# Jef

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'''Jef''' is a [Dutch-language](/source/Dutch_language) masculine given name primarily used in Belgium. It is a short form of [Jozef](/source/Jozef)/[Josef](/source/Josef_(given_name)), used also in [Breton](/source/Breton_language). People with the name include:

*[Jef Billings](/source/Jef_Billings) (1945–2016), American figure skating costume designer
*[Jef Boeke](/source/Jef_Boeke) (born 1954), American geneticist
*[Jef Bruyninckx](/source/Jef_Bruyninckx) (1919–1995), Belgian film actor, editor and director
*[Jef Caers](/source/Jef_Caers) (born 1970s), Belgian geostatistician
*[Jef Colruyt](/source/Jef_Colruyt) (born 1958), Belgian businessman
*[Jef Delen](/source/Jef_Delen) (born 1976), Belgian footballer
*[Jef Demuysere](/source/Jef_Demuysere) (1907–1969), Belgian cyclist
*[Jef Denyn](/source/Jef_Denyn) (1862–1941), Belgian carillon player
*[Jef Dutilleux](/source/Jef_Dutilleux) (1876–1960), Belgian painter
*[Jef Elbers](/source/Jef_Elbers) (born 1947), Belgian singer, script writer, and political activist
*[Jef François](/source/Jef_Fran%C3%A7ois) (1901–1996), Belgian Nazi collaborator
*[Jef Gaitan](/source/Jef_Gaitan) (born 1986), Filipino actress 
*[Jef Geeraerts](/source/Jef_Geeraerts) (1930–2015), Belgian writer
*[Jef Geys](/source/Jef_Geys) (1934-2018), Belgian artist
*[Jef Gilson](/source/Jef_Gilson) (1926–2012), French pianist, arranger, composer and big band leader
*[Jef Jurion](/source/Jef_Jurion) (born 1937), Belgian footballer
*[Jef Labes](/source/Jef_Labes), American keyboardist
*[Jef Lahaye](/source/Jef_Lahaye) (1932–1990), Dutch cyclist
*[Jef Lambeaux](/source/Jef_Lambeaux) (1852–1908), Belgian sculptor 
*[Jef Last](/source/Jef_Last) (1898–1972), Dutch poet, writer, translator and cosmopolitan
*[Jef Lataster](/source/Jef_Lataster) (1922–2014), Dutch long-distance runner
*[Jef Leempoels](/source/Jef_Leempoels) (1867–1935), Belgian painter
*[Jef Lowagie](/source/Jef_Lowagie) (1903–1985), Belgian cyclist
*[Jef Maes](/source/Jef_Maes) (1905–1996), Belgian composer and violist
*[Jef Mallett](/source/Jef_Mallett) (born 1962), American comics artist
*[Jef Martens](/source/Jef_Martens) (born 1975), Belgian DJ known as "Basto"
*[Jef McAllister](/source/Jef_McAllister) (born 1956), American journalist, author and lawyer
*[Jef Mermans](/source/Jef_Mermans) (1922–1996), Belgian footballer
*[Jef Murray](/source/Jef_Murray) (1960–2015), American fantasy artist and author 
*[Jef Neve](/source/Jef_Neve) (born 1977), Belgian pianist and composer
*[Jef Nys](/source/Jef_Nys) (1927–2009), Belgian comic book creator
*[Jef Planckaert](/source/Jef_Planckaert) (1934–2007), Belgian cyclist
*[Jef Raskin](/source/Jef_Raskin) (1943–2005), American human–computer interface expert
*[Jef Scherens](/source/Jef_Scherens) (1909–1986), Belgian cyclist
*[Jef Tavernier](/source/Jef_Tavernier) (born 1951), Belgian politician
*[Jef Valkeniers](/source/Jef_Valkeniers) (born 1932), Belgian physician-neuropsychiatrist and politician
*[Jef Van Campen](/source/Jef_Van_Campen) (born 1934), Belgian post-impressionistic painter
*[Jef Van Damme](/source/Jef_Van_Damme) (born 1979), Belgian politician
*[Jef van de Wiele](/source/Jef_van_de_Wiele) (1903–1979), Belgian Nazi politician
*[Jef Van Der Linden](/source/Jef_Van_Der_Linden) (1927–2008), Belgian footballer
*[Jef Van der Veken](/source/Jef_Van_der_Veken) (1872–1964), Belgian art restorer, copyist and art forger
*[Jef Van Gool](/source/Jef_Van_Gool) (1935–2022), Belgian footballer
*[Jef van Hoof](/source/Jef_van_Hoof) (1886–1959), Belgian composer and conductor
*[Jef Van Meirhaeghe](/source/Jef_Van_Meirhaeghe) (born 1992), Belgian cyclist
*[Jef Vliers](/source/Jef_Vliers) (1932–1995), Belgian footballer

== Breton short name ==
*[Jef Le Penven](/source/Jef_Le_Penven) (1919–1967), Breton composer
*[Jef Aérosol](/source/Jef_A%C3%A9rosol) (born in 1957), Breton graffiti artist

==See also==
*[Jeff](/source/Jeff)

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Category:Dutch masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names

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