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 (1945âÂÂ2016), American figure skating costume designer
- Jef Boeke (born 1954), American geneticist
- Jef Bruyninckx (1919âÂÂ1995), 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 (1907âÂÂ1969), Belgian cyclist
- Jef Denyn (1862âÂÂ1941), Belgian carillon player
- Jef Dutilleux (1876âÂÂ1960), Belgian painter
- Jef Elbers (born 1947), Belgian singer, script writer, and political activist
- Jef François (1901âÂÂ1996), Belgian Nazi collaborator
- Jef Gaitan (born 1986), Filipino actress
- Jef Geeraerts (1930âÂÂ2015), Belgian writer
- Jef Geys (1934-2018), Belgian artist
- Jef Gilson (1926âÂÂ2012), French pianist, arranger, composer and big band leader
- Jef Jurion (born 1937), Belgian footballer
- Jef Labes, American keyboardist
- Jef Lahaye (1932âÂÂ1990), Dutch cyclist
- Jef Lambeaux (1852âÂÂ1908), Belgian sculptor
- Jef Last (1898âÂÂ1972), Dutch poet, writer, translator and cosmopolitan
- Jef Lataster (1922âÂÂ2014), Dutch long-distance runner
- Jef Leempoels (1867âÂÂ1935), Belgian painter
- Jef Lowagie (1903âÂÂ1985), Belgian cyclist
- Jef Maes (1905âÂÂ1996), 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 (1922âÂÂ1996), Belgian footballer
- Jef Murray (1960âÂÂ2015), American fantasy artist and author
- Jef Neve (born 1977), Belgian pianist and composer
- Jef Nys (1927âÂÂ2009), Belgian comic book creator
- Jef Planckaert (1934âÂÂ2007), Belgian cyclist
- Jef Raskin (1943âÂÂ2005), American humanâÂÂcomputer interface expert
- Jef Scherens (1909âÂÂ1986), 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 (1903âÂÂ1979), Belgian Nazi politician
- Jef Van Der Linden (1927âÂÂ2008), Belgian footballer
- Jef Van der Veken (1872âÂÂ1964), Belgian art restorer, copyist and art forger
- Jef Van Gool (1935âÂÂ2022), Belgian footballer
- Jef van Hoof (1886âÂÂ1959), Belgian composer and conductor
- Jef Van Meirhaeghe (born 1992), Belgian cyclist
- Jef Vliers (1932âÂÂ1995), Belgian footballer
Breton short name
See also