Saunders is a surname of English and Scottish patronymic origin derived from Sander, a mediaeval form of Alexander.
People with the surname Saunders include:
Ab Saunders (1851–1883), American cowboy and gunman
Adam Saunders (born 1986), Australian actor
Al Saunders (born 1947), American football coach
Alan Saunders (police officer) (1886–1964), Inspector-General of Police in Palestine, 1937–1943
Alan Saunders (cricketer) (1892–1957), English cricketer
Alan Saunders (broadcaster) (1954–2012), broadcaster for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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
Alison Saunders (born 1961), British barrister and Director of Public Prosecutions
Allen Saunders (1899–1986), American cartoonist
Alvin Saunders (1817–1899), American politician
Albert Charles Saunders (1874–1943), Canadian politician
Amy Saunders, British performer also known as Miss Behave
Andrew Saunders (1931–2009), British expert in military fortifications
Andy Saunders, English author
Angela Saunders (born 1977), English model and actress
Arthur Frederick Saunders (1879–1947), British soldier
Ben Saunders (disambiguation)
Bradley Saunders English boxer
Charles Saunders (disambiguation):
Charles Saunders (Royal Navy officer) (1713–1775), British admiral
Charles Saunders (administrator) (died 1931), British administrator
Charles Saunders (tennis), real tennis world champion, 1890–1895
Charles Saunders (director) (1904–1997), English film director and screenwriter
Charles Saunders (rower) (1902–1994), New Zealand rower
Charles E. Saunders (1867–1937), Canadian agronomist
Charles H. Saunders (1821–1901), City Councilor, Alderman and Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Charles R. Saunders (born 1946), Canadian fantasy author
Charles Saunders (bishop) (1884–1973), Bishop of Lucknow, 1928–1938
Chris Saunders (headmaster), English headmaster and cricketer
Cicely Saunders, British physician
Clarence Saunders (grocer), American retailer
Clarence Saunders (athlete), Bermudian high jumper
Dale Saunders (disambiguation):
Dale Saunders (singer) Saint Kitts and Nevis-born London-based soca and fusion music singer
Dale Saunders (soccer), Trinidad and Tobago football player
E. Dale Saunders, American scholar
Dave Saunders, American volleyball player
David Saunders (American football), American football receiver
Dean Saunders, Welsh footballer
Debra Saunders, American journalist
Dero A. Saunders, American journalist
Doug Saunders, Canadian journalist
Drew P. Saunders, American politician
Edith Rebecca Saunders, British biologist
Edward Saunders (disambiguation):
Edward W. Saunders (1860–1921), Virginian politician
Edward Saunders (judge) (died 1576), British judge
Edward Saunders (entomologist) (1848–1910), British entomologist
Edward Saunders (MP) for Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)
Ernest Saunders, British businessman
Flip Saunders (1955–2015), American basketball coach
Frederick Richard Saunders, Ceylonese colonial administrator
George Saunders, American short story writer
Gloria Saunders, American actress
Helen Saunders, British artist
Harold H. Saunders, American diplomat
Howard Saunders, British ornithologist
Hugh Saunders, South African Royal Air Force commander
Irene Saunders, American dictionary compiler
J. J. Saunders, British historian
Jack Saunders (disambiguation)
Jake Saunders, 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
Joe Saunders, American baseball player
John Saunders (journalist), Canadian journalist
John Cunningham Saunders, British surgeon
Jonny Saunders, an English radio presenter and schoolteacher
Joseph Saunders, Visa Inc. CEO
Kate Saunders, British journalist
Laurence Saunders, British preacher of the sixteenth century
Leslie Howard Saunders, Canadian mayor
Margaret Marshall Saunders, Canadian writer
Matthew Saunders, English footballer
Merl Saunders, American musician
Michael Saunders (disambiguation):
Michael Saunders (born 1986), Canadian baseball player
Michael Saunders (academic) (born 1944), American numerical analyst and computer scientist
Michael Saunders (economist), Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member
Michael Graham Saunders (1920–1975), neurophysiologist
Mike Saunders (born 1952), rock critic and singer
Mike Saunders (Canadian football) (born 1969), former Canadian Football League running back
Mike Saunders (soccer) (born 1972), retired Jamaican soccer player
Neil Saunders (born 1983), English footballer
Nicholas Saunders (Vice-Chancellor) of the University of Newcastle
Nicholas Saunders (activist), British entrepreneur of the Alternative Culture and, later, Ecstasy advocate
Nicholas J. Saunders (b. 1953), British academic archaeologist and anthropologist
Nigella Saunders, Jamaican badminton player
Norman Saunders, 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
Peter Saunders (disambiguation)
Philip Saunders (cricketer), Australian cricketer, playing mostly in England
Rachel Saunders, American beauty queen
Raymond Saunders (disambiguation):
Raymond Saunders (artist)
Raymond Saunders (clockmaker)
Rebecca Saunders, composer
Reg Saunders (1920–1990), Australian army officer
Richard Saunders (disambiguation)
Robert Saunders (disambiguation)
Romulus Mitchell Saunders, North Carolina politician
Ron Saunders, English football player and manager
Stephen Saunders (military attache), British military attache based in Greece
Thomas Harry Saunders, British paper-maker
Tobias Saunders, Deputy to the Rhode Island General Assembly
Tony Saunders, American baseball player
Turner Saunders, American Methodist preacher
William Saunders (botanist), American botanist
William Saunders (photographer), British photographer
William Wilson Saunders, British entomologist
Fictional characters with the surname Saunders include:
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
Reb Isaac Saunders, in Chaim Potok's The Chosen and The Promise
Saunders, a fellow MI6 Agent in the James Bond film The Living Daylights
Speed Saunders, in DC Comics
Stephen Saunders (24 character), in 24
