Schindler
Schindler is a German surname that is derived from the German word "schindel", which means "shingle". This suggests that the original bearers of the name were in the roofing business. Variations and alternate spellings of the name include: Shindler, Schindel, and Schindelle.
- Adam Schindler, American mixed martial artist
- Alexander M. Schindler, American rabbi
- Allen R. Schindler, Jr., American navy petty officer, victim of a hate crime
- Alma Schindler, later known as Alma Mahler-Werfel, Austrian composer
- Ambrose Schindler, American football player
- Anton Felix Schindler, secretary and biographer of Beethoven
- Anton Karl Schindler, German botanist
- Bill Schindler, American race car driver
- Christopher Schindler, German footballer
- David Schindler, American-Canadian ecologist
- Denise Schindler, German Paralympic cyclist
- Emil Jakob Schindler, Austrian landscape painter
- Emilie Schindler, German humanitarian, wife of Oskar
- Frederic Schindler, French-Argentinean music supervisor and entrepreneur
- George Schindler, American stage magician, magic consultant, comedian, actor, ventriloquist and writer
- Hans Schindler Bellamy, Austrian researcher and author
- Harold Schindler, American journalist and historian
- Kevin Schindler, German footballer
- Kingsley Schindler, German footballer
- Kurt Schindler, German composer and conductor
- Jan Schindler, Czech rower
- Jochem Schindler, Austrian Indo-Europeanist
- Lisa Schindler, Austrian sprint canoer
- Lynn Schindler, American politician and businesswoman
- Martin Schindler, German darts player
- Marvin Schindler, American professor of German and Slavic studies
- Matthias Schindler, German para-cyclist
- Norbert Schindler, German politician
- Oskar Schindler, German businessman who saved his Jewish workers from the Holocaust, subject of the film Schindler's List
- Osmar Schindler, German painter
- Otto Schindler , Austrian sprint canoer
- Otto Schindler , German zoologist
- Paul Schindler, American computer journalist
- Peter Schindler, German composer, musician and author
- Poul Christian Schindler, Danish composer
- Rudolf Schindler , German physician and gastroenterologist
- Rudolph Schindler , Austrian-born American architect
- Solomon Schindler, American rabbi
- Steve Schindler, American football player
- Szabolcs Schindler, Hungarian football player
- Valentin Schindler, German Lutheran Hebraist and professor
- Walter Schindler, American navy officer
Category:German occupational surnames