Sands (surname)

Sands is an English and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Benjamin Aymar Sands (1853–1917), American lawyer
 * Benjamin F. Sands (1811–1883), officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War
 * Bethanie Mattek-Sands (born 1985), American tennis player
 * Billy Sands (1911–1984), American character actor
 * Bobby Sands (1954–1981), Irish republican who died in the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike
 * Bradley Sands (born 1978), American author and editor
 * Charlie Sands (baseball) (1947–2016), baseball player
 * Charlie Sands (ice hockey) (1911–1953), ice hockey player
 * Charles Sands (1865–1945), American golfer and tennis player
 * Cole Sands (born 1997), American baseball player
 * Comfort Sands (1748–1834), American politician
 * Dave Sands (1926–1952), Australian aborigine boxer
 * Diana Sands (1934–1973), African-American actress
 * Diane Sands (born 1947), American politician from Montana
 * Donny Sands (born 1996), American baseball player
 * Edward F. Sands (1894–19??), suspect in the murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor
 * Evie Sands (born 1946), American singer, songwriter and musician
 * Ferdinand Sands (1806–1839), American lawyer
 * James Sands (born 2000), American soccer player
 * James H. Sands (1845–1911), officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War
 * Jerry Sands (born 1987), American baseball player
 * Jodie Sands, American singer
 * John Sands (1826–1900), Scottish journalist and artist
 * John Sands (footballer) (1859–1924), English footballer
 * Johnny Sands (1928–2003), American actor
 * Joshua Sands (politician) (1757–1835), member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
 * Joshua R. Sands (1795–1883), United States Navy officer
 * Julian Sands (1958–2023), British actor
 * Leevan Sands (born 1981), Bahamian triple jumper and Olympic medallist
 * Lynsay Sands, Canadian author of over 30 books
 * Marvin Sands (1924–1999), American businessman, founder and CEO of Constellation Brands
 * Michael Sands (media) (1945–2012), American model, actor and media consultant
 * Mike Sands (athlete) (born 1953), Bahamian sprint athlete and athletics official
 * Mike Sands (ice hockey) (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Percy Sands (1881–1965), English footballer
 * Peter Sands (banker) (born 1961), CEO of Standard Chartered Bank
 * Peter Sands (politician) (1924–2015), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
 * Philippe Sands (born 1960), British professor of international law and author of Lawless World
 * Renee Sands (born 1974), American singer and actress
 * Richard Sands (businessman) (born 1950), American billionaire, chairman of Constellation Brands
 * Rob Sands (born 1958/59), American billionaire, CEO of Constellation Brands
 * Robert Sands (artist) (born 1943), American artist
 * Robert Sands (conductor) (1828–1872), Irish-born conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the United States' Utah Territory
 * Robert Charles Sands (1799–1832), American writer
 * Roger Sands (born 1942), British public servant
 * Roland Sands (born 1974), American motorcycle racer
 * Sarah Sands (born 1961), British journalist and author
 * Shamar Sands (born 1985), Bahamian hurdler
 * Stafford Sands (1913–1972), finance minister of the Bahamas, helped create the Bahamas' tourism industry
 * Tara Sands (born 1975), American voice actress
 * Terdell Sands (born 1979), American football player
 * Tom Sands (born 1954), American politician from Iowa
 * Tommy Sands (American singer) (born 1937), American singer and actor
 * Tommy Sands (Irish singer) (born 1945), Northern Irish folk singer, songwriter, radio broadcaster, and political activist
 * Walter B. Sands (1870–1938), chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court

Fictional characters:
 * George Sands, a lead character in the British television series Being Human
 * Sheldon Sands, a CIA agent (portrayed by Johnny Depp) from the 2003 movie Once Upon a Time in Mexico
 * Max Sands, a racist biker in the HBO drama Oz