Schumacher

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Schumacher or Schuhmacher is an occupational surname (German, "shoemaker", pronounced , 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 (born 1960), 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
• Marta Schuhmacher, professor of environmental technology
• William Schumacher Massey (1920–2017), American mathematician

Sports

• Anton Schumacher (born 1938), German football goalkeeper
• Bill Schumacher, hydroplane driver
• Cori Schumacher (born 1977), American international surfer, politician and three-time WSL Women’s World Longboard Champion
• Constantin Schumacher (born 1976), Romanian football manager and former midfielder
• 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
• Jessica Schumacher (born 1983), German rhythmic gymnast
• John Schuhmacher (born 1955), American football player
• Joshua Schumacher (born 1984), American football coach
• 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
• Michael Schuhmacher (born 1957), German football player
• Mick Schumacher (born 1999), German Formula One driver, son of seven times World Champion Michael Schumacher
• Ralf Schumacher (born 1975), German DTM driver, 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
• Stanley Schumacher (1933–2020), Canadian politician
• 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

Other

• Cora Schumacher (born 1976), German actress, model, racing driver and presenter
• Daniel Schuhmacher (born 1987), German singer and songwriter
• 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 W. Schumacher (1863–1957), American philanthropist and businessman
• Friedrich Schumacher, German World War I flying ace
• Fritz Schumacher (architect), (1869–1947), German architect and urban designer
• Gottlieb Schumacher (1857–1925), American civil engineer, architect and archaeologist
• Hein Schumacher (born 1971), Dutch businessman
• 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
• Michael J. Schumacher (1950–2025), American author and journalist
• 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

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