Schieffelin

Schieffelin may refer to:

  • Samuel Schieffelin (1811–1900), an American author of religious tracts.
  • Bradhurst Schieffelin (1824–1909), an American political activist during the Civil War, who later became a member of the People's Party
  • Eugene Schieffelin (1827–1906), responsible for introducing the starling (Sturnus vulgaris) to North America
  • Ed Schieffelin (1847–1897), an Indian scout and prospector who discovered silver in the Arizona Territory, which led to the founding of Tombstone, Arizona.
  • Bambi Schieffelin, a linguistic anthropologist at New York University in the department of Anthropology
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