Raff is a surname of German, English or Old Norse origin.

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Notable people with this surname include: *

Alexander Raff Alexander Raff (1820–1914) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Early life Raff was born in Forres, Elginshire, Scotland, in July 1820, as the third son of James and Margaret Raf ...

(1820–1914), Australian politician *

Charles Raff Charles James Raff (9 October 1878 – 4 August 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of James Raff (1839-98), and Ellen Jane Raff (1848-1915), n� ...

(1878-1948), Australian footballer *

Edson Raff Colonel Edson Duncan Raff (November 15, 1907 – March 11, 2003) was a United States Army officer and writer of a book on paratroopers. He served as Commanding Officer (CO) of the first American paratroop unit to jump into combat, the 2nd Battalio ...

(1907-2003), American army officer *

George Raff George Raff (15 April 1815—28 August 1889) was a merchant, sugar grower and politician born in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland who spent a substantial part of his life in Australia. Born to James Raff, a farmer and peasant, and Margaret Ra ...

(1815-1889), Scottish merchant *

Gerhard Raff Gerhard Raff (born 13 August 1946 in Stuttgart-Degerloch, then American Zone of Occupation, later West Germany) is a German historian, editor and publisher, well known around Swabia (eastern and southern Baden-Württemberg) for his writings on ...

(born 1946), German historian *

Gideon Raff Gideon "Gidi" Raff (; born 10 September 1972) is an Israeli film and television director, screenwriter, and writer. He is best known for his creation of the Channel 2 thriller drama series ''Prisoners of War'', from which he later co-developed ...

(born 1972), Israeli director *

Hans Raff Hans Heinrich Raff (30 October 1910 – 13 May 1990) was a German middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympi ...

(1910-1990), German runner *

Jennifer Raff Jennifer Anne Raff (born 1979, née Kedzie) is an American geneticist and an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Kansas. She specializes in anthropological genetics relating to the initial peopling of the Americas and subsequ ...

(* 1979), American anthropologist *

Joachim Raff Joseph Joachim Raff (27 May 182224 or 25 June 1882) was a German-Swiss composer, pedagogue and pianist.James Deaville'Raff, (Joseph) Joachim' in ''Grove Music Online'' (2001) Biography Raff was born in Lachen, Switzerland, Lachen in Switzerland. ...

(1822-1882), Swiss composer *

Martin Raff Martin Charles Raff (born 15 January 1938) is a Canadian/British biologist and researcher who is an Emeritus Professor at the MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology (LMCB) at University College London (UCL). His research has been in immunolo ...

(born 1938), Canadian biologist *

Pam Raff Pamela Joan Raff (January 13, 1952 - November 20, 2009) was a British-American tap dancer. Raff performed, developed choreography and taught dance mainly in the Boston area. Biography Pamela Joan Raff was born on January 13, 1952, in Oxford and g ...

(1952-2009), British American dancer *

Rudolf Raff Rudolf Albert Raff (November 10, 1941 – January 5, 2019) was an American biologist, and the James H. Rudy Professor of Biology at Indiana University. He was renowned for his research in, and promotion of, evolutionary developmental biology. Add ...

(1942-2019), American biologist

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