Schnitzer is a German noun meaning "carver" and is the surname of:

• Eduard Schnitzer (1840–1892), physician, naturalist and governor of the Egyptian province of Equatoria on the upper Nile
• Florian Schnitzer (born 1981), German ice hockey player
• Friedrich Ferdinand Schnitzer, 19th-century Bavarian-American architect
• Germaine Schnitzer (1888–1982), French pianist based in America
• Sam Schnitzer, Russian-Jewish immigrant to the U.S., founder of Radius Recycling, an American steel manufacturing company.
  • Harold Schnitzer (1923–2011), American businessman and philanthropist, son of Sam Schnitzer
  • Arlene Schnitzer (1929-2020), American art collector, wife of Harold Schnitzer, major donor to Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon
  • Jordan Schnitzer, American businessman and philanthropist, son of Harold and Arlene Schnitzer, major donor to Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
• Herbert Schnitzer, German, owner and co-founder of Schnitzer Motorsport
• Josef Schnitzer, German racedriver and co-founder of Schnitzer Motorsport
• Joseph Schnitzer (1859 in Lauingen – 1939 in Munich ), a theologian
• Mark Schnitzer, a biophysicist
• Robert C. Schnitzer (1906–2008), an American actor, producer, educator, and theater administrator
• Werner Schnitzer (born 1942), German television actor

Schnitzer may also refer to:

• AC Schnitzer, the BMW tuning specialist department of Schnitzer Motorsport based in Aachen
• Schnitzer Motorsport, Germany-based BMW Motorsport Team that races in World Touring Car Championship

See also

• Schnitzler
• Schnitzel
• Snitzer

Surname list

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