Lander is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anton Lander (born 1991), Swedish ice hockey playerBernard Lander (1915–2010), Founder of Touro CollegeBruce Lander (born 1946), Judge of the Federal Court of AustraliaDavid Lander (born 1947), American actor and authorEric Lander (born 1957), American professor of biologyFrederick W. Lander (1822–1862), American engineerHarald Lander (1910–1971), Danish balletmaster and husband of Margot LanderHenry W. Lander, American lawyer and politicianJohn Lander (explorer) (1807–1839), Cornish explorerJohn St Helier Lander (1868–1944), British artistJohn Lander (rower) (1907–1941), British rower; gold medalist at the 1928 Summer OlympicsJohnny Lander, footballerLeena Lander (born 1955), Finnish writerMargot Lander (1910–1961), Norwegian-born prima ballerinaMorgan Lander (born 1982), Canadian heavy metal singerNicholas Lander (born 1952), Restaurant writer and consultantRichard Lemon Lander (1804–1834), Cornish explorer of western AfricaSir Stephen Lander (born 1947), British security/anti-crime officialTim Lander (born 1938), Canadian poet