiff (1877–1931), American banker and leader of the Boy Scouts of America * Nadine Schiff, Canadian film producer and writer * Naftali Schiff, British rabbi * Nathan Schiff (born 1963), American filmmaker * Otto Schiff (1892–1978), Dutch fencer *

Paul Schiff Paul Schiff is an American film producer. Early life and education Schiff was raised in Bethesda, Maryland, one of three sons of Charlotte, a television and publishing executive, and Edward Schiff, a real estate lawyer. He graduated in film studi ...

, American film producer * Pearl Schiff (1916–2005), American author *

Peter Schiff Peter David Schiff (; born March 23, 1963) is an American stock broker, financial commentator, and radio personality. He is CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc., a broker-dealer based in Westport, Connecticut. He is also ...

(born 1963), American stock broker, financial analyst, and author *

Richard Schiff Richard Schiff (born May 27, 1955) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing Toby Ziegler on ''The West Wing'', a role for which he received an Emmy Award. Schiff made his directorial debut with ''The West Wing'', directing ...

(born 1955), American actor *

Robert Schiff Robert Schiff (July 25, 1854 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany – 1940 in Massa, Italy) was a German-born, Italian chemist. He was the son of physiologist Moritz Schiff and Claudia Trier. He successively was a student at the University of Heidel ...

(1854–1940), Italian chemist *

Robin Schiff Robin Schiff is a Hollywood writer-producer, best known for the movie ''Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'' starring Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino. Schiff was a member of the comedy troupe The Groundlings. She does an interview series once a y ...

, American writer and producer *

Sol Schiff Solomon Joseph Schiff (June 28, 1917 – February 26, 2012) was a Jewish-American table tennis player from New York. He attended Textile High School in New York City. Table tennis career Schiff was a six-time U.S. Open Men's Doubles champion, a ...

(1917–2012), American table tennis player *

Stacy Schiff Stacy Madeleine Schiff (born October 26, 1961) is an American former editor, essayist, and author of five biographies. Her biography of Vera Nabokov won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize in biography. Schiff has also written biographies of French aviator ...

(born 1961), American writer *

Stephen Schiff {{Infobox person , name = Stephen Schiff , image = , image_size = , alt = , caption = , birth_name = , birth_date = , birth_place = Detroit, Michiga ...

, American writer * Steven Schiff (1947–1998), American politician and US Representative *

Tevele Schiff Chief Rabbi David Tevele Schiff () (died December 17, 1791; or, in the Hebrew calendar, 26 Kislev 5551) was the chief rabbi of Great Britain and the rabbi of the Great Synagogue of London from 1765 until his death. Rabbi Schiff was a disciple of ...

(died 1791), British rabbi *

Ze'ev Schiff Ze'ev Schiff ( he, זאב שיף‎; 1 July 1932 - 19 June 2007) was an Israeli journalist and military correspondent for ''Haaretz''. Schiff moved to Mandatory Palestine with his family in 1935. He studied Middle Eastern affairs and military hi ...

(1932–2007), Israeli journalist

Fictional characters

* Adam Schiff (''Law & Order''), a character in the ''Law & Order'' franchise * The Schiff, a species of characters in the anime series ''Blood+''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schiff German-language surnames Jewish surnames Kohenitic surnames Yiddish-language surnames ro:Vas

People

Fictional characters

See also

References