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Schaeffer is a German surname. It is a variant of Schaefer, from German word schäfer ("shepherd") and of Schaffer, from a noun (meaning steward or bailiff) derived from Middle High German schaffen.[1]
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People with the surname
A
- Albert Charles Schaeffer (1907–1957), American mathematician
B
- Billy Schaeffer (born 1951), retired American professional basketball player
- Boguslaw Schaeffer (1929–2019), Polish composer and theoretician
- Brent Schaeffer (born 1986), American arena football quarterback
C
- Charles Frederick Schaeffer (1807–1879), Lutheran clergyman of the United States
- Charles William Schaeffer (1813–1896), Lutheran clergyman and theologian of the United States
- Chester Schaeffer (1902–1992), American film editor
- Claude Schaeffer (1898–1982), French archaeologist
- Claude E. Schaeffer (1901–1969), American ethnologist
D
- David Frederick Schaeffer (1787–1837), Lutheran clergyman of the United States
- Dietrich Schaeffer (1933-2010), German SPD politician
E
- Edith Schaeffer (1914–2013), Chinese-American Christian author and widow of Francis Schaeffer
- Eric Schaeffer (born 1962), American actor
- Eric D. Schaeffer, American theatre director
F
- Francis Schaeffer (1912–1984), American-French theologian, philosopher, and founder of L'Abri
- Frank Schaeffer (born 1952), French son of Francis Schaeffer
- Frederick Christian Schaeffer (1792–1832), Lutheran clergyman of the United States
- Frederick David Schaeffer (1760–1836), German-born Lutheran clergyman of the United States
G
- Georg Anton Schäffer, (1779–1836), German physician and adventurer
- George Schaeffer, former American head coach of the Arizona State college football program
H
- Harry Schaeffer (1924–2008), former American major league baseball pitcher
J
- Jacob Christian Schaeffer (1718–1790), 18th century German scientist
- Jack Schaeffer (born John Case Schaeffer II, 1907–1991), 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) (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 (1882–1942), American classicist
- Jonathan Schaeffer, Canadian computer scientist
L
- Lucien Schaeffer (1928–2016), French former footballer who played at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Lawrence Schaeffer (born 1947), American geneticist
M
- Matthew Schaeffer, American guitarist in the rock band Monovox
- Mead Schaeffer (1898–1980), American artist and illustrator
P
- Pierre Schaeffer (1910–1995), French musician and pioneer of musique concrète
R
- Rebecca Schaeffer (1967–1989), American actress who was murdered by a fan
- Roberto Schaefer, American photographer known for his work in the film Quantum of Solace
S
- Sandra Schaeffer (born 1946), American singer, author and game inventor
- Serafia Fredrika Schaeffer (1800-1887), Finnish herbal healer
- Stefanie Schaeffer (born 1974), The Apprentice 6 winner
- Steve Schaeffer (born 1954), American studio musician
T
- Tarah Lynne Schaeffer (born 1984), American actress known for her role on Sesame Street
- Theresa Schaeffer, 19th century German composer
- Tom Schaeffer (1940–2020), Swedish curler, 1973 world champion
W
- Wendy Schaeffer (born 1974), Australian equestrian and Olympic champion
- Wolfgang Schaeffer (born 2009), American actor
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