Anders


Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis.
In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names for many centuries, earliest attested in 1378. It was common for priests and farmers during medieval times. According to Statistics Sweden, as of 31 December 2021 it ranks 4th among the male names. The great frequency of this name at the point in time when patronymics were converted into family names is the reason why 1 out of every 30 Swedes today is called Andersson.
The name day of Anders in the Scandinavian calendar is 30 November, and in the old peasant superstition that day was important for determining what the Christmas weather would be. If it was very cold on 30 November there would be much sleet on Christmas.
In Denmark Donald Duck's name is Anders And.
The Fering name Anders may have been borrowed from the Danish version.

People

Given name

A–E

  • Anders Aarum, Norwegian jazz pianist
  • Anders Aalborg, Canadian teacher and politician
  • Anders Ahlgren, Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler
  • Anders Andersen, Danish politician
  • Anders Antonsen, Danish badminton player
  • Anders Anundsen, Norwegian politician
  • Anders Aplin, Singapore football player
  • Anders Arborelius, Swedish Roman Catholic cardinal
  • Anders Askevold, Norwegian painter
  • Anders August, Danish screenwriter
  • Anders Aukland, Norwegian cross-country skier
  • Anders Bjork, American NHL player for the Buffalo Sabres
  • Anders Björklund, Swedish neuroscientist
  • Anders Björler, Swedish musician and songwriter
  • Anders Blume, Danish CS:GO commentator
  • Anders Behring Breivik, Norwegian terrorist and right-wing extremist
  • Anders Boesen, Danish badminton player
  • Anders Brännström, Swedish Army major general
  • Anders Callert, Swedish Army major general
  • Anders Carlson , American football player
  • Anders Carlsson , "Masken", Swedish ice hockey player
  • Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer
  • Anders Danielsen Lie, Norwegian actor, musician and medical doctor
  • Anders Daun, Swedish ski jumper
  • Anders Eklund , Swedish boxer
  • Anders Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player

    F–L

  • Anders Fannemel, Norwegian ski jumper
  • Anders Frandsen, Danish actor and musician, Danish representative in the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest
  • Anders Fridén, Swedish death metal singer for the band In Flames
  • Anders Gärderud, Swedish steeplechase runner
  • Anders Abraham Grafström, Swedish poet and historian
  • Anders Hedberg, Swedish pioneering ice hockey player
  • Anders Hejlsberg, Danish software engineer
  • Anders Holm, American writer and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics
  • Anders Holmertz, Swedish retired swimmer, twice freestyle world champion
  • Anders Jacobsen , Norwegian ski jumper
  • Anders Järryd, Swedish former tennis doubles player, winner of eight Grand Slam titles
  • Anders Kaliff, Swedish archaeologist
  • Anders Kraft, Swedish journalist and news anchor
  • Anders Lange, Norwegian politician
  • Anders Langlands, visual effects supervisor
  • Anders Lee, American ice hockey player for the New York Islanders
  • Anders Limpar, Swedish footballer
  • Anders Lindegaard, Danish footballer
  • Anders Linderoth, Swedish professional football player and coach
  • Anders Lindström, Swedish rock guitarist and pianist
  • Anders Lindström, Swedish Army officer
  • Anders Lustgarten, British playwright
  • Anders Olson Lysne, Norwegian rebel leader

    M–Z

  • Anders Nilsen, multiple people
  • Anders Örne, Swedish politician
  • Anders Österberg, Swedish politician
  • Anders Paulsen, North Sami noaidi, last victim of the Vardø witch trials. In Sámi form his name was Poala-Ánde.
  • Anders Holch Povlsen, Danish billionaire, CEO and sole owner of the international retail clothing chain Bestseller
  • Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish politician and jurist, Prime Minister of Denmark
  • Anders Sandøe Ørsted , Danish botanist, mycologist, zoologist and marine biologist, nephew of the prime minister
  • Anders Rapp, Swedish geographer
  • Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark and 12th Secretary General of NATO
  • Anders Södergren, Swedish cross-country skier
  • Anders Svensson , Swedish bandy player
  • Anders Svensson , Swedish canoer
  • Anders Svensson, Swedish footballer
  • Anders Svensson , Swedish footballer
  • Anders Sunesen, Danish archbishop
  • Anders Erikson Sparrman, Swedish naturalist and abolitionist
  • Anders Szalkai, Swedish retired long-distance runner
  • Anders Thunborg, Swedish politician and diplomat
  • Anders Wijkman, Swedish politician
  • Anders Zorn, Swedish painter, sculptor and printmaker

    Middle name

  • Bengtolle Oldinger, born as Bengt Anders Valter Oldinger, Swedish painter
  • Paul Anders Ogren, American carpenter, farmer, and politician
  • David Anders Holt, known professionally as David Anders, American television and stage actor

    Surname

  • Allison Anders, American film and television director
  • Andrea Anders, American actress
  • Andy Anders, Louisiana state representative
  • Benny Anders, American basketball player
  • Christian Anders, Austrian singer and composer
  • Edward Anders, Latvian-born American geochemist and historian of the Holocaust
  • Ernst Anders, German painter
  • Eryk Anders, American mixed martial artist
  • Frank L. Anders, U.S. Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor
  • Fritz Anders , German World War I flying ace
  • Fritz Anders , German geneticist and molecular biologist
  • Günther Anders, German thinker
  • Günther Anders , German cinematographer
  • Helga Anders, Austrian actress
  • Ira Anders, American politician in Missouri
  • Joe Anders, American-British actor
  • Merry Anders, American actress
  • Peter Anders , German operatic tenor
  • Reinhard Anders, German politician
  • Rob Anders, Canadian politician
  • Ron Anders Jr., American politician
  • Thomas Anders, stage name of German singer Bernd Weidung
  • William Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut, former U.S. Air Force officer, and businessman
  • Władysław Anders, Polish general and politician

    Stage name

  • Anders, Canadian R&B singer and songwriter

    Fictional characters

  • Anders, a character in the Dragon Age video game series
  • Andurs, a Nord priest of Arkay, and Anders, characters in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, a game heavily influenced by Scandinavian culture
  • Captain Leslie Anders, supporting character in the 1968 movie ”Ice Station Zebra”, played by the actor Jim Brown
  • Joseph Anders, a character in the U.S. TV series Dynasty and its reboot
  • Kory Anders, civilian name for DC Comics superheroine Starfire
  • Anders 'Dup' DuPlessis, a character in the UK ITV Series "Wild at Heart", played by the actor Dion Stewardson