Schiff is a Jewish and German surname meaning "ship". The Schiffs are known from "about 1370, the earliest date to which any contemporary Jewish family can be definitely traced".[1]
It may refer to:
People edit
- Adam Schiff (born 1960), American politician, California state Senator and US Representative
- András Schiff (born 1953), Hungarian pianist
- Arthur Schiff (1940–2006), American infomercial copywriter
- Barry Schiff (born 1938), American pilot and journalist
- David Schiff (born 1945), American composer
- Don Schiff (born 1955), American composer and musician
- Dorothy Schiff (1903–1989), American newspaper proprietor
- Frieda Schiff Warburg (1876–1958), American philanthropist
- Gary Schiff (born 1972), American politician
- Heinrich Schiff (1951–2016), Austrian cellist
- Hugo Schiff (1834–1915), German chemist who discovered Schiff base and Schiff test
- Irwin Schiff (1928–2015), American tax protester
- Jacob Schiff (1847–1920), German-born American banker
- Jeffrey Schiff, American artist
- John M. Schiff (1904–1987), American banker and leader of the Boy Scouts of America
- Karenna Gore Schiff (born 1973), American author and journalist
- Leonard I. Schiff (1915–1971), American physicist
- Lonny Schiff (born 1929), American artist
- Moritz Schiff (1823–1896), German biologist
- Mortimer L. Schiff (1877–1931), American banker and leader of the Boy Scouts of America
- Nadine Schiff, Canadian film producer and writer
- Naftali Schiff, British rabbi
- Naomi Schiff (born 1994), Rwandan-Belgian racing driver
- Nathan Schiff (born 1963), American filmmaker
- Otto Schiff (1892–1978), Dutch fencer
- Otto Schiff (humanitarian) (1875–1952), philanthropist, British Hero of the Holocaust
- Paul Schiff, American film producer
- Pearl Schiff (1916–2005), American author
- Peter Schiff (born 1963), American stock broker, financial analyst, and author
- Richard Schiff (born 1955), American actor
- Robert Schiff (1854–1940), Italian chemist
- Robin Schiff, American writer and producer
- Sol Schiff (1917–2012), American table tennis player
- Stacy Schiff (born 1961), American writer
- Stephen Schiff, American writer
- Steven Schiff (1947–1998), American politician and US Representative
- Tevele Schiff (died 1791), British rabbi
- Ze'ev Schiff (1932–2007), Israeli journalist
Fictional characters edit
- Adam Schiff (Law & Order), a character in the Law & Order franchise
- The Schiff, a species of characters in the anime series Blood+
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Schiff". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
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