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(-bone) or

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. It may also be a variation of the German word ''Küfer'', meaning

cooper Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to: * Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels Arts and entertainment * Cooper (producers), an alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads * "Cooper", a song by Roxette from ...

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Adolph Kiefer Adolph Gustav Kiefer (June 27, 1918 – May 5, 2017) was an American competition swimmer who swam for the University of Texas, a 100-meter gold medalist in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and a former world record-holder in numerous backstroke events ...

(1918–2017), American Olympic swimmer *

Anselm Kiefer Anselm Kiefer (born 8 March 1945) is a German painter and sculptor. He studied with Peter Dreher and Horst Antes at the end of the 1960s. His works incorporate materials such as straw, ash, clay, lead, and shellac. The poems of Paul Celan h ...

(born 1945), German painter and sculptor *

Bertrand Kiefer Bertrand Kiefer (born 1955) is a Swiss medical doctor, theologian and ethicist.David Kiefer (born 1984), American basketball coach *

Friedrich Kiefer Professor Friedrich Kiefer (9 September 1897 – 18 April 1985) was a German zoologist, specialising in freshwater copepods. For over 60 years, he was "the preeminent morphological taxonomist of continental free-living copepods". Kiefer was born in ...

(1897–1985), German copepodologist * George W. Kiefer (1891-1943), American lawyer and politician *

George Kiefer (soccer) George Kiefer (born October 11, 1971) is a former college and professional soccer player and current college soccer coach, now leading the Grand Canyon Antelopes men's soccer team after being named head coach in 2023. Previously, Kiefer was the h ...

, American soccer coach at the University of South Florida * Jack Kiefer (golfer) (1940–1999), American professional golfer *

Jack Kiefer (statistician) Jack Carl Kiefer (January 25, 1924 – August 10, 1981) was an American mathematical statistician at Cornell University (1952 to 1979) and the University of California, Berkeley (1979 to 1981). His research interests included the optimal design o ...

(1924–1981), American mathematical-statistician and Professor at Cornell University and University of California, Berkeley * Jakob Kiefer (1919–1991), German Olympic gymnast *

Nat G. Kiefer Ignatz Gerard Kiefer, known as Nat G. Kiefer (February 26, 1939 – July 10, 1985) was an Lawyer, attorney from his native New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, who served in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature. He was a ...

(1939–1985), American politician who served in the Louisiana State Senate * Nicholas M. Kiefer, statistician and economics professor at Cornell University *

Nicolas Kiefer Nicolas Kiefer (; born 5 July 1977) is a German former professional tennis player. He reached the semifinals of the 2006 Australian Open and won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Athens Olympics. K ...

(born 1977), German Olympic tennis player *

Lee Kiefer Lee Kiefer ( ; born June 15, 1994) is an American right-handed foil fencer and three-time Olympic champion in women's foil, having won the individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and the individual and team events at the 2024 Summer Olymp ...

(born 1994), American Olympic foil fencer

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Notable people with Kiefer as forename include: *

Kiefer (musician) Kiefer Shackelford (born (January 30, 1992), known mononymously as Kiefer, is an American pianist and producer based in Los Angeles, California. Biography Born in 1992 in San Diego, Kiefer started playing piano around age six, and was firs ...

(born 1992), American pianist and producer * Kiefer Sherwood (born 1995), American ice hockey player *

Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland (born 21 December 1966) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his starring role as Jack Bauer in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox drama series ''24 (TV series), 24'' (2001–2010, 20 ...

(born 1966), Canadian television and film actor *

Kiefer Ravena Kiefer Isaac Crisologo Ravena (; born October 27, 1993) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Yokohama B-Corsairs of the B.League. Ravena played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles of the UAAP The University Athletic Association o ...

(born 1993), Filipino basketball player

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