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 musician
Andrew Schneider (journalist), (1942–2017), American investigative journalist
Anthony Schneider, (born 1933), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of Mary Most Holy in Astana
Barbara Schneider, American playwright
Bernd Schneider (footballer), German footballer
Bernd Schneider (racing driver), German racing driver
Bert Schneider, American film producer
Bert Schneider (boxer) (1897–1986), Canadian olympic boxer of the 1920s
Brian Schneider, Major League Baseball player
Camillo Karl Schneider (1876–1951), German botanist
Carl Schneider, psychiatrist
Carlos Eduardo Schneider (born 1988), Brazilian footballer, better known as Duda
Catherine Schneider, Canonized servant of the Romanov Family
Charles Schneider (disambiguation), several people
Christoph "Doom" Schneider, drummer in the German band Rammstein
Cory Schneider (born 1986), American ice hockey player
Dan Schneider (baseball) (born 1942), American baseball player
Dan Schneider (writer) (born 1965), American poet, writer, literary critic
Dan Schneider (TV producer) (born 1966), American actor, writer, producer
David Schneider (disambiguation), several people
Eddie August Schneider (1910–1940), American aviator
Édouard Schneider (1880–1960), French author
Edward Schneider (disambiguation), several people
Erich Schneider (1894–1980), German Iron Cross recipient in World Wars I and II
Eugène Schneider (1805–1875), French industrialist
Ferdinand Schneider (1911–1984), German chemist
Florian Schneider-Esleben (born 1947), German musician, former member of Kraftwerk
Franz Schneider (engineer), Swiss engineer and aircraft designer
Franz Schneider (chemist) (1812–1897), Austrian physician and chemist
Fred Schneider, American vocalist
Fred B. Schneider (born 1953), American computer scientist
Gary Schneider, South African artist
George Schneider (disambiguation), several people
Hannah Schneider, (born 1982), Danish musician
Hannes Schneider (1890–1955), Austrian skiing pioneer
Helen Schneider, American vocalist and actress
Helge Schneider, (born 1955), German comedian and jazz musician
Henry William Schneider (1817–87) British industrialist and politician
Hortense Schneider (1833–1920), French operetta soprano
Inge Schneider-Gabriel, German rower
Jerry Neil Schneider (born c. 1951), entrepreneur and social engineer
Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider (1750–1822), German classical scholar and naturalist
Johann Rudolf Schneider (1804–1880), Swiss Dr. in medicine & politician, initiator of the Jura water correction
John Schneider (disambiguation), several people
Jörg Schneider (1935–2015), Swiss actor
Josef Schneider (disambiguation), several people
Juan Esnáider, Argentine footballer of German descent
Karl Schneider (activist) (1869–1945), German ophthalmologist, pacifist and anti-Nazi fighter
Karl Schneider (cricketer) (1905–1928), Australian cricketer
Kirk J. Schneider, American psychologist and psychotherapist
Kjell Schneider (born 1976), German beach volleyball player
Kurt Schneider (disambiguation), several people
Ludwig Karl Eduard Schneider (1809–1899), German botanist and politician
Magda Schneider (1909–1996), German actress, mother of Romy Schneider
Maria Schneider (actress) (1952–2011), French actress
Maria Schneider (musician) (born 1960), US conductor and composer
Maria Schneider (cartoonist), US writer and cartoonist for The Onion
Mathieu Schneider (born 1969), professional hockey player
Max Schneider American Actor, Musician, Model and Dancer
Matthew P. "Pete" Schneider, III (born 1953), businessman and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Michael Schneider (disambiguation), several people
Nikolaus Schneider (born 1947), German Lutheran bishop
Paul Schneider (disambiguation), several people
Peter Schneider (disambiguation), several people
Reinhold Schneider (1903–1958), German author
Renate Schneider (born 1939), German artistic gymnast
René Schneider (1913–1970), Chilean general
Rob Schneider (born 1963), comedian
Robert Schneider, musician
Romy Schneider (1938–1982), actress, daughter of Magda Schneider
Ronnie Schneider (born 1943), American music manager
Rony Schneider, Israeli association football, coach and commentator
Richard Schneider (1919–1982), German football manager (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
Sascha Schneider (1870–1927), German painter
Siegfried Schneider (disambiguation), several people
Stephen Schneider, US Stanford University climatologist and environmental biologist
Steve Schneider, British computer scientist
Theodor Schneider, German mathematician
Tony F. Schneider (born 1917), US Navy pilot
Vreni Schneider, Swiss alpine skier
Willi Schneider (1903–1971), Austrian medium
Willi Schneider (skeleton racer) (born 1963), German skeleton racer
William Schneider (disambiguation), several people
Willy Schneider (1905–1989), German singer
The 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 Sznajder
Irena Sznajder
Sznajder Group, a battery manufacturer
Dark Schneider (disambiguation), several characters
Karl Heinz Schneider from the manga Captain Tsubasa
Kyle Schneider, a character in the Metal Gear series
Dwayne Schneider, often simply Schneider, is a character portrayed by Pat Harrington on the American sitcom One Day at a Time
Friedrich Schneider, in the book Friedrich, by Hans Peter Richter
An effort is currently underway to genetically identify, via Y chromosome DNA testing, Schneider lineages worldwide.
