Schaefer is an alternative spelling and

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

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

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

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

anglicised Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

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

Schaefer

;Born in 1800–1899 * Arnold Schaefer (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 Pepper, New ...

(1877–1919), American professional 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 Amer ...

(1850–1910), American professional billiards player *

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

(1894–1975) American professional billiards player *

Jacob Schaefer (composer) Jacob Schaefer ( yi, יעקב שײפער, 1888–1936) was a 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 ...

(1888–1936), American Jewish 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, Texas and attend ...

(1874-1927), American physician * Rudolph Jay Schaefer I (1863–1923), American businessman ;Born in 1900–1949 * Walter V. Schaefer (1904-1986), American jurist and educator *

Vincent Schaefer Vincent Joseph Schaefer (July 4, 1906 – July 25, 1993) was an American chemist and meteorologist who developed cloud seeding. On November 13, 1946, while a researcher at the General Electric Research Laboratory, Schaefer modified clouds in the ...

(1906–1993), American chemist and meteorologist who developed cloud seeding *

Jack Warner Schaefer Jack Warner Schaefer (November 19, 1907 – 24 January 1991) was an American writer known for his Westerns. His best-known works are the 1949 novel ''Shane'', voted the greatest western novel, and the 1964 children's book ''Stubby Pringle's C ...

(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 ...

(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 The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the essential worth of all religions and the unity ...

(born 1926), 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 A blooper is a short clip from a film or video production, usually a deleted scene, containing a mistake made by a member of the cast or crew. It also refers to an error made during a live radio or TV broadcast or news report, usually in terms ...

'' record series producer *

Daniel Schaefer Daniel "Dan" 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 a ...

(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. He is currently the special assistant to the general manager with the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB), and is a former interim manager, bench coach ...

(born 1944), American professional baseball coach * Henry F. Schaefer, III (born 1944), American computational and theoretical chemist, academic and Protestant educator * Gerard John Schaefer (1946–1995), American killer, rapist, and suspected serial killer *

Ronald P. Schaefer Ronald P. Schaefer (born June 17, 1949), also known as Ron Schaefer is an American academic, English professor, and linguist. He is the first person "to devise a written version of a language called Emai", a language reported in 1997 to be spoke ...

(1949- ), American academic linguist and university professor. ;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 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 ...

(born 1977), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

Jarrett Schaefer Jarrett Schaefer (born 1979) is an American film director and screenwriter. His feature debut, ''Chapter 27'' (2007), premiered and received substantial media and critical attention at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Biography Born on a U.S. Ai ...

(born 1979), America film director and screenwriter *

Nolan Schaefer Nolan Schaefer (born January 15, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently an unrestricted free agent who was last under contract to HC Ambrì-Piotta of the Swiss National League A (NLA). Playing career Schaefer began a fo ...

(born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Bradley E. Schaefer (living), American physics academic *

Kurt Schaefer Kurt Schaefer (born October 27, 1965) is a former Republican member of the Missouri Senate, representing the 19th District from 2009 to 2017. In 2016, Schaefer ran against Josh Hawley for Missouri Attorney General, but was defeated for the Re ...

(living), 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 ...

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

Schaeffer

Schäfer

;Born after 1800 *

Wilhelm Schäfer Wilhelm Schäfer (20 January 1868 – 19 January 1952) was a German writer. Life Born in Ottrau (Hesse), until 1896 Schäfer was a school teacher. He gained a scholarship to study in Switzerland and France through the Cotta-Verlag publishing ...

(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 1900 *

Emanuel Schäfer Emanuel Schäfer (20 April 1900 – 4 December 1974) was a high-ranking SS functionary (SS-''Oberführer'') and a protégé of Reinhard Heydrich in Nazi Germany. Born in 1900, Schäfer served in World War I. Post-war, he participated in far ...

(1900–1974), officer in the German SS, head of Serbian security police during World War II *

Gustav Schäfer (rower) Gustav Schäfer (22 September 1906 – 10 December 1991) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Johanngeorgenstadt. In 1911, his family moved to Dresden. Schäfer's sporting career started in swimming. ...

(1906–1991), German Olympic rower * Karl Schäfer (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. His zoological explorations in Tibet served as a cover for his role in the German secret service. He was also ...

(1910–1992), German hunter, zoologist and ornithologist *

Willy Schäfer (handball player) Willy Schäfer may refer to: * Willy Schäfer (actor) (1933–2011), German television actor *Willy Schäfer (handballer) Willy Schäfer (30 April 1913 – 16 October 1980) was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summe ...

(1913–1980), Swiss Olympic field handball player *

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

(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, e ...

(born 1927), German retired footballer *

Karl Heinz Schäfer Karl Heinz Schäfer (17 March 1932 – 12 October 1996) was a German-born composer and arranger who worked mainly in France. Life and career Born in Frankfurt to Jewish parents, he moved with his mother during World War II to the United States ...

(1932–1996), German-born composer and arranger working in France * Willy Schäfer (born 1933), German actor * Hans-Bernd Schäfer (born 1943), German economist and scholar * Manfred Schäfer (born 1943), German-Australian retired professional footballer * Wolfgang Schäfer (born 1945), German choral conductor and academic ;Born after 1950 *

Winfried Schäfer Winfried "Winnie" Schäfer (born 10 January 1950) is a German football manager and former player who last managed of Qatari club Al-Khor. Playing career Winfried Schäfer played 403 Bundesliga matches and scored 46 goals in the (West) German top ...

(born 1950), German football manager * Anita Schäfer (born 1951), German politician *

Axel Schäfer Axel Helmut Schäfer (born 3 August 1952) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Born in Frankfurt, Hesse, he has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2002. Political ca ...

(born 1952), German politician * Klaus Schäfer SAC (born 1958), German catholic Theologian, Priest and Author *

Michael Schäfer Michael Schäfer (born 25 January 1959) is a Danish former football player and now manager. In his active career as a midfielder, he played 482 games for Danish club Lyngby BK, as well as three games for the Denmark national football team. A ...

(born 1959), Danish football manager * Markus Schäfer (born 1961), German tenor *

Thomas Schäfer 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 bo ...

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

Bärbel Schäfer Bärbel Schäfer (born 16 December 1963 in Bremen) is a German television presenter and talk show host. Life Schäfer works in Germany as television presenter and talk show host. In 2004 Schäfer married Michel Friedman in Eschborn, only short ...

(born 1963), German television presenter *

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 *

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 Szafarczyk''; born 30 January 1979) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Biography Early years Raphael Schäfer was born in 1979 as a member of the German minority in the Uppe ...

(born 1979), German footballer *

Marcel Schäfer Marcel Schäfer (born 7 June 1984) is a retired German professional footballer. He is currently the Sporting Director for VfL Wolfsburg. Career 1860 Munich Schäfer made his debut in the Bundesliga on matchday 11, 1 November 2003, as TSV 1 ...

(born 1984), German footballer * András Schäfer (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 *

Julius Schäffer Julius Schäffer (3 June 1882 – 21 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. Later, he revised the ge ...

(1882–1944), German mycologist * Mary T. S. Schäffer (1861–1939), American naturalist, illustrator, and explorer in Canada ;Born after 1950 * Andreas Schäffer (born 1984), German footballer

Schafer

;Born after 1800 *

Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer FRS FRSE FRCP LLD (2 June 1850 – 29 March 1935) was an English physiologist. He is regarded as a founder of endocrinology: in 1894 he discovered and demonstrated the existence of adrenaline together with ...

(1850–1935), formerly Edward Albert Schäfer, English physiologist ;Born after 1900 *

Natalie Schafer Natalie Schafer (November 5, 1900 – April 10, 1991) was an American actress, known 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, in Manhat ...

(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 of ...

(1912–2001), American entrepreneur *

Alice Turner Schafer Alice Turner Schafer (June 18, 1915 – September 27, 2009) was an American mathematician. She was one of the founding members of the Association for Women in Mathematics in 1971.Richard D. Schafer (1918–2014), American mathematician * Roy Schafer (1922–2018), American psychologist-psychoanalyst * R. Murray Schafer (born 1933), 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 was the 30th governor of North Dakota from 1992 to 2000. Schafer also served as the 29th United States Secretary of Agriculture from 2008 to 2009, appointed ...

(born 1946), American state politician and United States Secretary of Agriculture * William J. Schafer (born 1948), Actor in film and on Stage ;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 ...

(born 1998), Japanese professional 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 Arthur Schafer is a Canadian ethicist specializing in bioethics, philosophy of law, social philosophy and political philosophy. He is Director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, at the University of Manitoba. He is also a full prof ...

(living), Canadian ethicist and academic *

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

(born 1977), American mixed martial artist *

Jordan Schafer Jordan James Schafer (born September 4, 1986) is a former American professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins as a center fielder. Baseball career ...

(born 1986), American baseball player *

Hunter Schafer Hunter Schafer (born December 31, 1998) is an American model, actress, and LGBTQ rights activist. For her activism against the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, HB2, ''Teen Vogue'' listed Schafer on its "21 Under 21" list in 2017. She ma ...

(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 Alfréd Schaffer (13 February 1893 – 30 August 1945) was a Hungarian international footballer. He is recorded as having played for a record number of clubs: 21 in a 15-year career which lasted from 1910 to 1925. Career Born in Budapest, he ...

(1893–1945), Hungarian footballer ;Born after 1900 *

Jimmie Schaffer Jimmie Ronald Schaffer (born April 5, 1936, at Limeport, Pennsylvania) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher with an eight-year career from 1961 to 1968. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Phi ...

(born 1936), American professional 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 ...

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

Simon Schaffer Simon J. Schaffer (born 1 January 1955) is 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 British Journal for the History of S ...

(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), retired East German Olympic athlete * Bob Schaffer (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 and principal songwriter of the Indiana-based heavy metal band Iced Earth, which he formed in 1985 under the name Purgatory. He is also the ...

(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 D. Schaffer (; born December 1, 1977) is an American film director, comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy group The Lonely Island along with Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone. He began his career with The Lonely Island mak ...

(born 1977), American comedy writer and songwriter *

Denny Schaffer Denny Schaffer is a radio talk show host based in Toledo, Ohio. He left WQQO to host ''The 5:30 Club'' on 93.5 WRQN. He previously hosted a morning show on WWWM-FM, WRNO-FM and an evening show on WGKA 920 in Atlanta from 9 - 11 pm which WGK ...

(living), American radio personality * Gail Schaffer (living), American state politician *

Ken Schaffer Ken Schaffer is an American inventor and former publicist. Inventor In 1975 Schaffer invented the Schaffer–Vega diversity system, a low-noise/wide dynamic range wireless guitar system that was form-factored as a wireless microphone in 1976. Scha ...

(living), American inventor *

Lewis Schaffer Lewis Schaffer is an American comedian and broadcaster, based in Nunhead, south-east London, where he moved in 2000. He currently hosts his own weekly radio show on Resonance 104.4FM in London. He also appears regularly, as of 2023, as a pundit ...

(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 contras ...

(living), American-Australian philosopher

Shafer

;Born after 1800 *

Jacob K. Shafer Jacob K. Shafer (December 26, 1823 – November 22, 1876) was a Delegate from Idaho Territory. Born near Broadway, Virginia, Shafer was graduated from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, in 1843. And from the law school of L.P. ...

(1823–1876), American national politician *

Orator Shafer George W. Shafer ometimes spelled ''Shaffer'' or ''Schaefer''(October 4, 1851 – January 21, 1922) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Orator", because he was an avid speaker, Shafer played for 10 teams in four different majo ...

(1851–1922), American professional baseball player * John Adolph Shafer (1863–1918), American botanist *

Taylor Shafer Zachary Taylor Shafer (July 13, 1866 – October 27, 1945) was a Major League Baseball player in the 19th century. Career Shafer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1866. He started his professional baseball career in 1884, when he played ...

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

Phil Shafer Phil "Red" Shafer (November 13, 1891 Des Moines, Iowa – January 29, 1971 Des Moines, Iowa) was an American racecar driver. He made 30 AAA Championship Car starts from 1923 to 1952. He captured one win in 1924 at the New York State Fairgr ...

(1891–1971), American racecar driver * Paul W. Shafer (1893–1954), American national politician ;Born after 1900 *

Raymond P. Shafer Raymond Philip Shafer (March 5, 1917 – December 12, 2006) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 39th governor of Pennsylvania from 1967 to 1971. Prior to that, he served as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania fr ...

(1917–2006), American state politician *

Whitey Shafer Sanger D. Shafer (October 24, 1934 – January 12, 2019),
- at 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 ;Born after 1950 *

Ross Shafer Ross Alan Shafer (born December 10, 1954) is an American comedian, network television host, and motivational and leadership speaker/consultant. He has authored nine business books, won a stand-up comedy competition, and earned six Emmys as a net ...

(born 1954), American comedian and motivational speaker *

Robert R. Shafer Robert Ray Shafer (born April 10, 1958) is an American character actor who has appeared in film, television, commercials, voice-over and theater. Shafer, sometimes credited as Bobby Ray Shafer, is perhaps best known for playing Bob Vance, Vance ...

(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". ...

(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 currently serves as the defensive coordinator for the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders. He previously served as the head coach at Syracuse University unt ...

(born 1967), American college football coach *

David Shafer (politician) David J. Shafer (born April 29, 1965) is an American politician who has been the chairman of the Georgia Republican Party since 2019. From 2002 to 2019, Shafer was a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate from Senate District 48, a subur ...

(born 1965), American state politician * Glenn Shafer (living), American mathematician, co-developer of Dempster-Shafer theory *

Jack Shafer Jack Shafer (born November 14, 1957) is an American journalist who writes about media for ''Politico''. Prior to joining ''Politico'', he worked for Reuters and also edited and wrote the column'' "''Press Box" for ''Slate'', an online magazine. B ...

(living), American journalist and columnist * Jeremy Shafer (living), American entertainer and oragamist *

Justin Shafer Justin Healy Shafer (born September 18, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins. High school and college Shafer graduated fro ...

(born 1992), American baseball player

Shaffer

;Born after 1800 * Shaffer (baseball), baseball player *

John Shaffer (politician) John Wilson Shaffer (July 5, 1827 – October 31, 1870) was an American politician and businessman who served as the 7th Governor of Utah Territory. Biography Born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Shaffer was active in Republican politics in Illinoi ...

(1827–1870), American territorial governor *

Joseph Crockett Shaffer Joseph Crockett Shaffer (January 19, 1880October 19, 1958) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Biography Born near Wytheville, Virginia, Shaffer attended the Wytheville public schools. He was graduated from Plummer College in Wytheville ...

(1880–1958), American national politician *

Harry G. Shaffer (politician) Harry Gustavus Shaffer, Sr. was the Republican President of the West Virginia Senate from Boone County and served from 1923 to 1925. References West Virginia state senators Presidents of the West Virginia Senate 1885 births 1971 de ...

(1885–1971), American state politician ;Born after 1900 *

Anthony Shaffer (writer) Anthony Joshua Shaffer (15 May 19266 November 2001) was an English playwright, screenwriter, novelist, barrister, and advertising executive. Early life Shaffer was born to a Jewish family in Liverpool, the son of Reka (née Fredman) and Jack S ...

(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 singl ...

(1918–2002), American outdoorsman and author * Elaine Shaffer (1925–1973), American flutist * Harry G. Shaffer (1919-2009), Austrian-American economics academic *

Jack Shaffer John Cleo Shaffer (August 13, 1909 – June 17, 1963) was an American professional basketball player. He appeared in six games for the Akron Firestone Non-Skids in the National Basketball League during the 1937–38 season. A son of Russian immig ...

(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 co-founder and guitarist of the nu metal band Korn. He has cited Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, and Randy Rhoads as some of hi ...

(1910–2014), American religious leader *

Jay C. Shaffer A jay is a member of a number of species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the Crow family, Corvidae. The evolutionary relationships between the jays and the magpies are rather complex. For example, the Eurasian m ...

(born 1936-) entomologist, curator of lepidoptera at the Natural History Museum, London * Jim G. Shaffer (born 1944), American archeology and anthropology academic *

John H. Shaffer John Hixon Shaffer (February 25, 1919 – September 14, 1997) was an administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from March 24, 1969 until March 14, 1973. Shaffer was the administrator during an en-masse calling-in sick strike by air tra ...

(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 Louise Shaffer (born July 5, 1942) is an American actress, script writer, and author. Biography Shaffer was born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, where she showed an interest in acting early on in her life. After finishing high school, she attended ...

(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 singer, composer, actor, author, comedian, and multi-instrumentalist who served as David Letterman's musical director, band leader, and sidekick on the entire run of both ''Late Ni ...

(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 wrote numerous award-winning plays, of which several were adapted into films. Early life Shaffer was born to a Jewish family in L ...

(1926–2016), English dramatist and playwright * Robert H. Shaffer (1915–2017), American educator ;Born after 1950 * Anthony Shaffer (intelligence officer) (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. Some of the films include '' A Family Affair'', ''The Truth is Always Complicated'', '' The Fall'', ''Catalina Trust'', ''The Socratic Method'', ''Three ...

(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 C ...

(born 1978), American musical theatre, television, and film actor *

Brian Shaffer Brian Shaffer (born February 25, 1979) is an American medical student at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. On the night of March 31, 2006, Shaffer went out with friends to celebrate the beginning of spring break; later he was sepa ...

(born 1979), missing American medical student * Kevin Shaffer (born 1980), American professional football player *

Atticus Shaffer Atticus Ronald Shaffer (born June 19, 1998) is an American actor known for playing Brick Heck on the ABC sitcom '' The Middle'' (2009–2018), as well as for voicing Edgar in the film '' Frankenweenie'' (2012) and Ono on the Disney Junior serie ...

(born 1998), American actor *

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

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

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