The masculine

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Sander is a variant of

Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

, used in the

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areas of Europe (chiefly the

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and northern

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), as well as

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and

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

. As of 1 January 2021, it is the 34th most common masculine given name in Estonia.Nimede statistika
''Sander''. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021. The feminine version is Sandra; there is another masculine version in some countries: Sandro.

Given name

* Sander Armée (born 1985), Belgian cyclist * Sander Baart (born 1988), Dutch field hockey player and Olympic competitor *

Sander Berk Sander Johannes Gerardes Berk (born July 10, 1979 in Nieuwveen) is a Dutch triathlete.Sander Boschker Sander Bernard Jozef Boschker (born 20 October 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Twente. During a professional career which spanned 25 years he played mostly for ...

(born 1970), Dutch footballer * Sander Coopman (born 1995), Belgian footballer *

Sander Cordeel Sander Cordeel (born 7 November 1987) is a Belgian road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in te ...

(born 1987), Belgian road bicycle racer * Sander Debroux (born 1982), Belgian footballer *

Sander Dekker Sander Dekker (born 9 February 1975) is a Dutch politician who served as Minister for Legal Protection in the Third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2022. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served as State S ...

(born 1975), Dutch politician *

Sander van Doorn Sander Ketelaars (; born 28 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sander van Doorn () or the initials SvD, is a Dutch electro house DJ and record producer from Eindhoven. Background Sander van Doorn began his recording career in 200 ...

(born 1979), Dutch electronic musician & DJ * Sander Dreesmann (born 1977), Dutch field hockey player * Sander Duits (born 1983), Dutch footballer * Sander Fischer (born 1988), Dutch footballer * Sander van Gessel (born 1976), Dutch footballer *

Sander Gilman Sander L. Gilman, born on February 21, 1944, is an American cultural and literary historian. He is known for his contributions to Jewish studies and the history of medicine. He is the author or editor of over ninety books. Gilman's focus is on m ...

(born 1944), American cultural and literary historian *

Sander Gommans Sander Gommans (born 15 August 1978) is a Dutch musician and songwriter. He founded the symphonic metal band Apocalypse with Mark Jansen in 1995, which later changed its name to After Forever. He played guitar and performed the vocal grunting ...

(born 1978), Dutch heavy metal singer and musician * Sander Griffioen (born 1941), Dutch philosopher and educator * Sander Groen (born 1968), Dutch tennis player * Sander Heesakkers (born 1995), Dutch footballer * Sander Helven (born 1990), Belgian cyclist *

Sander Kleinenberg Sander Kleinenberg (; born 29 December 1971) is a Dutch disc jockey, VDJ, and record producer. He founded and runs Little Mountain Recordings and THIS IS Recordings. Kleinenberg is well known for his use of digital video in concerts, his "Everyb ...

(born 1971), Dutch DJ and record producer * Sander Jan Klerk (born 1982), Dutch actor and singer *

Sander Lantinga Sander Lantinga (born 27 September 1976 in Biddinghuizen) is a Dutch program maker at BNN, and a radio-DJ at radio station 3FM from 2006 till 2015, in August 2015 he is one of the co host of the Coen en Sander Show on Radio 538. Lantinga drew ...

(born 1976), Dutch radio personality *

Sander Levin Sander Martin Levin (born September 6, 1931) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019, representing (numbered as the from 1983 to 1993 and as the from 1993 to 2013). Levin, a member ...

(born 1931), American politician * Sander MacKilljan, Dutch mixed martial artist *Sander

Sandy Nelson Sander Lloyd Nelson (December 1, 1938 – February 14, 2022) was an American drummer. Nelson, one of the best-known rock and modern jazz drummers of the late 1950s and early 1960s, had several solo instrumental Top 40 hits and released over 30 ...

(1938–2022), American rock and roll drummer *

Sander Pärn Sander Pärn (born 19 February 1992) is a former Estonians, Estonian rallying, rally driver. Career Pärn won the 2014 Drive DMACK Cup season, Drive DMACK Cup in 2014 World Rally Championship season, 2014 WRC season with Welsh co-driver, James ...

(born 1992), Estonian rally driver * Sander Post (born 1984), Estonian footballer * Sander Puri (born 1988), Estonian footballer * Sander Raieste (born 1999), Estonian basketball player * Sander de Rouwe (born 1980), Dutch politician * Sander Rozema (born 1987), Dutch footballer * Sander Rue (born 1948), American politician * Sander Sagosen (born 1995), Norwegian handball player * Sander Schnitger (born 1958) Dutch general in the Royal Netherlands Air Force *

Sander Schwartz Sander Schwartz (born January 7, 1954, Cleveland, Ohio, United States) is an American Daytime Emmy award-winning producer of television animation. He was President of Warner Bros. Animation between 2001 and 2007, followed by President, Internationa ...

(born 1954), American television animation producer * Sander Schutgens (born 1975) Dutch runner * Sander Skogli (born 1993), Norwegian ice hockey player * Sander Steen (born 1986), American rock drummer * Sander van de Streek (born 1993), Dutch footballer *

Sander Svendsen Sander Svendsen (born 6 August 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Eliteserien club Viking. Early life Sander Svendsen was born in Molde, and started to play football at a young age at the local ...

(born 1997), Norwegian footballer *

Sander Thoenes Sander Thoenes (November 7, 1968 – September 21, 1999) was a Dutch journalist who was killed, near Dili in East Timor, by soldiers of the Indonesian army. He was shot when their paths crossed on a road as the Indonesians withdrew from the terr ...

(1968–1999), Dutch journalist * Sander Thonhauser, Dutch mixed martial artist *

Sander Vanocur Sander Vanocur (; born Alexander Vinocur, January 8, 1928 – September 16, 2019)
Retr ...

(1928–2019), American journalist * Siim-Sander Vene (born 1990), Estonian basketball player *

Sander Vos Sander Vos (born 31 January 1967) is a Dutch film editor. Career Vos won the Golden Calf for Best Montage award four times at the Netherlands Film Festival for the following films: ''Paradise Now'' (2005), '' Black Butterflies'' (2011), '' Fu ...

(born 1967), Dutch film editor *

Sander van der Weide Sander Petrus Henricus van der Weide (born 21 June 1976 in Boxtel, North Brabant) is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch team that won the golden medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney ...

(born 1976), Dutch field hockey player and Olympic medalist *

Sander Westerveld Sander Westerveld (born 23 October 1974) is a Dutch football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. He was the goalkeeping coach of South African Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town. The highlight of his playing ...

(born 1974), Dutch footballer *

Sander de Wijn Sander Sebastiaan Robert Jan de Wijn (; born 2 May 1990) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Kampong and the Dutch national team. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team A national sports team ...

(born 1990), Dutch field hockey player and Olympic competitor * Sander P. Zwegers (born 1975), Dutch mathematician

Surname

* Anne Sander (politician) (born 1973), French politician. * August Sander (1876–1964), German photographer *

B. J. Sander William Herbert "B. J." Sander (born July 29, 1980) is a former American football punter who played for one year (2005) in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers. He was drafted by the Packers in the third round of the 200 ...

(born 1980), American football player *

Brenden Sander Brenden Lee Sander (born December 22, 1995) is an American volleyball player. He is a former member of the United States men's national volleyball team and on club leven he competes for Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos. His older brother Taylor ...

(born 1995), American volleyball player *

Chris Sander (scientist) Chris Sander is a computational biologist based at the Dana-Farber Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School. Previously he was chair of the Computational Biology Programme at the Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. In 2015, ...

, computational biologist *

Friedrich Wilhelm Sander '' Friedrich Wilhelm Sander (25 August 1885 in Glatz (Kłodzko) – 15 September 1938) was a German pyrotechnics and rocket technology engineer as well as manufacturer remembered for his contributions to rocket-powered flight as key protagonist of ...

(1885–1938), German pyrotechnics engineer and manufacturer * Emily Sander (1989–2007), American model * Jean-Marie Sander (born 1949), French farmer, politician and banker. * Heidemarie Jiline "Jil" Sander (born 1943), German fashion designer * Helge Sander (born 1950), Danish politician *

Henry Frederick Conrad Sander Henry Frederick Conrad Sander (Heinrich Friedrich Conrad Sander; 4 March 1847 in Bremen – 23 December 1920 in Bruges) was a German-born orchidologist and nurseryman who settled in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England and is noted for his monthly ...

(1847–1920), German-born British publisher, orchidologist and nurseryman *

Mart Sander Mart Sander (born 10 August 1967) is an Estonian singer, actor, director, author, artist, and television host. Life and career In his youth, Mart Sander studied violin and conducting. He started singing in the choir of the Estonian National Op ...

(born 1967), Estonian singer, actor, director, author and television host *

Otto Sander Otto Sander (; 30 June 1941 – 12 September 2013) was a German film, theater, and voice actor. Life Education and early career Sander grew up in Kassel, where he graduated in 1961 from the Friedrichgymnasium. After leaving school he s ...

(1941-2013), German film, theater, and voice actor * Paige Sander (born 1995), American volleyball player * Petrik Sander (born 1960), German footballer *

Taylor Sander Taylor Lee Sander (born March 17, 1992) is an American professional beach volleyball player and former indoor volleyball player. As a member of the US national team, he won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2018 World Champion ...

(born 1992), American volleyball player

Fictional characters

* Sander Cohen is a character in the 2007 video game

BioShock ''BioShock'' is a 2007 first-person shooter, first-person shooter game developed by 2K Boston (later Irrational Games) and 2K Australia, and published by 2K Games. The first game in the BioShock (series), ''BioShock'' series, it was released f ...

. * Sander Driesen is a character in the Belgian series ''

WTFock ''WtFOCK'' (stylised as ''wtFOCK'') is a Belgian teen drama web series broadcast by VIER and VIJF that follows the lives of teenagers in Antwerp. It is an adaption of the popular Norwegian series '' SKAM''. By the end of the first series, around ...

''.

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