Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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 The word schneider is also used in card games such as sheepshead -- see Schneider (Sheepshead). Schneider, Indiana is a small town in the United States. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.