Saunders

Saunders is a surname of English and Scottish origin, derived from Sander, a mediaeval form of Alexander.[1][2]

## People

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* 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
* 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
* Helen Saunders, British artist
* Helena Beatrice Richenda Saunders, British writer who wrote under the pseudonyms Ultra Marine and Haine Whyte
* 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 (photographer) (1832–1892), British photographer

*     * 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* Saunders, a name for Shepherd's pie

## References

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1. ^ Saunders Allwords
2. ^ See also: Sander (name)

## See also

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* Saunders Mac Lane (1909–2005), American mathematician
* Saunders-Roe, a British aero and marine-engineering company
* Saunders (imprint), a publishing brand of Elsevier
* Saunders Secondary School, a school in London, Ontario, Canada
* Saundersfoot, a large village in Pembrokeshire, Wales

Surname list

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