Shepherd (family name)
Schäfer or Schaefer is a German family name .
Origin and meaning
Professional name from the occupation of the shepherd . At Schaefer, often from Schaffer .
frequency
The name Schäfer ranks 11th on the list of the most common family names in Germany .
Name bearer
A.
- Adam Schäfer (priest) (1877–1941), German clergyman
- Adam Schäfer (soccer player) , German soccer player
- Adam Joseph Schäfer (1798–1871), German sculptor
- Adolf Schäfer (1937–2009), German politician (SPD)
- Albert Schäfer (entrepreneur) (1881–1971), German entrepreneur
- Albert Schäfer (architect) (1886–1968), German architect
- Albert Schäfer (teacher) , German teacher, discoverer of stone artifacts on the Weißenstein
- Albert Schäfer (film producer) , German film producer
- Albert Schaefer-Ast (also Albert Schäfer-Ast , 1890–1951), German draftsman and caricaturist
- Albrecht Schäfer (* 1967), German artist
- Alexander Schäfer (* 1981), German actor
- Alfred Schaefer (writer) (1907–1999), German writer in the field of political philosophy
- Alfred Schaefer (Holocaust denier) (* 1955), German-Canadian neo-fascist
- Alfred Schäfer (educator) (* 1951), German educator
- Alfred Schäfer (archaeologist) (* 1963), German classical archaeologist
- Aloys Schäfer (1853–1914), German clergyman, apostolic vicar
- Aloys Schaefer (1911–1999), German lawyer, mayor, district administrator, CDU district chairman
- Andreas Schäfer (director) (* 1957), German director and author
- Andreas Schäfer (composer) (* 1959), German film music composer
- Andreas Schäfer (prehistoric) , German prehistoric archaeologist
- Andreas Schäfer (racing driver) (* 1966), German motorcycle racing driver
- Andreas Schäfer (writer) (* 1969), German journalist and writer
- Andreas Schäfer (tennis player) (* 1980), German tennis player
- Andreas Schäfer (soccer player) (* 1983), German soccer player
- Andreas Weber-Schäfer (* 1939), German radio play director
- Anita Schäfer (* 1951), German politician (CDU)
- Anke Schäfer (publisher) (1938–2013), German bookseller, publishing clerk, publisher, editor and feminist-lesbian activist
- Anke Schäfer (* 1962), German video and performance artist
- Anna Schäfer (* 1973), German actress
- Anne Schäfer (actress) (* 1979), German actress
- Anne Schäfer (tennis player) (* 1987), German tennis player
- Anton Schäfer (gymnast) (1854–1911), American gymnast (Milwaukee gymnastics club)
- Anton Schäfer (folk singer) , Austrian folk singer
- Anton Schäfer (politician) (1868–1945), Austro-Czech politician (DSAP) and trade unionist
- Anton Schäfer (lawyer) (* 1965), Austrian lawyer and court expert
- Armin Schäfer (soccer player) (* 1938), German soccer player
- Armin Schaefer (musician) (* 1966), German musician
- Armin Schäfer (literary scholar) , German literary scholar
- Armin Schäfer (political scientist) (* 1975), German political scientist
- Arno Schäfer (* 1954), German soccer player
- Arnold Dietrich Schaefer (1819–1883), German historian
- August Schäfer (judge) (1888–1984), German judge
- August Schäfer (politician) (1890–1977), German politician (SPD)
- Axel Schäfer (* 1952), German politician (SPD)
B.
- Barbara Schäfer (politician) (* 1934), German educator and politician (CDU)
- Barbara Schaefer (translator) (* 1955), German translator and writer
- Barbara Schaefer (journalist) (* 1961), German journalist and author
- Bärbel Schäfer (District President) (* 1958), German administrative lawyer
- Bärbel Schäfer (* 1963), German television presenter and producer
- Beate Schaefer (* 1961), German writer
- Benjamin Schaefer (* 1981), German jazz pianist
- Benny Schäfer (* 1980), German jazz bassist
- Bernd Schäfer (sports official) (1937–2010), German lawyer and sports official
- Bernd Schäfer (actor) , German actor
- Bernd Schäfer (local researcher) (* 1951/1952), German pedagogue and local history researcher
- Bernd Schäfer (historian) (* 1962), German historian
- Bernhard Schäfer (1841–1926), German theologian and university professor
- Berta Schäfer (resistance fighter) (1890–1945), German resistance fighter
- Berta Schäfer (politician) (1902–1977), German politician (KPD)
- Bertram Schäfer (* 1946), Vice President of the German Formula 3 Association and racing driver
- Bodo Schäfer (* 1960), German motivational speaker and author
- Brandon Schaefer (* 1980/81), American poker player
- Bruno Schäfer (1883–1957), German sculptor and designer
- Bruno Louis Schaefer (1860–1945), German lawyer and politician
C.
- Camillo Schaefer (* 1943), Austrian writer
- Carl Schäfer (1844–1908), German architect
- Carl Schaefer (musician) (1876–1954), German bassoonist
- Carl Schaefer (politician) (1887–1970), German doctor, entrepreneur and politician (FDP / DVP)
- Carl-Anton Schaefer (1890–1974), German politician (GB / BHE, CDU)
- Carlo Schäfer (1964–2015), German writer
- Carmen Schäfer (soccer player) (* 1971), German soccer player
- Carmen Schäfer (curler) (* 1981), Swiss curler
- Carolin Schäfer (* 1991), German heptathlete
- Carsten Schaefer (* 1960), German moderator
- Carsten Schäfer (* 1964), German lawyer and university professor
- Christa D. Schäfer (* 1962), German mediator and author
- Christian Schäfer (politician) (* 1963), German interior designer and politician (AfD, LKR)
- Christian Schäfer (philosopher) (* 1967), German philosopher
- Christian Schäfer (soccer player, 1969) (* 1969), German soccer player
- Christian Schäfer (director) (* 1975), German director and theater manager
- Christian Schäfer (soccer player, 1977) (* 1977), German soccer player
- Christian Schäfer (handball player) (* 1988), German handball player
- Christian Schäfer (film director) (* 1990), German film director
- Christian Martin Schäfer (* 1980), Swiss actor
- Christina Schäfer (* 1982), German archer
- Christina Schaefer , German economist
- Christine Schäfer (* 1965), German singer (soprano)
- Christoph Schäfer (Abbot) (1578–1637), Abbot of the Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz
- Christoph Schäfer (historian) (* 1961), German ancient historian
- Christoph Schäfer (artist) (* 1964), German artist
- Cilly Schäfer (1898–1981), German politician (KPD / DKP)
- Claude Schaefer (1913-2010), German-French art historian
- Claudia Schäfer-Rudolf (* 1970), German local politician (CSU)
- Clemens Schäfer (1629–1693), Austrian Cistercian abbot, see Clemens Schäffer
- Clemens Schaefer (physicist) (1878–1968), German physicist
- Clemens Schäfer (politician) (1919–1989), German politician (CDU)
- Conrad Schäfer († 1624), German politician
- Cornel Schäfer (* 1982), German film producer
D.
- Dagmar Schäfer (* 1968), German sinologist and science historian
- Daniel Schaefer (1936–2006), American politician
- Daniel Schäfer (medical historian) (* 1964), German medical historian
- Daniel Schäfer (actor) (* 1977), German actor
- Detlef Schäfer (* 1954), German soccer player
- Dieter Schäfer (* 1927), German historian
- Dieter Schäfer (economist) (1932–2018), German economist
- Dieter Schäfer (cartoonist) (* 1937), German cartoonist and author
- Dietrich Schäfer (1845–1929), German historian
- Dirk Schäfer (composer, 1873) (1873–1931), Dutch pianist and composer
- Dirk Schäfer (director) (* 1961), German film director
- Dirk Schaefer (composer, 1971) (also Dirk Schäfer ; * 1971), German film composer
- Dominique Schaefer (* 1999), Peruvian tennis player
- Dorothea Schäfer (* 1962), German politician (CDU)
E.
- Eberhard Schäfer (pilot) (1924–1944), German pilot and officer
- Eberhard Schäfer (biologist) (* 1945), German biologist
- Eberhard Schäfer (director) , German film director
- Eckart Schäfer (1939–2018), German classical philologist
- Eckhard Schaefer (* 1936), German Baptist pastor, director of the Federation of Evangelical Free Churches
- Edmund Schaefer (also Edmund Schaefer-Osterhold ; 1880–1959), German painter, lithographer and university professor
- Edwin M. Schaefer (1887–1950), American politician
- Egmont Schaefer (1908–2004), German draftsman and painter
- Elisabeth Schäfer (politician) (* 1926), German politician (NDPD)
- Elisabeth Schäfer (violinist) ( Elisabeth Schäfer-Koutsouvelis ;? –2017/2019), German violinist
- Elisabeth Schäfer (politician, 1957) (1957-2018), German politician (CDU)
- Elisabeth Schäfer (philosopher) (* 1979), German philosopher and university lecturer
- Elke Berninger-Schäfer (* 1958), German psychologist, psychotherapist, supervisor, senior coach, lecturer and teaching coach
- Elmar Schäfer (* 1964), German film and music producer
- Emanuel Schäfer (1900–1974), German lawyer and SS-Oberführer
- Emil Schäfer (1891–1917), German pilot
- Emil Schäfer (architect) (1878–1958), Swiss architect
- Emile Schaefer (* 1971), German ice hockey player
- Erhard Schäfer (politician, 1937) (* 1937), German politician (CDU)
- Erhard Schäfer (politician, 1944) (* 1944), German politician (SPD), member of the Hamburg citizenship
- Erhard Schäfer (cook) (* 1959), German cook
- Eric Schaefer (* 1976), German jazz drummer
- Erich Schäfer (1900–1984), German business economist and university professor
- Ernst Schäfer (politician, 1830) (1830–1899), German civil servant and politician
- Ernst Schäfer (architect) (1862 – after 1936), German-Bohemian architect
- Ernst Schäfer (historian) (1872–1946), German historian and university professor
- Ernst Schäfer (politician, 1882) (1882 – after 1931), German politician (USPD), member of the Saxon People's Chamber
- Ernst Schäfer (lawyer) (1882–1945), German lawyer
- Ernst Schaefer (politician) (1885 – after 1954), German politician (GB / BHE)
- Ernst Schäfer (archaeologist) (1902–1996), German Protestant theologian and professor for Christian archeology
- Ernst Schäfer (politician, 1906) (1906–1989), German politician (SPD), MdL Baden-Württemberg
- Ernst Schäfer (zoologist) (1910–1992), German zoologist and Tibet researcher
- Ernst Schäfer (politician, 1915) (1915–1973), German politician (FDP / DPS)
- Ernst Schäfer (medic) (1915– ??), German medic
- Ernst-Heinz Schäfer (1910–2004), German lawyer and honorary senator of Saarland University
- Ernst Philipp Schäfer (1858–1924), German architect
- Eva Schäfer (1924–2003), German actress
- Ewald Schäfer (1905–2001), German music teacher and song composer
F.
- Felix Schäfer (* 1983), German actor
- Frank Schaefer (* 1963), German soccer coach
- Frank Schäfer (hairdresser) (* 1959), German actor and hairdresser
- Frank Schäfer (biologist) (* 1964), German biologist
- Frank Schäfer (writer) (* 1966), German writer
- Frank L. Schäfer (* 1974), German legal scholar
- Frank Ludwig Schaefer , also Frank L. Schaefer (1909–1972), German painter, see Frank el Punto
- Franz Schäfer (manager) (1865–1937), German insurance director
- Franz Schäfer (lawyer) (1879–1958), German judge and legal scholar
- Franz Schäfer (politician, KPD) , Saarland politician
- Franz Schäfer (politician, 1899) (1899–1973), German politician (CSU), MdL Bavaria
- Franz Schäfer (journalist) (* 1937), German journalist and president of the soccer club 1. FC Nürnberg
- Franz Werner Schäfer (1921–2016), Swiss bishop
- Frauke Schäfer , German opera singer (soprano)
- Frederick Schaefer (1817–1897), German-American brewer
- Fredy Schäfer (1933-2017), German politician (CDU)
- Frieda Schäfer (1904–1980), German politician (KPD), MdL
- Friedrich Schäfer (sculptor) (1709–1786), Austrian sculptor and carver
- Friedrich Schäfer (politician) (1915–1988), German politician (SPD)
- Friedrich August Schäfer (1810–1880), German politician, mayor of Offenbach am Main
- Friedrich Ferdinand Schäfer (also: Frederick Ferdinand Schafer , 1839–1927), German-American painter
- Friedrich Hans Schaefer (1908–1998), Low German master tailor, teacher and writer
- Fritz Schäfer (1912–1973), German wrestler
- Fritz Peter Schäfer (1931–2011), German physicist
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- Gabriele Schäfer (figure skater) , German ice dancer
- Gabriele Schäfer (actress) , German actress
- Gabriele Klara Schäfer (* 1957), German politician (CDU), see Gaby Schäfer
- Georg Schäfer (industrialist) (1896–1975), German industrialist and patron of the arts
- Georg Schäfer (painter) (1896–1989), German painter
- Georg Schäfer (politician) (1919–2014), German politician (SPD), MdL Hessen
- Georg Schäfer (pastor) , German pastor and church functionary
- Georg Schaefer (1926–1990), German-American painter
- Georg Josef Bernhard Schäfer (1855–1912), German painter
- George Schaefer (1920–1997), American director
- Gerd Schäfer (cameraman) , German cameraman
- Gerd Schäfer (Germanist) , German Germanist
- Gerd Schäfer (athlete) (* 1969), German athlete
- Gerd Schaefer-Rolffs ( Gerhard Ernst Heinrich Schaefer-Rolffs; 1909–1986), German engineer and student historian
- Gerd E. Schäfer ( Gerhard Kurt Egilhard Schäfer; 1923–2001), German actor
- Gerd E. Schäfer (educator) (* 1942), German educational scientist and university teacher
- Gerhard Schäfer (journalist) (1922–2015), German radio journalist
- Gerhard Schäfer (theologian) (1923–2003), German theologian, archivist and publisher
- Gerhard Schäfer (Manager) (1924–2015), German industrial manager
- Gerhard Schäfer (judge) (* 1937), German judge
- Gerhard Schäfer (publicist) (* 1949), German social scientist and publicist
- Gerhard Schäfer (Gotha) , German politician, former Lord Mayor of Gotha
- Gerhard Schäfer (physicist) (* 1948), German theoretical physicist
- Gerhart Schäfer (1926–2018), German composer and university professor
- Gert Schäfer (political scientist) (1941–2012), German political scientist
- Gert Schaefer (actor) (1955-2014), German actor
- Gert Karl Schaefer (also Gert Schäfer; 1920–1996), German actor
- Gertrud Schäfer (artist) (1880–1945), German painter
- Gertrud Schäfer (theologian) (1897–1987), German Protestant theologian and pastor
- Gertrud Schäfer (athlete) (* 1944), German athlete
- Gisela Schäfer (* 1924), German internist and founder of the Robert Schumann Society in Düsseldorf
- Gottfried Heinrich Schäfer (1764–1840), German philologist
- Guido Schäfer (* 1964), German soccer player
- Günter Schäfer (* 1938), German cyclist and cycling functionary
- Günther Schäfer (politician) (* 1957), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Günther Schäfer (soccer player) (* 1962), German soccer player
- Gustav Schaefer (politician, 1863) (1863 – after 1932), German farmer and politician (DNVP), MdL Prussia
- Gustav Schäfer (politician, 1892) (1892–1965), German politician (SPD)
- Gustav Schäfer (DK) , Austrian politician (DK)
- Gustav Schäfer (sports official) (1896– ??), German sports official and SA leader
- Gustav Schäfer (rower) (1906–1991), German rower
H
- Hal Schaefer (1925–2012), American jazz musician and film composer
- Hanno Schaefer (* 1975), German botanist
- Hannes Schäfer (* 1965), German rock musician and doctor
- Hanns Schäfer (1891–1955), German builder and building contractor
- Hanns Schaefer (1903–1964), German painter and poet
- Hans Schaefer (journalist) (1895–1972), German journalist
- Hans Schäfer (painter) (1900–1976), German painter and graphic artist
- Hans Schaefer (ancient historian) (1906–1961), German ancient historian
- Hans Schaefer (medic) (1906-2000), German medic
- Hans Schäfer (lawyer) (1910–1980), German lawyer and administrative officer
- Hans Schäfer (politician) (1913–1989), German lawyer and politician (FDP, SPD)
- Hans Schäfer (soccer player) (1927-2017), German soccer player
- Hans Schäfer (medic) (1928–2013), German medic
- Hans-Albert Simon-Schaefer (1907–1993), German painter
- Hans-Bernd Schäfer (* 1943), German economist
- Hans Dieter Schäfer (* 1939), German specialist in German
- Hans-Eckhardt Schaefer (* 1939), German physicist
- Hans Georg Schäfer (* 1932), German pianist, Kapellmeister, artistic director and artistic director
- Hans J. Schäfer (* 1937), German chemist
- Hansjörg Schäfer (* 1944), German politician (SPD)
- Hansjürgen Schaefer (1930–1999), German musicologist and critic
- Hans Ulrich Schäfer (* 1932), Swiss pastor and writer
- Harald Schäfer (chemist) (1913–1992), German chemist
- Harald Schäfer (director) (1931-2001), German director
- Harald B. Schäfer (1938–2013), German politician (SPD)
- Hartmut Schäfer (* 1943), German medieval archeologist and art historian
- Heidi Schäfer-Flender (* 1953), German painter
- Heidi Schäfer-Frischmann (* 1951), German nurse
- Heike Schaefer (* 1957), German sculptor
- Heike Schäfer (* 1964), German pop singer
- Heiko Schäfer (archaeologist) (* 1962), German archaeologist
- Heiko Schäfer, known as Heiko M / S / O (1970-2017), German DJ and producer
- Heinrich Schäfer (historian) (1794–1869), German historian
- Heinrich Schäfer (politician, 1794) (1794–1870), member of the state parliament in the special state parliament for the Principality of Pyrmont
- Heinrich Schaefer (teacher) (Henri Schaefer; 1851 – after 1908), German pedagogue, school director and school board member
- Heinrich Schäfer (Egyptologist) (1868–1957), German Egyptologist
- Heinrich Schäfer (politician) (1877–1955), German MP
- Heinrich Schaefer (writer) (1889–1943), German writer
- Heinrich Schäfer (naval officer) (1907–1944), German naval officer and submarine commander (U 183, UIT 23)
- Heinrich Schäfer (SS member) (1907 – after 1949), German SS sergeant major
- Heinrich Schäfer (officer) (1907–1986), German major general
- Heinrich Schäfer (agricultural scientist) (1909–1980), German agricultural scientist and university lecturer for animal breeding
- Heinrich Schäfer (student) (1920–1941), German theology student and member of the Schoenstatt Movement
- Heinrich Schäfer (pimp) (1936–1997), German entrepreneur in the red light district
- Heinrich Schäfer (badminton) (* 1936), German badminton player
- Heinrich-Christian Schäfer-Hansen (1901–1977), German businessman, politician (NSDAP) and SA leader
- Heinrich Maria Martin Schäfer (1879–1951), German lawyer and politician (center)
- Heinrich Wilhelm Schaefer (1835–1892), German classical philologist and high school teacher
- Heinrich Wilhelm Schäfer (* 1955), German theologian
- Helga Cremer-Schäfer (* 1948), German sociologist and criminologist
- Helmut Schäfer (weightlifter) (1908–1994), German weightlifter
- Helmut Schäfer (politician) (* 1933), German politician (FDP)
- Helmut Schäfer (dramaturge) (* 1952), German dramaturge
- Helmut Schäfer (physician) , German physician and university professor
- Helmut H. Schaefer (1925–2005), German mathematician
- Henrik Schaefer (* 1968), German conductor
- Henry F. Schaefer (* 1944), American chemist
- Herbert Schäfer (soccer player) (1927–1991), German soccer player and coach
- Herbert Schäfer (designer) (* 1932), German industrial designer
- Herbert Schäfer (actor) (* 1968), German actor
- Hermann Schaefer (writer) (1847-1932), German writer
- Hermann Schaefer (Mayor) (1848–1932), German officer and administrative officer
- Hermann Schäfer (architect) (1871–1914), German architect
- Hermann Schaefer (General) (1885–1962), German major general
- Hermann Schäfer (politician, 1892) (1892–1966), German politician (DDP, FDP, FVP, DP)
- Hermann Schäfer (propaganda functionary) (around 1894 – after 1964), German propaganda functionary
- Hermann Schäfer (politician, 1900) (1900–1961), German politician (SPD), member of the Berlin House of Representatives
- Hermann Schäfer (painter) (1906–1936), German painter and graphic artist
- Hermann Schaefer (mathematician) (1907–1969), German mathematician and university professor
- Hermann Schäfer (composer, 1911) (1911–1977), German composer and music director
- Hermann Schäfer (composer, 1927) (1927–2009), German composer and music teacher
- Hermann Schäfer (historian) (* 1942), German historian
- Hermann Ludwig Schäfer (1872–1917), German architect and master city architect
- Horst Schäfer (writer) (* 1928), German writer and politician
- Horst Schäfer (actor, 1929) (1929–1978), German actor
- Horst Schäfer (journalist) (1930–2020), German journalist, America correspondent for the GDR news agency ADN
- Horst Schäfer (photographer) (* 1932), German photographer
- Horst Schäfer (producer) , television producer and actor
- Horst Schäfer (actor, 1942) (* 1942), German actor, theater pedagogue and film journalist
- Horst Schäfer (politician, 1943) (* 1943), German politician (SPD)
- Hugo Schaefer (1894–1920), German fighter pilot
I.
- Ingeburg Schäfer (* 1934), German politician (SPD)
- Irene Soltwedel-Schäfer (* 1955), German politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), MEP, MdL and lobbyist
J
- Jack Schaefer (1907-1991), American writer
- Jacob Schaefer senior (1855–1910), American carom player
- Jacob Schaefer (composer) (also Yonkel Schaefer ; 1888–1936), American composer
- Jacob Schaefer junior (1894–1975), American carom player
- Jakob Schaefer (1890–1971), German politician (KPD Hessen), MdL Hessen
- Jamila Schäfer (* 1993), German politician and spokeswoman for the Green Youth
- Jan Schäfer (* 1974), German canoeist
- Jan Schäfer-Kunz (* 1964), German engineer and economist
- Jan Philipp Schaefer (* 1977), German lawyer and university lecturer
- Janne Schäfer (* 1981), German swimmer
- Jaron Schäfer (* 1993), German soccer player
- Jens Schäfer (* 1963), German actor
- Joachim Schäfer (author) (* 1946), German author and journalist
- Joachim Schäfer (musician, 1950) (* 1950), German musician, singer and composer
- Joachim Schäfer (musician, 1952) (1952–1997), German chansonnier, composer and guitarist,
- Joachim Schäfer (pastor) (* 1952), German pastor and author, see Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
- Joachim Schäfer (musician, 1973) (* 1973), German trumpeter
- Jobst Schaefer (* 1912), German politician (CDU), MdL Lower Saxony
- Jochim Schäfer (1641–1695), German master carpenter
- Johann Schäfer (entrepreneur) († around 1861), German wheelwright and entrepreneur
- Johann Schäfer (photographer) (1822 – after 1855), German painter and photographer
- Johann Schäfer (journalist) (1893–1973), German business journalist
- Johann Adam Schäfer (1856–1940), German classical philologist
- Johann Friedrich Schäfer (after 1685– ??), German organ builder, see Johann Friedrich Schäffer
- Johann Georg Schaefer (1823–1908), German art historian, educator and teacher
- Johann Heinrich Schäfer (1810–1887), German organ builder
- Johann Heinrich Schäfer (1868–1957), German Egyptologist, see Heinrich Schäfer (Egyptologist)
- Johann Jakob Schäfer (also Johann Jakob Schefer ; 1822–1881), Swiss master builder
- Johann Nepomuk Schäfer (also Johann Nepomuk Schäffer ; 1751–1796), German clergyman, theologian and university professor
- Johann Nikolaus Schäfer (1671–1744), German organ builder
- Johann Peter Schäfer (1813–1902), German educator and social reformer
- Johann Wilhelm Schaefer (also Wilhelm Schaefer ; 1809–1880), German Germanist and literary scholar
- Johannes Schäfer (politician, 1903) (1903-1993), German politician (NSDAP)
- Johannes Schäfer (politician, 1908) (1908–1988), German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag
- Johannes Schäfer (organist) (1928–1996), German organist
- Johannes Schaefer (* 1963), German singer, actor and director
- Johannes Schäfer (* 1965), German rock musician, see Hannes Schäfer
- Johannes Schäfer (film editor) (* 1977), German film editor
- Johannes Karl Roland Schäfer (* 1980), German actor and musician
- Johannes W. Schäfer (* 1960), German composer
- Jörg Schäfer (* 1926), German classical archaeologist
- Jörg Schaefer (* 1959), German athlete
- Jorgo Schäfer (actually Jürgen Schäfer ; * 1949), German painter, graphic artist and cartoonist
- Josef Schäfer (District Administrator) , German politician
- Josef Schäfer (politician) (1902–1994), German politician (SPD), MdL Bavaria
- Josef Schäfer (local history researcher, 1905) (1905–1981), German local history researcher
- Josef Schäfer (musician) (also Josef Schäfer-Marmagen ; * 1920), German musician, author and composer
- Josef Schäfer (soccer player) (* 1926), German soccer player
- Joseph Schäfer , Franconian doctor and politician
- Joseph Schäfer (local history researcher, 1867) (1867–1938), German teacher, headmaster, photographer and local history researcher
- Julia Schaefer (* 1996), German volleyball player
- Jürgen Schäfer (painter) (* 1941), German painter and graphic artist
- Jürgen Schäfer (* 1949), German painter, graphic artist and cartoonist, see Jorgo Schäfer
- Jürgen Schäfer (soccer player) (* 1954), German soccer player
- Jürgen Schäfer (physician) (* 1956), German cardiologist
- Jürgen Schäfer (lawyer) (* 1962), German lawyer and judge
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- Kai Schäfer (* 1993), German badminton player
- Kanut Schäfer (1894–1971), German writer
- Karin Schäfer (* 1963), Austrian director and puppeteer
- Karl Schäfer (organ builder) (1838–1922), German organ builder from Heilbronn
- Karl Schäfer (local poet) (1849–1915), German teacher, local poet and singer
- Karl Schäfer (writer) (1855–1943), German writer and lawyer
- Karl Schaefer (art historian) (1870–1942), German art historian, museum director and curator
- Karl Schäfer (painter) (1888–1956), German painter
- Karl Schäfer (lawyer) (1899– ??), German legal scholar
- Karl Schaefer (architect) (1900–1993), German architect
- Karl Schäfer (figure skater) (1909–1976), Austrian figure skater
- Karl Schäfer (politician) (1912–1991), German politician (CSU)
- Karl Schaefer (film producer) , American film producer and screenwriter
- Karl Erich Schaefer (1901–1982), German painter and lecturer
- Karl Heinrich Schäfer (1871–1945), German church historian and archivist
- Karl-Heinz Schäfer (composer, 1899) (1899–1970), German composer and musician
- Karl-Heinz Schäfer (physician) (1911–1985), German pediatrician
- Karl-Heinz Schäfer (canoeist) (* 1921), German canoeist
- Karl-Heinz Schäfer (politician, 1928) (* 1928), German State Secretary and party official (SED)
- Karl-Heinz Schäfer (composer, 1932) (1932–1996), composer
- Karl-Heinz Schäfer (building contractor) (1934–2011), German civil engineer and building contractor
- Karlheinz Schäfer (* 1941), German sculptor
- Karl-Heinz Schäfer (politician, 1953) (* 1953), German politician, mayor of Pohlheim
- Karl-Heinz Schäfer (racing driver) , German automobile racing driver
- Karl Theodor Schäfer (1900–1974), German theologian
- Karl Wilhelm Schäfer (1807–1869), German historian
- Karsten Schäfer (* 1976), German handball player and trainer, sports scientist
- Kathrin Senger-Schäfer (* 1962), German politician (Die Linke), Member of the Bundestag
- Klaus Schäfer (physical chemist) (1910–1984), German physical chemist
- Klaus Schäfer (agricultural scientist) (* 1930), German agricultural scientist and university professor in Hanover
- Klaus Schäfer (politician) (* 1945), German politician (SPD)
- Klaus Schäfer (theologian, 1953) (* 1953), German Protestant theologian
- Klaus Schäfer (theologian, 1958) (* 1958), German Catholic theologian
- Klaus Schäfer (soccer player) (* 1959), German soccer player
- Klaus Schäfer (mathematician) (* 1962), German mathematician and financial scientist
- Konrad Schäfer (District Administrator) (1875–1939), German District Administrator
- Konrad Schäfer (1911 – after 1951), German physician
- Konrad Schaefer (1915–1991), German painter and graphic artist
- Konstantin Schäfer (1899–1978), German educator and local researcher
- Kunibert Schäfer (* 1957), German organist, church musician, conductor and university professor
- Kurt Schäfer (1915–1944), German soccer player
- Kurt Schaefer (* 1922), German photographer
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- Lane Schäfer (* 1982), German costume designer
- Laurenz Schäfer (1840–1904), German portrait painter from the Düsseldorf School
- Lena Schäfer (* 1992), German summer biathlete
- Léon Schäfer (* 1997), German athlete
- Logan Schäfer (* 1986), American baseball player
- Lothar Schäfer (1934–2020), German philosopher
- Lucas Schäfer (* 1994), German rower
- Ludwig Schäfer (politician) (1812–1879), member of the state parliament, Grand Duchy of Hesse
- Ludwig Schäfer (1912–2003), German judge
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- Maike Schaefer (* 1971), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Malte Schaefer (* 1970), German solo violist and singer
- Manfred Schäfer (physicist) (1912–1996), German physicist and correspondence chess player
- Manfred Schäfer (politician) (1921–1999), German politician (CDU)
- Manfred Schaefer (soccer player) (* 1943), German-Australian soccer player and coach
- Manfred Schäfer (ethnologist) (1949–2003), German ethnologist
- Marc Schaefer (organist) (* 1934), French organist
- Marc Schaefer (politician) (* 1961), Luxembourg politician
- Marcel Schäfer (* 1984), German soccer player
- Margret Schaefer (1922–2013), German editor, adult education organizer and peace activist
- Maria Hugonis Schäfer (1930–2014), German nun
- Marian Schäfer (* 1993), German actor
- Marion Schaefer (* 1950), German pharmacist and university professor
- Markus Schäfer (singer) (* 1961), German singer (tenor)
- Markus Schäfer (soccer player) (* 1963), German soccer player
- Markus Schäfer (Manager) (* 1965), German manager
- Markus Schäfer (chess player) (* 1969), German chess player
- Markus Schäfer (* 1983), German performance artist, see Markus & Markus
- Martin Schäfer (cameraman) (1943–1988), German cameraman
- Martin Schäfer (politician) (* 1951), German politician (SPD)
- Martin Schäfer (Mayor) (* 1965), German local politician
- Martin Schäfer (producer) (1966–2013), German television producer
- Martin Schäfer (civil servant) (* 1967), German political civil servant and designated ambassador to South Africa
- Martin Schäfer (speaker) , German dubbing, radio play and advertising speaker
- Martin Jörg Schäfer (* 1971), German specialist in German
- Martina Schäfer (writer) (* 1952), German writer of feminist science fiction, scientist and composer
- Martina Schäfer (biologist) (* 1964), German biologist, sociologist and university professor
- Matthias Schaefer (* 1942), German zoologist and ecologist
- Max Schäfer (captain) (1878–1945), Swiss ship captain
- Max Schäfer (1907–1990), German football player
- Max Schäfer (politician) (1913–1986), German communist
- Maximilian Schäfer (1851–1916), German painter, book illustrator and author
- Micaela Schäfer (* 1983), German model
- Micha Schäfer (* 1987), Swiss chef
- Michael Schäfer (botanist) (1790–1846), German Catholic pastor, (autodidactic) zoologist and botanist
- Michael Schäfer (hippologist) (1937–2001), German horse researcher, breeder and author
- Michael Schaefer (diplomat) (* 1949), German diplomat
- Michael Schäfer (boxer) , German boxer
- Michael Schäfer (soccer player) (* 1959), Danish soccer player and coach
- Michael Schäfer (pianist) (* 1963), German pianist and composer
- Michael Schäfer (politician, 1972) (* 1972), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Michael Schaefer (producer) (* 1975/1976), film producer
- Michael Schaefer (Author) (* 1976), German author
- Michael Schäfer (athlete) (* 1977), German athlete
- Michael Schäfer (politician, 1982) (* 1982), German local politician (NPD)
- Michel Schäfer (* 1967), German actor and poet
- Mike S. Schäfer (* 1976), German journalist and university lecturer
- Mitja Schäfer (* 1980), German soccer player
- Monika Schäfer (* 1959), German long-distance runner
- Monika Schäfer-Korting (* 1952), German pharmacologist
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- Natalie Schafer (1900–1991), American actress
- Nolan Schaefer (* 1980), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
- Norbert Schäfer (journalist) (1934–2001), German journalist and deputy government spokesman
- Norbert Schäfer (* 1956), German piano teacher, pianist and composer
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- Oda Schaefer (1900–1988), German writer
- Ole Schäfer (* 1970), German typographer and type designer
- Oliver Schäfer (* 1969), German soccer player
- Oswald Schäfer (1908–1991), German lawyer, SS leader and police officer
- Otto Schäfer (Oberamtmann) (1876–1951), Baden administrative officer
- Otto Schäfer (architect, 1879) (1879–1953), Swiss architect
- Otto Schäfer (architect, 1882) (1882–1959), German architect
- Otto Schäfer (politician, 1886) (1886–1960), German politician (FDP), MdL Braunschweig
- Otto Schäfer (local history researcher) (1901–1986), German local history researcher
- Otto Schäfer (physicist) (1909–2000), German physicist, control engineer and university professor
- Otto Schäfer (politician, 1912) (1912–1973), German politician (CDU), MdL Lower Saxony
- Otto Schäfer (industrialist) (1912–2000), German industrialist and art collector
- Otto Schäfer (politician, 1921) (1921–1992), German politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
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- Patricia Schäfer (* 1968), German journalist and television presenter
- Patricia Schäfer (actress) (* 1967), German actress
- Paul von Schaefer (1857–1924), Württemberg general of the infantry
- Paul Schaefer (1867 – after 1929), German architect
- Paul Schäfer (physician) (1881–1962), German gynecologist and university professor
- Paul Schäfer (painter, 1886) (1886–?), German painter
- Paul Schäfer (architect) (1886–1953), German architect
- Paul Schäfer (painter, 1888) (1888–1968), German church painter
- Paul Schäfer (politician, 1894) (1894–1938), German politician (KPD)
- Paul Schäfer (politician, CDU) (? –1968), German politician (CDU), Lord Mayor of Speyer 1946–1949
- Paul Schäfer (sect founder) (1921-2010), German sect leader, founder of the "Colonia Dignidad"
- Paul Schäfer (politician, 1949) (* 1949), German politician (Die Linke)
- Paul Kanut Schäfer (1922-2016), German writer
- Pauline Schäfer (* 1997), German gymnast
- Paulus Schäfer (* 1978), Dutch jazz musician
- Peter Schaefer (Pietist) (~ 1660–1729), Finnish theologian and Pietist
- Peter Schäfer, called " Blumepeter " (1875–1940), German flower seller and city original
- Peter Schaefer (architect) (* 1928), Swiss architect
- Peter Schäfer (Edelweiss Pirate) (* 1930), German resistance fighter
- Peter Schäfer (historian) (1931–2016), German historian
- Peter Schäfer (soccer player) (* 1941), German soccer player
- Peter Schäfer (Judaist) (* 1943), German Judaist
- Peter Schaefer (* 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
- Peter Weber-Schäfer (* 1935), German political scientist and translator
- Petra Schäfer (* 1965), German author
- Philipp Schaefer (architect) (1885–1952), German architect
- Philipp Schäfer (theologian) (1934–2002), German theologian
- Philipp Schäfer (Designer) (* 1971), German designer
- Philipp Alexander Schäfer (artist) (* 1980), German artist
- Phillip Schäfer (1930–2011), world traveler
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- Raphael Schäfer (* 1979), German soccer player
- Raphael Schäfer (politician) (* 1981), German politician (CDU)
- Reinhard Schaefer (* 1928), German general physician
- Reinhold Schäfer (* 1945), German computer scientist
- Renate Böschenstein-Schäfer (1933–2003), Swiss-German literary scholar and university lecturer
- Richard Schäfer (1884–1945), German local politician (SPD), resistance fighter
- Robert Schäfer (* 1958), Police President of the West Hesse Police Headquarters
- Robert Schäfer (functionary) (* 1976), German football functionary
- Roberto Schaefer , American cameraman
- Roland Schäfer (actor) (* 1943), German actor
- Roland Schäfer (politician) (* 1949), German politician (SPD)
- Roland Schäfer (diplomat) (* 1958), German diplomat
- Roland Simon-Schaefer (1944-2010), German philosopher
- Rolf Schäfer (* 1931), German church historian and senior church councilor
- Romanus Johannes Schaefer (1866–1944), German doctor and medical historian
- Rosl Schäfer (1926–1982), German actress
- Rudi Schäfer (* 1934), German trade unionist
- Rüdiger Schäfer (* 1965), German writer
- Rudolf Schäfer (church painter) (1878–1961), German church painter and illustrator
- Rudolf Schäfer (paramilitary) (1885–?), German architect and chairman of the Blücherbund
- Rudolf Schaefer (1896–1979), German physician
- Rudolf Schäfer (painter) (1912–1973), German painter and graphic artist
- Rudolf Schäfer (historian) (1914–1985), German journalist, historian and local researcher
- Rudolf Schäfer (lawyer) (* 1942), German lawyer, political scientist and university lecturer for building law and building administration
- Rudolf Schäfer (photographer) (* 1952), German photographer and university lecturer
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- Sabine Schäfer (* 1957), German composer, sound artist, media artist and university lecturer
- Sandra Vanessa Schäfer (* 1977), German art and antiques dealer
- Sebastian Schaefer (* 1977), German writer
- Stefan Schäfer (composer) (* 1963), German double bass player and composer
- Stefan Schäfer (* 1986), German cyclist
- Stefanie Schäfer (* 1963), German translator
- Steffen Schäfer (* 1994), German soccer player
- Stephan Schäfer (* 1977), German actor
- Susanne Schaefer (* 1950), German actress
- Susanne Schäfer (actress) (* 1963), German actress
- Susanne Schäfer (author) (* 1966), German author
- Susanne Schaefer-Wiery (* 1960), Austrian politician
- Sven Schäfer (* 1971), German journalist and publisher
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- Theo Schäfer (art historian) (also Theodor Schäfer ; 1872–1935), German-Swiss art historian
- Theodor Schäfer (theologian) ( Philipp Heinrich Wilhelm Theodor Schäfer , also Theo Schäfer ; 1846–1914), German pastor, theologian and carer for the disabled
- Theodor Schäfer (pedagogue) ( Wander-Schäfer ; 1850-1932), German pedagogue, hiker and author
- Theodor Schäfer (painter) (1889–1975), German painter
- Theodor Schaefer (composer) (1904–1969), Czech composer and musicologist
- Theodor Schaefer (lawyer) (1908–1991), German lawyer
- Therese Braunecker-Schäfer (1825–1888), Austrian actress and dancer
- Thomas Schäfer (diplomat) (* 1952), German diplomat
- Thomas Schäfer (archaeologist) (* 1953), German classical archaeologist
- Thomas Schäfer (cameraman) (* 1963), German cameraman
- Thomas Schäfer (politician) (1966-2020), German politician (CDU)
- Thomas Schäfer (musicologist) (* 1967), German musicologist
- Thomas Schäfer (handball player) (* 1970), German handball player
- Thomas Schäfer (cyclist) (* 1980), German paracycler
- Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer (* 1946), Austrian dance teacher
- Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel (* 1969), German politician (SPD)
- Timo Schäfer (* 1982), German racing cyclist
- Tobi Schäfer (* 1980), German radio presenter
- Tobit Schäfer (* 1980), Swiss politician (SP)
- Torsten Schäfer (* 1977), German journalist and university professor
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- Udo Schaefer (1926–2019), German lawyer and Baha'i theologian
- Ulrich Schäfer (football official) (* 1940), German football official
- Ulrich Schäfer (business journalist) (* 1967), German business journalist
- Ulrich W. Schaefer (1938–2002), German internist and cancer researcher
- Ulrike Schäfer (* 1965), German writer
- Ursula Schaefer (* 1947), German English and linguist
- Ute Schäfer (politician) (* 1954), German politician (SPD)
- Ute Schäfer (triathlete) (* 1967), German triathlete
- Uwe Schäfer (politician, 1938) (* 1938), German politician (NPD)
- Uwe Schäfer (racing driver) (1963–2004), German automobile racing driver
- Uwe Schäfer (cameraman) , German cameraman
- Uwe Schäfer (artist) (* 1965), German painter and graphic artist
- Uwe Schäfer alias Uwe Banton (* ~ 1966), German reggae singer
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- Valentin Schäfer (politician, 1592) (1592–1666), German politician, mayor of Dresden
- Valentin Schäfer (politician, 1882) (1882–1938), German politician (SPD), MdL Prussia
- Valentin Schaefer (politician) (1887–1952), German politician (center, CDU)
- Vincent Joseph Schaefer (1906–1993), American chemist and meteorologist
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- Walter Schäfer (physician) (1894–1952), German gynecologist and university professor
- Walter Schäfer (theologian) (1903–1979), German theologian
- Walter Schäfer (District Administrator) (1906–2001), German administrative lawyer and district administrator
- Walter Schaefer (lawyer) (1909–1980), German administrative lawyer and senior district director
- Walter Schäfer (educator) (1910–1984), German educator
- Walter Schäfer (bank manager) (* 1936), German bank manager
- Walter Schäfer (civil engineer) (* 1943), German civil engineer and university professor
- Walter Schäfer (architect) , German architect and author
- Walter Schaefer-Kehnert (1918–2006), German agricultural scientist and university professor
- Walter Reese-Schäfer (* 1951), German political scientist
- Walter Erich Schäfer (1901–1981), German agronomist, dramaturge and artistic director
- Walther Schäfer (District Administrator) (1887–?), German politician and district administrator
- Walther Schäfer (physician) (1909 – after 1966), German hygienist, bacteriologist and university professor
- Wendel Schäfer (* 1940), German writer
- Werner Schäfer (concentration camp commandant) (1904–1973), German SA leader and concentration camp commandant
- Werner Schäfer (veterinary surgeon) (1912–2000), German virologist
- Werner Schäfer (General) (1925–1992), German Lieutenant General
- Werner Schäfer (motor sportsman) , German motor sportsman
- Werner Schäfer (boxer) (* 1952), German boxer
- Wilfried Schäfer (1951–2003), German physicist and scientist
- Wilhelm Schaefer (writer) (1835–1908), German-Swiss writer
- Wilhelm Schäfer (painter) (1839 – after 1895), German painter, lithographer and illustrator
- Wilhelm Schäfer (writer) (1868–1952), German writer
- Wilhelm Schäfer (educator) (1881–1968), German educator
- Wilhelm Schäfer (politician) (1896–1933), German politician (NSDAP), MdL Hessen
- Wilhelm Schaefer (journalist) (1901 – after 1965), German business journalist
- Wilhelm Schäfer (lawyer) (1902–1979), German lawyer and district administrator
- Wilhelm Schäfer (engineer) (1903–1985), German engineer, professor of energy and high voltage technology
- Wilhelm Schäfer (paleontologist) (1912–1981), German palaeontologist and zoologist
- Wilhelm Schäfer (computer scientist) (* 1954), German computer scientist
- Wilhelm Schäfer (biologist) (* before 1960), German biologist and university professor
- Willi Schäfer (film architect) (1909 – after 1985), German film architect
- Willi Schäfer (soccer coach) , German soccer coach
- Willi Schäfer (politician) , German politician (DBD), MdV
- Willi Schäfer (bobsleigh driver) (* 1932), German bobsleigh driver
- William Donald Schaefer (1921–2011), American politician
- Willy Schäfer (1933–2011), German actor
- Winfried Schäfer (* 1950), German soccer player and coach and local politician
- Wolf Schäfer (economist) (1941–2020), German economist and university professor
- Wolf Schäfer (political scientist) (* 1942), German political scientist and university professor
- Wolfgang Schaefer (1934-2003), German politician (SPD)
- Wolfgang Schäfer (lawyer) (* 1944), German lawyer and director of the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe
- Wolfgang Schäfer (choir director) (* 1945), German choir director
- Wolfgang Schäfer (politician) (* 1957), German politician (SPD)
- Wolfgang Schäfer (soccer player) (* 1958), German soccer player
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- Yao Schäfer-Tsahe (* 1973), German basketball player
- Yvonne Schäfer (* 1975), German actress
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- Zdeněk Schaefer (1906–1966), Czechoslovakian mushroom expert
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Wiktionary: Schäfer - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
