Saunders is a surname of English and Scottish patronymic origin derived from Sander, a mediaeval form of Alexander. People with the surname Saunders include: Al Saunders, American football coach Alfred Thomas Saunders , generally known as A. T. Saunders, South Australian historian Allen Saunders, American cartoonist Alvin Saunders, American politician Albert Charles Saunders, Canadian politician Arthur Frederick Saunders, British soldier Ben Saunders Bradley Saunders English boxer Charles Saunders : Charles Saunders , British admiral Charles Saunders , British administrator Charles Saunders , real tennis world champion, 1890–1895 Charles Saunders , English film director and screenwriter Charles Saunders , New Zealand rower Charles E. Saunders , Canadian agronomist Charles H. Saunders , City Councilor, Alderman and Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts Charles R. Saunders , Canadian fantasy author Charles Saunders , Bishop of Lucknow, 1928–1938 Cicely Saunders, British physician Clarence Saunders , American retailer Clarence Saunders , Bermudian high jumper Dale Saunders : Dale Saunders Saint Kitts and Nevis-born London-based soca and fusion music singer Dale Saunders , Trinidad and Tobago football player E. Dale Saunders, American scholar Dave Saunders, American volleyball player David Saunders , 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 : Edward W. Saunders , Virginian politician Edward Saunders , British judge Edward Saunders , British entomologist Edward Saunders for Coventry Ernest Saunders, British businessman Flip Saunders, American basketball coach 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 Jake Saunders, British banker in Hong Kong Jason Saunders, New Zealand sailor Jay Saunders, Big band lead trumpeter, collegiate jazz studies educator Jennifer Saunders , British comedienne and actress Joe Saunders, American baseball player John Saunders , Canadian journalist John Cunningham Saunders, British surgeon 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 Neil Saunders , English footballer Nicholas Saunders of the University of Newcastle Nicholas Saunders , British entrepreneur of the Alternative Culture and, later, Ecstasy advocate Nicholas J. Saunders , British academic archaeologist and anthropologist Nigella Saunders, Jamaican badminton player Norman Saunders, American illustrator Norman Saunders , politician from the Turks and Caicos Islands Oliver Saunders, jazz pianist Owen Saunders, British scientist and engineer Pamela Saunders, American model Peter Saunders Philip Saunders , Australian cricketer, playing mostly in England Rachel Saunders, American beauty queen Raymond Saunders : Raymond Saunders Raymond Saunders Rebecca Saunders, composer Reg Saunders, Australian army officer Richard Saunders Robert Saunders Romulus Mitchell Saunders, North Carolina politician Ron Saunders, English football player and manager Stephen Saunders , 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 , American botanist William Saunders , British photographer William Wilson Saunders, British entomologist Fictional characters with the surname Saunders include: Campbell Saunders, in Degrassi Daniel 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 , in 24