Sofer (surname)

Sofer and variants are Jewish occupational surnames derived from the occupation of sofer, is a ritual scribe in Judaism. Notable people with the surname Sofer, Sofaer, Sopher include:

Aaron Sopher (1905–1972), American painter
Abraham Sofaer (1896–1988), British actor
Abraham David Sofaer (born 1938), American judge
Anna Sofaer (born 1940), American archaeologist
Anne Sofer (born 1937), British politician
Ariela Sofer, Israeli and American operations researcher
Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer (1815–1871), Hungarian rabbi
Chaim Sofer (1821–1886), Hungarian rabbi and scholar
Dalia Sofer (born 1972), Iranian-born American writer
Daniel Sofer (born 1988), Israeli footballer
David Sopher (1929–2019), Indian water polo player
Eva Sopher (1923–2018), Brazilian theatre manager
Gregg N. Sofer, American lawyer
Jekuthiel Sofer, 18th century Dutch Sephardic scribe
Joanna Sofaer (born 1970), British archaeologist and professor
Mark Sofer (born 1954), Israeli diplomat
Moses Sofer (1762–1839), Orthodox rabbi
Moshe Sofer (II) (1885–1944), Hungarian rabbi
Ofir Sofer (born 1975), Israeli politician
Opal Sofer (born 1997), Israeli footballer
Rena Sofer (born 1968), American actress
Sam Sofer (born 1945), Iranian-born American scientist
Shimon Sofer (Hungarian rabbi) (1850–1944), Hungarian rabbi
Shimon Sofer (1820–1883), Austrian rabbi
Shoval Sofer (born 1998), Israeli acrobatic gymnast
Solomon Sopher, Baghdadi Jewish leader
Yaakov Chaim Sofer (1870–1939), Sephardic rabbi, kabbalist, talmudist and poseq
Yehoshua Sofer (born 1958), Israeli-Jamaican hip hop and martial artist
Yochanan Sofer (1923–2016), Hungarian-born Israeli rabbi
Yozef Yozpa Sofer (1819–1883), Jewish merchant

Fictional characters

Rube John Sofer, in the American TV series Dead Like Me

Fictional characters

See also