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. (1969–1992), American navy petty officer, victim of a hate crime
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Alma Schindler (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
* Anton Felix Schindler (1795–1864), secretary and early biographer of Ludwig van Beethoven
* Anton Karl Schindler (1879–1964), German botanist
* Christopher Schindler (born 1990), German footballer
* Bill Schindler (1909–1952), American race car driver
* David Schindler (born 1940), American-Canadian ecologist
* Denise Schindler (born 1985), German Paralympic cyclist
* Emil Jakob Schindler (1842–1892), Austrian landscape painter, father of Alma Mahler
* Emilie Schindler (1907–2001), German humanitarian, wife of Oskar Schindler
* Frederic Schindler (born 1980), French-Argentinean music supervisor and entrepreneur
* George Schindler (born 1929), American stage magician, magic consultant, comedian, actor, ventriloquist and writer
* Hans Schindler Bellamy (1901–1982), Austrian researcher and author
* Harold Schindler (1929–1998), American journalist and historian
* Kevin Schindler (born 1988), German footballer
* Kingsley Schindler (born 1993), German footballer
* Kurt Schindler (1882–1935), German composer and conductor
* Jan Schindler (born 1978), Czech rower
* Jochem Schindler (1944–1994), Austrian Indo-Europeanist
* Lisa Schindler (born 1929), Austrian sprint canoer
* Lynn Schindler (1944–2018), American politician and businesswoman
* Martin Schindler (born 1996), German darts player
* Marvin Schindler (1932–2003), American professor of German and Slavic studies
* Matthias Schindler (born 1982), German para-cyclist
* Osmar Schindler (1869–1927), German painter
* Oskar Schindler (1908–1974), German businessman who saved his Jewish workers from the Holocaust, subject of the film ''Schindler's List''
* Otto Schindler (canoeist) (born 1925), Austrian sprint canoer
* Otto Schindler (zoologist) (1906–1956), German zoologist
* Paul Schindler (born 1952), American computer journalist
* Peter Schindler (born 1960), German composer, musician and author
* Poul Christian Schindler (1648–1740), Danish composer
* Rudolf Schindler (doctor) (1888–1968), German physician and gastroenterologist
* Rudolph Schindler (architect) (1887–1953), Austrian-born American architect
* Solomon Schindler (1842–1915), American rabbi
* Steve Schindler (born 1954), American football (American football) player
* Szabolcs Schindler (born 1974), Hungarian football (soccer) player
* Valentin Schindler (died 1604), German Lutheran Hebraist and professor
* Walter Schindler (1897–1991), American navy officer
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German-language surnames
Occupational surnames