Evander
Evander is a masculine given name. It is an anglicization of the Greek name Εὔανδρος. It has also been adopted as an anglicization of the Gaelic name Ìomhar. Evandro is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish version.
People and mythological figures named Evander include:
Ancient world
- Evander (mythology), three figures in Greek or Roman mythology
- Evander (philosopher), Greek philosopher and joint leader of the Platonic Academy at Athens with Telecles
- Evander of Beroea, first century sculptor
Modern era
- Evander (footballer), Evander da Silva Ferreira, Brazilian footballer
- Evander Holyfield, American retired world champion heavyweight boxer
- Evander Ziggy Hood, American National Football League player
- Evander Kane, Canadian National Hockey League player
- Evander M. Law, American Civil War Confederate general
- Evander Bradley McGilvary, American philosophical scholar
- Evander McNair, American Civil War Confederate brigadier general
- Evander Shapard, American World War I flying ace
- Evander Sno, Dutch footballer
- Evander Berry Wall, New York City socialite and later American expatriate in France