Schaefer
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Schäfer is German language word for shepherd.
It is also a common surname, alternatively spelled Schaefer (or anglicised to Shafer or Shaffer).
Persons named Schäfer:
- Karl Schäfer, figure skater
- Paul Schäfer, cult leader
- Winfried "Winnie" Schäfer, football manager
Persons named Schaefer:
- Bradley E. Schaefer, physics professor
- Brenda Sue Schaefer murdered woman
- Bob Schaefer, baseball coach
- Gerard John Schaefer, murderer
- Henry F. Schaefer, III, computational chemist
- Jack Schaefer, author
- Joe Schaefer, scenic artist and all around badass
- Kermit Schaefer, writer and producer
- Nolan Schaefer, hockey player
- Peter Schaefer, hockey player
- Peter Schaefer, author
- William Donald Schaefer, politician
- Vincent Schaefer, scientist
Persons named Shafer or Shaffer:
- Glenn Shafer, mathematician
- Ross Shafer, comedian
- George F. Shafer, politician
- Jacob Conrad Shafer, meat packing magnate
- Jack Shafer, writer
- Paul Shaffer, musician
- Raymond Philip Shafer, politician
- Michael Shafer
- Peter Shaffer and Anthony Shaffer, dramatists and twin brothers
Places named Shafer:
- Lake Shafer, Indiana
- Shafer Overlook, Utah
- Shafer, Minnesota
- Schaefer, North Dakota, ghost town
Company named Schäfer:
- Schäfer (Construction and civil engineering company), Germany
Commercial products named Schaefer, Shafer or Sheaffer:
- Schaefer beer
- Shafer Napa Valley Wines
- Sheaffer pens
Other uses of the name