Schirmer is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:Adolf Schirmer (1850–1930), Norwegian architect Alice G. Schirmer (1875–1935), American nurse and cookbook writer Astrid Schirmer, German operatic soprano August Schirmer (1905–1948), German Nazi propagandist Cezar Schirmer, Brazilian politician David Schirmer (1623–1686), German poet Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (1807–1863), German painter Friedrich Wilhelm Schirmer (1802–1866), German painter Gerhart Schirmer (1913–2004), German officer Heinrich Ernst Schirmer (1814–1887), Norwegian-German architect Herman Major Schirmer (1845–1913), Norwegian architect and art historian Marcel Schirmer, German thrash metal musician Markus Schirmer, Austrian pianist Maximilian Schirmer, German politician Øistein Schirmer (1879–1947), Norwegian gymnast Otto Schirmer (1864–1918), German ophthalmologist Rudolf Schirmer (1831–1896), German ophthalmologist Ulf Schirmer, German conductor Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher (1889–1992), East German politician