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

• Tim Schnitzer (born 2008), German footballer

• 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