'''Pfeifer''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|aɪ|f|ər}} {{respell|FY|fər}}, {{IPA|de|ˈpfaɪfɐ|lang|de-Pfeifer.ogg}}) is a German-language occupational surname meaning "whistler" or "pipe-" or "fife-player" and etymologically akin to English ''Piper'' and ''Fifer''; other spellings include ''Pfeiffer''. The spelling ''Pfeifer'' may refer to:
*'''People''': **Anton Pfeifer (born 1937), German politician **Carl Ferdinand Pfeifer (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 (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 (1892–1974), United States Representative from New York **Karl Pfeifer, (1928–2023), Austrian journalist **Louis Fred Pfeifer (1876–1917), private in the United States Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor **Manuel Pfeifer (born 1999), Austrian football player **Marcuse Pfeifer (1936–2020), American gallerist **Melanie Pfeifer (born 1986), German slalom canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s **Michael David Pfeifer (born 1937), Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo **Paul Pfeifer (born 1942), American politician of the Ohio Republican party **Philip Pfeifer (born 1992), American baseball player **Rolf Pfeifer (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 **Sílvia Pfeifer (born 1958), Brazilian actress **Viktor Pfeifer (born 1987), Austrian figure skater **Will Pfeifer (born 1967), American comic book writer **Wolfgang Pfeifer (1935–2026), German footballer **Wolfgang Pfeifer (etymologist) (1922–2020), German scholar and linguist
*'''Communities''': **Pfeifer, Kansas, unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas, United States
==See also== *Pfeifer Broz. Music, musical consultant and production team (Jeffrey & Robert Pfeifer) *Pfeifer Zeliska .600 Nitro Express revolver, Austrian single-action revolver produced by Pfeifer firearms *Pfeiffer (disambiguation) *Feiffer
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