Sander (name)

The masculine given name Sander is a variant of Alexander, used in the Dutch-speaking areas of Europe (chiefly the Netherlands and northern Belgium), as well as Norway and Estonia. As of 1 January 2021, it is the 34th most common masculine given name in Estonia. The feminine version is Sandra; there is another masculine version in some countries: Sandro.

Given name

 * Sander Armée (born 1985), Belgian cyclist
 * Sander Baart (born 1988), Dutch field hockey player and Olympic competitor
 * Sander Berk (born 1979), Dutch triathlete and Olympic competitor
 * Sander Boschker (born 1970), Dutch footballer
 * Sander Coopman (born 1995), Belgian footballer
 * Sander Cordeel (born 1987), Belgian road bicycle racer
 * Sander Debroux (born 1982), Belgian footballer
 * Sander Dekker (born 1975), Dutch politician
 * Sander van Doorn (born 1979), Dutch electronic musician & DJ
 * Sander Dreesmann (born 1977), Dutch field hockey player
 * Sander Duits (born 1983), Dutch footballer
 * Sander Fischer (born 1988), Dutch footballer
 * Sander van Gessel (born 1976), Dutch footballer
 * Sander Gilman (born 1944), American cultural and literary historian
 * Sander Gommans (born 1978), Dutch heavy metal singer and musician
 * Sander de Graaf (born 1995), Dutch rower and Olympic competitor
 * Sander Griffioen (born 1941), Dutch philosopher and educator
 * Sander Groen (born 1968), Dutch tennis player
 * Sander Heesakkers (born 1995), Dutch footballer
 * Sander Helven (born 1990), Belgian cyclist
 * Sander Kleinenberg (born 1971), Dutch DJ and record producer
 * Sander Jan Klerk (born 1982), Dutch actor and singer
 * Sander Lantinga (born 1976), Dutch radio personality
 * Sander Levin (born 1931), American politician
 * Sander MacKilljan, Dutch mixed martial artist
 * Sander Sandy Nelson (1938–2022), American rock and roll drummer
 * Sander Pärn (born 1992), Estonian rally driver
 * Sander Post (born 1984), Estonian footballer
 * Sander Puri (born 1988), Estonian footballer
 * Sander Raieste (born 1999), Estonian basketball player
 * Sander de Rouwe (born 1980), Dutch politician
 * Sander Rozema (born 1987), Dutch footballer
 * Sander Rue (born 1948), American politician
 * Sander Sagosen (born 1995), Norwegian handball player
 * Sander Schnitger (1958–2020) Dutch general in the Royal Netherlands Air Force
 * Sander Schwartz (born 1954), American television animation producer
 * Sander Schutgens (born 1975) Dutch runner
 * Sander Skogli (born 1993), Norwegian ice hockey player
 * Sander Steen (born 1986), American rock drummer
 * Sander van de Streek (born 1993), Dutch footballer
 * Sander Svendsen (born 1997), Norwegian footballer
 * Sander Thoenes (1968–1999), Dutch journalist
 * Sander Thonhauser, Dutch mixed martial artist
 * Sander Vanocur (1928–2019), American journalist
 * Siim-Sander Vene (born 1990), Estonian basketball player
 * Sander Vos (born 1967), Dutch film editor
 * Sander van der Weide (born 1976), Dutch field hockey player and Olympic medalist
 * Sander Westerveld (born 1974), Dutch footballer
 * Sander de Wijn (born 1990), Dutch field hockey player and Olympic competitor
 * Sander P. Zwegers (born 1975), Dutch mathematician

Surname

 * Anne Sander (politician) (born 1973), French politician
 * August Sander (1876–1964), German photographer
 * B. J. Sander (born 1980), American football player
 * Brenden Sander (born 1995), American volleyball player
 * Bruno Sander (1884–1979), Austrian geologist
 * Chris Sander (scientist), computational biologist
 * Emily Sander (1989–2007), American model
 * Friedrich Wilhelm Sander (1885–1938), German pyrotechnics engineer and manufacturer
 * Heidemarie Jiline "Jil" Sander (born 1943), German fashion designer
 * Helge Sander (born 1950), Danish politician
 * Henry Frederick Conrad Sander (1847–1920), German-born British publisher, orchidologist and nurseryman
 * Jean-Marie Sander (born 1949), French farmer, politician and banker
 * Mart Sander (born 1967), Estonian singer, actor, director, author and television host
 * Otto Sander (1941-2013), German film, theatre, and voice actor
 * Paige Sander (born 1995), American volleyball player
 * Petrik Sander (born 1960), German footballer
 * Taylor Sander (born 1992), American volleyball player

Fictional characters

 * Sander Cohen is a character in the 2007 video game BioShock.
 * Sander Driesen is a character in the Belgian series WTFock.