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

Contents

• People
• Fictional characters
• Places
• Other
• References
• See also

People

• 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
• Dame 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), multiple people
• 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), multiple people
• 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 (1884–1967), American football and basketball coach
• Catherine Saunders (born 1942), New Zealand television and radio broadcaster
• Charles Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• Chris Saunders (headmaster), English headmaster and cricketer
• Cicely Saunders (1918–2005), British physician
• Clarence Saunders (grocer), American retailer
• Clarence Saunders (athlete) (born 1963), Bermudian high jumper
• Dale Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dave Saunders (volleyball) (born 1960), American volleyball player
• David Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dean Saunders (born 1964), Welsh footballer
• Debra Saunders, American journalist
• Dero A. Saunders, American journalist
• Desmond Saunders (1926–2018), British television director
• Doug Saunders (born 1967), Canadian journalist
• Drew P. Saunders, American politician
• Edith Rebecca Saunders, British biologist
• Edward Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• Emily Eliza Saunders (c. 1830–1875), English singer
• Ernest Saunders (born 1935), British businessman
• Flip Saunders (1955–2015), American basketball coach
• Franklin Saunders (1891–?), Welsh soldier
• 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
• Gary Saunders (born 1935), Canadian writer and artist
• G. K. Saunders (1910–2005), New Zealand radio and TV writer
• George Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gloria Saunders, American actress
• Harry Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• Harold Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• Helen Saunders, British artist
• Helena Beatrice Richenda Saunders, British writer who wrote under the pseudonyms Ultra Marine and Haine Whyte
• Henry Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• Hilary Saint George Saunders British soldier, writer and official historian
• Howard Saunders, British ornithologist
• Hugh Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• Irene Saunders, American dictionary compiler
• J. J. Saunders, British historian
• Jack Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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), multiple people
• Jonny Saunders, English radio presenter and schoolteacher
• Joseph Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kameron Saunders (born 1992), American dancer and choreographer
• 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), multiple people
• Matthew Saunders, English footballer
• Matthew J. Saunders, English composer
• Melva Saunders, Australian basketball player
• Merl Saunders, American musician
• Michael Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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 (artist), 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), multiple people
• Philip Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rachel Saunders, American beauty queen
• Raven Saunders (born 1996), American track and field athlete
• Raymond Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rebecca Saunders, composer
• Reg Saunders (1920–1990), Australian army officer
• Richard Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rob Saunders (born 1968), Irish rugby union player
• Robert Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• Romulus Mitchell Saunders (1791–1867), North Carolina politician
• Ron Saunders, English football player and manager
• Ryan Saunders, American basketball coach
• Silvia Saunders (born 1990), English writer
• Stephen Saunders (military attache), British military attache based in Greece
• Thomas Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tobias Saunders, Deputy to the Rhode Island General Assembly
• Tony Saunders, American baseball player
• Turner Saunders (1782–1854), American Methodist preacher
• Weslye Saunders (born 1989), American football player
• Wilfred Saunders, British librarian and academic
• William Saunders (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

• 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

• 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

• Saunders, a name for Shepherd's pie

References

See also

• 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

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