Schneider ("tailor" in English; literally "someone who cuts", from the verb schneiden "to cut") is a very common family name in German. Notable people by this name include
- Johann Gottlob Schneider (1750-1822), German classical scholar
- Johann Rudolf Schneider, Swiss president
- John Schneider, actor
- Kurt Schneider (1887-1967), German psychiatrist
- Rob Schneider (born 1963), comedian
- Romy Schneider (1938-1982), Austrian actress
- Simone Schneider, dramatist, author
- Stephen Schneider, environmental biologist, Stanford
- Vreni Schneider (born 1964), alpine skiing champion
Schneider, Indiana is a small town in the United States.