Schiff

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See also Schiff family

Schiff is a surname that may refer to:

• Adam Schiff, American politician
• András Schiff, Hungarian pianist
• Don Schiff, composer, musician, most notable as NS/Stick, Chapman Stick and Electric bass player
• Dorothy Schiff, owner and publisher of the New York Post for nearly 40 years
• Heinrich Schiff, a noted Austrian cellist, much in demand as a soloist with the world's leading chamber ensembles and orchestras
• Hugo Schiff, German chemist who discovered Schiff base and Schiff test
• Irwin Schiff,
• Jacob Schiff, German banker, see also Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
• Janet Schiff,
• John M. Schiff, Boy Scouts of America scouting]] notable
• Karenna Gore Schiff,
• Mark Schiff,
• Meïr b. Jacob Schiff (also called Maharam Schiff), German rabbi and scholar
• Moriz Schiff, German biologist
• Nathan Schiff,
• Richard Schiff,
• Mortimer L. Schiff, early notable of the Boy Scouts of America, member of the World Scout Committee from 1922-1931, for whom the Schiff Scout Reservation is named
• Robert Schiff, German chemist
• Stacy Schiff,
• Tebele Schiff (also known as David Schiff), Chief rabbi of the Great Synagogue, London
• Ze'ev Schiff, Israeli journalist