Schaefer is an alternative spelling and

cognate In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words in different languages that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language. Because language change can have radical ef ...

for the German word ''schäfer'', meaning 'shepherd', which itself descends from the

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old Hig ...

'' scāphare''. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer" (a standardized spelling in many German-speaking countries after 1880), the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the

anglicised Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

forms "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shaffer", "Shafer", and "Schafer" are all common

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

Schaefer

;Born in 1800–1899 * Arnold Schaefer (1819–1883), German historian *

Germany Schaefer Herman A. "Germany" Schaefer (February 4, 1876 – May 16, 1919) was a second baseman, first baseman and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played 15 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Newark Pepper, New ...

(1877–1919), American professional baseball player *

Jacob Schaefer Sr Jacob Schaefer Sr. (February 2, 1855 – March 8, 1910), nicknamed "the Wizard", was a professional carom billiards player, especially of the straight rail and balkline games, and was posthumously inducted into the Billiard Congress of Ameri ...

(1850–1910), American professional billiards player * Jacob Schaefer Jr (1894–1975) American professional billiards player * Jacob Schaefer (composer) (1888–1936), American Jewish composer and conductor *

Marie Charlotte Schaefer Marie Charlotte Schaefer (June 24, 1874 - May 27, 1927) was an early Texas physician and the first woman to become a faculty member of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). Biography Schaefer was born in San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas ...

(1874-1927), American physician * Rudolph Jay Schaefer I (1863–1923), American businessman ;Born in 1900–1949 * Walter V. Schaefer (1904-1986), American jurist and educator * Vincent Schaefer (1906–1993), American chemist and meteorologist who developed cloud seeding * Jack Warner Schaefer (1907–1991), American fiction author * Milner Baily Schaefer (1912–1970), American fisheries biologist *

William Donald Schaefer William Donald Schaefer (November 2, 1921 – April 18, 2011) was an American politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. As a Democrat, he was the 45th mayor of Baltimore from December 1 ...

(1921–2011), American politician *

Udo Schaefer Udo Schaefer (October 19, 1926 – August 30, 2019) was a German lawyer and a theologian of the Baháʼí Faith The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the essential worth of all religions and the unity ...

(born 1926), German Bahá'í author *

Will Schaefer Willis H. Schaefer (November 23, 1928 – June 30, 2007) was an American composer nominated for an Emmy Award for his work. He wrote background music for a number of popular television shows and composed over 700 commercials. His most famous tra ...

(1928–2007), American composer *

Bill Schaefer (field hockey) William Paul Schaefer (9 October 1925 – 20 July 2003) was a New Zealand field hockey player. He represented New Zealand in field hockey between 1956 and 1964, including at the 1956, 1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because o ...

(1925-2003), New Zealand field hockey player * Kermit Schaefer (1923–1979), American writer, broadcast and ''Pardon My

Blooper A blooper is a short clip from a film or video production, usually a deleted scene, containing a mistake made by a member of the cast or crew. It also refers to an error made during a live radio or TV broadcast or news report, usually in terms o ...

'' record series producer *

Daniel Schaefer Daniel "Dan" Schaefer (January 25, 1936 – April 16, 2006) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district from 1983 to 1999. Early life and education Born in Guttenberg, Iowa, he att ...

(1936–2006), American politician *

James Schaefer James George Schaefer (August 30, 1938 – May 29, 2018) was an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives. Schaefer was first elected to the state House from District 21 in 2010. Redistricting ...

(1938-2018), American politician and rancher * Bob Schaefer (born 1944), American professional baseball coach *

Henry F. Schaefer, III Henry Frederick "Fritz" Schaefer III (born June 8, 1944) is a computational and theoretical chemist. He is one of the most highly cited chemists in the world, with a Thomson Reuters H-Index of 121 as of 2020. He is the Graham Perdue Professor of C ...

(born 1944), American computational and theoretical chemist, academic and Protestant educator *

Gerard John Schaefer Gerard John Schaefer Jr. (March 26, 1946December 3, 1995) was an American murderer and suspected serial killer, known as the Killer Cop, the Hangman, and the Butcher of Blind Creek, who was convicted of the 1972 murder and mutilation of two tee ...

(1946–1995), American killer, rapist, and suspected serial killer *

Ronald P. Schaefer Ronald P. Schaefer (born June 17, 1949), also known as Ron Schaefer is an American academic, English professor, and linguist. He is the first person "to devise a written version of a language called Emai", a language reported in 1997 to be spoke ...

(1949- ), American academic linguist and university professor. ;Born after 1950 *

Vic Schaefer Victor Ernest Schaefer (born March 2, 1961) is an American college basketball coach who is the head women's basketball coach of the University of Texas at Austin (Texas) Longhorns. He previously served as the head coach for Mississippi State, f ...

(born 1961), American basketball coach *

Peter Schaefer (ice hockey) Peter Schaefer may refer to: * Peter Schaefer (ice hockey) (born 1977), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player * Peter Schaefer (author) (born 1943), German scholar of ancient religious studies and director of the Jewish Museum of Berlin ...

(born 1977), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

Jarrett Schaefer Jarrett Schaefer (born 1979) is an American film director and screenwriter. His feature debut, ''Chapter 27'' (2007), premiered and received substantial media and critical attention at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Biography Born on a U.S. Air ...

(born 1979), America film director and screenwriter *

Nolan Schaefer Nolan Schaefer (born January 15, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently an unrestricted free agent who was last under contract to HC Ambrì-Piotta of the Swiss National League A (NLA). Playing career Schaefer began a fo ...

(born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Bradley E. Schaefer (living), American physics academic * Kurt Schaefer (living), American academic *

Peter Schaefer (author) Peter Schaefer may refer to: * Peter Schaefer (ice hockey) (born 1977), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player * Peter Schaefer (author) (born 1943), German scholar of ancient religious studies and director of the Jewish Museum of Berlin ...

(living), American academic and religious history author * Laura Schaefer (disambiguation), multiple people

Schaeffer

Schäfer

;Born after 1800 *

Wilhelm Schäfer Wilhelm Schäfer (20 January 1868 – 19 January 1952) was a German writer. Life Born in Ottrau ( Hesse), until 1896 Schäfer was a school teacher. He gained a scholarship to study in Switzerland and France through the Cotta-Verlag publishin ...

(1868–1952), German Naturalist writer and magazine publisher * Dirk Schäfer (1873–1931), Dutch pianist and composer * Karl Emil Schäfer (1891–1917), German World War I pilot, recipient of the ''Pour le Mérite'' ;Born after 1900 *

Emanuel Schäfer Emanuel Schäfer (20 April 1900 – 4 December 1974) was a high-ranking SS functionary (SS-''Oberführer'') and a protégé of Reinhard Heydrich in Nazi Germany. Born in 1900, Schäfer served in World War I. Post-war, he participated in fa ...

(1900–1974), officer in the German SS, head of Serbian security police during World War II * Gustav Schäfer (rower) (1906–1991), German Olympic rower * Karl Schäfer (1909–1976), Austrian Olympic figure skater * Ernst Schäfer (1910–1992), German hunter, zoologist and ornithologist * Willy Schäfer (handball player) (1913–1980), Swiss Olympic field handball player * Paul Schäfer (1921–2010), German-Chilean cult leader * Hans Schäfer (born 1927), German retired footballer * Karl Heinz Schäfer (1932–1996), German-born composer and arranger working in France * Willy Schäfer (born 1933), German actor * Hans-Bernd Schäfer (born 1943), German economist and scholar * Manfred Schäfer (born 1943), German-Australian retired professional footballer *

Wolfgang Schäfer Wolfgang Schäfer (born 7 April 1945) is a German choral conductor and academic. He founded the Freiburger Vokalensemble, the BosArt Trio, and the Frankfurter Kammerchor. Career Born in Staufen im Breisgau, Schäfer studied music education, voi ...

(born 1945), German choral conductor and academic ;Born after 1950 *

Winfried Schäfer Winfried "Winnie" Schäfer (born 10 January 1950) is a German football manager and former player who last managed of Qatari club Al-Khor. Playing career Winfried Schäfer played 403 Bundesliga matches and scored 46 goals in the (West) German to ...

(born 1950), German football manager * Anita Schäfer (born 1951), German politician *

Axel Schäfer Axel Helmut Schäfer (born 3 August 1952) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Born in Frankfurt, Hesse, he has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2002. Political ca ...

(born 1952), German politician * Klaus Schäfer SAC (born 1958), German catholic Theologian, Priest and Author * Michael Schäfer (born 1959), Danish football manager * Markus Schäfer (born 1961), German tenor * Thomas Schäfer (1966−2020) German lawyer and politician, Minister of Finance in Hesse *

Bärbel Schäfer Bärbel Schäfer (born 16 December 1963 in Bremen) is a German television presenter and talk show host. Life Schäfer works in Germany as television presenter and talk show host. In 2004 Schäfer married Michel Friedman in Eschborn, only short ...

(born 1963), German television presenter *

Christine Schäfer Christine Schäfer (born 3 March 1965) is a German operatic soprano. Biography Schäfer was born in Frankfurt. She studied from 1984 until 1991 at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin, where her teachers were Ingrid Figur, Aribert Reimann and D ...

(born 1965), German soprano * Jan Schäfer (born 1974), German Olympic canoer *

Raphael Schäfer Raphael Schäfer (Polish:'' Rafał Szafarczyk''; born 30 January 1979) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Biography Early years Raphael Schäfer was born in 1979 as a member of the German minority in the Uppe ...

(born 1979), German footballer * Marcel Schäfer (born 1984), German footballer * András Schäfer (born 1999), Hungarian footballer

Schäffer

;Born after 1800 *Saint Anna Schäffer (1882–1925), German mystic, canonized by Pope Benedict in 2012 * Charles Schäffer (1838–1903), American physician and botanist * Fritz Schäffer (1888–1967), German politician * Julius Schäffer (1882–1944), German mycologist * Mary T. S. Schäffer (1861–1939), American naturalist, illustrator, and explorer in Canada ;Born after 1950 * Andreas Schäffer (born 1984), German footballer

Schafer

;Born after 1800 *

Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer FRS FRSE FRCP LLD (2 June 1850 – 29 March 1935) was an English physiologist. He is regarded as a founder of endocrinology: in 1894 he discovered and demonstrated the existence of adrenaline together with G ...

(1850–1935), formerly Edward Albert Schäfer, English physiologist ;Born after 1900 * Natalie Schafer (1900–1991), American actress * Harold Schafer (1912–2001), American entrepreneur * Alice Turner Schafer (1915–2009), American mathematician * Richard D. Schafer (1918–2014), American mathematician *

Roy Schafer Roy Schafer (December 14, 1922 - August 5, 2018) was an American psychologist and psychoanalyst, who emphasised a psychoanalytic concept of narrative. For Schafer, an important purpose of the analytic process is that the analysand regains agency ...

(1922–2018), American psychologist-psychoanalyst * R. Murray Schafer (born 1933), Canadian composer, writer, music educator and environmentalist * Ronald W. Schafer (born 1938), American electrical engineer and academic * Ed Schafer (born 1946), American state politician and United States Secretary of Agriculture * William J. Schafer (born 1948), Actor in film and on Stage ;Born after 1950 *

Avi Schafer is a Japanese professional basketball player for SeaHorses Mikawa of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Schafer has been a member of the Japan national basketball team. Early life Schafer was bor ...

(born 1998), Japanese professional basketball player *

Tim Schafer Timothy John Schafer (born July 26, 1967) is an American video game designer. He founded Double Fine Productions in July 2000, after having spent over a decade at LucasArts. Schafer is best known as the designer of critically acclaimed games '' ...

(born 1967), American computer game designer * Arthur Schafer (living), Canadian ethicist and academic * Eric Schafer (born 1977), American mixed martial artist * Jordan Schafer (born 1986), American baseball player *

Hunter Schafer Hunter Schafer (born December 31, 1998) is an American model, actress, and LGBTQ rights activist. For her activism against the HB2, ''Teen Vogue'' listed Schafer on its "21 Under 21" list in 2017. She made her acting debut as transgender high s ...

(born 1999), American model, activist, and actress *

Sakura Schafer-Nameki Sakura Schafer-Nameki is a German mathematical physicist working in string theory and supersymmetric gauge theory. She works at the University of Oxford as a Professor of Mathematical Physics in the Mathematical Institute and as a senior resear ...

, German physicist

Schaffer

;Born after 1800 * Károly Schaffer (1864–1939), Hungarian anatomist and neurologist *

Alfréd Schaffer Alfréd Schaffer (13 February 1893 – 30 August 1945) was a Hungarian international footballer. He is recorded as having played for a record number of clubs: 21 in a 15-year career which lasted from 1910 to 1925. Career Born in Budapest, he ...

(1893–1945), Hungarian footballer ;Born after 1900 *

Jimmie Schaffer Jimmie Ronald Schaffer (born April 5, 1936, at Limeport, Pennsylvania) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher with an eight-year career from 1961 to 1968. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Phila ...

(born 1936), American professional baseball player *

Janne Schaffer Jan Erik Tage "Janne" Schaffer (born 24 September 1945) is a Swedish songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his work as a session guitarist for ABBA but he has also recorded with artists such as Bob Marley, Johnny Nash, Art Farmer and Ton ...

(born 1945), Swedish songwriter and guitarist ;Born after 1950 * Simon Schaffer (born 1955), English academic *

Frank Schaffer Frank Schaffer (born 23 October 1958 in Stalinstadt (today Eisenhüttenstadt), Bezirk Frankfurt) is an East German retired athlete who specialised in the 400 metres. He won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1958), retired East German Olympic athlete *

Bob Schaffer Robert Warren Schaffer (born July 24, 1962) is a Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Colorado in the 105th Congress and the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003). Sc ...

(born 1962), American state politician *

Jon Schaffer Jon Ryan Schaffer (born March 15, 1968) is an American heavy metal musician. He is the rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter of the Indiana-based heavy metal band Iced Earth, which he formed in 1985 under the name Purgatory. He is also th ...

(born 1968), American guitarist and songwriter * Daniel Schaffer (born 1969), British graphic novelist *

Akiva Schaffer Akiva D. Schaffer (; born December 1, 1977) is an American film director, comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy group The Lonely Island along with Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone. He began his career with The Lonely Island m ...

(born 1977), American comedy writer and songwriter *

Denny Schaffer Denny Schaffer is a radio talk show host based in Toledo, Ohio. He left WQQO to host ''The 5:30 Club'' on 93.5 WRQN. He previously hosted a morning show on WWWM-FM, WRNO-FM and an evening show on WGKA 920 in Atlanta from 9 - 11 pm which WGKA move ...

(living), American radio personality * Gail Schaffer (living), American state politician * Ken Schaffer (living), American inventor *

Lewis Schaffer Lewis Schaffer is an American comedian and broadcaster, based in Nunhead, south-east London, where he moved in 2000. He currently hosts his own weekly radio show on Resonance 104.4FM in London. He also appears regularly, as of 2023, as a pundi ...

(born 1957), American comedian *

Jonathan Schaffer Jonathan Schaffer is an American philosopher specializing in metaphysics and also working in epistemology, mind, and language. He is best known for his work on grounding and his development of monism, and is also a notable proponent of con ...

(living), American-Australian philosopher

Shafer

;Born after 1800 * Jacob K. Shafer (1823–1876), American national politician * Orator Shafer (1851–1922), American professional baseball player *

John Adolph Shafer John Adolph Shafer (February 23, 1863 – February 1, 1918) was an American botanist. Life Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Shafer graduated from the Pittsburgh School, of Pharmacy in 1881 and worked as a pharmacist until after his marri ...

(1863–1918), American botanist * Taylor Shafer (1866–1945), American professional baseball player * George F. Shafer (1888–1948), American state politician *

Tillie Shafer Arthur Joseph "Tillie" Shafer (March 22, 1889 – January 10, 1962) was a Major League Baseball infielder with the New York Giants from 1909 to 1913. Career While attending Santa Clara University, Shafer was one of the most accomplished college ...

(1889–1962), American professional baseball player *

Phil Shafer Phil "Red" Shafer (November 13, 1891 Des Moines, Iowa – January 29, 1971 Des Moines, Iowa) was an American racecar driver. He made 30 AAA Championship Car starts from 1923 to 1952. He captured one win in 1924 at the New York State Fairgr ...

(1891–1971), American racecar driver * Paul W. Shafer (1893–1954), American national politician ;Born after 1900 *

Raymond P. Shafer Raymond Philip Shafer (March 5, 1917 – December 12, 2006) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 39th governor of Pennsylvania from 1967 to 1971. Prior to that, he served as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania fro ...

(1917–2006), American state politician * Whitey Shafer (1934–2019), American country songwriter and musician *

Ruth Shafer Ruth Shafer (12 March 1912 19 May 1972), was the chair of the first international conference of women engineers and scientists. Early life and education Ruth I Shafer was born in Brooklyn on 12 March 1912. In 1934 she got her undergraduate degre ...

(1912 – 1972), American engineer ;Born after 1950 * Ross Shafer (born 1954), American comedian and motivational speaker *

Robert R. Shafer Robert Ray Shafer (born April 10, 1958) is an American character actor who has appeared in film, television, commercials, voice-over and theater. Shafer, sometimes credited as Bobby Ray Shafer, is perhaps best known for playing Bob Vance, Vance ...

(born 1958), American actor * Dirk Shafer (born 1962), American model, actor, screenwriter and director *

Scott Shafer Scott Shafer (born January 6, 1967) is an American football coach and former player. He currently serves as the defensive coordinator for the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders. He previously served as the head coach at Syracuse University u ...

(born 1967), American college football coach * David Shafer (politician) (born 1965), American state politician *

Glenn Shafer Glenn Shafer (born November 21, 1946) is an American mathematician and statistician. He is the co-creator of Dempster–Shafer theory. He is a University Professor and Board of Governors Professor at Rutgers University. Early life and education ...

(living), American mathematician, co-developer of Dempster-Shafer theory *

Jack Shafer Jack Shafer (born November 14, 1957) is an American journalist who writes about media for '' Politico''. Prior to joining ''Politico'', he worked for Reuters and also edited and wrote the column'' "''Press Box" for ''Slate'', an online magazine. ...

(living), American journalist and columnist * Jeremy Shafer (living), American entertainer and oragamist * Justin Shafer (born 1992), American baseball player

Shaffer

;Born after 1800 * Shaffer (baseball), baseball player * John Shaffer (politician) (1827–1870), American territorial governor * Joseph Crockett Shaffer (1880–1958), American national politician * Harry G. Shaffer (politician) (1885–1971), American state politician ;Born after 1900 *

Anthony Shaffer (writer) Anthony Joshua Shaffer (15 May 19266 November 2001) was an English playwright, screenwriter, novelist, barrister, and advertising executive. Early life Shaffer was born to a Jewish family in Liverpool, the son of Reka (née Fredman) and Jack ...

(1926–2001), English playwright, novelist, and screenwriter * David Shaffer (born 1936), American physician *

Earl Shaffer Earl V. Shaffer (November 8, 1918 – May 5, 2002), was an American outdoorsman and author known from 1948 as The Crazy One (and eventually as The Original Crazy One) for attempting what became the first publicized claimed hiking trip in a singl ...

(1918–2002), American outdoorsman and author *

Elaine Shaffer Elaine Shaffer (October 22, 1925 – February 19, 1973) was an American flutist and principal of the Houston Symphony Orchestra between 1948 and 1953. Biography Elaine Shaffer was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania. She attended the Curtis Inst ...

(1925–1973), American flutist * Harry G. Shaffer (1919-2009), Austrian-American economics academic * Jack Shaffer (1909–1963), American professional basketball player * James Shaffer (1910–2014), American religious leader * Jay C. Shaffer (born 1936-) entomologist, curator of lepidoptera at the Natural History Museum, London *

Jim G. Shaffer Jim G. Shaffer (born 1944) is an American archaeologist and professor of anthropology at Case Western Reserve University. Academic career Shaffer holds a B.A. (1965) and M.A. (1967) in Anthropology from Arizona State University. He also has a Ph ...

(born 1944), American archeology and anthropology academic * John H. Shaffer (1919–1997), American government administrator *

Juliet Popper Shaffer Juliet Popper Shaffer (born May 23, 1932) is an American psychologist, statistician and statistics educator known for her research on multiple hypothesis testing. She is a teaching professor emerita at the University of California, Berkeley. E ...

(born 1932), American psychologist and statistician * Lee Shaffer (born 1939), American professional basketball player * Leland Shaffer (1912–1993), American professional football player *

Louise Shaffer Louise Shaffer (born July 5, 1942) is an American actress, script writer, and author. Biography Shaffer was born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, where she showed an interest in acting early on in her life. After finishing high school, she attended ...

(born 1942), American actress, script writer, and author *

Tim Shaffer Charles Timothy Shaffer (October 2, 1945 – May 3, 2022) was an American judge and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 21st district from 1981 to 1996. Shaffer served as a l ...

(1945-2011), American politician * Mary Shaffer (born 1947), American artist *

Paul Shaffer Paul Allen Wood Shaffer (born November 28, 1949) is a Canadian singer, composer, actor, author, comedian, and multi-instrumentalist who served as David Letterman's musical director, band leader, and sidekick on the entire run of both ''Late Ni ...

(born 1949), Canadian-American musician, actor, author, comedian and composer * Sir

Peter Shaffer Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (; 15 May 1926 – 6 June 2016) was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He wrote numerous award-winning plays, of which several were adapted into films. Early life Shaffer was born to a Jewish family in L ...

(1926–2016), English dramatist and playwright * Robert H. Shaffer (1915–2017), American educator ;Born after 1950 *

Anthony Shaffer (intelligence officer) Anthony Shaffer (born 1962) is a former U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel who became known for his claims about mishandled intelligence before the September 11 attacks, and for the censoring of his ghost written book ''Operation Dark Heart.'' ...

(born 1962), American Reserve Army Lieutenant Colonel and CIA intelligence officer * Erica Shaffer (born 1970), American actress * James Shaffer (born 1970), American guitarist* Matthew Shaffer (born 1978), American musical theatre, television, and film actor * Brian Shaffer (born 1979), missing American medical student * Kevin Shaffer (born 1980), American professional football player * Atticus Shaffer (born 1998), American actor * Justin Shaffer (born 1998), American football player *

Brenda Shaffer Brenda Shaffer (born c. 1965) is an American scholar who holds positions as Fellow with the Atlantic Council and professor at University of Haifa (on sabbatical). Shaffer was the former research director of the Caspian Studies Program at Harvard Ke ...

(living), American political science author *

Chris Shaffer Chris Shaffer is a singer/songwriter from Indiana who is best known as the frontman of The Why Store and their biggest single, "Lack of Water." Shaffer performed with The Why Store until it split in 2000 and was among the members who reunited in ...

(living), American singer-songwriter * Deborah Shaffer (living), American filmmaker

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