Schaeffer is a German surname. It is a variant of Schaefer, from ''schäfer'' ("shepherd") and of Schaffer, from a noun (meaning steward or bailiff) derived from Middle High German schaffen. cited in

People with the surname

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Albert Charles Schaeffer Albert Charles Schaeffer (13 August 1907, Belvidere, Illinois – 2 February 1957) was an American mathematician who worked on complex analysis. Biography Schaeffer was the son of Albert John and Mary Plane Schaeffer (née Herrick). He studied ci ...

, American mathematician

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Billy Schaeffer William G. Schaeffer (born December 11, 1951) is a former American basketball small forward in the American Basketball Association (ABA) for the New York Nets and Virginia Squires. He also was a member of the Allentown Jets in the Eastern Pennsy ...

, retired American professional basketball player * Boguslaw Schaeffer, Polish composer and theoretician *

Brent Schaeffer Brentis Jarryn Schaeffer (born January 25, 1986) is a former Arena football quarterback. He played college football at Ole Miss. He also played college football at the University of Tennessee and College of the Sequoias. High school career Sc ...

, American arena football quarterback

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* Charles Frederick Schaeffer (1807–1879), Lutheran clergyman of the United States *

Charles William Schaeffer Charles William Schaeffer (born in Hagerstown, Maryland, 5 May 1813; died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 15 March 1896) was a Lutheran clergyman and theologian of the United States. Biography His parents were Frederick Solomon Schaeffer (1790-181 ...

(1813–1896), Lutheran clergyman and theologian of the United States * Chester Schaeffer, American film editor *

Claude Schaeffer Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher ...

, French archaeologist who helped uncover the Ugaritic religious texts

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David Frederick Schaeffer David Frederick Schaeffer (born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 22 July 1787; died in Frederick, Maryland, 5 May 1837) was a Lutheran clergyman of the United States. Biography His parents were Frederick David Schaeffer and Rosina Rosenmiller. His fath ...

(1787–1837), Lutheran clergyman of the United States

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Edith Schaeffer Edith Rachel Merritt Schaeffer (née Seville) (November 3, 1914 – March 30, 2013) was a Christian author and co-founder of L'Abri, a Christian organization which hosts guests. She was the wife of Francis Schaeffer, and the mother of Frank Schaef ...

, Chinese-American Christian author and widow of Francis Schaeffer *

Eric Schaeffer Eric Schaeffer (born January 22, 1962) is an American actor, writer, and director. Early life and education Schaeffer was born in New York City, New York, and later graduated with a degree in drama and dance from Bard College. After graduati ...

, American actor *

Eric D. Schaeffer Eric D. Schaeffer is an American theater director and producer based in Arlington, Virginia. He is the co-founder and former Artistic Director of Signature Theatre., and is well known nationally for his re-invention of large American musicals for ...

, American theatre director

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Francis Schaeffer Francis August Schaeffer (January 30, 1912 – May 15, 1984) was an American evangelical theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor. He co-founded the L'Abri community in Switzerland with his wife Edith Schaeffer, , a prolific autho ...

, American-French theologian, philosopher, and founder of L'Abri *

Frank Schaeffer Frank Schaeffer (born August 3, 1952) is an American author, film director, screenwriter, and public speaker. He is the son of theologian and author Francis Schaeffer. He became a Hollywood film director and author, writing several internation ...

, French son of Francis Schaeffer *

Frederick Christian Schaeffer Frederick Christian Schaeffer (12 November 1792, in Germantown, Pennsylvania – 26 March 1832, in New York City) was a Lutheran clergyman of the United States. Biography His parents were Frederick David Schaeffer and Rosina Rosenmiller. His fath ...

(1792–1832), Lutheran clergyman of the United States *

Frederick David Schaeffer Frederick David Schaeffer (15 November 1760 – 27 January 1836) was a German-American Lutheran clergyman. Biography Frederick David Schaeffer was born at Frankfurt am Main in Hesse, Germany. In 1768 he was sent to the gymnasium in Hanau ...

(1760–1836), German-born Lutheran clergyman of the United States

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Georg Anton Schäffer Georg Anton Schäffer (rarely russified as ''Yegor Nikolayevich'' or ''Egor Antonovich'' ''Sheffer''; ''von Schaeffer'' in Portuguese sources; 27 January 1779 – 1836) was a German physician in the employ of the Russian-American Company who ...

, (1779–1836), German physician and adventurer *

George Schaeffer George Harrison Schaeffer was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Tempe Normal School, now Arizona State University, from 1914 to 1 ...

, former American head coach of the Arizona State college football program

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Harry Schaeffer Harry Edward "Lefty" Schaeffer (June 23, 1924 – July 12, 2008) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in five games in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Biography A native of Reading, Pennsylvania, Sch ...

, former American major league baseball pitcher

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Jacob Christian Schaeffer Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Isla ...

, 17th century German scientist * Jack Schaeffer (born ''John Case Schaeffer II''), American musician, record producer and clarinetist * James Schaeffer (1885–1972), American college sports coach * James Soloman Schaeffer, American drum major and former leader of the Highty-Tighties * Jim Schaeffer, American drum major and former leader of the Highty-Tighties (relative of James Soloman Schaeffer) * Jody Schaeffer, American cartoonist and co-creator of ''Megas XLR'' *

John Schaeffer (art collector) John Herman Schaeffer (1941 – 14 July 2020) was a Dutch-born Australian art collector, philanthropist and businessman. Schaeffer predominantly collected 19th-century British art, specialising in works by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Schaeff ...

(1941–2020), Australian art collector and businessman * John Schaeffer (environmentalist) (born 1949), American solar power advocate * John Schaeffer (trainer) (born 1951), American fitness trainer and author *

John Nevin Schaeffer John Nevin Schaeffer (July 23, 1882 – June 10, 1942) was an American classicist from Danville, Pennsylvania who spent his career teaching at Franklin & Marshall College, from which he also received his bachelor's degree in 1903. He would ...

(1882–1942), American classicist *

Jonathan Schaeffer Jonathan Herbert Schaeffer (born 1957) is a Canadian researcher and professor at the University of Alberta and the former Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence. He led the team that wrote Chinook, the world's strongest American che ...

, Canadian computer scientist

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* Lucien Schaeffer, French former footballer who played at the 1948 Summer Olympics *

Lawrence Schaeffer Lawrence (Larry) Raymond Schaeffer (born 3 April 1947) is an American geneticist, and emeritus professor of animal breeding and genetics at the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Biography Larry Schaeffer was born in Chicago, Ill ...

(born 1947), American geneticist

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* Matthew Schaeffer, American guitarist in the rock band Monovox *

Mead Schaeffer Mead Schaeffer (July 15, 1898 – November 6, 1980) was an American illustrator active from the early to middle twentieth century. Biography Schaeffer was born in Freedom Plains, New York, in 1898, the son of Presbyterian preacher Charles ...

, American artist and illustrator

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Pierre Schaeffer Pierre Henri Marie Schaeffer (English pronunciation: , ; 14 August 1910 – 19 August 1995) was a French composer, writer, broadcaster, engineer, musicologist, acoustician and founder of Groupe de Recherche de Musique Concrète (GRMC). His inno ...

, French musician and pioneer of musique concrète

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Rebecca Schaeffer Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer (November 6, 1967 – July 18, 1989) was an American actress and model. She began her career as a teen model before moving on to acting. In 1986, she landed the role of Patricia "Patti" Russell in the CBS comedy ''My Sis ...

(1967–1989), American actress who was murdered by a fan *

Roberto Schaefer Roberto Schaefer, , (born in White Plains, New York) is an American cinematographer, known for his collaborations with director Marc Forster. Career Schaefer served as cinematographer for eight of director Marc Forster's feature films. He was n ...

, American photographer known for his work in the film ''Quantum of Solace''

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* Sandra Schaeffer (born 1946), American singer, author and game inventor * Serafia Fredrika Schaeffer (1800-1887), Finnish herbal healer *

Stefanie Schaeffer Stefanie Schaeffer (born Stefani Lynn Schaeffer; May 31, 1974) is an American defense attorney and television presenter from California. She was the winner of '' The Apprentice: Los Angeles'', the sixth season of the reality show ''The Apprentic ...

, ''The Apprentice 6'' winner *

Steve Schaeffer Steve Schaeffer is a Hollywood studio musician who has played on more than 1,000 feature films and original soundtracks. Partial filmography *''Inside Man'' (2006) *''Blade Runner'' (1982) *''Bowfinger'' (1999) *'' The Big Kahuna'' (1999) *''The ...

, American studio musician

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Tarah Lynne Schaeffer Tarah Lynne Schaeffer (born July 4, 1984) is a former American child actress. She is known for her role as Tarah on ''Sesame Street''. Acting career In 1993, ''Sesame Street'' was casting for a child actor to play a character with disabiliti ...

, American actress known for her role on ''Sesame Street'' *

Tom Schaeffer Tom Peter Schaeffer (15 November 1940 – 3 December 2020) was a Swedish curler. (look for "Schaeffer, Tom") He was a , and a four-time Swedish men's curling champion (1970, 1972, 1973, 1978). In 1973, he was inducted into the Swedish Curlin ...

(born 1940), Swedish curler, 1973 world champion

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Wendy Schaeffer Wendy Lynn Schaeffer, OAM (born 16 September 1974 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian equestrian and Olympic champion. She won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Schaeffer was inducted into t ...

, Australian equestrian and Olympic champion

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