Anker (name)

Anker (cognate Ancher) is a given name of Danish, Faroese and Norwegian origin, sometimes used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:

People with the given name

 * Ancher Nelsen (1904–1992), American politician
 * Anker Boye (born 1950), Danish politician
 * Anker Engelund (1889–1961), Danish civil engineer
 * Anker Jørgensen (1922–2016), Danish politician
 * Anker Eli Petersen (born 1959), Faroese writer and artist
 * Anker Rogstad (1925–1994), Norwegian criminal and writer
 * Anker Smith (1759–1819), English engraver

People with the surname

 * Anna Ancher (1859–1935), Danish painter
 * Albert Anker (1831–1910), Swiss painter
 * Bernt Anker (1746–1805), Norwegian merchant, chamberlain and playwright
 * Bernt Theodor Anker (1867–1943), Norwegian linguist, priest and author
 * Carsten Anker (1747–1824), Norwegian politician
 * Christian Anker (businessman) (1917–1988), Norwegian businessman
 * Christian August Anker (1840–1912), Norwegian businessman
 * Christian August Anker (1896–1982) (1896–1982), Norwegian businessman
 * Conrad Anker (born 1962), American rock climber
 * Ed Anker (born 1978), Dutch politician
 * Ella Anker (1870–1958), Norwegian journalist
 * Erik Anker (1903–1994), Norwegian olympic sailor
 * Ferdinand Anker (1876–1954), Norwegian businessman
 * Helen Anker (born 1972), English actress
 * Herman Anker (1839–1896), Norwegian educationalist
 * Irving Anker (1911–2000), American educator
 * Johan Anker (1871–1940), Norwegian olympic sailor
 * Johan Peter Andreas Anker (1838–1876), Danish military officer
 * Kristian Anker (1848–1928), Danish Lutheran minister
 * Lotte Anker (born 1958), Danish saxophone player
 * Michael Ancher (1849–1927), Danish painter
 * Nils Anker (1836–1893), Norwegian politician
 * Nini Roll Anker (1873–1942), Norwegian novelist and playwright
 * Peder Anker (1749–1824), Norwegian politician
 * Peder Anker (historian) (born 1966), Norwegian historian
 * Peter Anker (1744–1832), Norwegian diplomat and colonialist
 * Peter Anker (art historian) (1927–2012), Norwegian art historian
 * Peter Martin Anker (diplomat) (1903–1977), Norwegian diplomat
 * Peter Martin Anker (politician) (1801–1863), Norwegian politician
 * Matthias Joseph Anker (1771–1843), Austrian geologist
 * Robert Anker (1946–2017), Dutch writer
 * Øyvind Anker (1904–1989), Norwegian librarian