Pfeiffer

Pfeiffer (German for "piper; player of the bagpipes") is the surname of several notable people:

Scientists

• Carl Pfeiffer (pharmacologist) - One of the founders of orthomolecular psychiatry
• Carl Pfeiffer (malacologist) (?-1852), German malacologist
• Carl Jonas Pfeiffer (1779-1836), German malacologist, uncle of Louis Pfeiffer
• Ehrenfried Pfeiffer, biochemist active in the development of biodynamic agriculture
• Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer, also known as Louis Pfeiffer (1805 - 1877), German physician, botanist and conchologist
• Richard Pfeiffer, (1858 – 1945), German physician and bacteriologist

In the arts

• Carl Pfeiffer (architect) German-born NYC architect
• Darrin Pfeiffer, American musician
• Dedee Pfeiffer, American actress
• Franz Pfeiffer (1815 - 1868), German literary scholar
• Ida Laura Pfeiffer (1797 - 1858), Austrian traveller and travel book author
• Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress
• Paul Pfeiffer, American video artist
• Yann Pfeiffer, German trance musician better known as "Yanou"

In sports

• Darren Pfeiffer, American football player

Other uses of the name

• the fictional character "Hans Pfeiffer" ("Pfeiffer mit drei F") from the novel Die Feuerzangenbowle
• Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, North Carolina
• Pfeiffer Lake, Minnesota
• Infectious mononucleosis, also known as the kissing disease, or Pfeiffer's disease
• a brand of salad dressing made by T. Marzetti Company

Variant spellings of the name are Pfeifer and Pheiffer:

• William T. Pheiffer
• George Pfeifer
• Jörg Pfeifer
• Joseph L. Pfeifer
• Louis Fred Pfeifer, American Medal of Honor recipient
• Michael David Pfeifer
• Paul Pfeifer
• Rolf Pfeifer
• Scott Pfeifer
• Will Pfeifer
• Viktor Pfeifer
• Pfeifer Broz. Music
• Pfeifer Zeliska .600 Nitro Express revolver