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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]

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It may refer to:

People

  • Adam Schiff (born 1960), American politician
  • 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
  • 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 (born 1928), American tax protestor
  • 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
  • Mark Schiff (born 1954), American actor
  • 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
  • Nathan Schiff (born 1963), American filmmaker
  • Otto Schiff (1892–1978), Dutch fencer
  • Paul Schiff, American film producer
  • Pearl Schiff (1916–2005), American author
  • Peter Schiff (born 1963), American stock broker, financial analyst, and author
  • Rebecca L. Schiff (born 1963), American political scientist
  • 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
  • Tevele Schiff (died 1791), British rabbi
  • Ze'ev Schiff (1932–2007), Israeli journalist

    • Other

  • The Schiff, a species of characters in the anime series Blood+

    • References

    Schiff Wikipedia
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