Pfeifer ( , ) is a German-language occupational surname meaning "whistler" or " pipe-" or "

fife Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i ...

-player" and etymologically akin to English ''Piper'' and ''Fifer''; other spellings include '' Pfeiffer''. The spelling ''Pfeifer'' may refer to: *People: **

Carl Ferdinand Pfeifer Carl Ferdinand Pfeifer (December 18, 1915 – May 12, 2001) was an officer in the United States Navy and naval aide to Presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower. A native of Springfield, Ohio, he would marry twice. His first marriage ...

(1915–2001), United States Navy officer and aide to Presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower ** Felix Pfeifer (1871–1945), German sculptor and medallist **

George Pfeifer George Pfeifer (born 1955) is an American college basketball coach, whose last assignment was as an assistant coach at Montana State University in Bozeman. He is a former head coach at three different college programs: Lewis–Clark State in Le ...

(born 1955), former head men's basketball coach at the University of Idaho ** Hellmuth Pfeifer (1894–1945), German general who commanded the 65. Infantrie Division during World War II ** Jörg Pfeifer (born 1952), East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres **

Joseph L. Pfeifer Joseph Lawrence Pfeifer (February 6, 1892 – April 19, 1974) was an American physician and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for New York's 8th congressional district from 1935 to 1951. Early ...

(1892–1974), United States Representative from New York **

Karl Pfeifer Karl Pfeifer (born 22 August 1928 in Baden bei Wien, near Vienna) is an Austrian journalist. Life Karl Pfeifer and his parents fled Austria in 1938 to Hungary, there he joined the socialistic-Zionist youth organization HaschomerHatzair in 194 ...

, (1928–2023), Austrian journalist **

Louis Fred Pfeifer Louis Fred Pfeifer (June 19, 1876 – February 9, 1949) was a private in the United States Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor for risking his life to rescue several shipmates during a fire aboard . Pfeifer joined the Marine Corps fro ...

(1876–1917), private in the United States Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor **

Manuel Pfeifer Manuel Pfeifer (born 10 September 1999) is an Austrian professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, America ...

(born 1999), Austrian football player ** Marcuse Pfeifer (1936–2020), American gallerist **

Melanie Pfeifer Melanie Pfeifer (born 25 August 1986 in Frankfurt) is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2003 to 2016. She won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silv ...

(born 1986), German slalom canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s **

Michael David Pfeifer Michael David Pfeifer (born May 18, 1937) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo in Texas from 1985 to 2012. Biography Early life Michael Pfeifer was born on May 18, 1937, in ...

(born 1937), Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo **

Paul Pfeifer Paul E. Pfeifer (born October 15, 1942) is an American jurist. He served in both houses of the Ohio General Assembly as a member of the Ohio Republican party and was most recently an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio. Pfeifer wa ...

(born 1942), American politician of the Ohio Republican party **

Philip Pfeifer Philip James Pfeifer (born July 15, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League. He previously played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University. Amate ...

(born 1992), American baseball player **

Rolf Pfeifer Rolf Pfeifer (born 1947) is a former professor of computer science at the Department of Informatics University of Zurich, and director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, where he retired from in 2014. Currently he is a specially appointed ...

(born 1947), professor of computer science at the Department of Informatics, University of Zurich ** Scott Pfeifer (born 1977), Canadian curler from Sherwood Park who plays out of the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton ** Viktor Pfeifer (born 1987), Austrian figure skater ** Will Pfeifer (born 1967), American comic book writer *Communities: ** Pfeifer, Kansas, unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas, United States

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