title: Kiefer
text: # Kiefer
  
  Kiefer is German for jaw(-bone) or pine tree.
  
  It may also be a variation of the German word Küfer, meaning cooper.
  
  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
  