Schumacher

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Schumacher or Schuhmacher is an occupational surname (German, "shoemaker", pronounced [ˈʃuːmaxɐ], both variants can be used as surnames, with Schumacher being the more popular one, however, only the variant with three "h"s can also be used as a job description in modern German spelling). The variant Schumaker is also commonly seen in the USA.

Notable people with the surname include:

Science

  • Benjamin Schumacher, American theoretical physicist, married to Carol
  • Carol Schumacher, Bolivian-American mathematician, married to Benjamin
  • E. F. Schumacher (1911–1977), British economist
  • Eugen Schuhmacher (1906–1973), German zoologist and pioneer of animal documentaries
  • Heinrich Christian Schumacher (1780–1850), German astronomer
  • Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, (1757–1830), German-Danish surgeon, botanist, malacologist and anatomist
  • William S. Massey (1920–2017), American mathematician

Sports

  • Anton Schumacher (born 1938), German football goalkeeper
  • Cori Schumacher (born 1977), American international surfer, politician and three times WSL Women’s World Longboard Champion
  • David Schumacher (wrestler), (1931–2022), Australian wrestler
  • David Schumacher (racing driver), (born 2001) German racing driver, son of Ralf Schumacher
  • Flávio Sérgio Viana (born 1975), Brazilian futsal defender known as Schumacher
  • Günther Schumacher (born 1949), German track and road cyclist and two times Olympics Men's Team Pursuit winner
  • Harald Schumacher (born 1954), German football goalkeeper, West Germany team captain and one time UEFA Euro champion
  • Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher (1925–2014), Dutch freestyle swimmer
  • John Schuhmacher (born 1955), American football player
  • Katie Schumacher-Cawley (born 1980), American volleyball/basketball player and coach
  • Kelly Schumacher (born 1977), Canadian WNBA basketball player and two times WNBA champion
  • Kurt Schumacher (American football) (1952–2023), NFL player
  • Michael Schumacher (born 1969), German Formula One driver and seven times Formula One World Champion
    • Schumacher (film) documentary from 2021 about the above
  • Mick Schumacher (born 1999), German Formula One driver, son of seven times World Champion Michael Schumacher
  • Ralf Schumacher (born 1975), German DTM driver, former Formula One driver, younger brother of Michael Schumacher
  • Raymond R. Schumacher (1924–1973), American football player
  • Sandra Schumacher (born 1966), German track and road cyclist
  • Stefan Schumacher (born 1981), German road racing cyclist
  • Steven Schumacher (born 1984), English football midfielder and manager
  • Tony Schumacher (drag racer) (born 1969), American dragster racer and eight times NHRA Top Fuel champion
  • Don Schumacher (born 1944), American dragster racer, NHRA team owner who led the team to win eighteen NHRA championships in three different NHRA categories, and father of Tony Schumacher

Other

  • Albert Schumacher (1802–1871), German/American businessman in Baltimore, official Consul General of Bremen and Hamburg in Baltimore, honorary citizen of Bremen
  • Cora Schumacher (born 1976), German actress, model, racing driver and presenter
  • David Schumacher (producer), (born 1969), American film and television producer/presenter.
  • Elisabeth Schumacher (1904–1942), artist and German executed Resistance fighter
  • Emil Schumacher (1912–1999), German artist, co-founder of abstract art movement in Germany and representative of the "Informel" movement
  • Ferdinand Schumacher (1822–1908), American entrepreneur known as "the Oatmeal King"
  • Frederick Schumacher (1863–1957), American philanthropist and businessman
  • Fritz Schumacher (architect), (1869–1947), German architect and urban designer
  • Gottlieb Schumacher (1857–1925), American civil engineer, architect and archaeologist
  • Ida Schumacher (1894–1956), Bavarian theatre actress and comedian
  • Jean-Pierre Schumacher (1924–2021), French Trappist monk
  • Joel Schumacher (1939–2020), American film director, writer and producer
  • John Schumacher (Los Angeles pioneer) (about 1816–1885)
  • John J. Schumacher, founded Southwestern University School of Law
  • Kurt Schumacher (1895–1952), German social-democratic political leader
  • Kurt Schumacher (sculptor) (1905–1942), German sculptor and executed Resistance fighter
  • Martina Schumacher (born 1972), German painter and conceptual artist
  • Peder Griffenfeld (born Schumacher, 1635–1699), Danish statesman
  • Thomas Schumacher, American theatrical producer
  • Troy Schumacher, New York City ballet dancer
  • Wim Schumacher (1894–1986), Dutch painter and designer

See also

  • David Schumacher (disambiguation)
  • John Schumacher (disambiguation)
  • Kurt Schumacher (disambiguation)
  • Tony Schumacher (disambiguation)
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Surnames associated with the occupations of cobbler / shoemaker / cordwainer
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