Schnitzer
# Schnitzer

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 America, founder of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., American steel manufacturing company.
   * Harold Schnitzer (1923–2011), American businessman and philanthropist, son of Sam Schnitzer
   * Arlene Schnitzer, 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
* 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
