Globally, Saunders (Saunders 
, ساندرز 
, סונדרס 
) is a rare mostly male, but infrequently feminine forename. The given name Saunders is characteristic of the United States, where it is a rare primarily masculine, but scarcely girly name, the United Kingdom, where it is a very rare unisex name, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and China. Much more prevalently, Saunders is the last name as well as the forename.
Saunders is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Saunders Mucklebackit , the fictional character by Walter Scott, The Antiquary and Saunders , the musical character in the musical The Idea.
| erasmus saunders Welsh writer, GB (b. 1670) |
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| morley saunders Irish politician, IE (b. 1675) |
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sancho saunders American politician (born 1805) (b. 1805) |
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r. crombie saunders poet (b. 1914) |
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nelis j. saunders American politician (1923-2012), US (b. 1923) |
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| wilson arthur saunders American politician, US (b. 1881) |
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| buck saunders American football player (1892-1959), US (b. 1892) |
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| macan saunders GB (b. 1884) |
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| allen saunders writer, US (b. 1899) |
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| roy saunders (1900-1982) (b. 1900) |
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| lin saunders Teacher, music critic, broadcaster, NZ (b. 1908) |
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| ray saunders American football player (b. 1910) |
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| ray saunders actor, US (b. 1922) |
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| alby saunders cyclist, AU (b. 1924) |
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| cowboy saunders South African rugby union footballer, ZA (b. 1928) |
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