Leutnant Kurt Schneider (4 October 1888 – 14 July 1917) was a German World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories.

Kurt Schneider was born in Wurzen, Kingdom of Saxony, the German Empire on 4 October 1888.

He began his World War I military service in Germany's land forces, winning an Iron Cross Second Class on 15 March 1915.

[1] He scored his first aerial victory on 17 March 1917; by 29 April his tally was at 12, including three observation balloons.

By the time he was wounded and forced to land on 5 June, his victory total was 15 confirmed, and one unverified.