Chandler (surname)

Chandler, which means a maker or seller of candles, is the surname of the following people and fictional characters:

A

• Abiel Chandler (1777–1851), founding donor to Dartmouth College's Chandler School of Science and the Arts
• Adam Chandler, fictional character on ABC daytime series All My Children
• Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (1918–2007), American economist and industrial historian
• Alfred Thomas Chandler (1852–1941), newspaperman in South Australia and Western Australia
• Andrew Chandler (disambiguation)
• Arthur Chandler (footballer), English footballer for Leicester City (1920–1930s)
• A. Bertram Chandler, Australian merchant marine officer and Science Fiction writer

B

• Ben Chandler (born 1959), American politician and current U.S. Representative from Kentucky; grandson of Happy Chandler
• Bill Chandler, college basketball coach
• Billy Chandler, Louisiana politician

C

• Chan Chandler
• Charlotte Chandler, American biographer and playwright
• Chas Chandler, English musician, record producer, and manager
• Chas Chandler (comics), fictional character in the Hellblazer series
• Chris Chandler (born 1965), professional quarterback in the National Football League
• Colby Chandler (CEO), former CEO of Eastman Kodak
• Craig Chandler

D

• David P. Chandler, Historian regarded as one of the foremost scholars of Cambodia's modern history
• Dianne Chandler
• Dorothy Buffum Chandler (1901–1997), Los Angeles cultural leader

E

• Edgar H. S. Chandler (1904–1988), American minister
• Edward Barron Chandler (1800–1880), Canadian politician and lawyer
• Evan Chandler (1944–2009), former dentist
• Elizabeth Margaret Chandler (1807–1834), American poet and writer

G

• Gene Chandler
• Gene G. Chandler
• George Chandler
• Gordon Chandler (born 1953), American sculptor

H

• Happy Chandler (1898–1991), U.S. Senator and Governor of Kentucky
• Harry Chandler, Los Angeles Times publisher (1914–1944) and owner of the largest real-estate empire in the United States
• Helen Chandler
• Henry William Chandler

J

• JR Chandler, fictional character
• James Chandler
• Jeff Chandler (actor)
• Jeff Chandler (boxer)
• Jeff Chandler (kicker)
• John Beals Chandler, Australian politician and electrical retailer.
• John Chandler (1762–1841)

K

• Knox Chandler
• Krystal Carey Chandler
• Kyle Chandler (born 1965), American actor

L

• Lane Chandler
• Len Chandler
• Leslie Gordon Chandler (1888–1980), Australian ornithologist
• Lloyd Chandler American Appalachian folk musician and Baptist preacher

M

• Marian Otis Chandler
• Marlo Chandler
• Michelle Chandler (born 1974), Australian basketball player
• Mike Chandler
• Murray Chandler

N

• Nev Chandler
• Norman Chandler, Los Angeles Times publisher 1944–1960

O

• Otis Chandler, Los Angeles Times publisher 1960–1980

P

• Paul Chandler, along with his wife Rachel Chandler, held hostage by Somali pirates from October 2009 to November 2010
• Peter Chandler (disambiguation)
• Polly Chandler

R

• Ralph Chandler
• Raymond Chandler (1888–1959), American author
• Raymond F. Chandler, United States Sergeant Major of the Army
• Rex Chandler
• Richard Chandler
• Rod Chandler

S

• Samuel Chandler
• Scott Chandler (American football), tight end for various NFL teams
• Seth Carlo Chandler (1846–1913), American astronomer
• Spud Chandler (1907–1990), American baseball pitcher
• Stuart Chandler, fictional character

T

• Theodore E. Chandler (1894–1945), admiral of the United States Navy
• Tim Chandler, bass guitar player
• Timothy Chandler (b. 1990), German-American soccer player (Nuremberg)
• Trisana Chandler Fictional character in the Magic Circle books by Tamora Pierce. Also called Tris
• Tyson Chandler

T

• Theodore E. Chandler (1894–1945), admiral of the United States Navy
• Tim Chandler, bass guitar player
• Timothy Chandler (b. 1990), German-American soccer player (Nuremberg)
• Trisana Chandler Fictional character in the Magic Circle books by Tamora Pierce. Also called Tris
• Tyson Chandler

W

• Walter Chandler (1887–1967), American politician
• Wes Chandler (born 1956), American football player
• William E. Chandler (1835–1917) United States Secretary of the Navy and senator
• William Henry Chandler (1854–1928) American pastel artist
• William Chandler (character) character in the soap opera Fashion House
• William Chandler (driver), American racecar driver
• Wilson Chandler (born 1987), American basketball player
• J. Wyeth Chandler (ca. 1930–2004), mayor of Memphis, Tennessee

Z

• Zachariah Chandler (1813–1879), American businessman and politician

See also

• Chandler (taxonomic authority)