Kiefer

Kiefer is German for jaw(-bone) or pine tree.

It may also be a variation of the German word Küfer, meaning cooper.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people with the surname include:

• Adolph Kiefer (1918–2017), American Olympic swimmer
• Anselm Kiefer (born 1945), German painter and sculptor
• Bertrand Kiefer (born 1955), Swiss physician and ethicist
• David Kiefer (born 1984), American basketball coach
• Friedrich Kiefer (1897–1985), German copepodologist
• George W. Kiefer (1891-1943), American lawyer and politician
• George Kiefer (soccer), American soccer coach at the University of South Florida
• Jack Kiefer (golfer) (1940–1999), American professional golfer
• Jack Kiefer (statistician) (1924–1981), American mathematical-statistician and Professor at Cornell University and University of California, Berkeley
• Jakob Kiefer (1919–1991), German Olympic gymnast
• Nat G. Kiefer (1939–1985), American politician who served in the Louisiana State Senate
• Nicholas M. Kiefer, statistician and economics professor at Cornell University
• Nicolas Kiefer (born 1977), German Olympic tennis player

Notable people with Kiefer as forename include:

• Kiefer (musician) (born 1992), American pianist and producer
• Kiefer Sutherland (born 1966), Canadian television and film actor
• Kiefer Ravena (born 1993), Filipino basketball player

• Keifer (disambiguation)
• Kieffer
• Kefir

Surname list

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