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surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

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origin meaning ''fast'' or ''quickly'' and may refer to: *

Claude Schnell Claude Schnell (born May 17, 1955) is an American keyboardist who has been a member of the bands Magic, Rough Cutt, Dio, and Last in Line. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in France, when he was six years old his family move ...

(contemporary), heavy metal keyboardist *

Edward Schnell Edward Schnell (June 3, 1830 - August 22, 1911) and Henry Schnell (August 4, 1834 - October 15, 1917) were brothers of Dutch extraction and German arms dealers active in Japan. After the enforced opening of Yokohama to foreign trade, Edward, who i ...

(fl. mid-19th century), German arms dealer in Japan; brother of Henry Schnell *

F. Wolfgang Schnell F. Wolfgang Schnell (* 18 May 1913 in Bad Oeynhausen; † 29 December 2006 in Stuttgart) was a German professor of applied genetics and plant breeding. He belonged to the most prominent scientists in his field during the second half of the 20th cen ...

(1913–2006), German professor of applied genetics and plant breeding *

Georg H. Schnell Georg Heinrich Schnell (11 April 1878 – 31 March 1951) was a German actor who remains perhaps best-known for his role as shipowner Harding in ''Nosferatu, Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens'' (1922). Georg appeared in over one hundred fi ...

(1878–1951), German film actor *

Henry Schnell Edward Schnell (June 3, 1830 - August 22, 1911) and Henry Schnell (August 4, 1834 - October 15, 1917) were brothers of Dutch extraction and German arms dealers active in Japan. After the enforced opening of Yokohama to foreign trade, Edward, who i ...

(fl. mid-19th century), German arms dealer in Japan; brother of Edward Schnell *

Hermann Josef Schnell Hermann Schnell ( 16. September March 1916 – 7 September 1999) was a German organic chemist who developed the first commercial polycarbonate, Makrolon. Hermann Schnell studied chemistry at the University of Freiberg. His supervisor was Hermann S ...

(1916–1999), German polymer chemist *

Karl-Heinz Schnell Karl-Heinz Schnell (10 January 1915 – 13 March 2013) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. For the fighter pilots, it was a quantifiable measure of skill and success. Schnell was ...

(1915–2013), German ace fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II *

Matt Schnell Matthew Christopher Schnell (born January 15, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Schnell formerly competed for Legacy Fighting Allia ...

(born 1990), American mixed martial artist *

Ray Schnell Raphael "Ray" Schnell (May 1, 1893 – April 5, 1970) was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 1951 to 1953 under Governor Clarence Norman Brunsdale. Schnell also served in th ...

(1893–1970), American politician from North Dakota; state legislator and lieutenant governor *

Ron Schnell Ronald Steven Schnell (born November 10, 1966) is an American computer programmer in Weston, Florida. He was co-founder of Mail Call in 1997 and the chief technology officer of Rand Paul's 2016 presidential campaign. Life and work Schnell be ...

(born 1966), American computer programmer *

Santiago Schnell Santiago Schnell FRSC is a Venezuelan theoretical and mathematical biologist. He is the William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science at the University of Notre Dame, as well as a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, an ...

(contemporary), biophysical chemistry and computational biologist *

Siegfried Schnell Siegfried Schnell (23 January 1916 – 25 February 1944) was a German military aviator who served in the Luftwaffe during World War II. As a fighter ace, he was credited with 93—that is, 93 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction ...

(1916–1944), German ace fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II * Spencer Schnell (born 1994), American football player

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