Cerf (surname)

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Cerf is a surname, and may refer to:

  • Bennett Cerf (1898–1971), publisher and co-founder of Random House
    • Christopher Cerf (born 1941), his son, American author, composer-lyricist, and record and television producer
    • Jonathan Cerf, his son, author of Big Bird's Red Book and the 1980 world champion of Othello, the board game.
    • Phyllis Cerf (1916–2006), American actress, journalist, and children's book publisher, and the co-founder of Beginner Books
  • Jean Cerf (1928–2001), French mathematician who worked in differential and symplectic topology and pioneered Cerf theory
  • Karl Friedrich Cerf (1782–1845), German theatrical manager
  • Muriel Cerf (born 1951), French novelist and travel writer
  • Vint Cerf (born 1943), computer scientist, often referred to as one of the founding fathers of the Internet
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