Saunders

Saunders is a surname of English and Scottish origin, derived from Sander, a mediaeval form of Alexander.

People
^* William Saunders (photographer) (1832–1892), British photographer
 * Ab Saunders (1851–1883), American cowboy and gunman
 * Al Saunders (born 1947), American football coach
 * Alan Saunders (broadcaster) (1954–2012), broadcaster for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
 * Alan Saunders (police officer) (1886–1964), Inspector-General of Police in Palestine, 1937–1943
 * Alan Saunders (public servant) (1892–1957), English public servant and cricketer
 * Albert Charles Saunders (1874–1943), Canadian politician
 * Alfred Saunders (1820–1905), New Zealand politician
 * Alfred Thomas Saunders (1854–1940), generally known as A. T. Saunders, South Australian historian
 * Alfred William Saunders (1888–1930), Irish soldier who served the United Kingdom in World War I
 * Alison Saunders (born 1961), British barrister and Director of Public Prosecutions
 * Allen Saunders (1899–1986), American cartoonist
 * Alvin Saunders (1817–1899), American politician
 * Amy Saunders, British performer also known as Miss Behave
 * Andrew Saunders (disambiguation):
 * Andrew Saunders (1931–2009), British expert in artillery fortifications
 * Andy Saunders (author), English author and researcher
 * Andy Saunders (rugby league) (born 1994), Australian rugby league footballer
 * Angela Saunders (born 1977), English model and actress
 * Arthur Frederick Saunders (1879–1947), British soldier
 * Ben Saunders (disambiguation):
 * Ben Saunders (Australian footballer) (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
 * Ben Saunders (English footballer) (born 1984), English footballer
 * Ben Saunders (explorer) (born 1977), British polar explorer, endurance athlete, and motivational speaker
 * Ben Saunders (fighter) (born 1983), professional mixed martial artist
 * Ben Saunders (Holby City), a character in Holby City
 * Ben Saunders (singer) (born 1983), Dutch winner of season 1 of The Voice of Holland
 * Benjamin Saunders (professor) (born 1968), comics expert
 * Bill Saunders (1898–1950), American college football coach
 * Billy Saunders (born 1937), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Billy Joe Saunders (born 1989), British boxer
 * Bob Saunders (American football), American football coach
 * Bob Saunders (baseball), baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues
 * Bob Saunders (politician) (1929–2016), American politician
 * Bonita Saunders, American mathematician specializing in mathematical visualization.
 * Bradley Saunders (born 1986), English boxer
 * Bud Saunders (1884-?), American football and basketball coach
 * Charles Saunders (disambiguation):
 * Charles Saunders (Royal Navy officer) (1713–1775), British admiral
 * Charles Saunders (administrator) (died 1931), British administrator
 * Charles Saunders (tennis), real tennis world champion, 1890–1895
 * Charles Saunders (director) (1904–1997), English film director and screenwriter
 * Charles Saunders (rower) (1902–1994), New Zealand rower
 * Charles E. Saunders (1867–1937), Canadian agronomist
 * Charles H. Saunders (1821–1901), City Councilor, Alderman and Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
 * Charles R. Saunders (1946–2020), Canadian fantasy author
 * Charles Saunders (bishop) (1884–1973), Bishop of Lucknow, 1928–1938
 * Chris Saunders (headmaster), English headmaster and cricketer
 * Cicely Saunders, British physician
 * Clarence Saunders (grocer), American retailer
 * Clarence Saunders (athlete), Bermudian high jumper
 * Dale Saunders (disambiguation):
 * Dale Saunders (singer) Saint Kitts and Nevis-born London-based soca and fusion music singer
 * Dale Saunders (soccer), Trinidad and Tobago football player
 * E. Dale Saunders, American scholar
 * Dave Saunders (volleyball) (born 1960), American volleyball player
 * David Saunders (disambiguation):
 * David Saunders, painter and sculptor, son of illustrator Norman Saunders
 * David Saunders (American football player) (born 1976), American football player
 * David Saunders (American football coach) (born 1958), at University of Louisiana-Lafayette
 * David Saunders (ice hockey) (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player
 * David Saunders (political strategist), Democratic political strategist and author
 * David J. Saunders (1811–1873), Virginia businessman and politician
 * Dean Saunders, Welsh footballer
 * Debra Saunders, American journalist
 * Dero A. Saunders, American journalist
 * Desmond Saunders (1926–2018), British television director
 * Doug Saunders, Canadian journalist
 * Drew P. Saunders, American politician
 * Edith Rebecca Saunders, British biologist
 * Edward Saunders (disambiguation):
 * Edward W. Saunders (1860–1921), Virginian politician
 * Edward Saunders (judge) (died 1576), British judge
 * Edward Saunders (entomologist) (1848–1910), British entomologist
 * Edward Saunders (MP) for Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Emily Eliza Saunders (c. 1830–1875), English singer
 * Ernest Saunders, British businessman
 * Flip Saunders (1955–2015), American basketball coach
 * Fred Saunders James Frederick Saunders (born 1951), American basketball player.
 * Frederick Saunders (librarian), British writer, librarian, bookseller, and newspaper editor
 * Frederick Albert Saunders (1875–1963), American spectroscopist
 * Frederick Richard Saunders, Ceylonese colonial administrator
 * G. K. Saunders (1910–2005), New Zealand radio and TV writer
 * George Saunders (disambiguation):
 * George Saunders, American short story writer and professor at Syracuse University
 * George Saunders (athlete) (1907–1996), member of the English 4×110 yards relay team
 * George Saunders (British wrestler), British Olympic wrestler
 * George Saunders (Canadian wrestler) (born 1949), Canadian former wrestler
 * George Saunders (footballer, born 1918) (1918–1982), English football player for Everton
 * George Saunders (footballer, born 1989), English football player
 * George Saunders (Royal Navy officer) (c. 1671–1734), naval officer, official and politician
 * George Lethbridge Saunders (1807–1863), English painter
 * Gloria Saunders, American actress
 * Helen Saunders, British artist
 * Harry Saunders (disambiguation):
 * Harry Saunders Henry George Saunders (1898–1930), Australian rules footballer
 * Harry Saunders, inspiration for Harry's War (1999 film)
 * Harry Saunders (priest) (1913–1967), Archdeacon of Macclesfield
 * Harry Saunders (economist), see Khazzoom–Brookes postulate
 * Harold Saunders (disambiguation):
 * Harold Saunders (chess player) (1875–1950), British chess and bridge player
 * Harold E. Saunders (1890–1961), American hydrodynamicist
 * Harold H. Saunders (1930–2016), US Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs
 * Henry Saunders (disambiguation):
 * Henry Saunders (cricketer, born 1883) (1883–1942), cricketer for Somerset
 * Henry Saunders (cricketer, born 1966), cricketer with Turks and Caicos Islands
 * Henry Saunders (politician) (1855–1919), Australian politician
 * Hilary Saint George Saunders British soldier, writer and official historian
 * Howard Saunders, British ornithologist
 * Hugh Saunders (disambiguation):
 * Hugh Saunders (RAF officer) (1894–1987), South African aviator and Royal Air Force officer
 * Hugh Saunders (academic) (died 1537), English clergyman and academic
 * Hugh Saunders (speedway rider) (born 1944), English speedway rider
 * Irene Saunders, American dictionary compiler
 * J. J. Saunders, British historian
 * Jack Saunders (disambiguation):
 * Jack Saunders (Australian cricketer) (1876–1927), Australian cricketer
 * Jack Saunders (Middlesex cricketer), English cricketer
 * Jack Saunders (English footballer) (1924–2013), English (soccer) football centre half
 * Jack Saunders (presenter), British TV and radio presenter
 * Jake Saunders (1917–2002), British banker in Hong Kong
 * Jason Saunders, New Zealand sailor
 * Jay Saunders, Big band lead trumpeter, collegiate jazz studies educator
 * Jennifer Saunders (born 1958), British comedian and actress
 * Jeraldine Saunders (1923–2019), American writer
 * Joe Saunders, American baseball pitcher
 * Joe Saunders (politician), member of the Florida House of Representatives
 * John Saunders (disambiguation):
 * John Saunders, pseudonym of British novelist Arthur Nickson (1902–1974)
 * John Saunders (chess player) (born 1953), British writer and magazine editor
 * John Saunders (English judge) (born 1949), English High Court Judge of the Queen's Bench Division
 * John Saunders (footballer) (1950–1998), English professional footballer
 * John Saunders (Home and Away), fictional character
 * John Saunders (jockey), Epsom Derby winning jockey in the 19th century
 * John Saunders (journalist) (1955–2016), Canadian-American sports journalist
 * John Saunders (MP) (1590–1638), English member for Reading
 * John Saunders (New Brunswick judge) (1754–1834), Canadian soldier and lawyer
 * John Baker Saunders (1954–1999), bassist for the American group Mad Season
 * John Cunningham Saunders (1773–1810), British ophthalmologist
 * John Joseph Saunders (1910–1972), British medieval historian
 * John Llewellyn Saunders (1891–1961), New Zealand dentist and public health administrator
 * John Monk Saunders (1897–1940), American novelist, screenwriter and movie director
 * John Poyntz Saunders, killed by Bhagat Singh and Shivaram Rajguru, Indian revolutionaries
 * John R. Saunders (1869–1934), American lawyer and politician in Virginia
 * Jonny Saunders, an English radio presenter and schoolteacher
 * Joseph Saunders (disambiguation)
 * Joseph Saunders (chief executive), CEO of Visa Inc.
 * Joseph Saunders (engraver), English print-maker and Fine Art professor
 * Kate Saunders, British journalist
 * Khalen Saunders (born 1996), American football player
 * Laurence Saunders, British preacher of the sixteenth century
 * Leslie Saunders, Canadian mayor
 * Margaret Marshall Saunders, Canadian writer
 * Matt Saunders (disambiguation), several people, including
 * Matt Saunders (artist) (born 1975), American contemporary artist
 * Matt Saunders (rugby union, born 1988), with the Philippines national rugby union team
 * Matt Saunders (rugby union, born 1982), with Southland and Highlanders Super Rugby
 * Matthew Saunders, English footballer
 * Matthew J. Saunders, English composer
 * Melva Saunders, Australian basketball player
 * Merl Saunders, American musician
 * Michael Saunders (disambiguation):
 * Michael Saunders (born 1986), Canadian baseball player
 * Michael Saunders (academic) (born 1944), American numerical analyst and computer scientist
 * Michael Saunders (economist), Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member
 * Michael Graham Saunders (1920–1975), neurophysiologist
 * Mike Saunders (born 1952), rock critic and singer
 * Mike Saunders (Canadian football) (born 1969), former Canadian Football League running back
 * Mike Saunders (soccer) (born 1972), retired Jamaican soccer player
 * Neil Saunders (born 1983), English footballer
 * Nicholas Saunders (Vice-Chancellor) of the University of Newcastle
 * Nicholas Saunders (activist), British entrepreneur and MDMA advocate
 * Nicholas J. Saunders (born 1953), British academic archaeologist and anthropologist
 * Nigella Saunders, Jamaican badminton player
 * Norman Saunders, American illustrator
 * Norman Saunders (politician), politician from the Turks and Caicos Islands
 * Oliver Saunders, jazz pianist
 * Owen Saunders, British scientist and engineer
 * Pamela Saunders, American model
 * Pete Saunders (born 1960), musician
 * Peter Saunders (disambiguation)
 * Peter Gordon Saunders, Australian social researcher
 * Peter Robert Saunders, British social researcher
 * Peter Saunders (impresario) (1911–2003), English theatre impresario
 * Philip Saunders (cricketer), Australian cricketer, playing mostly in England
 * Philip Saunders (philatelist), (1899–1975), British banker and philatelist
 * Rachel Saunders, American beauty queen
 * Raven Saunders (born 1996), American track and field athlete
 * Raymond Saunders (disambiguation):
 * Raymond Saunders (artist)
 * Raymond Saunders (clockmaker)
 * Rebecca Saunders, composer
 * Reg Saunders (1920–1990), Australian army officer
 * Richard Saunders (disambiguation)
 * Richard Saunders, a pseudonym of Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
 * Richard Saunders (anatomist) (1908–1995), South African anatomist
 * Richard Saunders (photographer) (1922–1987), American photographer
 * Richard Saunders (skeptic) (born 1965), Australian skeptic
 * Rob Saunders (born 1968), Irish rugby union player
 * Robert Saunders (disambiguation)
 * Robert Saunders (Irish lawyer) (c. 1650–1708), Serjeant-at-law
 * Robert Saunders Jr. (1805–1868), American academic and politician
 * Robert Alan Saunders, American computer scientist and professor
 * Robert Hood Saunders (1903–1955), mayor of Toronto
 * Romulus Mitchell Saunders, North Carolina politician
 * Ron Saunders, English football player and manager
 * Ryan Saunders, American basketball coach
 * Stephen Saunders (military attache), British military attache based in Greece
 * Thomas Saunders (disambiguation):
 * Thomas Saunders (academic), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
 * Thomas Saunders (colonel), co-author of the Petition of the three colonels of 1654
 * Thomas Saunders (born 1593), English MP for Buckinghamshire
 * Thomas Saunders (born 1626) (1626–1670), English MP for Wallingford
 * Thomas Saunders (born 1641), English MP for Milborne Port (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Thomas Saunders (died 1565) (1513–1565), English MP for Gatton, Reigate and Surrey
 * Thomas Saunders (governor) (1713–1775), British governor of Madras from 1750 till 1755
 * Thomas Saunders (MP for Coventry), English MP for Coventry
 * Thomas Saunders (MP for Devon), English MP for Devon, 1653–1659
 * Thomas A. Saunders III (born 1937), American investment banker and philanthropist
 * Thomas E. Saunders (born 1951), member of the Indiana House of Representatives
 * Thomas Harry Saunders (1813–1870), known as T. H. Saunders, British paper-maker
 * Thomas William Saunders (1814–1890), British metropolitan police magistrate
 * Tobias Saunders, Deputy to the Rhode Island General Assembly
 * Tony Saunders, American baseball player
 * Turner Saunders, American Methodist preacher
 * Weslye Saunders, American football player
 * Wilfred Saunders, British librarian and academic
 * William Saunders (disambiguation):
 * William Saunders (botanist) (1822–1900), American botanist and architect
 * William Saunders (builder) (1767–1861), American architect
 * William Saunders (died 1570), MP for Gatton and Surrey
 * William Saunders (footballer) (fl. 1900), football goalkeeper for Burslem Port Vale
 * William Saunders (Liberal politician) (1823–1895), British newspaper publisher
 * William Saunders (physician) (1743–1817), Scottish physician
 * William Saunders (poet) (1806–1851), Welsh poet writing in Welsh
 * William Saunders (scientist) (1836–1914), Canadian pharmacist, entomologist, and plant breeder
 * William B. Saunders (1896–1977), American football, basketball, and baseball coach
 * William Edwin Saunders (1861–1943), Canadian naturalist
 * William Gualbert Saunders (1837–1923), English designer of stained glass
 * William L. Saunders (1835–1891), colonel in the U.S. Civil War and North Carolina secretary of state
 * William Lawrence Saunders (1856–1931), American mining engineer and chairman of Ingersoll Rand
 * William Penman Saunders (1912–1980), business manager and politician in Newfoundland, Canada
 * William Wilson Saunders (1809–1879), British entomologist

Fictional characters

 * Campbell Saunders, in Degrassi
 * Daniel (Danny) Saunders, in Chaim Potok's The Chosen and The Promise
 * Finbarr Saunders, in Viz
 * Grace Saunders, in the Alone in the Dark series
 * Matthew "Matt" Saunders, in My Super Ex-Girlfriend
 * Reb Isaac Saunders, in Chaim Potok's The Chosen and The Promise
 * Saunders, a Jewel thief in the film Short Circuit 2
 * Saunders, a fellow MI6 agent in the James Bond film The Living Daylights
 * Speed Saunders, in DC Comics
 * Stephen Saunders (24 character), in 24
 * Tommy Saunders, a Boston Police Department Sergeant, in Patriots Day

Places

 * Saunders, Kansas, a ghost town, United States
 * Saunders, Stanton County, Kansas, an unincorporated community, United States
 * Saunders County, Nebraska, United States
 * Saunders, Wisconsin, United States
 * Saunderstown, Rhode Island, a village in the United States
 * Saunders Island, South Sandwich Islands, an uninhabited island

Other

 * Saunders, a name for Shepherd's pie