Schindler is a
German surname that is derived from the German word "schindel", which means "
shingle
Shingle may refer to:
Construction
*Roof shingles or wall shingles, including:
**Wood shingle
***Shake (shingle), a wooden shingle that is split from a bolt, with a more rustic appearance than a sawed shingle
***Quercus imbricaria, or shingle oak ...
". 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.
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Adam Schindler
Adam Schindler (born May 19, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who last competed in 2013. A professional from 2009 until 2013, he fought for Bellator and Strikeforce.
Mixed martial arts career Bellator Fighting Championships
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(born 1983), American mixed martial artist
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Alexander M. Schindler
Alexander Moshe Schindler (October 4, 1925 – November 15, 2000) was a rabbi and the leading figure of American Jewry and Reform Judaism during the 1970s and 1980s.Jacques SteinbergRabbi Alexander Schindler, Reform Leader and Major Jewish Voice, D ...
(1925–2000), American Reform rabbi
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Allen R. Schindler, Jr.
Allen R. Schindler Jr. (December 13, 1969 – October 27, 1992) was an American Radioman Petty Officer Third Class in the United States Navy who was murdered for being gay. He was killed in a public toilet in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan, by Terry ...
(1969–1992), American navy petty officer, victim of a hate crime
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Alma Schindler
Alma Maria Mahler Gropius Werfel (born Alma Margaretha Maria Schindler; 31 August 1879 – 11 December 1964) was an Austrian composer, author, editor, and socialite. At 15, she was mentored by Max Burckhard. Musically active from her early year ...
(1879–1964), later known as Alma Mahler-Werfel, Austrian composer
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Ambrose Schindler
Ambrose "Amblin' Amby" Schindler (April 21, 1917 – December 30, 2018) was an American collegiate football player, coach, and on-field official. He played college football for the University of Southern California.
Sports career
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(born c. 1920), American football (American football) player
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Anton Felix Schindler (1795–1864), secretary and early biographer of Ludwig van Beethoven
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Anton Karl Schindler Anton Karl Schindler (15 August 1879 in Bremen – 1964) was a German dentist and botanist.
He studied botany at the universities of Göttingen, Strasbourg and Halle, receiving his doctorate at Erlangen in 1904. From 1905 to 1910 he conducted ...
(1879–1964), German botanist
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Christopher Schindler
Christopher Wolfgang Georg August Schindler (; born 29 April 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg. After beginning his career with 1860 Munich, he moved to English club Hudd ...
(born 1990), German footballer
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Bill Schindler
Bill Schindler (March 6, 1909 – September 20, 1952) was an American racecar driver.
He began racing in 1931 in a sprint car. He was racing midget cars on the East Coast of the United States at their introduction in 1934. (1909–1952), American race car driver
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David Schindler (born 1940), American-Canadian ecologist
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Denise Schindler
Denise Schindler (born 9 November 1985) is a German Paralympic cyclist.
Life and career
Schindler got into a tram accident when she was 3 years old which resulted in her right leg being amputated below the knee. She began cycling when she was ...
(born 1985), German Paralympic cyclist
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Emil Jakob Schindler
Emil Jakob Schindler (27 April 1842 – 9 August 1892) was an Austrian landscape painter. His eldest daughter was the author and composer, Alma Mahler.
Life
He was born to a family of cotton spinning-mill operators that had been established in ...
(1842–1892), Austrian landscape painter, father of Alma Mahler
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Emilie Schindler (1907–2001), German humanitarian, wife of Oskar Schindler
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Frederic Schindler
Frederic Schindler (born 1980) is a French- Argentinean music supervisor who has worked on over 500 commercials and several films, most notably Aaron Brookner and Jim Jarmusch documentary Uncle Howard, Emir Kusturica feature On The Milky Road. ...
(born 1980), French-Argentinean music supervisor and entrepreneur
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George Schindler (born 1929), American stage magician, magic consultant, comedian, actor, ventriloquist and writer
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Hans Schindler Bellamy Hans Schindler (19 March 1901 – Vienna, 12 December 1982), authornames H.S. Bellamy and Hans Schindler Bellamy, was an English professor in Vienna and an author on pseudoarchaeology. His books investigate the work of Austrian engineer Hanns Hörbi ...
(1901–1982), Austrian researcher and author
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Harold Schindler
Harold Moroni "Hal" Schindler (December 6, 1929 – December 28, 1998) was an American journalist and historian, known for his articles and books on the American west. Early in his career he also scripted episodes of the television series ''Death ...
(1929–1998), American journalist and historian
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Kevin Schindler
Kevin Schindler (born 21 May 1988) is a German former professional footballer who plays as a right winger. He is player and manager of Faroe Islands Premier League side Havnar Bóltfelag.
Club career
Schindler was born in Delmenhorst. While unde ...
(born 1988), German footballer
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Kingsley Schindler
Kingsley Schindler (born 12 July 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Samsunspor. Born in Germany, he plays for the Ghana national team.
Career
Schindler spent his youth career at SC Concordia, Hanno ...
(born 1993), German footballer
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Kurt Schindler
Kurt Schindler (17 February 1882 – 16 November 1935) was a German-born American composer and conductor.
Biography
He was born on 17 February 1882. He came to the United States in 1905 to serve as an assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera ...
(1882–1935), German composer and conductor
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Jan Schindler (born 1978), Czech rower
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Jochem Schindler
Jochem "Joki" Schindler (8 November 1944 in Amstetten, Lower Austria – 24 December 1994 in Prague) was an Austrian Indo-Europeanist. In spite of his comparatively thin bibliography, he made important contributions, in particular to the theory of ...
(1944–1994), Austrian Indo-Europeanist
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Lisa Schindler (born 1929), Austrian sprint canoer
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Lynn Schindler (1944–2018), American politician and businesswoman
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Martin Schindler
Martin Schindler (born 16 August 1996) is a German professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
Schindler won a PDC Tour Card at Qualifying-School (Q-School) in January 2017. He represented Germany ...
(born 1996), German darts player
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Marvin Schindler (1932–2003), American professor of German and Slavic studies
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Matthias Schindler (born 1982), German para-cyclist
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Osmar Schindler (1869–1927), German painter
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Oskar Schindler
Oskar Schindler (; 28 April 1908 – 9 October 1974) was a German industrialist, humanitarian and a member of the Nazi Party who is credited with saving the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his enamelware and amm ...
(1908–1974), German businessman who saved his Jewish workers from the Holocaust, subject of the film ''
Schindler's List''
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Otto Schindler (canoeist) (born 1925), Austrian sprint canoer
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Otto Schindler (zoologist)
Otto Schindler (1906–1959) was a German zoologist who specialised in ichthyology.
In 1931 he joined the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology (Zoologische Staatssammlung München) as an assistant curator of ichthyology, to work on the specimens c ...
(1906–1956), German zoologist
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Paul Schindler
Paul E. Schindler Jr. (born September 17, 1952) is an American journalist known for being the software reviewer on the popular television program ''Computer Chronicles'' from 1985 to 1999. He worked for 20 years in computer journalism at CMP Tech ...
(born 1952), American computer journalist
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Peter Schindler
Peter Schindler (born 26 April 1960) is a German composer, pianist, keyboardist, organist and author, whose prime special field is musical theatre.
Education
Peter Schindler was born in Altensteig in the Black Forest in the district of Calw, ...
(born 1960), German composer, musician and author
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Poul Christian Schindler
Poul Christian Schindler (1648–1740) was a Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Den ...
(1648–1740), Danish composer
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Rudolf Schindler (doctor)
Rudolf Schindler (1888–1968) was a German physician, who practiced medicine as a gastroenterologist. He is regarded widely as the "father of gastroscopy."
He was born in Berlin. During the First World War he described numerous diseases involvin ...
(1888–1968), German physician and gastroenterologist
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Rudolph Schindler (architect)
Rudolph Michael Schindler (born Rudolf Michael Schlesinger; September 10, 1887 - August 22, 1953) was an Austrian-born American architect whose most important works were built in or near Los Angeles during the early to mid-twentieth century.
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(1887–1953), Austrian-born American architect
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Solomon Schindler (1842–1915), American rabbi
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Steve Schindler (born 1954), American football (American football) player
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Szabolcs Schindler (born 1974), Hungarian football (soccer) player
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Valentin Schindler
Valentin Schindler (14 February 1543 – 11 June 1604) was a Lutheran Hebraist and professor of the University of Wittenberg, where he was an important teacher of the Hebrew language. He moved by 1594 to Helmstedt.
He is known for his dictionary " ...
(died 1604), German Lutheran Hebraist and professor
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Walter Schindler
Walter Schindler (December 10, 1897 – April 3, 1991) was a highly decorated career officer in the United States Navy, who ultimately achieved the rank of Vice Admiral. While a Commander during World War II, Schindler received a Navy Cross and a ...
(1897–1991), American navy officer
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