Frederick William Schneider III (born July 1, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and frontman of the rock band the B-52's, of which he is a founding member.

[2] After graduating from Shore Regional High School, he attended the University of Georgia, where he wrote a book of poetry for a class project.

Until late 2008, Schneider hosted a show called Party Out of Bounds that aired on Friday nights, 9pm to 12 am (ET), on Sirius 33 First Wave.

[10] On the February 22, 2010, broadcast of The Howard Stern Show, Schneider discussed his experience of coming out as gay to his mother.

"[11] Schneider is a lifelong vegetarian and in 2014 appeared in a PETA ad campaign discouraging people from eating lobsters.

[12] In May 2023, Schneider received an honorary doctorate degree from Five Towns College in Dix Hills, New York, for his contributions to the music industry.