Schneider (surname)
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Schneider (German for "tailor", literally "someone who cuts," from the verb schneiden "to cut") is a very common surname in Germany.[1] Alternate spellings include: Schnieder, Schnaider, Snyder, Schneiter, Snider, Sneider, Sneijder (Dutch), Snither (English), Snyman (Afrikaans), Schnyder, Schnider (Swiss German), Sznajder (Polish), Znaider, Snaider.[2]
People
A–G
- Alexander Schneider (1908–1993), classical musician
- 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
H–P
- 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 Schneider, entrepreneur and social engineer
- Johann Gottlob 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
R–Z
- 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
- 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
Families
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)
Sznajder
Fictional characters
- 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
See also
Surname project
An effort is currently underway to genetically identify, via Y chromosome DNA testing, Schneider lineages worldwide.[3]
References
- ^ "Die häufigsten 100 Nachnamen in Deutschland" (in German). 9 February 2009. Archived from the original on March 17, 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
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- ^ Schneider DNA (Y-DNA) Project
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