Schön (surname)

Schön is a German surname, which means handsome or beautiful, from the Middle High German schoene, meaning "beautiful", "friendly", "nice".^[1] Schon means "already" and "yet". Alternative spellings include Schon and Schoen.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Adolf Schön (1906–1987), German cyclist
• Alfred Schön (born 1962), German football player and manager
• Andreas Schön (born 1989), German footballer
• Donald Schön (1930–1997), American philosopher
• Douglas Schoen (born 1953), American political analyst
• Ebbe Schön (1929–2022), Swedish writer
• Eduard Schön (1825–1879), Austrian composer
• Helmut Schön (1915–1996), German footballer
• Jan Hendrik Schön (born 1970), German physicist
• John W. Schoen (born 1952), American journalist
• Jonas Schön (born 1969), Swedish ice speed skater
• Kevin Schon (born 1958), American actor
• Margarete Schön (1895–1985), German actress
• Mila Schön (1917–2008), Italian fashion designer
• Nadine Schön (born 1983), German politician
• Nancy Schön (born 1928), American sculptor
• Neal Schon (born 1954), American musician
• Otto Schön (1905–1968), German politician
• Richard Schoen (born 1950), American mathematician
• Szabolcs Schön (born 2000), Hungarian footballer
• Theodor von Schön (1773–1856), Prussian politician
• Vic Schoen (1916–2000), American musician
• Wilhelm von Schoen (1851–1933), German diplomat