Anderson
Anderson is a patronymic family name meaning "son of the other".
Name bearer
A.
- Adam Anderson (economist) (1692-1765), Scottish economist
- Adam Anderson (* 1984), English musician, see Hurts
- Al Anderson (born 1950), American guitarist
- Alan Anderson (* 1982), American basketball player
- Alan Orr Anderson (1879–1958), Scottish historian
- Albert Anderson (politician) (1907–1981), Northern Irish politician
- Albert Anderson (rugby player) (born 1961), New Zealand rugby player
- Albert Barnes Anderson (1857–1938), American lawyer
- Albert R. Anderson (1837–1898), American politician
- Alberto Anderson (1900– ??), Argentine rower
- Alden Anderson (1867–1944), American politician
- Aldon Junior Anderson (1917-1996), American lawyer
- Alex Anderson (1920–2010), American animator
- Alexander Anderson (mathematician) (c.1582–1620), Scottish mathematician
- Alexander Anderson (politician, 1811) (1811-1862), Australian politician
- Alexander Anderson (writer) (1845–1909), Scottish writer
- Alexander Anderson (politician, 1888) (1888-1954), Scottish politician
- Alexander Anderson , real name of Sascha Anderson (* 1953), German writer
- Alexander O. Anderson (1794–1869), American politician
- Alexandria Anderson (* 1987), American athlete
- Alfred Anderson (1896-2005), British World War I veteran
- Alfredo Anderson (* 1978), Panamanian football goalkeeper
- Alice Anderson (* 1976), British artist
- Amber Anderson (* 1992), British model, actress
- Amos Valentin Anderson (1878–1961), Finnish publisher
- Anders Anderson (1822-1892), Swedish doctor and writer
- Andrea Anderson (* 1977), American athlete
- Andree Anderson (* 1936), American figure skater
- Andrew Anderson (soccer player, 1885) (1885–1969), Scottish soccer player
- Andrew Anderson (soccer player, 1909) (1909– ??), Scottish soccer player
- Andrew Anderson (tennis player) (born 1983), South African tennis player
- Andy Anderson (rockabilly musician) (born 1935), American musician
- Andy Anderson (drummer) (1951-2019), British musician, member of The Cure
- Angry Anderson (born 1947), Australian rock singer and actor
- Anna Anderson (1896–1984), alleged Russian tsar's daughter
- Anne Anderson (* 1952), Irish diplomat
- Anthony Anderson (* 1970), American actor
- Anton Anderson (1892–1960), American engineer and local politician
- Arn Anderson (* 1958; ring name of Martin Lunde ), American wrestler
- Aron Anderson (* 1988), Swedish adventurer and exceptional athlete
- Arthur Anderson (1791–1868), English entrepreneur
- Arthur Anderson (track and field athlete) (1886-1967), British athlete
- Arvid Anderson († 2015), American manager and administrative officer
- Atholl John Anderson (* 1943), New Zealand archaeologist and anthropologist
- Aubrey Anderson-Emmons (* 2007), American child actress
- Axel Anderson (1929–2012), Puerto Rican actor
B.
- Bamba Anderson (* 1988), Brazilian soccer player
- Barbara Anderson (author) (1926-2013), New Zealand writer
- Barbara Anderson (actress) (born 1945), American actress
- Barry Anderson (composer) (1935–1987), New Zealand composer
- Barry Anderson (organist) , Canadian organist and choirmaster
- Barry Anderson (singer) (born 1959), singer (baritone)
- Barry Anderson (video artist) (* 1969), American video artist
- Becky Anderson (* 1967), British journalist
- Benedict Anderson (1936–2015), American political scientist
- Benjamin Anderson (1886–1949), American economist
- Bernard Anderson (1919–1997), American jazz trumpeter
- Bertil Anderson (* 1948), Swedish biochemist
- Beth Anderson (* 1950), American composer
- Betty Harvie Anderson, Baroness Skrimshire of Quarter (1913-1979), British politician (Conservative Party)
- Beverly Anderson (* 1938), American ski racer
- Bill Anderson (born 1937), American country singer
- Bill Anderson (Strongman) (born 1937), Scottish strongman
- Billy Anderson , American record producer, sound engineer and musician
- Black Jack Anderson (* / † in the 19th century), Black American pirate on the south coast of Australia
- Blake Anderson (* 1984), American comedian, actor and screenwriter
- Bob Anderson (fencer) (1922–2012), English actor and fencer
- Bob Anderson (racing driver) (1931–1967), British automobile and motorcycle racer
- Bob Anderson (dart player) (born 1947), English dart player
- Bob Anderson (runner) (born 1947), American runner, photographer and publisher
- Bob Anderson (director) (born 1965), American director
- Boris Anderson (* 1978), German film director and screenwriter
- Brad Anderson (* 1964), American film director and screenwriter
- Brad Anderson (comic artist) († 2015), American comic artist
- Bradley J. Anderson (1957-2000), American costume designer
- Brady Anderson , American baseball player
- Brandon Paak Anderson (* 1986), American R&B singer, rapper, drummer and record producer, see Anderson .Paak
- Brent Anderson (* 1955), American comic artist
- Brett Anderson (* 1967), English singer and songwriter
- Brett Anderson (baseball player) (b.1988), American baseball player
- Brian Anderson (born 1939), Irish boxer
- Bruce Anderson (columnist) , British columnist
- Bruce Anderson (chess player) (born 1948), New Zealand chess player
- Bruce Anderson (snooker player) , New Zealand snooker player
- Bruce Anderson (film producer) , film producer
- Bruce Anderson (soccer player) (born 1998), Scottish soccer player
C.
- C. Elmer Anderson (1912–1998), American politician
- CJ Anderson (born 1991), American football player
- Cadillac Anderson , (actually Gregory Wayne Anderson ; * 1964), American basketball player, see Greg Anderson (basketball player)
- Calvin Anderson (* 1988), American poker player
- Capri Anderson (* 1988), American porn actress
- Carl Anderson (production designer) (1903-1989), American production designer
- Carl Anderson (singer) (1945-2004), American singer and actor
- Carl C. Anderson (1877–1912), American politician
- Carl David Anderson (1905-1991), American physicist
- Carol Marguerite Anderson (* 1951), Canadian dancer and choreographer
- Casey Anderson , American blues and folk singer
- Cat Anderson (1916–1981), American jazz trumpeter
- Chapman L. Anderson (1845–1924), American politician
- Charles Anderson (politician) (1814–1895), American politician
- Charles Anderson (mineralogist) (1876–1944), Australian mineralogist and paleontologist
- Charles Anderson (1905-1991), American physicist, see Carl David Anderson
- Charles Anderson (rider) (1914–1993), American equestrian
- Charles Anderson (inventor) , American inventor and technician
- Charles Anderson (soccer player) (born 1985), Cameroonian soccer player
- Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Baron Yarborough (1749–1823), British peer and politician
- Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough (1781–1846), British peer and politician
- Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough (1809–1862), British peer and politician
- Charles Alfred Anderson (1902–1990), American geologist and petrographer; see Charles A. Anderson
- Charles Arthur Anderson (1899–1977), American politician
- Charles David Anderson (1827–1901), American general in the Confederate Army
- Charles Groves Wright Anderson (1897–1988), South African-Australian officer and politician
- Charles H. Anderson , real name of Casey Anderson , African-American blues and folk singer
- Charles Marley Anderson (1845–1908), American politician
- Charles Palmerston Anderson (1865–1930) American Anglican bishop
- Chester Anderson (1932–1991), American poet and science fiction writer
- Chris Anderson (musician) (1926–2008), American jazz pianist
- Chris Anderson (rugby player) (born 1952), Australian rugby league player and coach
- Chris Anderson (songwriter) (born 1956), American singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer
- Chris Anderson (Entrepreneur) (* 1957), British media entrepreneur, curator of TED
- Chris Anderson (journalist) (* 1961), American journalist
- Chris Anderson (track and field athlete) (* 1968), Australian track and field athlete
- Christian Anderson (* 1974), American-German basketball player
- Christian Daniel Anderson (1753–1826), German lawyer, archivist and historian
- Christine Anderson (* 1968), German politician
- Claire Anderson (1891–1964), American actress
- Clarence Anderson (* 1922), American fighter pilot and test pilot
- Clayton Anderson (* 1959), American astronaut
- Clifford Anderson (1833–1899), American lawyer and politician
- Clinton Presba Anderson (1895–1975), American politician, US Secretary of Agriculture
- Clive Anderson (* 1952), British stand-up comedian and author
- Clóvis Anderson (* 1963), Brazilian racing cyclist
- Colin Anderson (* 1912), Australian marksman
- Craig Anderson (* 1981), American ice hockey goalkeeper
- Craig Anderson (baseball player) (born 1980), Australian baseball player
- Craig A. Anderson (* 1952), American psychologist
- Curtis Anthony Anderson (* 1940), American philosopher and university professor
D.
- Dale Anderson (Politician) ( Naaman Dal E. Anderson ; 1916–1996), American politician
- Dale Anderson (cricketer) ( Dale Thomas Anderson ; * 1931), Australian Australian football and cricketer player
- Dale Anderson (ice hockey player) ( Dale Norman Anderson ; 1932-2015), Canadian ice hockey player
- Dale Anderson (Boxer) ( Dale Irwin Anderson ; * 1953), Canadian boxer
- Dale Anderson (soccer player) (born 1970), English soccer player
- Dale A. Anderson ( Dale Arden Anderson ; * 1936), American aerospace engineer and university professor
- Dana Z. Anderson (* 1953), American physicist
- Daniel Anderson (* 1968), German film, theater and television director, screenwriter
- Daphne Anderson († 2013), British actress
- Darcy Anderson (* 1974), Italian-Canadian ice hockey player
- Darla K. Anderson , American film producer
- Darren Anderson (born 1969), American football player
- Daryl Anderson (born 1951), American actor
- Dave Anderson (baseball player, 1868) (1868-1897) American baseball player
- Dave Anderson (journalist) (born 1929), American sports journalist
- Dave Anderson (film technician) , American film technician
- Dave Anderson (actor) (born 1945), Scottish actor
- Dave Anderson (musician) (born 1949), British musician
- Dave Anderson (baseball player, 1960), American baseball player
- Dave Anderson (soccer player) (born 1962), Northern Irish soccer goalkeeper and coach
- David Anderson (Bishop) (1814–1885), Anglican Bishop
- David Anderson (lawyer) (1916–1995), Scottish lawyer and politician
- David Anderson (rower, 1932) (born 1932), Australian rower
- David Anderson (politician) (born 1937), Canadian rower and politician
- David Anderson, Baron Anderson of Ipswich (* 1961), British lawyer and life peer
- David Anderson (boxer) (born 1965), British boxer
- David Anderson (athlete) (born 1965), Australian high jumper
- David Anderson (ski racer) (* 1979), Canadian ski racer
- David Heywood Anderson (born 1937), British lawyer
- David K. Anderson (1935-2010), American art dealer
- David LeRoy Anderson , American makeup artist
- David Murray Anderson , British Admiral and Politician, Governor of Newfoundland and New South Wales
- David V. Anderson (1899–1979), American politician
- David W. Anderson , American entrepreneur and politician
- Deon Anderson (born 1983), American football player
- Derek Anderson (soccer player) (born 1972), Scottish soccer player
- Derek Anderson (basketball player) (born 1974), American basketball player
- Derek Anderson ( American football player ) (born 1983), American football player
- Derrick Anderson (hockey player) (born 1936), Canadian hockey player
- Derrick Anderson (Judoka) (* 1966), Judoka from Guam
- Des Anderson (soccer player, 1938) (born 1938), Scottish soccer player
- Des Anderson (soccer player, 1940) (born 1940), Northern Irish soccer player
- Dick Anderson (born 1946), American football player
- Dillon Anderson (1906–1974), American politician and lawyer
- Don Anderson , a pseudonym of Edo Zanki (* 1952), Croatian musician and producer
- Don L. Anderson (1933-2014), American geophysicist
- Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea (born 1939), British politician (Labor)
- Donna Anderson (born 1939), American actress
- Doris Hilda Anderson (1921-2007), Canadian author, publisher, and activist
- Douglas A. Anderson (* 1959), author and editor of fantasy and medieval literature
- Duke Anderson , American jazz and R&B musician
- Dusty Anderson (* 1918), American actress and photo model
- Dwayne Anderson (* 1986), American basketball player
E.
- Earl E. Anderson († 2015), American general
- Ed Anderson (1886– ??), American marksman
- Eddie Anderson (1905–1977), American actor and radio comedian
- Edgar Shannon Anderson (1897–1969), American botanist
- Edith Anderson (1915–1999), German-American writer and translator
- Edmund Anderson (1530-1605), British lawyer and judge
- Edmund E. Anderson (1906-1989), American automobile designer
- Edna Anderson-Owens († 2015), American music manager
- Eduard Anderson (1873–1947), German painter
- Eduardo Anderson (born 1950), Argentine hockey player
- Edward Anderson (soccer player, 1879) (1879–1954), Scottish soccer player
- Edward Anderson (soccer player, 1883) (1883-1975), English soccer player
- Edward Anderson (writer) (1905–1969), American writer and journalist
- Edward Anderson (marksman) (1908– ??), Belizean marksman
- Edward Anderson (screenwriter) , American screenwriter and director
- Edward Frederick Anderson (1931-2001), American botanist
- Edward Anderson (cyclist) (* 1998), American cyclist
- Edwin Anderson , American admiral
- Elda Emma Anderson (1899–1961), American physicist
- Elijah Anderson (* 1943), American sociologist
- Elisabeth Anderson (* 1989), American ski jumper
- Elizabeth Anderson , maiden name of Elizabeth Goodwin (* around 1940), Scottish badminton player
- Elizabeth Anderson (screenwriter) , American screenwriter and actress
- Elizabeth Anne Roche Anderson (1908 – before 1984), Scottish badminton player
- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836–1917), British doctor and suffragette
- Elizabeth S. Anderson (* 1959), American philosopher and university professor
- Ella Anderson (* 2005), American child actress and actress.
- Emilee Anderson (* 1995), American ski jumper
- Emmett T. Anderson (1890–1969), American politician
- Enrique Anderson Imbert (1910-2000), Argentine literary critic and writer
- Enza Anderson , Canadian gay activist and politician
- Ephraim Saul Anderson (1911-2006), British microbiologist
- Eric Anderson (1931–1990), English football player
- Erica Anderson (1914–1976), Austrian-American camerawoman and photographer
- Erika Anderson (actress) (born 1963), American actress
- Ernest Masson Anderson (1877-1960), Scottish geologist
- Ernestine Anderson (1928–2016), American jazz and blues singer
- Esther Anderson (* 1979), Australian actress and model
- Eugenie Anderson , US diplomat
- Eva K. Anderson (* 1977), Austrian musician
- Evelyn Anderson (1909–1977), German-British journalist
- Evelyne Anderson (born 1929), Canadian actress and singer
F.
- Felipe Anderson (* 1993), Brazilian soccer player
- Ferdinand Anderson (1804–1864), German lawyer and member of the Frankfurt National Assembly
- Fergus Anderson (1909–1956), British motorcycle racer
- Forrest H. Anderson (1913–1989), American politician
- Frank Ross Anderson (1928–1980), Canadian chess player
- Frank Ray Anderson (Intelligence Officer) (1942-2020), American intelligence officer
- Frank Winfield Anderson (born 1948), American murderer
- Frank Anderson (soccer referee) , American soccer referee
- Fred Anderson (1929-2010), American jazz musician (tenor saxophone, composition)
- Fred Anderson (historian) (* 1949), American historian
- Frederick Anderson (soccer player) (1855-1940), Scottish soccer player
- Frederick L. Anderson (1905–1969), American general
- Friedel Anderson (* 1954), German painter
G
- GG Anderson (* 1949), German composer, producer and pop singer
- GV Anderson , British writer
- Gail Anderson (* 1962), American graphic designer, author and lecturer
- Gail Anderson-Dargatz (* 1963), Canadian author
- Gail V. Anderson († 2014), American medic
- Garret Joseph Anderson (* 1973), American baseball player
- Gary Anderson (marksman) (born 1939), American marksman and politician
- Gary Anderson , known as Angry Anderson (born 1947), Australian singer and actor
- Gary Anderson (jazz musician) (* 1947), American jazz musician
- Gary Anderson (engineer) (* 1951), British motorsport engineer and designer
- Gary Anderson (soccer player) (born 1955), English soccer player
- Gary Anderson ( American football player , 1959) (born 1959), South African American football player (kicker)
- Gary Anderson ( American football player , 1961) (born 1961), American football player (running back)
- Gary Anderson (cyclist) (* 1967), New Zealand cyclist
- Gary Anderson (swimmer) (* 1969), Canadian swimmer
- Gary Anderson (dart player) (* 1970), Scottish dart player
- Gary J. Anderson , Canadian politician
- Gene Anderson (1931-1965), British actress
- Gene Anderson (wrestler) (1933-1991), American wrestler
- Geneviere Anderson (* in the 20th century), actress, stunt woman, producer and screenwriter
- George Anderson (botanist) (? –1817), English botanist
- George Anderson (football player, 1877) (1877-1930), Scottish football player
- George Anderson (soccer player, 1881) (1881– ??), English soccer player
- George Anderson (soccer player, 1887) (1887–1954), English soccer player
- George Anderson (football official) (1890–1985), Canadian football official
- George Anderson (football player, 1893) (1893-1931), English football player
- George Anderson (soccer player, 1900) (1900-1975), Canadian soccer player
- George Anderson (soccer player, 1904) (1904–1974), Scottish soccer player
- George A. Anderson (1853-1896), American politician (Illinois)
- George Burgwyn Anderson (1831–1862), Brigadier General of the Confederate States
- George Frederick Anderson (1793–1876), English violinist
- George H. Anderson , American sound editor
- George Lee Anderson (1934-2010), American baseball manager, see Sparky Anderson
- George Thomas Anderson (1824–1901), Brigadier General of the Confederate States
- George Washington Anderson (1832-1902), American politician (Missouri)
- George Weston Anderson (1861–1937), American lawyer and federal judge
- George Whelan Anderson Jr. (1906-1992), American admiral
- Geraint Anderson (* 1972), British investment banker
- Gerald Anderson , British cyclist
- Gerald Frank Anderson (1898–1983), British chess composer and fighter pilot
- Gerard Anderson (1889-1914), British hurdler
- Gerry Anderson (1929–2012), English director and producer
- Gerry Anderson (presenter) († 2014), Irish radio presenter
- Gidske Anderson (1921–1992), Norwegian journalist and author
- Gilbert M. Anderson (1880–1971), American actor, director and producer
- Gillian Anderson (* 1968), American actress
- Gladstone Anderson († 2015), Jamaican singer and pianist
- Gladys Anderson Emerson (1903-1984), American biochemist
- Glenn Anderson (* 1960), Canadian ice hockey player
- Glenn M. Anderson (1913–1994), American politician
- Greg Anderson (basketball player) ( Gregory Wayne "Cadillac" Anderson ; born 1964), American basketball player
- Greg Anderson (guitarist) (* 1970), American guitarist
- Greg Anderson (pianist) (* 1981), American pianist, composer, video producer and writer
H
- Haley Anderson (* 1991), American open water swimmer
- Hans Anderson , German Legation Councilor
- Happy Anderson (born 1976), American actor
- Harlene Anderson (* 1942), American psychologist, psychotherapist and non-fiction author
- Harry Anderson (1952–2018), American actor, screenwriter and magician
- Harry Bennett Anderson (1879–1935), American lawyer
- Harvey Warren Anderson (1885-1971), mushroom expert
- Haskell V. Anderson III (born 1943), American film and stage actor
- Heartley Anderson (1898–1978) American football player and coach
- Helen Eugenie Moore Anderson (1909–1997), American diplomat
- Henry Anderson , special effects artist
- Herbert Anderson (actor) (1917–1994), American actor
- Herbert L. Anderson (1914–1988), American nuclear physicist
- Hershel Anderson (born 1937), American marksman
- Hesper Anderson (1934-2018), American screenwriter
- Hope Arthurine Anderson (1950–2016), Jamaican chess player
- Howard A. Anderson (1920–2015), American special effects technician in film and television
- Hugh Anderson (racing driver) (born 1936), New Zealand motorcycle racer
- Hugh C. Anderson (1851–1915), American politician
- Hugh J. Anderson (1801–1881), American politician
I.
- Ian Anderson (born 1947), British singer, composer, lyricist, flautist and guitarist
- Ian Anderson (politician, 1925) (1925-2005), Irish politician
- Ian Anderson (soccer player, 1948) (born 1948), Australian soccer player
- Ian Anderson (Politician, 1953) (1953-2011), British politician
- Ian Anderson (soccer player, 1954) (1954-2008), Scottish soccer player
- Ian Anderson (snooker player) (born 1946), Australian snooker player and billiards official
- Ian A. Anderson (* 1947), English folk musician and author
- Ian M. Anderson (* 1985), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Ijah Anderson (* 1975), English football player
- Ike Anderson (born 1957), American wrestler
- Isaac Anderson (1760–1838), American politician
- Ivan Anderson (* 1981), German actress
- Ivie Anderson (1904–1949), American jazz singer
J
- J. Blaine Anderson (1922–1988), American lawyer
- Jack Anderson (journalist) (1922-2005), American journalist
- Jack Anderson (cyclist) (* 1987), Australian cyclist
- Jack Anderson (dance critic) (born 1935), American ballet critic and poet
- Jack Z. Anderson (1904-1981), American politician
- Jacob Anderson (born 1993), British actor
- Jamaal Anderson (* 1986), American football player
- James Anderson (genealogist) (1662–1728), Scottish genealogist, antiquarian and historian
- James Anderson (Freemason) (around 1678–1739), Scottish preacher and Freemason
- James Anderson (photographer) (1813–1877), British-Italian photographer
- James Anderson (actor, 1872) (1872–1953), Scottish actor
- James Anderson (tennis player) (1894–1973), Australian tennis player
- James Anderson (actor, 1921) (1921–1969), American actor
- James Anderson (cognitive scientist) (* 1940), American cognitive scientist
- James Anderson (Badminton) (born 1974), English badminton player
- James Anderson (actor, 1980) (born 1980), English actor, director and producer
- James Anderson (cricketer) (born 1982), English cricketer
- James Anderson ( American football player ) (born 1983), American football player
- James Anderson (basketball player) (born 1989), American basketball player
- James Anderson of Hermiston (1739-1808), Scottish economist
- James G. Anderson (* 1944), American geochemist and geophysicist
- James G. Anderson (sociologist) (* 1936), American sociologist
- James H. Anderson (1878–1936), American politician
- James H. Anderson (Diplomat) (1833–1912), American attorney and diplomat
- James Morsley Anderson (* 1940), American pathologist and biomaterials scientist
- James Patton Anderson (1822–1872), American Confederate general
- James Thomas Milton Anderson (1878–1946), Canadian politician
- Jamie Anderson (DJ) , English DJ and producer
- Jamie Anderson (Golfer) (1842-1905) Scottish golfer
- Jamie Anderson (cinematographer) , American cinematographer
- Jamie Anderson (racing driver) , British racing driver
- Jamie Anderson (actress) , American actress
- Jamie Anderson (actor) (born 1989), American actor
- Jamie Anderson (snowboarder) (* 1990), American snowboarder
- Jane Anderson (journalist) (1888 – after 1945), American journalist, author and radio propagandist
- Jane Anderson (screenwriter) (born around 1954), American screenwriter, actress and director
- Jared Anderson (1974-2006), American bassist
- Jasey-Jay Anderson (* 1975), Canadian snowboarder
- Jay Anderson (* 1955), American jazz musician
- Jean Anderson (actress) (1907-2001), British actress
- Jean Anderson (illustrator) (* 1945), American illustrator and editor
- Jean R. Anderson (* 1953), American gynecologist
- Jeff Anderson (born 1970), American actor
- Jeffrey Anderson (* 1928), Canadian radio producer and critic
- Jermaine Anderson (born 1983), Canadian basketball player
- Jerry Anderson (1932-2009), Puerto Rican water diver
- Jessica Anderson (writer) (1916-2010), Australian writer
- Jessica Anderson (skier) (* 1998), British skier
- Jodi Anderson (* 1957), American all-rounder
- Joe Anderson (politician) (born 1958), British politician (Labor Party), Mayor of Liverpool
- Joe Anderson (* 1982), British actor
- Johann Anderson (1674–1743), German legal scholar, linguist and politician, Mayor of Hamburg
- John Anderson (natural philosopher) (1726–1796), Scottish natural philosopher
- John Anderson (politician, 1792) (1792-1853), American politician (Maine)
- John Anderson (biologist) (1833-1900), Scottish zoologist
- John Anderson (Governor) (1858–1918), British colonial governor
- John Anderson (baseball player) (1873-1949) American baseball player
- John Anderson (soccer player, 1878) (1878– ??), English soccer player
- John Anderson (soccer player, 1879) (1879– ??), Scottish soccer player
- John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley (1882–1958), British politician
- John Anderson (philosopher) (1893–1962), Scottish philosopher
- John Anderson (soccer player, 1900) (1900– ??), English soccer player
- John Anderson , pseudonym of Heinrich Meyer (literary historian) (1904–1977), German-American literary historian and writer
- John Anderson (track and field athlete) (1907-1948), American discus thrower
- John Anderson (soccer player, 1915) (1915-1987), Scottish soccer player
- John Anderson (Politician, 1917) (1917-2014), American Politician (Kansas)
- John Anderson (soccer player, 1921) (1921-2006), English soccer player
- John Anderson (trumpeter) (1921–1974), American trumpeter
- John Anderson (actor) (1922–1992), American actor
- John Anderson (Canoeist) (1924-2001), American canoeist
- John Anderson (soccer player, 1929) (1929-2001), Scottish soccer player
- John Anderson (sailor) (born 1939), Australian sailor
- John Anderson (singer) (born 1954), American country singer
- John Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley (born 1949), British nobleman
- John Anderson (politician, 1956) (born 1956), Australian politician
- John Anderson ( American football player ) (born 1956), American football player
- John Anderson (ice hockey player) (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- John Anderson (chess player) (born 1957), English chess player
- John Anderson (soccer player, 1959) (born 1959), Irish soccer player
- John Anderson (water polo player) (born 1962), Canadian water polo player
- John Anderson (equestrian) (born 1966), Canadian show jumper
- John Anderson (Admiral) , Canadian Admiral
- John Anderson (Entrepreneur) , New Zealand entrepreneur
- John Anderson (* 1987), Australian cyclist, see Jack Anderson (cyclist)
- John Alexander Anderson (1834-1892), American politician
- John August Anderson (1876-1959), American astronomer
- John B. Anderson (1922–2017), American politician
- John George Clark Anderson (1870–1952), British ancient historian and epigraphist
- John D. Anderson (physicist) (* 1930), American physicist
- John D. Anderson (engineer) (born 1937), American engineer
- John d'Arcy Anderson (1908–1988), British general
- John H. Anderson , production designer
- John Henry Anderson (1814–1874), Scottish magician, inventor and author
- John Murray Anderson (1886–1954) Canadian writer, director, and theater entrepreneur
- John R. Anderson (* 1947), American psychologist
- John S. Anderson (born 1954), Australian sailor
- John Stuart Anderson (1908–1990), British chemist
- Jon Anderson (born 1944), British musician
- Jon Anderson (athlete) (born 1949), American long-distance runner
- Joseph Anderson (1757–1837), American politician
- Joseph Anderson (prehistoric) (1832–1916), Scottish prehistorian and curator
- Joseph Gaudentius Anderson (1865–1927), American clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Boston
- Joseph H. Anderson (1800–1870), American politician
- Joseph Reid Anderson (1813-1892), American engineer and brigadier general
- Josh Anderson (baseball player) ( Joshua Aaron Anderson ; * 1982), American baseball player
- Josh Anderson (ice hockey player, 1994) ( Joshua Anderson ; * 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
- Josh Anderson (ice hockey player, 1998) (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
- Joshua Anderson (actor) , actor
- Joshua Anderson (sound engineer) , sound engineer
- Josiah M. Anderson (1807–1861), American politician
- Juan Carlos Anderson (* 1913), Argentine athlete
- Judith Anderson (1897–1992), Australian actress
- Julian Anderson (* 1967), British composer
- Julie Anderson , documentary producer
- Juliet Anderson (1938-2010), American porn actress
- Julio Anderson (born 1947), Guatemalan football player
- June Anderson (born 1952), American opera singer (soprano)
- Junel Anderson (* 1990), Austrian athlete
K
- Karen Anderson (writer) (1932-2018), American fantasy writer
- Karen Anderson (athlete) (born 1938), American javelin thrower
- Karen Anderson (squash player) (* 1971), Jamaican squash player
- Karen Anderson (tennis player) (* 1975), Australian tennis player
- Karl Anderson (painter) (1874–1956), American painter
- Karl Anderson (track and field athlete) (1900-1989), American hurdler
- Karl Anderson (ski racer) (* 1953), American ski racer
- Karl Anderson (wrestler) (* 1980), American wrestler
- Kate Anderson-Richardson (* 1973), Australian long-distance runner
- Kelvin Anderson , Canadian football player
- Ken Anderson (politician) (1909–1985), Australian politician
- Ken Anderson (Author) (1909–1993) American screenwriter
- Ken Anderson ( American football player , 1949) (born 1949), American football player
- Ken Anderson ( American football player , 1975) (1975–2009) American football player
- Ken Anderson (wrestler) (born 1976), American wrestler
- Kenneth Anderson (politician) (1909–1985), Australian politician
- Kenneth Anderson (writer) (1910–1974), Indian writer
- Kenneth Anderson (boxer) (born 1983), Scottish boxer
- Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson (1891–1959), British general and Governor of Gibraltar
- Kenny Anderson (* 1970), American basketball player
- Kent Anderson (born 1962), American football coach
- Keturah Anderson (* 1968), Canadian athlete
- Kevin Anderson (actor) (born 1960), American actor
- Kevin Anderson (climatologist) , British mechanical engineer and climatologist
- Kevin Anderson (tennis player) (* 1986), South African tennis player
- Kevin J. Anderson (* 1962), American writer
- Kristen Anderson-Lopez , American actress, screenwriter, and record producer
- Kristian Anderson (1975–2012), Australian blogger
- Kyan Anderson (* 1992), American basketball player
- Kyle Anderson (* 1987), Australian darts player
- Kym Anderson (* 1950), Australian economist
L.
- Lance Anderson , makeup artist and special effects artist
- Lauren Anderson (* 1980), American model
- Laurie Anderson (* 1947), American performance artist and musician
- Lena Anderson (* 1939), Swedish illustrator
- Leomie Anderson (* 1993), British model
- Leroy Anderson (1908–1975), American composer
- LeRoy H. Anderson (1906-1991), American politician
- Les Anderson (1921-2001), American musician
- Lesley Anderson-Herweck (* 1961), Canadian rower
- Lew Anderson (1922-2006), American clown and musician
- Lewis Anderson (1890-1958), American track and field athlete
- Lewis Edward Anderson (1912–2007), American botanist
- Lindsay Anderson (1923-1994), British director
- Lindsey Anderson (* 1985), American obstacle runner
- Lisa Arrindell Anderson (born 1969), American actress
- Liz Anderson (1927-2011), American country singer
- Loni Anderson (born 1946), American actress
- Louie Anderson (* 1953), American comedian
- Louis Anderson (* 1985), New Zealand rugby league player
- Louisa Garrett Anderson (1873–1943), British doctor and suffragette
- Lucien Anderson (1824–1898), American politician
- Lucy Anderson (pianist) (1797–1878), British pianist
- Lucy Anderson (Politician) , British Politician (Labor Party)
- Lyall Anderson , British paleontologist
- Lynn Anderson (1947-2015), American country singer
M.
- Mal Anderson (born 1935), Australian tennis player
- Malcolm Playfair Anderson (1879–1919), American zoologist, explorer and animal collector
- Marc Anderson (* 1955), American percussionist and ethnomusicologist
- Margaret Anderson (1886–1973), American writer and editor
- Margit Anderson , German pop singer
- Marian Anderson (1897-1993), American opera singer
- Marie Anderson (1842–1912/1917), Dutch writer, journalist and free thinker
- Mark Anderson (swimmer) (born 1952), Australian swimmer
- Mark Anderson (long distance runner) (born 1958), American long distance runner
- Mark Anderson (soccer player, 1962) (born 1962), South African soccer player
- Mark Anderson (pianist) (born 1964), American pianist
- Mark Anderson ( American football player) (born 1983), American football player
- Mark Anderson (soccer player, 1989) (born 1989), English soccer player
- Mark Anderson (athlete) (* 1991), Belizean athlete
- Marland Anderson († 2012), American porn actor
- Martin Anderson († 2015), American economist and political advisor
- Martina Anderson (* 1962), Irish politician
- Marvin Anderson (* 1982), Jamaican athlete
- Mary Anderson (actress, 1859) (1859-1940), American stage actress
- Mary Anderson (inventor) (1866–1953), American inventor of the windshield wiper
- Mary Anderson (actress, 1918) (1918-2014), American film actress
- Mary Anderson , pseudonym of María Luz Galicia (* 1940), Spanish actress
- Mary B. Anderson (* 1939), American economist
- Matt Anderson (* 1968), Puerto Rican sailor
- Matthew Anderson (* 1987), American volleyball player
- Matthew Tobin Anderson (* 1968), American author
- Maxie Anderson , American balloonist
- Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959), American playwright
- Melissa Sue Anderson (born 1962), American actress
- Melody Anderson (born 1955), Canadian actress
- Melville Best Anderson (1851–1933), American Romanist, Italianist and Englishist
- Michael Anderson (Director) (1920-2018), British director
- Michael Anderson, Jr. (born 1943), British actor
- Michael Anderson (Aboriginal activist) (born 1951), Australian Aboriginal activist
- Michael Anderson , Scottish musician, drummer for Altered Images
- Michael Anderson (basketball player) (born 1966), American basketball player
- Michael Anderson (athlete) (born 1967), Jamaican sprinter
- Michael Anderson (jazz musician) (* 1969), American jazz trumpeter
- Michael Anderson (ice hockey player) (* 1999), American ice hockey player
- Michael Anderson Pereira da Silva (* 1983), Brazilian soccer player
- Michael J. Anderson (born 1953), American actor
- Michael P. Anderson (1959-2003), American astronaut
- Michou Pascale Anderson (* 1968), German actress and glass jewelry designer
- Mikael Anderson (* 1998), Icelandic-Danish football player
- Miller Anderson (water diver) (1922-1965), American water diver
- Miller Anderson (* 1945), British rock musician, guitarist, singer
- Milo Anderson (1910–1984), American costume designer
- Mitchell Anderson (basketball player) (born 1960), American basketball player
- Mitchell Anderson (* 1975), Australian triathlete
- Moses Bosco Anderson (1928–2013), American bishop
- Murphy Anderson (1926–2015), American comic artist
- Murray Anderson (* 1968), South African hockey player
N
- Neil Anderson (1927-2010), New Zealand Vice Admiral and Commander of the Armed Forces (New Zealand Defense Force)
- Neil T. Anderson (* 1942), American engineer, theologian and author
- Nels Anderson (1889–1986), American sociologist from the Chicago School
- Nick Anderson , a pseudonym of Nazzareno Zamperla (* 1937), Italian actor and stuntman
- Nick Anderson (cartoonist) , American cartoonist
- Nick Anderson (basketball player) (born 1968), American basketball player
- Nick Anderson (ice hockey player) (born 1979), American ice hockey player
- Nick Anderson (musician) , British jazz drummer
- Nicole Anderson (* 1990), American actress
- Nikki Anderson (* 1977), Hungarian porn actress
- Nikolai Anderson (1845–1905), Baltic German philologist
- Nola Anderson Haynes (1897–1996), American mathematician and university professor
- Norman Anderson (1902–1978), American shot putter
O
- Olanda Anderson (born 1972), American boxer
- Ole Anderson (born 1942), American wrestler and manager, wrestling promoter and booker
- Oliver Anderson (* 1998), Australian tennis player
- Orvil A. Anderson (1895-1965), American Air Force general
- Oskar Anderson (statistician) (1887–1960), German economist and statistician
- Oskar Anderson (painter) (1836–1868), Swedish history and animal painter, draftsman and lithographer
- Ottis Anderson (born 1957), American football player
- Otto Anderson (1900–1963), American decathlete
P
- Pamela Anderson (* 1967), Canadian actress and model
- Patrice Anderson (* 1959), American biathlete
- Patrick Anderson (writer) (1915–1979), British-Canadian writer
- Patrick Anderson (wheelchair basketball player) (born 1979), Canadian wheelchair basketball player
- Patrick Ryan Anderson (* 1987), American actor
- Paul Anderson (journalist) (1908–1972), German journalist
- Paul Anderson (weightlifter) (1932–1994), American weightlifter
- Paul Anderson (sailor) (born 1935), British sailor
- Paul Anderson (film editor) († 2010), American film editor
- Paul Anderson (rugby player) (born 1971), English rugby league player
- Paul Anderson (actor) (born 1978), Scottish actor
- Paul Anderson (soccer player) (* 1988), English soccer player
- Paul Francis Anderson (1917–1987), American clergyman, Bishop of Duluth
- Paul Irving Anderson (* 1942), German specialist in German
- Paul S. Anderson (* 1938), American chemist
- Paul Thomas Anderson (* 1970), American director and screenwriter
- Paul WS Anderson (born 1965), British film director
- Perry Anderson (historian) (born 1938), British historian
- Perry Anderson (ice hockey player) (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player
- Phil Anderson ( Philip Grant Anderson ; * 1958), Australian cyclist
- Philip Warren Anderson (1923-2020), American physicist
- Philip William Anderson (1915–1980), American film editor
- Pink Anderson (1900–1974), American musician
- Poppy J. Anderson (* 1983), German author
- Porter W. Anderson Jr. (* 1937), American microbiologist
- Poul Anderson (1926-2001), American writer
R.
- Rae Anderson (* 1953), Australian squash player
- Raffaëla Anderson (* 1976), French porn actress
- Rasmus B. Anderson (1846–1936), American Scandinavian scholar, university professor and diplomat
- Ray Anderson (* 1952), American jazz trombonist
- Reid Anderson (dancer) (born 1949), Canadian dancer, ballet director and choreographer
- Reid Anderson (musician) (* 1970), American jazz bassist and composer
- Renee Anderson (born 1953), American actress
- Richard Anderson (actor) (1926-2017), American actor
- Richard Clough Anderson (1788–1826), American politician
- Richard Dean Anderson (born 1950), American actor
- Richard H. Anderson (* 1955), American manager in the transport sector
- Richard Heron Anderson (1821–1879), American general
- Richard L. Anderson , sound engineer
- Robert Anderson (mathematician) (1668–1696), English silk weaver and mathematician
- Robert Anderson (Officer, 1741) (1741–1813), American officer in the War of Independence
- Robert Anderson (businessman) (1803-1896), Scottish-Canadian businessman
- Robert Anderson (Officer, 1805) (1805–1871), American Civil War officer
- Robert Anderson (car pioneer) , Scottish car pioneer
- Robert Anderson (policeman) (1841-1918), British detective
- Robert Anderson (actor) (1890–1963), Danish-American actor
- Robert Anderson (writer) (1917–2009), American writer
- Robert Anderson (singer) (1919–1995), American gospel singer
- Robert Anderson (politician) (1936–1996), New Zealand politician
- Robert B. Anderson (1910–1989), American businessman and politician
- Robert D. Anderson (* 1942), British historian
- Robert GW Anderson (* 1944), British chemical historian and museum director
- Robert Houston Anderson (1835–1888), American brigadier general
- Robert Leroy Anderson († 2003), American serial killer
- Robert M. Anderson (1824–1878), American politician
- Robert Marshall Anderson (1933-2011), American bishop
- Robert P. Anderson , American zoologist
- Robert Rowand Anderson (1834–1921), Scottish architect
- Robert T. Anderson (1934–2009), American organist and music teacher
- Robert T. Anderson (politician) (* 1945), American politician
- Roberto Anderson , Argentine hockey player
- Robin Anderson (Director) (1950–2002), Australian film director
- Robin Anderson (tennis player) (* 1993), American tennis player
- Rocky Anderson ( Ross Carl Anderson ; * 1951), American politician
- Roland Anderson (1903–1989), American production designer
- Rona Anderson (1926-2013), British actress
- Ron Anderson (ice hockey player, 1945) (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ron Anderson (ice hockey player, 1948) (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ron Anderson (ice hockey player, 1950) (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ron Anderson (basketball player, 1958) (born 1958), American basketball player
- Ron Anderson (musician) (born 1959), American musician
- Ron Anderson (basketball player, 1989) (born 1989), American basketball player
- Ron Anderson (badminton) , Canadian badminton player
- Ronald Kinloch Anderson (1911–1984), Scottish pianist, music educator and producer
- Ronnie Anderson (soccer player) ( Ronald James Anderson ; 1922-1984), English soccer player
- Ronnie Anderson ( American football player ) ( Ronnie Darrell Anderson ; * 1974), American football player
- Rosa Anderson , German writer
- Ross Anderson (computer scientist) (* 1956), British computer scientist and university professor
- Ross Anderson (swimmer) (* 1968), New Zealand swimmer
- Rudolf Anderson (1927–1962), American officer
- Rudolph Martin Anderson (1876–1961), Canadian zoologist and explorer
- Russ Anderson ( Russell Vincent Anderson ; born 1955), American ice hockey player
- Russell Anderson (* 1978), Scottish football player
- Rusty Anderson (* 1958), American guitarist
- Ryan Anderson (baseball player) (born 1979), American baseball player
- Ryan Anderson (cyclist) (* 1987), Canadian cyclist
- Ryan Anderson (basketball player) (* 1988), American basketball player
- Ryan G. Anderson (* 1978), American officer and military historian
S.
- Sam Anderson (actor, 1945) (born 1945), American actor
- Sam Anderson (* 1968), American rapper and producer, see Sam Sneed
- Sam Anderson (actor, 1977) (born 1977), Indian-Tamil actor
- Samuel Anderson (politician) (1773-1850), American politician
- Samuel Anderson (track and field athlete) (1929–2012), Cuban track and field athlete
- Samuel Anderson (actor) (born 1984), British actor
- Samuel E. Anderson (1906–1982), American Air Force general
- Samuel Read Anderson (1804–1883), American Confederate general
- Sascha Anderson ( Alexander Anderson ; * 1953), German poet and author
- Scott Anderson (journalist) , Canadian journalist
- Scott Anderson (writer) (born 1959), American writer and journalist
- Scott Anderson (baseball player) (born 1962), American baseball player
- Scott Anderson (hockey player) (born 1968), New Zealand hockey player
- Scott Anderson (rugby player) (born 1986), Australian rugby league player
- Scott Anderson (racing driver) (* 1989), American automobile racing driver
- Scott Anderson (sailor) (born 1954), Australian sailor
- Scott E. Anderson (* 1964), American special effects artist
- Scott G. Anderson (born 1972), British actor
- Sean Michael Anderson (* 1988), known as Big Sean , American rapper
- Shamier Anderson (born 1991), Canadian actor
- Shani Anderson (* 1975), British sprinter
- Shawn Anderson (* 1968), Canadian ice hockey player
- Sherwood Anderson (1876–1941), American writer
- Sigurd Anderson (1904–1990), American politician
- Simeon H. Anderson (1802-1840), American politician
- Sonny Anderson (* 1970), Brazilian soccer player
- Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823-1903), French painter
- Sparky Anderson (1934-2010), American baseball player and coach
- Spif Anderson , pseudonym of Roman Bichler (* 1972), German music producer, composer and musician
- Stan Anderson (soccer player) (1934-2018), English soccer player
- Stan Anderson (musician) (born 1936), American musician, front man of Stan Anderson and his Blue Rhythm Boys
- Stanley Anderson (actor) (1939-2018), American actor
- Stanley Thomas Anderson (* 1953), American lawyer and judge
- Stephen Anderson (track and field athlete) (1906–1988), American hurdler
- Stephen Anderson ( American football player ) (* 1993), American football player
- Stephen Hale Anderson (* 1932), American lawyer
- Stephen J. Anderson ( Stephen John Anderson ; * 1970), American director, screenwriter and animator
- Stephen Milburn Anderson (1947–2015), American film producer, director and screenwriter
- Steve Anderson (Journalist) ( Stephen Nielson Anderson ; 1948–2018), American journalist, lawyer and politician
- Steve Anderson (producer) , American singer and record producer
- Steve Anderson (bass guitarist) , British bass guitarist
- Steve Anderson (Director) , American director, screenwriter and film producer
- Steven Clement Anderson (born 1936), American zoologist
- Steven James Anderson , known as Steve Austin (born 1964), American wrestler and actor
- Stikkan Anderson (1931–1997), Swedish text writer and music publisher
- Stinson Anderson (1800-1857), American politician
- Sydney Anderson (politician) (1881–1948), American politician
- Sydney Anderson (zoologist) (* 1927), American zoologist and museum curator
- Sylvia Anderson (director) (1927-2016), British film director and producer
- Sylvia Anderson (singer) (* 1938), American singer (mezzo-soprano, soprano) and vocal teacher
- Sylvia Anderson (actress) , American actress
T
- Terry Anderson , American journalist and politician
- Theodore Wilbur Anderson (1918–2016), American mathematician
- Thomas Anderson (athlete) , British high jumper
- Thomas Anderson (chemist) (1819–1874) Scottish chemist and physician
- Thomas Anderson (botanist) (1832-1870) Scottish botanist
- Thomas Anderson (soccer player, 1895) (1895– ??), Scottish soccer player
- Thomas Anderson (soccer player, 1916) (1916– ??), English soccer player
- Thomas Anderson (sailor) (1939-2010), Australian sailor
- Thomas Anderson (Entrepreneur) (* 1970), American Internet entrepreneur
- Thomas Lilbourne Anderson (1808–1885), American politician
- Thomas M. Anderson (1836-1917), American brigadier general
- Tillie Anderson (1875-1965), American cyclist
- Tim Anderson (athlete) (born 1925), British pole vaulter
- Tim Anderson (political scientist) (* 1953), Australian political scientist and political activist
- Tim Anderson (painter) (born 1954), American painter
- Tim Anderson (programmer) , American game programmer
- Tim Anderson (Entrepreneur) , Australian entrepreneur, co-founder of Madman Entertainment
- Tim Anderson (film editor) , American film editor
- Tim Anderson (baseball player) (born 1993), American baseball player
- Tom Anderson (computer scientist) ( Thomas E. Anderson ; * 1961), American computer scientist
- Tom Anderson (* 1970), American Internet entrepreneur, see Thomas Anderson (entrepreneur)
- Tom Anderson (soccer player) (born 1993), English soccer player
- Tommy Anderson (ice hockey player) ( Thomas Linton Anderson ; 1911–1971), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Tommy Anderson (soccer player) ( Thomas Cowan Anderson ; * 1934), Scottish soccer player
- Tori Anderson (* 1988), Canadian actress
- Trevor Anderson (* 1951), Northern Irish football player and manager
- Tristan Anderson (* 1971), American political activist and photojournalist
- Ty Anderson (1908–1989), American ice hockey player
V
- Valdine Anderson (* 1960), Canadian opera singer (soprano)
- Verne Anderson (1937-1983), Canadian ski racer
- Vicki Anderson (aka Myra Barnes), American soul singer
- Victor Emanuel Anderson (1902–1962), American politician
- Viv Anderson (* 1956), English football player and coach
W.
- WH Anderson ( William Henry Anderson , also Wallace Anderson ; 1882–1955), Canadian singer (tenor), composer and vocal teacher
- W. Harold Anderson (1902–1967), American basketball player and coach
- Walt Anderson (born 1952), American dentist and American football referee
- Walter Anderson (1885–1962), German folklorist
- Warren Anderson (1921–2014), American industrial manager
- Warren Anderson (ice hockey player) (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
- Warren M. Anderson (1915–2007), American soldier, lawyer, and politician
- Wayne Anderson (* 1945), American swimmer
- Wendell Anderson (1933-2016), American politician and ice hockey player
- Wes Anderson (* 1969), American film director and producer
- Wes Anderson (musician) (born 1964), American jazz musician
- Wil Anderson , Australian comedian
- Wilhelm Anderson (1880–1940), Estonian astrophysicist
- William Anderson (Lenape) (Indian name Kik-tha-we-nund ; around 1740–1831), founder of Anderson (Indiana)
- William Anderson (naturalist) (1750–1778) Scottish naturalist and doctor
- William Anderson (Politician, 1762) (1762–1829), American politician (Pennsylvania)
- William Anderson (engineer) (1834–1898) British engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist
- William Anderson (medic) (1842–1900) British surgeon, professor and art collector
- William Anderson (cricketer) (1859– ??) British cricketer
- William Anderson (Theater Director) (1868-1940), Australian theater director
- William Anderson (art historian) (1879–1939), Swedish art historian
- William Anderson (cyclist) , Canadian cyclist
- William Anderson (athlete) († 1915), British athlete
- William Anderson (ice hockey player) (1901–1983), British ice hockey player
- William Anderson (politician, 1904) (1904–1990), Australian politician
- William Anderson (naval officer) (1921-2007), American naval officer, explorer and politician
- William Anderson (composer) , American composer
- William Anderson (referee) (born 1979), Puerto Rican football referee
- William B. Anderson (1830-1901), American politician
- William Blair Anderson (1877–1960), British classical philologist
- William C. Anderson (Entrepreneur) , American automobile entrepreneur
- William Charles Anderson (1920–2003), American science fiction writer
- William Clayton Anderson (1826–1861), American politician
- William Coleman Anderson (1853-1902), American politician
- William Crawford Anderson (1877-1919), British politician
- William Eric Kinloch Anderson , British literary scholar and editor
- William French Anderson (* 1936), American geneticist and molecular biologist
- William Henry Anderson (1882–1955), Canadian singer (tenor), composer, and vocal teacher, see WH Anderson
- William Henry Anderson (Entomologist) (1908-1997), American entomologist
- William Louis Anderson (1882–1972), British clergyman, Bishop of Salisbury
- William M. Anderson (born 1948), Irish film editor
- William Scovil Anderson (* 1927), American classical philologist
- William T. Anderson (1839–1864), American partisan leader
- Willie Anderson (Golfer) (1879-1910), American golfer of Scottish descent
- Willie Anderson (soccer player) (born 1947), English soccer player
- Willie Anderson (rugby player) (born 1955), Irish rugby player and coach
- Willie Anderson (basketball player) (born 1967), American basketball player
- Willie Anderson ( American football player ) (b.1975), American football player and entrepreneur
- Willie Lee Anderson, Jr. , known as Flipper Anderson (born 1965), American football player
Y
- Yul Anderson (* 1958), American pianist, guitarist and singer
Z
- Zachary Anderson (born 1991), Australian soccer player
- Zack Anderson (* 1990), American bass player
Anderson as a stage name
- Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira (* 1988), Brazilian soccer player
- Anderson Cléber Beraldo (* 1980), Brazilian soccer player
- Robert Anderson Cavalheiro (born 1983), Brazilian soccer player
- Anderson Barreto Cordeiro Ferreira (* 1990), Brazilian soccer player
- Anderson de Lima Freitas (* 1979), Brazilian soccer player
- Anderson Grasiane de Mattos Silva (* 1982), Brazilian soccer player
- Anderson Gonçalves Pedro (* 1980), Brazilian soccer player
- Anderson Ricardo dos Santos (born 1983), Brazilian soccer player
- Anderson Luiz Schveitzer (* 1974), Brazilian soccer player
- Anderson Alves da Silva (* 1983), Brazilian soccer player
- Anderson Santos Silva (* 1981), Brazilian soccer player