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 ]Statistics Sweden
Statistics Sweden ( sv, Statistiska centralbyrån ; SCB) is the Swedish government agency operating under the Ministry of Finance and responsible for producing official statistics for decision-making, debate and research. The agency's responsib ...
, 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 family name
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
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 ]Donald Duck
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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
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
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
Generalmajor (Sweden), Major General Anders Karl Oskar Brännström (born 28 February 1957) is a retired Swedish Army officer. He has served in Cyprus, Kosovo and Afghanistan and been commanding officer of Jämtland Ranger Regiment. Brännström's ...
(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
Anders Fannemel (; born 13 May 1991) is a Norwegian ski jumper. He is a former ski flying world record holder, with set in Vikersund on 15 February 2015.
Career
Fannemel started ski jumping when he was 14 years old, which is rather late c ...
(born 1991), Norwegian ski jumper
* Anders Frandsen
Anders Frandsen (8 December 1960 – c. 1 January 2012) was a Denmark, Danish musician, singer, actor and TV presenter. He was born in Copenhagen.
Career
Although Frandsen was not a trained actor, he appeared in theatre performances during the ...
(1960-c. 2012), Danish actor and musician, Danish representative in the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Rome, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song " Insieme: 1992" by Toto Cutugno and was organised by the European Br ...
* 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
Anders Abraham Grafström (10 January 1790 – 24 July 1870) was a Swedish historian, priest and poet.
Life
Grafström was born in Sundsvall in Västernorrland County, Sweden.
He studied at Uppsala University, where he was enrolled in 180 ...
(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
Anders Hejlsberg (, born 2 December 1960) is a Danish software engineer who co-designed several programming languages and development tools. He was the original author of Turbo Pascal and the chief architect of Delphi. He currently works for Mic ...
(born 1960), Danish software engineer
* Anders Holm
Anders Christian Holm (born May 29, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show ''Workaholics'' and starred in the short-lived NBC series ''Champions''. He, along wit ...
, American writer and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show ''Workaholics''
* Anders Holmertz
Anders Holmertz (born 1 December 1968) is a Swedish retired swimmer who was a leader in freestyle (200 and 400 meters) races in the 1980s and at the beginning of the 1990s, though often missing personal success. He also settled a record in the 40 ...
(born 1968), Swedish retired swimmer, twice freestyle world champion
* Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)
Anders Jacobsen (; born 17 February 1985) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics and won a team bronze medal in the large hill event in 2010. He is the youngest Norwegian winner of Four Hills Tournament ...
(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 (born 1990), American ice hockey player for the New York Islanders
* Anders Limpar (born 1965), Swedish footballer
* Anders Lindegaard (born 1984), Danish footballer
* Anders Linderoth (born 1950), Swedish professional football player and coach
* Anders Lindström (born 1969), Swedish rock guitarist and pianist
* Anders Lindström (Swedish Army officer), Anders Lindström (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 (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 (born 1977), Swedish cross-country skier
* Anders Svensson (bandy) (born 1975), Swedish bandy player
* Anders Svensson (canoeist) (born 1977), Swedish canoer
* Anders Svensson (footballer, born 1976), Swedish footballer
* Anders Svensson (footballer, born 1939) (1939–2007), Swedish footballer
* Anders Sunesen (c. 1167–1228), Danish archbishop
* Anders Erikson Sparrman (1748–1820), Swedish naturalist and abolitionist
* Anders Szalkai (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 (born 1951), American carpenter, farmer, and politician
* David Anders, 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 (born 1956), Louisiana state representative
* Benny Anders (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) (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), Canadian R&B singer and songwriter
Fictional characters
* Anders (Dragon Age), 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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Scandinavian masculine given names
Danish masculine given names
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