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. Some notable people with Schumacher surname:
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
- David Schumacher (wrestler), (born 1931), 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
- Harald Schumacher (born 1954), German football goalkeeper and West Germany team captain
- Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher (born 1925), Dutch freestyle swimmer
- John Schuhmacher (born 1955), American football player
- Kelly Schumacher (born 1977), Canadian WNBA basketball player
- Kurt Schumacher (American football) (born 1952), NFL player
- Michael Schumacher (born 1969), German Formula One driver and seven times World Champion
- Mick Schumacher (born 1999), German Formula 2 driver, son of seven times World Champion Michael Schumacher
- Ralf Schumacher (born 1975), German DTM driver, former Formula One driver, younger brother of Michael
- Raymond R. Schumacher (born 1924), 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
- Tony Schumacher (drag racer) (born 1969), American dragster racer
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"
- 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
- 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)
- Shoemaker (surname)
- Schumaker (surname)