Sanders (surname)

Sanders is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:

A

• Addison Hiatt Sanders (1823-1912) American Civil War Brevet Brigadier General; Secretary of the Montana Territory, USA
• Adrian Sanders (born 1959), UK politician
• Ajai Sanders (born 1974), American actress and stand-up comedian
• Alex Sanders (actor) (born 1966), pornographic actor
• Alex Sanders (politician), American politician
• Alex Sanders (Wiccan) (1926–1988), Wiccan priest
• Ann Sanders, Australian television journalist and news presenter
• Anucha Browne Sanders, former women's basketball player
• Art Sanders, news anchor

B

• Barry Sanders (professor), English professor and author
• Barry Sanders (born 1968), former running back of the Detroit Lions
• Bernie Sanders (born 1941), Independent Senator from the state of Vermont
• Bob Sanders (American football coach)
• Bob Sanders (born 1981), American football safety

C

• Carl Sanders (born 1925), American politician
• Charles W. Sanders (1947), American politician
• Chris Sanders (director) (born 1962), American film animator and voice actor
• Chris Sanders (wide receiver) (born 1972), former American football wide receiver
• Colonel Sanders (1890–1980), pseudonym of Harland David Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken
• Corrie Sanders (born 1966), South African boxer

D

• Dale Sanders (railroad photographer)
• Dale Sanders, British biologist
• Daniel Sanders (1819–1897), German lexicographer of Jewish parentage
• Darnell Sanders (born 1979), former American football tight end
• Deion Sanders (born 1967), former athlete in both the NFL and Major League Baseball
• Doug Sanders (born 1933), American professional golfer

E

• E. P. Sanders (born 1937), New Testament scholar
• Ecstasia Sanders, film actress
• Ed Parish Sanders (born 1937), New Testament scholar
• Ed Sanders (actor) (born 1993), British child actor and singer
• Ed Sanders (boxer) (1930–1954), Olympic gold medalist in boxing
• Ed Sanders (television carpenter) (born 1968), English carpenter, actor and television host
• Ed Sanders (born 1939), American poet, singer, social activist
• Erin Sanders (born 1991), American actress
• Evan Sanders (born 1981), Indonesian actor

F

• Frank Sanders (American football) (born 1973) a former American football wide receiver
• Frank Sanders (ice hockey) (born 1949), former professional ice hockey player

G

• George Nicholas Sanders (1812–1873), American official suspected in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
• George Sanders (1906–1972), Academy Award-winning British actor
• George Sanders (VC) (1894–1950), Victoria Cross recipient in World War I
• Gina Sanders, New Zealand opera singer

H

• Helma Sanders-Brahms (born 1940), German film director
• Horace T. Sanders (1820-1865) American politician and military leader

J

• James Sanders (American basketball player), former American basketball player, now coach
• James Sanders (American football) (born 1982), American football safety
• James Sanders Holman (1804–1867), the first mayor of Houston, Texas
• Jan Sanders van Hemessen (c. 1500–c. 1566), Northern Renaissance painter
• Jerry Sanders (businessman) (born 1936), American co-founder and long-time CEO of the American semiconductor manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
• Jerry Sanders (politician) (born 1950), American Republican politician, Mayor of San Diego, California, and former Chief of Police
• John E. Sanders, American evangelical Christian theologian
• John Sanders (architect), British architect of the late eighteenth century
• John Sanders (musician) (1933–2003), English musician associated with the tradition of Anglican church music
• Jon Sanders (born 1939), Australian yachtsman

K

• Karl Sanders (born 1964), American musician and founding member of the band Nile
• Kenny Sanders, former college basketball player for George Mason University
• Keylee Sue Sanders, Miss Kansas Teen USA and Miss Teen USA 1995

L

• L.V. (singer), or Larry Sanders, American R&B singer
• Lawrence Sanders (1920–1998), American novelist
• Lewis Sanders (born 1978), American football cornerback
• Loni Sanders (born 1958), porn star and adult model
• Louk Sanders (born 1950), Dutch tennis player

M

• M. Shadows (born 1981), or Matthew Sanders, vocalist of the band Avenged Sevenfold
• Mary Sanders (born 1985), Rhythmic Gymnast
• Maxine Sanders, prominent member of the Wiccan faith and a co-founder of Alexandrian Wicca
• Melvin Sanders (born 1981), American basketball player
• Micah Sanders, fictional character portrayed by Noah Gray-Cabey on the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes
• Mike Sanders (basketball) (born 1960), retired American professional basketball player
• Mike Sanders (wrestler) (born 1969), American stand-up comedian and former professional wrestler

N

• Newell Sanders (1850–1938), Chattanooga businessman and former Senator from Tennessee
• Nicholas Sanders (c. 1530–1581), English Roman Catholic priest and historian
• Nick Sanders, the current Guinness World Record holder for fastest motorcycle circumnavigation
• Nicola Sanders (born 1982), British sprinter and hurdler
• Niki Sanders, fictional character portrayed by Ali Larter in the television series Heroes
• Noel Devine Sanders (born 1988), American college football running back
• Norm Sanders (born 1932), American-Australian politician, activist

O

• Otto Liman von Sanders (1855–1929), German general

P

• Pharoah Sanders (born 1940), American jazz saxophonist

R

• Reggie Sanders (born 1967), American Major League Baseball outfielder
• Richard Sanders (actor) (born 1940), American actor
• Richard Sanders (wrestler) (1945–1972), Olympic silver gold medalist in amateur wrestling
• Ricky Sanders (NASCAR) (born 1966), former American NASCAR driver
• Ricky Sanders (born 1962), former American football wide receiver

S

• Satch Sanders (born 1938), retired American basketball player and coach
• Scott Sanders (baseball) (born 1969), former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher
• Scott Sanders (novelist) (born 1945), American novelist and essayist
• Scott Sanders (producer) (born 1957), American film, television, and theatrical producer
• Sue Sanders (born 1947), British LGBT rights activist
• Summer Sanders (born 1972), sports broadcaster, actress and retired Olympic gold medalist in swimming

T

• Terence Sanders (1901–1985), British rower
• Terry Sanders Jr., fictional character in the anime OVA Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
• Terry Sanders (born 1931), two-time Academy Award–winning film producer and director
• Thomas Sanders (football player) (born 1962), American football player
• Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (born 1952), American portrait photographer

W

• Wilbur F. Sanders (1834–1905), American lawyer and Senator from Montana
• William David Sanders (1951–1999), American teacher and victim of Columbine High School massacre
• William Edward Sanders (1883–1917), New Zealand Victoria Cross recipient in World War I
• William J. Sanders, vertebrate paleontologist
• William P. Sanders (1833–1863), officer in the Union Army in the American Civil War
• William Sanders (businessman) (born 1941), American businessman
• William Sanders (statistician), statistician
• William Sanders (writer) (born 1942), American science fiction writer

Fictional characters

• Greg Sanders, fictional character featured on the US crime drama television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, played by Eric Szmanda
• Larry Sanders, fictional character played by Garry Shandling on the American television series The Larry Sanders Show

See also

• Sanderson (disambiguation)