Pfeifer ( , ) is a

German-language German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is a ...

occupational surname meaning "whistler" or " pipe-" or "

fife Fife ( , ; ; ) is a council areas of Scotland, council area and lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area in Scotland. A peninsula, it is bordered by the Firth of Tay to the north, the North Sea to the east, the Firth of Forth to the s ...

-player" and etymologically akin to English ''Piper'' and ''Fifer''; other spellings include '' Pfeiffer''. The spelling ''Pfeifer'' may refer to: *People: ** Anton Pfeifer (born 1937), German politician ** Carl Ferdinand Pfeifer (1915–2001), United States Navy officer and aide to Presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower ** Felix Pfeifer (1871–1945), German sculptor and medallist ** George Pfeifer (born 1955), former head men's basketball coach at the University of Idaho ** Hellmuth Pfeifer (1894–1945), German general who commanded the 65. Infantrie Division during World War II ** Jörg Pfeifer (born 1952), East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres ** Joseph L. Pfeifer (1892–1974), United States Representative from New York ** Karl Pfeifer, (1928–2023), Austrian journalist **

Louis Fred Pfeifer Louis Fred Pfeifer (June 19, 1876 – February 9, 1949) was a Private (rank)#United States, private in the United States Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor for risking his life to rescue several shipmates during a fire aboard . Pfeif ...

(1876–1917), private in the United States Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor ** Manuel Pfeifer (born 1999), Austrian football player ** Marcuse Pfeifer (1936–2020), American gallerist **

Melanie Pfeifer Melanie Pfeifer (born 25 August 1986 in Frankfurt) is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2003 to 2016. She won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silv ...

(born 1986), German slalom canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s ** Michael David Pfeifer (born 1937), Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo ** Paul Pfeifer (born 1942), American politician of the Ohio Republican party ** Philip Pfeifer (born 1992), American baseball player ** Rolf Pfeifer (born 1947), professor of computer science at the Department of Informatics, University of Zurich **

Scott Pfeifer Scott Pfeifer (born January 5, 1977, in St. Albert, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada who plays out of the St. Albert Curling Club in St. Albert. He was the long-time second for the Randy Ferbey rink from 1998 t ...

(born 1977), Canadian curler from Sherwood Park who plays out of the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton ** Sílvia Pfeifer (born 1958), Brazilian actress **

Viktor Pfeifer Viktor Pfeifer (born May 16, 1987) is an Austrian former competitive figure skater. A nine-time Austrian national champion, he has placed as high as eighth at the European Championships (2013) and has competed three times at the Winter Olympics, ...

(born 1987), Austrian figure skater **

Will Pfeifer William "Will" Pfeifer (born July 28, 1967) is an American comic book writer. Career Personal life Will Pfeifer was born in 1967 in the town of Niles, Ohio. He attended Kent State University and graduated in 1989. He has resided in Rockford, I ...

(born 1967), American comic book writer *Communities: **

Pfeifer, Kansas Pfeifer is an unincorporated community in Freedom Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States. It is located south of Victoria. History Volga German immigrants founded Pfeifer in August 1876, naming it after the village they had emigrated ...

, unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas, United States

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