Schiff

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".

It may refer to:

People

 * Adam Schiff (born 1960), American politician, California state Senator and US Representative
 * 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
 * Frieda Schiff Warburg (1876–1958), American philanthropist
 * 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 (1928–2015), American tax protester
 * 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
 * Lonny Schiff (born 1929), American artist
 * 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
 * Naomi Schiff (born 1994), Rwandan-Belgian racing driver
 * Nathan Schiff (born 1963), American filmmaker
 * Otto Schiff (1892–1978), Dutch fencer
 * Otto Schiff (humanitarian) (1875–1952), philanthropist, British Hero of the Holocaust
 * Paul Schiff, American film producer
 * Pearl Schiff (1916–2005), American author
 * Peter Schiff (born 1963), American stock broker, financial analyst, and author
 * 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 and US Representative
 * Tevele Schiff (died 1791), British rabbi
 * Ze'ev Schiff (1932–2007), Israeli journalist

Fictional characters

 * Adam Schiff (Law & Order), a character in the Law & Order franchise
 * The Schiff, a species of characters in the anime series Blood+