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Pfyffer
Pfyffer (frequently also Pfyffer von Altishofen) is a family name. Several generations of representatives of this family (11 in total between 1652 and 1982) were captains of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, among them Johann Rudolf Pfyffer von Altishofen (died in 1657).
Notable people with the name also include:
- Alphons Pfyffer von Heidegg (1753–1822), Swiss officer and politician, member of the Directorion of Helvetic Republic
- Alphons Maximilian Pfyffer von Altishofen (1834–1890), Swiss architect and military Chief of Staff
- Casimir Pfyffer (1794–1875), Swiss politician and jurist, mayor of Lucerne, President of the Swiss National Council and President of the Federal Supreme Court
- Franz Ludwig Pfyffer (1716–1802), Swiss officer, politician and topographer, Lieutenant General in French service
- Ludwig Pfyffer (1524–1594), Swiss political and military leader, central figure of Swiss Counter-Reformation