Schönauer, Schoenauer may refer to:
Alex Schoenauer (born 1976, El Bolson, Argentina), an Argentine-American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
Detlev Schönauer (born 1953, Mainz), German Kabarettist
Friedrich Schönauer (1904, Altenplos - 1950), German politician
Helmuth Schönauer (born 1953, Innsbruck), Austrian writer and librarian
Hermann Schoenauer (born 1950), rector
Marianne Schönauer, née Schifferes (1920, Vienna - 1999, Vienna), an Austrian actress of Jewish descent (paternal Jewish)
Thomas Schönauer (born 1953, Düsseldorf), German sculptor and artist