Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") 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

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, as of 31 December 2002 it ranks 4th among the male names. The great frequency of this name at the point in time (around 1900) when patronymics were converted into

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s 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 (and vice versa). In Denmark

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's name is ''Anders And''. The Fering name Anders may have been borrowed from the Danish version.

People

Given name

A–E

* Anders Aarum (born 1974), Norwegian jazz pianist *

Anders Aalborg Anders Olav Aalborg (August 24, 1914 – February 13, 2000) was a teacher and a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1948 to 1971 as a member of the Social Credit caucus, and served in the cabinet ...

(1914–2000), Canadian teacher and politician * Anders Ahlgren (1888–1976), Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler * Anders Andersen (1912–2006), Danish politician * Anders Antonsen (born 1997), Danish badminton player *

Anders Anundsen Anders Anundsen (born 17 November 1975) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who served as Minister of Justice from 2013 to 2016. He was also a member of the Norwegian parliament, representing Vestfold from 2005 to 2017. A jurist by ...

(born 1975), Norwegian politician *

Anders Aplin Anders Aplin is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team. Club career Youth career Anders was part of the Singapore Sports School's inaugura ...

(born 1991), Singapore football player *

Anders Arborelius Lars Anders Cardinal Arborelius (; born 24 September 1949) is a Swedish Catholic cardinal. He has been Bishop of Stockholm since 1998. Pope Francis made him a cardinal, the first ever from Sweden and Scandinavia, on 28 June 2017. Early life ...

(born 1949), Swedish Roman Catholic cardinal *

Anders Askevold Anders Askevold (25 December 1834 – 22 October 1900) was a Norwegian painter. His art was characterized by romantic national expression. He was best known for his fjord landscapes from Western Norway. Biography Anders Monsen Askevold was ...

(1834–1900), Norwegian painter *

Anders August Anders Frithiof August (born 15 June 1978 in Copenhagen) is a Danish screenwriter, graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2007. He wrote the short film '' The Pig'', that was nominated for an Oscar in 2009. In 2011 he won the Dan ...

(born 1978), Danish screenwriter *

Anders Aukland Anders Aukland (born 12 September 1972 in Tønsberg) is a professional Norwegian cross-country skier who has won both Olympic and World Championship gold medals. He lives in Oslo. Aukland also used to compete in athletics, and is a former nation ...

(born 1972), Norwegian cross-country skier * Anders Bjork, American NHL player for the Buffalo Sabres *

Anders Björklund Anders Björklund' (born 11 July 1945) is a Swedish neuroscientist and pioneer in the study of cell- and gene-based reparative and neuroprotective mechanisms in the brain. He has spent his academic career at Lund University in Sweden, as professo ...

(born 1945), Swedish neuroscientist * Anders Björler (born 1973), Swedish musician and songwriter * Anders Blume (born in 1985), Danish CS:GO commentator *

Anders Behring Breivik Fjotolf Hansen (born 13 February 1979), better known by his birth name Anders Behring Breivik () and by his pseudonym Andrew Berwick, is a Norwegian far-right domestic terrorist, known for committing the 2011 Norway attacks on 22 July 2011. On ...

(born 1979), Norwegian terrorist and right-wing extremist * Anders Boesen (born 1976), Danish badminton player * Anders Brännström (born 1957), Swedish Army major general * Anders Callert (born 1965), Swedish Army major general * Anders Carlsson (ice hockey) (born 1960), "Masken", Swedish ice hockey player * Anders Celsius (1701–1744), Swedish astronomer *

Anders Danielsen Lie Anders Danielsen Lie (born 1 January 1979) is a Norwegian actor, musician and medical doctor. Education Danielsen Lie studied Ancient Greek (1997-1998), musicology (2001-2003) and medicine (1999-2007) at the University of Oslo. Career Acting ...

(born 1979), Norwegian actor, musician and medical doctor * Anders Eklund (boxer) (1957–2010), Swedish boxer * Anders Eriksson (born 1975), Swedish ice hockey player

F–L

* Anders Fannemel (born 1991), Norwegian ski jumper * Anders Frandsen (1960-c. 2012), Danish actor and musician, Danish representative in the

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* Anders Fridén (born 1973), Swedish death metal singer for the band In Flames *

Anders Gärderud Sven Anders Gärderud (born 28 August 1946) is a Swedish former track and field athlete, winner of the 3000 m steeplechase event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Gärderud was born to an orienteering competitor, and was an accomplished ...

(born 1946), Swedish steeplechase runner * Anders Abraham Grafström (1790–1870), Swedish poet and historian *

Anders Hedberg Anders Hedberg (born 25 February 1951) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who was one of the first European-born players to make an impact in North America. Along with countryman Ulf Nilsson, Hedberg signed a contract to play for ...

(born 1951), Swedish pioneering ice hockey player * Anders Hejlsberg (born 1960), Danish software engineer * Anders Holm, American writer and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show ''Workaholics'' * Anders Holmertz (born 1968), Swedish retired swimmer, twice freestyle world champion * Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper) (born 1985), Norwegian ski jumper * Anders Järryd (born 1961), Swedish former tennis doubles player, winner of eight Grand Slam titles * Anders Kaliff (born 1963), Swedish archaeologist *

Anders Lange Anders Sigurd Lange (5 September 1904 – 18 October 1974) was a Norway, Norwegian political organiser, speaker and editor who led his eponymously named political party Anders Lange's Party for a Strong Reduction in Taxes, Duties and Public In ...

(1904–1974), Norwegian politician * Anders Langlands, visual effects supervisor *

Anders Lee Anders Mark Lee (born July 3, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey winger and captain of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lee attended the University of Notre Dame, where he played hockey for the Fighting Iris ...

(born 1990), American ice hockey player for the

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...

Anders Limpar Anders Erik Limpar (born 24 September 1965) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Limpar featured for the clubs IF Brommapojkarna, Young Boys, Cremonese, Arsenal, Everton, Birmingham City, AIK, Colorado Rapids ...

(born 1965), Swedish footballer *

Anders Lindegaard Anders Rozenkrantz Lindegaard (; born 13 April 1984) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He has earned five caps for the Denmark national team. Lindegaard began his career with his hometown club, Odense Boldkl ...

(born 1984), Danish footballer * Anders Linderoth (born 1950), Swedish professional football player and coach *

Anders Lindström Anders Lindström, or Boba Fett, as he is often called, is a Swedish rock musician most known for being the organist and pianist of the Swedish rock band The Hellacopters and co-founder and guitarist of The Diamond Dogs. Life and career Lindst ...

(born 1969), Swedish rock guitarist and pianist *

(born 1955), Swedish Army officer * Anders Lustgarten, British playwright * Anders Olson Lysne (1764-1803), Norwegian rebel leader

M–Z

* Anders Nilsen (disambiguation), multiple people * Anders Örne (1881–1956), Swedish politician * Anders Österberg (born 1981), Swedish politician *

Anders Holch Povlsen Anders Holch Povlsen (born 4 November 1972) is a Danish billionaire, CEO and sole owner of the international retail clothing chain Bestseller (which includes Vero Moda and Jack&Jones), a company founded by his parents. He is the largest sharehol ...

(born 1972), Danish billionaire, CEO and sole owner of the international retail clothing chain Bestseller * Anders Sandøe Ørsted (1778–1860), Danish politician and jurist, Prime Minister of Denmark (1853–1854) * Anders Sandøe Ørsted (botanist) (1816–1872), Danish botanist, mycologist, zoologist and marine biologist, nephew of the prime minister * Anders Rapp (1927–1998), Swedish geographer * Anders Fogh Rasmussen (born 1953), Danish politician, Secretary General of NATO *

Anders Södergren Hans Anders Södergren (born 17 May 1977 in Söderhamn, Hälsingland) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and also finished 5 ...

(born 1977), Swedish cross-country skier * Anders Svensson (bandy) (born 1975), Swedish bandy player *

Anders Svensson (canoeist) Anders Svensson (born June 9, 1977) is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth. Svensson also compe ...

(born 1977), Swedish canoer * Anders Svensson (footballer, born 1976), Swedish footballer *

Anders Svensson (footballer, born 1939) Anders Svensson (27 March 1939 – 6 December 2007) was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Malmö FF, PSV and Örgryte IS Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially l ...

(1939–2007), Swedish footballer *

Anders Sunesen Anders Sunesen (also ''Andreas'', ''Suneson'', ''Sunesøn'', Latin: ''Andreas Sunonis'') (c. 1167 – 1228) was a Danish archbishop of Lund, Scania, from 21 March 1201, at the death of Absalon, to his own death in 1228. He is the author ...

(c. 1167–1228), Danish archbishop * Anders Erikson Sparrman (1748–1820), Swedish naturalist and abolitionist *

Anders Szalkai Pal Anders Szalkai (born 17 April 1970 in Bårslöv, Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne) is a long-distance runner from Sweden. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon, finishing in 64th place. Szalkai won ...

(born 1970), Swedish retired long-distance runner * Anders Thunborg (1934–2004), Swedish politician and diplomat * Anders Wijkman (born 1944), Swedish politician * Anders Zorn (1860–1920), Swedish painter, sculptor and printmaker

Middle name

Paul Anders Ogren Paul Anders Ogren (born May 9, 1951) was an American politician, carpenter, and farmer. Ogren lived in Aitkin, Minnesota and was a farmer and carpenter. He went to Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, to study political science, ...

(born 1951), American carpenter, farmer, and politician * David Anders Holt (born 1981), known professionally as David Anders, American television and stage actor

Surname

* Allison Anders (born 1954), American film and television director * Andrea Anders (born 1975), American actress *

Andy Anders John F. "Andy" Anders is an American politician, who served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 21st district from 2006 to 2020. Education Anders earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agribusiness from the Louisian ...

(born 1956), Louisiana state representative *

Benny Anders Benny Michael Anders (born October 3, 1963) is an American former basketball player. Anders was a leader on the Guy Lewis-coached Houston Cougars teams during the early 1980s. The team featured a set of players called the Phi Slama Jama basketbal ...

(born 1963), American basketball player * Christian Anders (born 1945), Austrian singer and composer * Ernst Anders (1845–1911), German painter * Eryk Anders (born 1987), American mixed martial artist * Frank L. Anders (1875–1966), U.S. Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor * Günther Anders (1902–1992), German thinker * Günther Anders (cinematographer) (1908–1977), German cinematographer * Merry Anders (1932–2012), American actress *

Peter Anders (tenor) Peter Anders (1 July 1908 – 10 September 1954) was a German operatic tenor who sang a wide range of parts in the German, Italian, and French repertories. He began by singing lyric roles and later took dramatic roles with equal success. He was ...

(1908–1954), German operatic tenor * Rob Anders (born 1972), Canadian politician * Thomas Anders (born 1963), stage name of German singer Bernd Weidung * William Anders (born 1933), Apollo 8 astronaut, former U.S. Air Force officer, and businessman * Władysław Anders (1892–1970), Polish general and politician

Stage name

Anders (singer) Anders Ly (born 1995), known mononymously as Anders (stylized as anders), is a Canadian singer, rapper and songwriter. Anders is a twice Juno Award nominated artist. He is best known for his second EP ''Twos'' (2017) and for his collaboration w ...

, Canadian R&B singer and songwriter

Fictional characters

Anders (Dragon Age) Anders is a fictional character in BioWare's ''Dragon Age'' franchise. The character made his debut in '' Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening'' as a human mage pursued by members of the Templar Order, the military arm of the Chantry, which is the d ...

, a character in the ''Dragon Age'' video game series * Andurs, a Nord priest of Arkay, and Anders (deceased bandit), 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

References

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