Scheff is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Fritzi Scheff, American actress Jason Scheff, American musician Jerry Scheff, American musician Otto Scheff, Austrian freestyle swimmer Thomas J. Scheff (1929–2025), American sociologist Werner Scheff (1888–1947), German writer and screenwriter
See also Scheff., taxonomic author abbreviation for Rudolph Scheffer (1844–1880), Dutch botanist