Schnabel is a German surname meaning "

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". Notable people with the surname include: * Arthur Schnabel (1948–2018), German judoka *

Artur Schnabel Artur Schnabel (17 April 1882 – 15 August 1951) was an Austrian-American classical pianist, composer and pedagogue. Schnabel was known for his intellectual seriousness as a musician, avoiding pure technical bravura. Among the 20th centur ...

(1882–1951), Polish-Austrian classical pianist and composer, husband of Therese Schnabel *

Charles Schnabel Charles Franklin Schnabel (1895-1974) was an American agricultural chemist who became known as the father of wheatgrass. Schnabel opened the door to scientific research on cereal grass. After Schnabel's initial work in the mid 1920s that showed ...

(1895–1974), American agricultural chemist * Enrico Schnabel (born 1974), German rower *

Ernst Schnabel Ernst Schnabel (26 September 1913 – 25 January 1986) was a German writer and pioneer of the radio documentary (feature). From 1951 to 1955 he was director of the Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk (NWDR). In 1947 and 1950 Schnabel "called on listene ...

(1913–1986), German writer *

Isabel Schnabel Isabel Schnabel (née Gödde, born 9 August 1971) is a German economist who has been serving as a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank since 2020. She became professor of financial economics at the University of Bonn in 20 ...

, german economist, Board member of the

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Johann Gottfried Schnabel Johann Gottfried Schnabel (November 7, 1692 – ) was a German writer best known for his novel ''Insel Felsenburg''. He published his works under the pen name Gisander. Schnabel was born in Sandersdorf near Bitterfeld, Germany. Orphaned in 1694, ...

(1692–1751/8), German author *

Julian Schnabel Julian Schnabel (born October 26, 1951) is an American painter and filmmaker. In the 1980s, he received international attention for his "plate paintings" — with broken ceramic plates set onto large-scale paintings. Since the 1990s, he has been ...

(born 1951), American painter and filmmaker *

Karl Ulrich Schnabel Karl Ulrich Schnabel (August 6, 1909 – August 27, 2001) was an Austrian pianist. Schnabel was the son of pianist Artur Schnabel and operatic contralto and lieder singer Therese Behr and elder brother of the American actor Stefan Schnabel. An i ...

(1909–2001), German classical pianist, son of Artur and Therese Schnabel * Parker Schnabel (born c. 1995), American gold miner and cast member of the Discovery Channel series ''Gold Rush'' *

Paul Schnabel Paul Schnabel (born 17 July 1948) is a Dutch politician and sociologist who served on the Social and Economic Council (SER) from 2013 to 2015 and in the Senate on behalf of Democrats 66 (D66) from 2015 until 2019. Schnabel, a professor at Utrech ...

(born 1948), Dutch sociologist * Robert Schnabel (ice hockey) (born 1978), Czech-born professional ice hockey defenseman * Robert B. Schnabel (born 1950), American computer scientist * Rockwell A. Schnabel (born 1936), American businessman and diplomat * Stefan Schnabel (1912–1999), German actor, son of Artur and Therese Schnabel *

Therese Schnabel Therese Schnabel (''née'' Behr; 14 September 1876 – 30 January 1959) was a German contralto. She was best known for her interpretations of lieder. Life Therese Behr was born to interior designer Carl Behr and his wife Lina Behr (née Zenegg) i ...

(1876–1959), German contralto, spouse of Artur Schnabel

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