Staff

Staff may refer to:

Rods

Staff of office, a stick which indicates a position
Staff (railway signalling), a token authorizing a locomotive driver to use a particular stretch of single track
Level staff, also called levelling rod, a graduated rod for comparing heights
Fire staff, a staff of wood or metal and Kevlar, used for fire dancing and performance
The weapon used in stick fighting
- Quarterstaff, a long pole used as a medieval weapon
- Bō, a long stick used as a weapon, usually in Japanese martial arts
- Gun (staff), a weapon in Chinese martial arts
Walking stick, a device to facilitate balancing while walking
Sceptre or scepter, a symbolic ornamental rod borne in the hand by a ruling monarch
Magic wand, a thin, straight, hand-held ceremonial stick
Shepherd's crook
A divining rod used in rhabdomancy

Barbara Staff (born 1924), American political activist
David Staff (born 1979), English footballer for Boston United and Rugby Town
Hanne Staff (born 1972), Norwegian orienteering athlete
Jamie Staff MBE (born 1973), English BMX and track racing cyclist and coach
Kathy Staff (1928–2008), English actress who portrayed Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine
Leopold Staff (1878–1957), Polish poet
Ole Johannesen Staff (born 1789), Norwegian politician
Ray Staff, mastering engineer for Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Clash and Black Sabbath
Staff Barootes (1918–2000), Canadian physician, urologist, and parliamentarian
Staff Jones (born 1959), rugby union prop forward for Wales and Pontypool

Staff (military), the organ of military command and planning
- By extension, people in employment within any organization
Staff (music), a set of five horizontal lines upon which notes are placed in written music notation
Staff (building material) (short for staffieren), an artificial stone product used as ornament
Smart Target-Activated Fire and Forget (XM943 STAFF), an American-made experimental 120mm tank gun shell
Staff writer, a byline denoting an author employed by the publisher
Staff, a nickname for the Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Baton sinister, a charge used in heraldry