Schneider is a surname, common in Germany, it may also refer to:

John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He has won nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career gained momentum through a series of successful collaborations with multiple established artists. Stephens added his voice to those of other artists, assisting in them reaching chart-topper hits. He lent his voice to Kanye West's All of the Lights, on Slum Village's "Selfish" and Dilated Peoples' "This Way". Other artists included Jay-Z's "Encore", and he sang backing vocals on Alicia Keys' 2003 song "You Don't Know My Name" and Fort Minor's "High Road." Stephens played piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything."

Stephens was born on December 28, 1978, in Springfield, Ohio. He is the son of Phyllis, a seamstress, and John Mills, a factory worker and former National Guardsman. Throughout his childhood, Stephens was homeschooled on and off by his mother. At the age of four, he began playing the piano and at the age of seven, he performed with his church choir. When he was ten, his parents divorced, causing his mother to suffer a breakdown. At the age of 12, Stephens attended North High School, from which he graduated four years later. He graduated salutatorian.

Kurt Schneider (7 January 1887 – 27 October 1967) was a German psychiatrist known largely for his writing on the diagnosis and understanding of schizophrenia, as well as personality disorders then known as psychopathic personalities.

Schneider was born in Crailsheim, Kingdom of Württemberg, and trained in medicine in Berlin and Tübingen. He was drafted for and completed military service in World War I and later obtained a postgraduate qualification in psychiatry. In 1931 he became director of the German Psychiatric Research Institute in Munich, which was previously founded by Emil Kraepelin.

Disgusted by the developing tide of psychiatric eugenics championed by the Nazi Party, Schneider left the institute (when?) and served as an army doctor (for who?) during World War II. After the war, anti-Nazi academics were appointed to serve in, and rebuild Germany's medical institutions and Schneider was given the post of Dean of the Medical School at Heidelberg University. Schneider kept this post until his retirement in 1955.

Maxwell George "Max" Schneider (born June 21, 1992) is an American singer, dancer, actor, model and musician. He began performing at the age of three. Since then, he has performed on Broadway,^{[citation needed]}, television, modeled with Madonna, and is now co-starring on the Nickelodeon series How to Rock.

While on Broadway, Max Schneider starred in the musical 13 as an understudy for the roles of Brett, Malcolm, Richie, and Simon. After Broadway, and while still in High School, Max guest starred in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (TV series) as Justin McTeague in the episode "Lead". He then appeared as a Principal Dancer in " One Life to Live" (TV series) and on their promotional episode on "The View". In 2010 Max graduated with honors from Professional Performing Arts (PPAS) High School in NYC and was granted a scholarship in musical theatre to NYU/Tisch (New Studio on Broadway). While at NYU/Tisch, Max was cast as "Lance" in the feature film, THE LAST KEEPERS, and took a leave of absence to pursue his acting career.