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. Notable people with the surname include: * August Schrader (inventor) (1807–1894), inventor of "Schrader valve" for bicycle and auto tires * Ben Schrader (born 1964), New Zealand urban historian * Bernhard Schrader (1931–2012), German chemist, pioneer of Raman spectroscopy * Bertha Schrader (1845–1920), German painter, lithographer, and woodblock print-maker * Carl Voss-Schrader (1880–1955), Finnish colonel, business director, lawyer and short-term interior minister * Carol Schrader (born 1951), American TV presenter * Christian Schrader, American sound engineer * Clement Schrader (1820–1875), German Jesuit theologian *

David Schrader David Schrader (born September 15, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American harpsichordist, organist, and fortepianist. He was a professor at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University for 35 years, teaching music history, h ...

(born 1952), American harpsichordist, organist, and fortepianist * Dicken Schrader (born 1973), Colombian-American video artist *

Eberhard Schrader Eberhard Schrader (7 January 1836 – 4 July 1908) was a German orientalist primarily known for his achievements in Assyriology. Biography He was born at Braunschweig, and educated at Göttingen under Ewald. In 1858 he won a university prize f ...

(1836–1908), German orientalist * Ed Schrader, American academic and university administrator *

Friedrich Schrader Friedrich Schrader (19 November 1865 – 28 August 1922) was a German philologist of oriental languages, orientalist, art historian, writer, social democrat, translator and journalist. He also used the pseudonym Ischtiraki (Arabic/ Ottoman ...

(1865–1922), German-Ottoman translator, orientalist and writer *

Gerhard Schrader Gerhard Schrader (25 February 1903 – 10 April 1990) was a German chemist specializing in the discovery of new insecticides, hoping to make progress in the fight against hunger in the world. Schrader is best known for his accidental discovery of ...

(1903–1990), German chemist * Gus Schrader (1895–1941), American racecar driver *

Heinrich Schrader (botanist) Heinrich Adolf Schrader (1 January 1767 in Alfeld near Hildesheim – 22 October 1836 in Göttingen) was a German botanist and mycologist. He studied medicine early in life. He named the Australian plant genus ''Hakea'' in 1797. In 1795 he re ...

(1767–1836), German botanist * Heinrich Schrader (sportsman) (1893–1980), Australian footballer and cricketer * Hermann T. Schrader (1860–1934), Australian pianist, violinist and cellist *

Hilde Schrader Hildegard "Hilde" Schrader (4 January 1910 – 23 March 1966) was a German swimmer who won the 200 m breaststroke event at the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1927 European Championships. She also set two world records in the obsolete breaststroke even ...

(1910–1966), German swimmer * Jim Schrader (1932–1972), American football player * Julius Schrader (1815–1900), German painter *

Ken Schrader Kenneth William Schrader (born May 29, 1955) is an American professional racing driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while also competing part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 11 Ford Motor ...

(born 1955), American racecar driver *

Kurt Schrader Walter Kurt Schrader (born October 19, 1951) is an American politician and veterinarian who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2023. His district covered most of Oregon's central coast, plus Salem, and many of Portland's south ...

(born 1951), American politician * Leo Schrader (1938–2011), American politician from Missouri *

Leonard Schrader Leonard Schrader (November 30, 1943 – November 2, 2006) was an American screenwriter and director, most notable for his ability to write Japanese-language films and for his many collaborations with his brother, Paul Schrader. He earned an ...

(1943–2006), American screenwriter and director *

Libbie Schrader Elizabeth Schrader Polczer, better known as Elizabeth Schrader, is an American biblical scholar who concentrates on textual studies concerning Mary Magdalene, the Gospel of John, and the Nag Hammadi library, Nag Hammadi corpus. She currently tea ...

, American musician *

Maria Schrader Maria Schrader (born 27 September 1965) is a German actress, screenwriter, and director. She directed the award-winning 2007 film ''Love Life'' and the 2020 Netflix miniseries '' Unorthodox'', for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Ou ...

(born 1965), German actress *

Otto Schrader (philologist) Otto Schrader (born 28 March 1855 in Weimar; died 21 March 1919 in Breslau) was a German philologist best known for his work on the history of German and Proto-Indo-European vocabulary dealing with various aspects of material culture, such as the ...

(1855–1919), German philologist *

Otto von Schrader __NOTOC__ Otto von Schrader (18 March 1888 – 19 July 1945) was a German admiral during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. As a U-boat commander during World War I, he was credited with the sinki ...

(1888–1945), German naval officer *

Paul Schrader Paul Joseph Schrader (; born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first became known for writing the screenplay of Martin Scorsese's ''Taxi Driver'' (1976). He later continued his collaboration with Scor ...

(born 1946), American film director *

Robert Schrader Robert Schrader (12 September 1939 – 29 November 2015) was a German theoretical and mathematical physicist and professor of the Free University of Berlin. He is known for the Osterwalder–Schrader axioms. Biography Robert Schrader was born in ...

(1939–2015), German theoretical and mathematical physicist *

Spencer Shrader Spencer Michael Shrader (born May 19, 1999) is an American professional football placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Florida Bulls and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. ...

(born 1999), American football player * Warren Schrader (1921–2009), New Zealand

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of the Second World War

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* Daivd Schrader, Young protagonist of the film ''Dream for an Insomniac'' *

Hank Schrader Henry R. "Hank" Schrader Assistant Special Agent in Charge, ASAC () is a central character in the American crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'' portrayed by Dean Norris and created by Vince Gilligan. An agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration ...

, DEA agent in TV series ''Breaking Bad'' *

Marie Schrader Marie Schrader (née Lambert) is a fictional character portrayed by Betsy Brandt in the American crime drama series ''Breaking Bad''. She is Skyler White's sister, Hank's wife, and Walter White's sister-in-law. In the series, Marie works as ...

, wife of Hank in TV series ''Breaking Bad''

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