Schaefer is an alternative spelling and

cognate In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language. Because language change can have radical effects on both the s ...

for the German word ''schäfer'', meaning 'shepherd', which itself descends from the

Old High German Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...

'' scāphare''. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer" (a standardized spelling in many German-speaking countries after 1880), the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the

anglicised Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...

forms "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shaffer", "Shafer", and "Schafer" are all common

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

Schaefer

;Born in 1800–1899 *

Arnold Schaefer Arnold Dietrich Schaefer (16 October 1819 in Seehausen, today part of Bremen – 19 November 1883 in Bonn) was a German ancient historian, who was a professor of history at the University of Greifswald (1857-1865) and then at the University of Bon ...

(1819–1883), German historian *

Germany Schaefer Herman A. "Germany" Schaefer (February 4, 1876 – May 16, 1919) was a second baseman, first baseman and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played 15 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Newark Peppers, New ...

(1877–1919), American baseball player *

Jacob Schaefer Sr Jacob Schaefer Sr. (February 2, 1855 – March 8, 1910), nicknamed "The Wizard", was a professional carom billiards player, especially of the straight rail and balkline games, and was posthumously inducted into the Billiard Congress of Ameri ...

(1850–1910), American billiards player *

Jacob Schaefer Jr Jacob Schaefer Jr. (born October 18, 1894, in Chicago, Illinois; died November 10, 1975, in Cleveland, Ohio) was an American professional carom billiards player with German grandparentage, a specialist in balkline games, and was inducted into the ...

(1894–1975) American billiards player *

Jacob Schaefer (composer) Jacob Schaefer (, 1888–1936) was a Russian Empire, Russian-born Jewish American composer, political activist and choir director whose career ran from the 1910s to the 1930s. A committed Communist for the last two decades of his life, he founded ...

(1888–1936), American composer and conductor *

Marie Charlotte Schaefer Marie Charlotte Schaefer (June 24, 1874 - May 27, 1927) was an early Texas physician and the first woman to become a faculty member of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). Biography Schaefer was born in San Antonio, San Antonio, Texa ...

(1874–1927), American physician * Rudolph Jay Schaefer I (1863–1923), American businessman ;Born in 1900–1949 * Fred K. Schaefer (1904–1953), German and American geographer * Walter V. Schaefer (1904–1986), American jurist and educator * Vincent Schaefer (1906–1993), American chemist and meteorologist who developed cloud seeding *

Jack Warner Schaefer Jack Warner Schaefer (November 19, 1907 – January 24, 1991) was an American writer known for his Westerns. His best-known works are the 1949 novel '' Shane'', considered the greatest western novel by the Western Writers of America, and the ...

(1907–1991), American fiction author *

Milner Baily Schaefer Milner Baily ("Benny") Schaefer (1912 in Cheyenne, Wyoming – 1970 in San Diego, California William Donald Schaefer William Donald Schaefer (November 2, 1921 – April 18, 2011) was an American politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. As a Democrat, he was the 45th mayor of Baltimore from December 197 ...

(1921–2011), American politician *

Udo Schaefer Udo Schaefer (October 19, 1926 – August 30, 2019) was a German lawyer and a theologian of the Baháʼí Faith. Education Schafer received a Doctor of Law degree in church law from Heidelberg University, Rupert Carola University. Career Scha ...

(1926–2019), German Bahá'í author *

Will Schaefer Willis H. Schaefer (November 23, 1928 – June 30, 2007) was an American composer nominated for an Emmy Award for his work. He wrote background music for a number of popular television shows and composed over 700 commercials. His most famous tra ...

(1928–2007), American composer *

Bill Schaefer (field hockey) William Paul Schaefer (9 October 1925 – 20 July 2003) was a New Zealand field hockey player. He represented New Zealand in field hockey between 1956 and 1964, including at the 1956, 1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because o ...

(1925–2003), New Zealand field hockey player *

Kermit Schaefer Kermit Schafer (March 24, 1914 – March 8, 1979) was an American writer and producer for radio and television in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for his collections of "bloopers"—the word Schafer popularized for mistakes and gaffes o ...

(1923–1979), American writer, broadcast and ''Pardon My Blooper'' record series producer *

Daniel Schaefer Daniel Schaefer (January 25, 1936 – April 16, 2006) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district from 1983 to 1999. Early life and education Born in Guttenberg, Iowa, he attended ...

(1936–2006), American politician *

James Schaefer James George Schaefer (August 30, 1938 – May 29, 2018) was an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives. Schaefer was first elected to the state House from District 21 in 2010. Redistricting ...

(1938–2018), American politician and rancher *

Bob Schaefer Robert Walden Schaefer (born May 22, 1944) is an American baseball executive and coach. He is currently the special assistant to the general manager for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Playing career Schaefer attended ...

(born 1944), American baseball coach *

Henry F. Schaefer, III Henry Frederick "Fritz" Schaefer III (born June 8, 1944) is an American Computational chemistry, computational, Physical chemist, physical, and Theoretical chemistry, theoretical chemist. Schaefer is the Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry at t ...

(born 1944), American chemist, academic and Protestant educator * Gerard John Schaefer (1946–1995), American killer, rapist, and suspected serial killer * Ronald P. Schaefer (born 1945), American linguist ;Born after 1950 *

Vic Schaefer Victor Ernest Schaefer (born March 2, 1961) is an American college basketball coach who is the head women's basketball coach of the University of Texas at Austin (Texas) Longhorns. He previously served as the head coach for Mississippi State, fr ...

(born 1961), American basketball coach *

Peter Schaefer (ice hockey) Peter Schaefer (born July 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks. During his playing career, he was best known as ...

(born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player * Jarrett Schaefer (born 1979), America film director and screenwriter * Nolan Schaefer (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player * Bradley E. Schaefer, American physicist *

Kurt Schaefer Kurt Schaefer (born October 27, 1965) is a former Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Missouri Senate, representing the 19th District from 2009 to 2017.

, American academic *

Peter Schaefer (author) Peter Schaefer may refer to: * Peter Schaefer (ice hockey) (born 1977), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player * Peter Schaefer (author) (born 1943), German scholar of ancient religious studies and director of the Jewish Museum of Berlin ...

, American academic and religious history author * Laura Schaefer (disambiguation), multiple people

Schaeffer

Schäfer

;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 1899 * Emanuel Schäfer (1900–1974), German SS officer, head of security police and SD in Serbia during World War II * Gustav Schäfer (rower) (1906–1991), German Olympic rower *

Karl Schäfer (figure skater) Karl Schäfer (17 May 1909 – 23 April 1976) was an Austrian single skating, figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he became a two-time Olympic champion at the Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics, 1932 Winter Olympics and the Figur ...

(1909–1976), Austrian Olympic figure skater *

Ernst Schäfer Ernst Schäfer (; 14 March 1910 – 21 July 1992) was a German explorer, hunter and zoologist in the 1930s, specializing in ornithology. He was also a scientific member in the Ahnenerbe and held the rank of an SS-Sturmbannführer. Early life S ...

(1910–1992), German hunter, zoologist and ornithologist * Willy Schäfer (handball player) (1913–1980), Swiss Olympic field handball player *

Paul Schäfer Paul Schäfer Schneider (4 December 1921 – 24 April 2010) was a German-Chilean Christian minister, convicted sex offender, and the founder and leader of a sect and agricultural commune of 300 German immigrants called Colonia Dignidad (''Dig ...

(1921–2010), German-Chilean cult leader *

Hans Schäfer Hans Schäfer (19 October 1927 – 7 November 2017) was a German footballer who played as an outside left. Career Schäfer was born in Zollstock, Cologne. He played for 1. FC Köln between 1948 and 1965, and for the West Germany national team, ...

(1927–2017), German retired footballer * Karl Heinz Schäfer (1932–1996), German-born composer and arranger working in France * Willy Schäfer (actor) (1933–2011), German actor *

Barbara Schäfer Barbara Schäfer (18 October 1934 – 15 June 2024) was a German politician. A member of the Christian Democratic Union, she served in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg The Landtag of Baden-Württemberg is the diet (assembly), diet of the G ...

(1934–2024), German politician * Hans-Bernd Schäfer (born 1943), German economist and scholar *

Manfred Schäfer Manfred Schaefer (12 February 1943 – 28 March 2023) was a German soccer player who played as a defender. At club level he won titles with St. George Budapest. Born in Germany, he represented the Australian national team internationally, pa ...

(1943–2023), German-Australian retired professional footballer *

Wolf Schäfer Wolf Schäfer (born 1942, in Halle) is a German-American historian. He is known for his work on science studies, early socialism, and global history. Academic career Schäfer studied history, politics, and philosophy at the universities of ...

(born 1942), German-American historian *

Wolfgang Schäfer Wolfgang Schäfer (born 7 April 1945) is a German choral conductor and academic teacher. He founded the Freiburger Vokalensemble, the BosArt Trio, and the Frankfurter Kammerchor. Career Born in Staufen im Breisgau, Schäfer studied music educa ...

(born 1945), German choral conductor and academic ;Born after 1949 *

Winfried Schäfer Winfried "Winnie" Schäfer (born 10 January 1950) is a German football manager and former player who is the technical director for the Ghana national football team. Playing career Winfried Schäfer played 403 Bundesliga matches and scored 46 goa ...

(born 1950), German football manager * Anita Schäfer (born 1951), German politician * Axel Schäfer (born 1952), German politician * Klaus Schäfer (catholic theologian) (born 1958), German catholic theologian, priest and author * Michael Schäfer (born 1959), Danish football manager * Markus Schäfer (born 1961), German tenor *

Bärbel Schäfer Bärbel Schäfer (born 16 December 1963) is a German television presenter and talk show host. Life Schäfer works in Germany as television presenter and talk show host.Christine Schäfer Christine Schäfer (born 3 March 1965) is a German operatic soprano. Biography Schäfer was born in Frankfurt. She studied from 1984 until 1991 at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin, where her teachers were Ingrid Figur, Aribert Reimann and D ...

(born 1965), German soprano * Ingo Schäfer (born 1965), German politician *

Thomas Schäfer (politician) Thomas Schäfer (; 22 February 1966 – 28 March 2020) was a German lawyer and politician for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). He was Minister of Finance of Hesse between 2010 and 2020. Early life and education Schäfer was bor ...

(1966−2020) German lawyer and politician, Minister of Finance in Hesse *

Dagmar Schäfer Dagmar Schäfer is a German sinologist and historian of science. She is director of Department III, Artifacts, Action, Knowledge at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin. She is honorary professor for the history of technolo ...

(born 1968), German sinologist and historian of science *

Jan Schäfer Jan Schäfer (born 18 October 1974 in Dresden) is a German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000. Schäfer also won a br ...

(born 1974), German Olympic canoer *

Raphael Schäfer Raphael Schäfer (Polish:'' Rafał Szaefer''; born 30 January 1979) is a German former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Biography Early years Raphael Schäfer was born ...

(born 1979), German footballer * Marcel Schäfer (born 1984), German footballer *

András Schäfer András Schäfer (born 13 April 1999) is a Hungarian professional association football, footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club 1. FC Union Berlin, Union Berlin and the Hungary national football team, Hungary national t ...

(born 1999), Hungarian footballer

Schäffer

;Born after 1800 *Saint

Anna Schäffer Anna Schäffer (February 18, 1882 – October 5, 1925) was a German woman who lived in Mindelstetten in Bavaria. She was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 21, 2012. Childhood Schäffer's father, a carpenter, died at the age of 40, ...

(1882–1925), German mystic, canonized by Pope Benedict in 2012 * Charles Schäffer (1838–1903), American physician and botanist * Fritz Schäffer (1888–1967), German politician *

Hugo Schäffer Hugo Schäffer (13 June 1875 - 25 August 1945) was a German politician. He was initially a non-partisan politician, as was then common, but joined the Nazi Party in 1933. He served as Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Reich Minister ...

(1875-1945), German politician *

Julius Schäffer Julius Schäffer (3 June 188221 October 1944) was a German mycologist. His contributions include studies on the Agaricales (gilled mushrooms), especially the genus ''Russula'', about which he wrote a monograph in 1933. and issued the exsiccata ''R ...

(1882–1944), German mycologist *

Mary Schäffer Warren Mary Schäffer Warren (1861–1939) was an American-Canadian naturalist, illustrator, photographer, and writer. She was known for her experiences in the Canadian Rockies in the early 20th century. Biography Warren was born Mary Townsend Sharples ...

(1861–1939), American naturalist, illustrator, and explorer in Canada ;Born after 1950 *

Andreas Schäffer Andreas Schäffer (born 29 May 1984 in Kelheim) is a former professional German footballer who plays for TV 1906 Riedenburg. Schäffer made 15 appearances for SSV Jahn Regensburg Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn Regensburg e. V., commonl ...

(born 1984), German footballer

Schafer

;Born after 1800 *

Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer (2 June 1850 – 29 March 1935) was a British physiologist. He is regarded as a founder of endocrinology: in 1894 he discovered and demonstrated the existence of adrenaline together with George Oliver, and he a ...

(1850–1935), English physiologist ;Born after 1900 *

Natalie Schafer Natalie Schafer (November 5, 1900 – April 10, 1991) was an American actress, best known today for her role as Lovey Howell on the sitcom '' Gilligan's Island'' (1964–1967). Early life and career Natalie Schafer was born on November 5, ...

(1900–1991), American actress *

Harold Schafer Harold Schafer (February 1, 1912 – December 2, 2001) was a North Dakota businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Gold Seal Company, the original maker of '' Mr. Bubble''. He also was a major benefactor in the tourist town o ...

(1912–2001), American entrepreneur * Alice Turner Schafer (1915–2009), American mathematician * Richard D. Schafer (1918–2014), American mathematician *

Roy Schafer Roy Schafer (December 14, 1922, New York City – August 5, 2018, Pequannock) was an American psychologist and psychoanalyst, who emphasised a psychoanalytic concept of narrative. For Schafer, an important purpose of the analytic process is that ...

(1922–2018), American psychologist-psychoanalyst * R. Murray Schafer (1933–2021), Canadian composer, writer, music educator and environmentalist * Ronald W. Schafer (born 1938), American electrical engineer and academic *

Ed Schafer Edward Thomas Schafer (born August 8, 1946) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 30th governor of North Dakota from 1992 to 2000 and as the 29th United States secretary of agriculture from 2008 to 2009 under President Georg ...

(born 1946), American state politician and United States Secretary of Agriculture ;Born after 1950 *

Avi Schafer is a Japanese professional basketball player for SeaHorses Mikawa of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Schafer has been a member of the Japan national basketball team. Early life Schafer was ...

(born 1998), Japanese basketball player *

Tim Schafer Timothy John Schafer (born July 26, 1967) is an American video game designer. He founded Double Fine Productions in July 2000, after having spent over a decade at LucasArts. Schafer is best known as the designer of critically acclaimed games '' ...

(born 1967), American computer game designer * Arthur Schafer (living), Canadian ethicist and academic *

Eric Schafer Eric John Schafer (born September 20, 1977) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 1997 until 2016, he competed for the UFC. Background Schafer attended the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. Schafer is a black belt in ...

(born 1977), American mixed martial artist * Jordan Schafer (born 1986), American baseball player *

Hunter Schafer Hunter Schafer (born December31, 1998) is an American actress and model. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, Schafer first made headlines in 2016 with her activism against North Carolina's Public Facilities Pri ...

(born 1999), American model, activist, and actress * Sakura Schafer-Nameki, German physicist

Schaffer

;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 baseball player *

Janne Schaffer Jan Erik Tage "Janne" Schaffer (born 24 September 1945) is a Swedish songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his work as a session guitarist for ABBA but he has also recorded with artists such as Bob Marley, Johnny Nash, Art Farmer and To ...

(born 1945), Swedish songwriter and guitarist ;Born after 1950 *

Simon Schaffer Simon J. Schaffer (born 1 January 1955) is a historian of science, previously a professor of the history and philosophy of science at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge and was editor of '' The B ...

(born 1955), English academic *

Frank Schaffer Frank Schaffer (born 23 October 1958 in Stalinstadt (today Eisenhüttenstadt), Bezirk Frankfurt) is an East German retired athlete who specialised in the 400 metres. He won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1958), East German Olympic athlete *

Bob Schaffer Robert Warren Schaffer (born July 24, 1962) is an American businessman and a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Colorado in the 105th Congress and the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, ...

(born 1962), American state politician *

Jon Schaffer Jon Ryan Schaffer ( ; born March 15, 1968) is an American heavy metal musician. He is the rhythm guitarist, bandleader and principal songwriter of the Indiana-based heavy metal band Iced Earth, which he formed in 1985 under the name Purgatory. ...

(born 1968), American guitarist and songwriter *

Daniel Schaffer Dan Schaffer (born 3 February 1969) is a British writer/artist working primarily in comics and film. He is best known as the writer and illustrator of cult comic book series, '' Dogwitch''. He is also the co-creator/artist of '' Indigo Vertigo' ...

(born 1969), British graphic novelist *

Akiva Schaffer Akiva Daniel Shebar Schaffer (; born December 1, 1977) is an American writer, producer, director, comedian, actor, and musician. He is a member of the comedy music group The Lonely Island, along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Jorma Tacc ...

(born 1977), American comedy writer and songwriter * Denny Schaffer (living), American radio personality * Gail Schaffer (living), American state politician * Ken Schaffer (living), American inventor * Lewis Schaffer (born 1957), American comedian *

Jonathan Schaffer Jonathan Schaffer is an American philosopher specializing in metaphysics and also working in epistemology, mind, and language. He is best known for his work on grounding and his development of monism, and is also a notable proponent of contrast ...

(living), American-Australian philosopher

Shafer

;Born after 1800 * Jacob K. Shafer (1823–1876), American national politician * William T. Shafer (1825–1882), American politician from Pennsylvania * Orator Shafer (1851–1922), American baseball player *

John Adolph Shafer John Adolph Shafer (February 23, 1863 – February 1, 1918) was an American botanist. Life Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Shafer graduated from the Pittsburgh School, of Pharmacy in 1881 and worked as a pharmacist until after his marri ...

(1863–1918), American botanist * Taylor Shafer (1866–1945), American baseball player * George F. Shafer (1888–1948), American state politician * Tillie Shafer (1889–1962), American baseball player *

Phil Shafer Phil Earl Shafer (November 13, 1891 – January 29, 1971) was an American racing driver and constructor. Racing career Shafer made 30 AAA Contest Board, AAA Championship Car starts from 1923 to 1952. He captured one win in 1924 at the Ne ...

(1891–1971), American racecar driver *

Paul W. Shafer Paul Werntz Shafer (April 27, 1893 – August 17, 1954) was a politician and judge from Michigan. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1937 until his death. Biography Shafer was born in Elkhart, Indiana, on A ...

(1893–1954), American politician ;Born after 1900 *

Ruth Shafer Ruth Shafer (12 March 1912 19 May 1972), was the chair of the first international conference of women engineers and scientists. Early life and education Ruth I Shafer was born in Brooklyn on 12 March 1912. In 1934 she got her undergraduate degre ...

(1912 – 1972), American engineer * Raymond P. Shafer (1917–2006), American state politician *

Whitey Shafer Sanger D. Shafer (October 24, 1934 – January 12, 2019),
- at Drew Shafer Drew Shafer (April 9, 1936 – September 30, 1989) was an American gay activist from Kansas City, Missouri. Early life Shafer was an only child who had "a happy upbringing" in a middle-class home, with supportive parents Phyllis and Robert Sha ...

(1936–1989), American gay rights activist *

Glenn Shafer Glenn Shafer (born November 21, 1946) is an American mathematician and statistician. He is the co-creator of Dempster–Shafer theory. He is a University Professor and Board of Governors Professor at Rutgers University. Early life and education S ...

(born 1946), American mathematician, co-developer of Dempster-Shafer theory ;Born after 1950 * Grant Shafer (born 1951), American biblical scholar and Judaic historian *

Jack Shafer Jack Shafer (born November 14, 1951 is an American journalist who wrote about media for ''Politico'' until June 2024. Prior to joining ''Politico'', he worked for ''Reuters'', wrote and edited for ''Slate'', and edited two city weeklies, ''Washi ...

(born 1951), American journalist and columnist *

Ross Shafer Ross Alan Shafer (born December 10, 1954) is an American comedian, network television host, motivational and leadership speaker and consultant. He has authored nine business books, and earned six Emmy Awards as a network talk and game show host. ...

(born 1954), American comedian and motivational speaker * Robert R. Shafer (born 1958), American actor *

Dirk Shafer Dirk Alan Shafer (November 7, 1962 – March 5, 2015) was an American model, actor, screenwriter and director. Born in Carbondale, Illinois, he was most noted in the modeling world for having been ''Playgirl'' magazine's 1992 "Man of the Year". S ...

(born 1962), American model, actor, screenwriter and director *

Scott Shafer Scott Shafer (born January 6, 1967) is an American football coach and former player. He has served as the defensive coordinator for the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders. Previously, he served as the head coach at Syracuse University until N ...

(born 1967), American college football coach * David Shafer (politician) (born 1965), American politician * Jeremy Shafer (born 1970s), American entertainer and oragamist *

Justin Shafer Justin Healy Shafer (born September 18, 1992) is an American professional baseball coach and former pitcher who is currently the pitching coach for the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He played in Majo ...

(born 1992), American baseball player

Shaffer

;Born after 1800 * Shaffer (baseball), baseball player * John Shaffer (1827–1870), American territorial governor * John D. Shaffer (1858–1931), American politician in Iowa * John Shaffer (1864–1926), American baseball player * Joseph Crockett Shaffer (1880–1958), American national politician * Harry G. Shaffer (1885–1971), American state politician ;Born after 1900 *

Anthony Shaffer (writer) Anthony Joshua Shaffer (15 May 19266 November 2001) was a British playwright, screenwriter, novelist, barrister, and advertising executive. He is best remembered for his Tony Award winning play '' Sleuth'', and its acclaimed 1972 film adaptati ...

(1926–2001), English playwright, novelist, and screenwriter * David Shaffer (born 1936), American physician *

Earl Shaffer Earl V. Shaffer (November 8, 1918 – May 5, 2002), was an American outdoorsman and author known from 1948 as The Crazy One (and eventually as The Original Crazy One) for attempting what became the first publicized claimed hiking trip in a single ...

(1918–2002), American outdoorsman and author *

Elaine Shaffer Elaine Shaffer (October 22, 1925 – February 19, 1973) was an American flutist and principal of the Houston Symphony Orchestra between 1948 and 1953. Biography Elaine Shaffer was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania. She attended the Curtis Insti ...

(1925–1973), American flutist * Harry G. Shaffer (1919-2009), Austrian-American economics academic * Jack Shaffer (1909–1963), American professional basketball player *

James Shaffer James Christian Shaffer (born June 6, 1970), also known by his stage name "Munky", is an American musician best known as a co-founder and guitarist of the nu metal band Korn. He was ranked at No. 26 of Guitar World's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal G ...

(1910–2014), American religious leader * Jim G. Shaffer (born 1944), American archeology and anthropology academic * John H. Shaffer (1919–1997), American government administrator * Juliet Popper Shaffer (born 1932), American psychologist and statistician *

Lee Shaffer Lee Philip Shaffer II (born February 23, 1939) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward born in Chicago, Shaffer starred at the University of North Carolina, where he was the ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year ...

(born 1939), American professional basketball player * Leland Shaffer (1912–1993), American professional football player * Louise Shaffer (born 1942), American actress, script writer, and author * Tim Shaffer (1945-2011), American politician * Mary Shaffer (born 1947), American artist *

Paul Shaffer Paul Allen Wood Shaffer (born November 28, 1949) is a Canadian musician, actor, and comedian who served as David Letterman's musical director, bandleader, and sidekick on ''Late Night with David Letterman'' (1982–1993) and ''Late Show with D ...

(born 1949), Canadian-American musician, actor, author, comedian and composer * Sir

Peter Shaffer Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (15 May 1926 – 6 June 2016) was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is best known for the plays '' Equus'' and '' Amadeus'', the latter of which was adapted for the screen by Miloš Forman, with an ...

(1926–2016), English dramatist and playwright *

Robert H. Shaffer Robert H. Shaffer (September 13, 1915 – April 21, 2017) was an American pioneer in the field of college student personnel and student affairs. His work spanned the course of four decades ( 1940–1981), which can be characterized as a period of "i ...

(1915–2017), American educator ;Born after 1950 * Anthony Shaffer (born 1962), American Reserve Army Lieutenant Colonel and CIA intelligence officer *

Erica Shaffer Erica Shaffer is an American actress who has worked in independent films and television. Her film appearances include '' A Family Affair'', ''The Truth is Always Complicated'', '' The Fall'', ''Catalina Trust'', ''The Socratic Method'', ''Thr ...

(born 1970), American actress *

(born 1970), American guitarist *

Matthew Shaffer Matthew Joseph Shaffer (born May 4, 1978) is an American musical theatre, television, and film actor, director, executive producer, author, and choreographer. He was born in Florence, Colorado, USA. Career Shaffer began his career in Southern Ca ...

(born 1978), American musical theatre, television, and film actor * Brian Shaffer (born 1979), missing American medical student *

Kevin Shaffer Kevin Carl Shaffer (born March 2, 1980) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL draft. He played college football at Tulsa. Shaffer also played for the Clevel ...

(born 1980), American professional football player * Atticus Shaffer (born 1998), American actor *

Justin Shaffer Justin Donnnell Shaffer (born June 20, 1998) is an American professional football guard. He previously played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at Georgia. Early life Shaffer grew up in El ...

(born 1998), American football player * Brenda Shaffer (living), American political science author * Chris Shaffer (living), American singer-songwriter *

Deborah Shaffer Deborah Shaffer has a 50-year career as a documentary filmmaker. She began making films in 1970s as a member of the Newsreel Collective, where she collaborated on the short film Make-Out. In 1972 she co-directed and co-produced the short ''How Ab ...

(living), American filmmaker

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