Jef

Jef is a Dutch-language masculine given name primarily used in Belgium. It is a short form of Jozef/Josef, used also in Breton. People with the name include:


 * Jef Billings (1945–2016), American figure skating costume designer
 * Jef Boeke (born 1954), American geneticist
 * Jef Bruyninckx (1919–1995), Belgian film actor, editor and director
 * Jef Caers (born 1970s), Belgian geostatistician
 * Jef Colruyt (born 1958), Belgian businessman
 * Jef Delen (born 1976), Belgian footballer
 * Jef Demuysere (1907–1969), Belgian cyclist
 * Jef Denyn (1862–1941), Belgian carillon player
 * Jef Dutilleux (1876–1960), Belgian painter
 * Jef Elbers (born 1947), Belgian singer, script writer, and political activist
 * Jef François (1901–1996), Belgian Nazi collaborator
 * Jef Gaitan (born 1986), Filipino actress
 * Jef Geeraerts (1930–2015), Belgian writer
 * Jef Geys (1934-2018), Belgian artist
 * Jef Gilson (1926–2012), French pianist, arranger, composer and big band leader
 * Jef Jurion (born 1937), Belgian footballer
 * Jef Labes, American keyboardist
 * Jef Lahaye (1932–1990), Dutch cyclist
 * Jef Lambeaux (1852–1908), Belgian sculptor
 * Jef Last (1898–1972), Dutch poet, writer, translator and cosmopolitan
 * Jef Lataster (1922–2014), Dutch long-distance runner
 * Jef Leempoels (1867–1935), Belgian painter
 * Jef Lowagie (1903–1985), Belgian cyclist
 * Jef Maes (1905–1996), Belgian composer and violist
 * Jef Mallett (born 1962), American comics artist
 * Jef Martens (born 1975), Belgian DJ known as "Basto"
 * Jef McAllister (born 1956), American journalist, author and lawyer
 * Jef Mermans (1922–1996), Belgian footballer
 * Jef Murray (1960–2015), American fantasy artist and author
 * Jef Neve (born 1977), Belgian pianist and composer
 * Jef Nys (1927–2009), Belgian comic book creator
 * Jef Planckaert (1934–2007), Belgian cyclist
 * Jef Raskin (1943–2005), American human–computer interface expert
 * Jef Scherens (1909–1986), Belgian cyclist
 * Jef Tavernier (born 1951), Belgian politician
 * Jef Valkeniers (born 1932), Belgian physician-neuropsychiatrist and politician
 * Jef Van Campen (born 1934), Belgian post-impressionistic painter
 * Jef Van Damme (born 1979), Belgian politician
 * Jef van de Wiele (1903–1979), Belgian Nazi politician
 * Jef Van Der Linden (1927–2008), Belgian footballer
 * Jef Van der Veken (1872–1964), Belgian art restorer, copyist and art forger
 * Jef Van Gool (1935–2022), Belgian footballer
 * Jef van Hoof (1886–1959), Belgian composer and conductor
 * Jef Van Meirhaeghe (born 1992), Belgian cyclist
 * Jef Vliers (1932–1995), Belgian footballer

Breton short name

 * Jef Le Penven (1919–1967), Breton composer
 * Jef Aérosol (born in 1957), Breton graffiti artist