Schneider (German for "tailor", literally "someone who cuts," from the verb schneiden "to cut") is a very common surname in Germany. Alternate spellings include: Schnieder, Schnaider, Snyder, Schneiter, Shneider, Snider, Sneider, Sneijder (Dutch), Snither (English), Snyman (Afrikaans), Schnyder, Schnider (Swiss German), Sznajder (Polish), Znaider, Snaider.
Alexander Schneider (1908–1993), classical musicianAndrew Schneider (journalist), (1942–2017), American investigative journalistAnthony Schneider, (born 1933), Canadian ice hockey player and coachAthanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of Mary Most Holy in AstanaBarbara Schneider, American playwrightBernd Schneider (footballer), German footballerBernd Schneider (racing driver), German racing driverBert Schneider, American film producerBert Schneider (boxer) (1897–1986), Canadian olympic boxer of the 1920sBrian Schneider, Major League Baseball playerCamillo Karl Schneider (1876–1951), German botanistCarl Schneider, psychiatristCarlos Eduardo Schneider (born 1988), Brazilian footballer, better known as DudaCatherine Schneider, Canonized servant of the Romanov FamilyCharles Schneider (disambiguation), several peopleChristoph "Doom" Schneider, drummer in the German band RammsteinCory Schneider (born 1986), American ice hockey playerDan Schneider (baseball) (born 1942), American baseball playerDan Schneider (writer) (born 1965), American poet, writer, literary criticDan Schneider (TV producer) (born 1966), American actor, writer, producerDavid Schneider (disambiguation), several peopleEddie August Schneider (1910–1940), American aviatorÉdouard Schneider (1880–1960), French authorEdward Schneider (disambiguation), several peopleErich Schneider (1894–1980), German Iron Cross recipient in World Wars I and IIEugène Schneider (1805–1875), French industrialistFerdinand Schneider (1911–1984), German chemistFlorian Schneider-Esleben (born 1947), German musician, former member of KraftwerkFranz Schneider (engineer), Swiss engineer and aircraft designerFranz Schneider (chemist) (1812–1897), Austrian physician and chemistFred Schneider, American vocalistFred B. Schneider (born 1953), American computer scientistGary Schneider, South African artistGeorge Schneider (disambiguation), several peopleHannah Schneider, (born 1982), Danish musicianHannes Schneider (1890–1955), Austrian skiing pioneerHelen Schneider, American vocalist and actressHelge Schneider, (born 1955), German comedian and jazz musicianHenry William Schneider (1817–87) British industrialist and politicianHortense Schneider (1833–1920), French operetta sopranoInge Schneider-Gabriel, German rowerJerry Neil Schneider (born c. 1951), entrepreneur and social engineerJohann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider (1750–1822), German classical scholar and naturalistJohann Rudolf Schneider (1804–1880), Swiss Dr. in medicine & politician, initiator of the Jura water correctionJohn Schneider (disambiguation), several peopleJörg Schneider (1935–2015), Swiss actorJosef Schneider (disambiguation), several peopleJuan Esnáider, Argentine footballer of German descentKarl Schneider (activist) (1869–1945), German ophthalmologist, pacifist and anti-Nazi fighterKarl Schneider (cricketer) (1905–1928), Australian cricketerKirk J. Schneider, American psychologist and psychotherapistKjell Schneider (born 1976), German beach volleyball playerKurt Schneider (disambiguation), several peopleLudwig Karl Eduard Schneider (1809–1899), German botanist and politicianMagda Schneider (1909–1996), German actress, mother of Romy SchneiderMaria Schneider (actress) (1952–2011), French actressMaria Schneider (musician) (born 1960), US conductor and composerMaria Schneider (cartoonist), US writer and cartoonist for The OnionMathieu Schneider (born 1969), professional hockey playerMax Schneider American Actor, Musician, Model and DancerMatthew P. "Pete" Schneider, III (born 1953), businessman and former member of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesMichael Schneider (disambiguation), several peopleNikolaus Schneider (born 1947), German Lutheran bishopPaul Schneider (disambiguation), several peoplePeter Schneider (disambiguation), several peopleReinhold Schneider (1903–1958), German authorRenate Schneider (born 1939), German artistic gymnastRené Schneider (1913–1970), Chilean generalRob Schneider (born 1963), comedianRobert Schneider, musicianRomy Schneider (1938–1982), actress, daughter of Magda SchneiderRonnie Schneider (born 1943), American music managerRony Schneider, Israeli association football, coach and commentatorRichard Schneider (1919–1982), German football manager (1. FC Kaiserslautern)Sascha Schneider (1870–1927), German painterSiegfried Schneider (disambiguation), several peopleStephen Schneider, US Stanford University climatologist and environmental biologistSteve Schneider, British computer scientistTheodor Schneider, German mathematicianTony F. Schneider (born 1917), US Navy pilotVreni Schneider, Swiss alpine skierWilli Schneider (1903–1971), Austrian mediumWilli Schneider (skeleton racer) (born 1963), German skeleton racerWilliam Schneider (disambiguation), several peopleWilly Schneider (1905–1989), German singerThe Doll Family, a performing group of four midget siblings from Germany
Elly Annie "Tiny" Schneider (1914–2004)Frieda A. "Gracie" Schneider (1899–1970)Kurt Fritz "Harry" Schneider (1902–1985)Hilda Emma "Daisy" Schneider (1907–1980)Andrew SznajderIrena SznajderSznajder Group, a battery manufacturerDark Schneider (disambiguation), several charactersKarl Heinz Schneider from the manga Captain TsubasaKyle Schneider, a character in the Metal Gear seriesDwayne Schneider, often simply Schneider, is a character portrayed by Pat Harrington on the American sitcom One Day at a TimeFriedrich Schneider, in the book Friedrich, by Hans Peter RichterAn effort is currently underway to genetically identify, via Y chromosome DNA testing, Schneider lineages worldwide.
