Snyder (surname)
Snyder is an Anglicized surname derived from Dutch Snijder(s) or Sneijder, German Schneider or Swiss German Schnyder, each meaning "tailor". Notable people with the surname include:
- Allan Snyder, Australian professor and researcher of the human brain
- Allen Snyder (coach), American college sports coach
- Bill Snyder, the head football coach of Kansas State University
- Charles B.J. Snyder, American Architect (NYC Public Schools)
- Charles P. Snyder, West Virginia congressman
- Clarence Snyder (1920–2005), an industrial photographer
- C. R. Snyder (Charles Richard "Rick" Snyder), professor of clinical psychology
- Dan Snyder, ice hockey player
- Dana Snyder, American voice actor
- Daniel Snyder, the current owner of the Washington Redskins and chairman of Six Flags Inc
- Deborah Snyder, film producer
- Duke Snyder, former baseball player
- Elizabeth Snyder, soap opera writer
- Ellsworth Snyder, pianist and abstract artist
- Esther Snyder (1920–2006), the co-founder of In-N-Out Burger
- Gary Snyder, poet, essayist, social and environmental activist
- Gene Snyder, pitcher for the 1959 Dodgers
- George Snyder, Kentucky blacksmith who invented the first American-made fishing reel
- Glenn Snyder, scholar of international relations theory
- Gordon Taylor Snyder, Canadian politician
- Harry Snyder (1913–1976), the co-founder of In-N-Out Burger
- Harry Snyder (scientist) (1867–1927), scientist
- Henry N. Snyder (1865–1949), Methodist educator, author, and president of Wofford College
- J. Buell Snyder (1877–1946), American politician of Pennsylvania
- James Snyder (actor) (born 1981), American actor and musician
- James Snyder, Jr. (born 1945), American author, attorney and politician
- James L. Snyder (born 1951), American writer
- James S. Snyder (born 1952), American director and historian
- Jefferson B. Snyder (1859–1951), American politician of Louisiana
- Jim Snyder (coach) (1923–2013), American businessman and former coach
- Jim Snyder (journalist) (born 1965), American journalist
- Jim Snyder (second baseman) (born 1932), American baseball player and coach
- Jim Snyder (shortstop) (1847–1922), American baseball player
- Jimmy Snyder (musician) (born 1934), American musician
- Jimmy Snyder (racing driver) (1909–1939), American race car driver
- Jimmy Snyder (sports commentator) (1918–1996), American sports commentator
- John Snyder (actor) (born c. 1960), American actor – seldom in voice-only roles
- John Snyder (baseball) (born 1974), American player
- John Snyder (Pennsylvania) (1793–1850), American politician of Pennsylvania
- John Snyder (voice actor) (born c. 1960), American actor – usually in voice-only roles, & a.k.a. Ivan Buckley
- John J. Snyder (born 1925), American religious leader
- John K. Snyder (1922–1993), Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana
- John Otterbein Snyder (1867–1943), American zoologist
- John P. Snyder (1926–1997), American cartographer
- John W. Snyder (1895–1985), American business manager & government administrator
- Leon C. Snyder (1908-1897), Horticulturist and co-founder of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
- Louis Leo Snyder, (1907–1993), American-born German scholar
- Lucy A. Snyder, author
- Kerala J. Snyder (born 1936), American musicologist and classical organist
- Kirk Snyder, former professional basketball player in the NBA
- Kyle Snyder, Boston Red Sox pitcher
- Mitch Snyder (1943–1990), advocate for the homeless
- Noel F. Snyder, American ornithologist
- Principal Snyder, character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Rick Snyder (born 1958), American businessman and politician, current Governor of Michigan
- Robert C. Snyder, American professor of English
- Robert H. Snyder, Louisiana politician
- Ruth Brown Snyder (1895–1928), American murderer
- Scott Snyder, comic book author
- Simon Snyder, the third Governor of Pennsylvania
- Sid Snyder, American businessman and politician
- Solomon H. Snyder, American neuroscientist
- Tara Snyder (born in 1977), American tennis player
- Ted Snyder (1881–1965), American lyricist and composer
- Timothy Snyder, American historian
- Tom Snyder, former host of The Late Late Show on CBS
- Virgil Snyder (1869–1950), American mathematician
- Wilburn Snyder (1923–2008), Baptist pastor and survivor of the Bataan Death March
- Zack Snyder, film director and screenplay writer for the movies 300, Watchmen, Sucker Punch and The Man of Steel
- Zilpha Keatley Snyder, author of children's books
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| | Germanic |
- Tayler, Taylor
- Schneider, Sneijder, Snijders, Schnyder, Schnider, Schnieder, Schnaider
- Schröder/Schroeder
- Shnaider
- Snyman
- Znaider (זנאַידער, Yiddish), Kleid (קליידל, Yiddish)
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| | Slavic |
- Kravets (Yiddish calques: Kravits/Kravitz), Kravtsov/Krawtzoff, Kravchenko, Kravchuk
- Krawiec, Krawczyk, Krawczak, Krawczuk (Yiddish calque: Krawtz)
- Krajčí (Krajci), Krajčík, Krajčír (Kraicir), Krejčí, Krejčík, Krejčír
- Portnoy, Portnov, Portnyagin
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