Hafer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Barbara Hafer (born 1943), U.S politician from the U.S State of Pennsylvania Christoph Hafer (born 1992), German bobsledder Dick Hafer (1927–2012), American jazz tenor saxophonist born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania Dick Hafer (comics) (1937–2003), American comics artist Jack Hafer, film producer John J. Hafer (1932–2019) represented District 1 in the Maryland Senate

See also Haffner (disambiguation) Hafner (disambiguation) Schaefer