Sandler

Sandler is a surname derived from Hebrew "Sandlar" (סנדלר) - "sandal-maker", i.e. shoemaker - which passed over to Yiddish with the same meaning. Thus, persons having this name are likely to have had a shoemaker among their ancestors, though it might be many generations in the past. Holders of the name include:

• Adam Sandler (born 1966), American actor and comedian
• Barry Sandler, American screenwriter and film producer
• Ethan Sandler (born 1973), American actor
• Francis Sandler, American bishop of the Palmarian Catholic Church
• Gabe Sandler, American activist, writer and electronic musician
• Herb Sandler, American banker
• Jackie Sandler (born 1974), American actress and wife of Adam Sandler
• Jonathan Sandler (1982-2012), French rabbi assassinated on March 19th, 2012 with his two sons during the 2012 Midi-Pyrénées shootings in Toulouse
• Joseph Sandler, Washington, D.C. attorney
• Rickard Sandler (1884–1964), Prime Minister of Sweden (1925–1926)
• Roger Sandler, US Major General
• Ron Sandler, new boss of Northern Rock
• Tony Sandler (born 1933), Belgian singer, entertainer and performer

See also

• Lowenstein Sandler, corporate law firm
• Sandler Communications, Houston-based investor relations firm
• Sandler O'Neill and Partners, New York City-based investment banking firm
• Sandler and Young, singing team from the 1960s to the '80s with Tony Sandler and Ralph Young

This page or section lists people with the surname Sandler. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.