# Chandler (surname)

Chandler, and its variant spellings, is a family name that originated as an occupational surname in medieval England. It applied to a person involved in making or selling candles and similar articles. The earliest records as a surname are attested in Anglo-Norman by Matthew le Candeler in London in 1274 and William le Chandeler in Essex in 1275. It corresponds to the Norman-Picard and (northern) French surnames Candelier, Chandelier and Lechandelier "candle maker".
As of 2010, Chandler ranked as the 404th most popular surname in the United States, with 79,186 citizens.

## People

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### A

* A. Bertram Chandler (1912–1984), Australian marine officer
* Abiel Chandler (1777–1851), American philanthropist
* Al Chandler (born 1950), American football player
* Albert Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* A. Lee Chandler (1922–2012), American judge
* Alexander J. Chandler (1859-1950), Arizona pioneer and founder of Chandler, Arizona
* Alfred Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Allan Chandler (1907–1970), Australian rules footballer
* Allen Chandler (1849–1926), British cricketer
* Alvin Duke Chandler (1902–1987), American academic administrator
* Andrea Chandler, American farmer and sailor
* Andrew Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Anna Chandler (1884–1957), American actress and singer
* Annie Chandler (swimmer) (born 1987), American swimmer
* Arthur Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Ash Chandler, Indian actor

### B

* Ben Chandler (born 1959), American politician
* Bert Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Bill Chandler (1895–1953), American basketball coach
* Bill Chandler (ice hockey) (1930–1991), Canadian ice hockey player
* Bob Chandler (1949–1995), American football player
* Bob Chandler (footballer) (1894–1964), English footballer
* Brett Chandler (born 1975), Australian rules footballer
* Bruce Chandler (born 1952), American politician
* Brynne Chandler (born 1958), American screenwriter
* Bubba Chandler (born 2002), American baseball player
* Bud Chandler (1905–1996), American tennis player

### C

* Caisja Chandler (born 2000), American sprinter
* Caroline Augusta Chandler (1906–1979), American doctor and author
* Carrol Chandler (born 1952), American general
* Catherine Chandler (born 1950), Canadian poet and translator
* Cecil Chandler (1902–1958), British rower
* Charles Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Charlotte Chandler, American biographer and playwright
* Chas Chandler (1938–1996), English musician
* Chick Chandler (1905–1988), American actor
* Christine Chandler (born 1958), American politician
* Christopher Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Claire Chandler (born 1990), Australian politician
* Colby Chandler (CEO) (1925/1926–2021), American businessman
* Collin Chandler (born 2003), American basketball player
* Craig Chandler (born 1970), Canadian businessman

### D

* Dan Chandler (born 1978), American singer
* Dana Chandler (born 1941), American artist and activist
* Daniel Chandler (born 1952), British visual semiotician
* Daniel Chandler (wrestler) (born 1951), American wrestler
* Danny Chandler (1959–2010), American motocross racer
* David Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Dean Chandler (born 1976), English footballer
* Dianne Chandler (born 1946), American model
* Dick Chandler (1910–1969), Australian rules footballer
* Dillard Chandler (1907–1992), American singer
* Don Chandler (1934–2011), American football player
* Donald S. Chandler, American entomologist
* Dorothy Buffum Chandler (1901–1997), American cultural leader
* Doug Chandler (born 1965), American motorcycle racer
* Douglas Chandler (1889–??), American broadcaster

### E

* Ed Chandler (1917–2003), American baseball player
* Eddy Chandler (1894–1948), American actor
* Edgar Chandler (1946–1992), American football player
* Edgar Chandler (minister) (1904–1988), American minister
* Edmund Leavens Chandler (1829–1880), Canadian merchant and politician
* Edward Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Eileen Chandler (1904–1993), British painter
* Elias Chandler (1856–1909), American colonel
* Elisabeth Gordon Chandler (1913–2006), American sculptor
* Elizabeth Margaret Chandler (1807–1834), American poet and writer
* Ella Chandler (born 2000), English cricketer
* Emilie Chandler (born 1983), French politician
* Ernest Chandler (1891–1936), British boxer

### F

* Francis Chandler (1849–1937), British trade unionist
* Fred Chandler (1912–2005), English footballer

### G

* Gene Chandler (born 1937), American singer-songwriter
* Gene G. Chandler (born 1947), American politician
* George Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Gilbert Chandler (1903–1974), Australian politician
* Glenn Chandler (born 1949), Scottish playwright and novelist
* Gordon Chandler (born 1953), American sculptor
* Gordon Chandler (cricketer) (1909–2003), English cricketer
* Grace Chandler (1879–1967), American photographer

### H

* Happy Chandler (1898–1991), American politician
* Harriette L. Chandler (born 1937), American politician
* Harry Chandler (1864–1944), American publisher
* Harvey Chandler (born 1995), English snooker player
* Helen Chandler (1906–1965), American actress
* Henry Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people

### I

* Ian Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people

### J

* Jabarry Chandler (born 1994), Barbadian footballer
* J. A. C. Chandler (1872–1934), American historian and academic administrator
* Jamal Chandler (born 1989), Barbadian footballer
* James Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jamie Chandler (born 1989), English footballer
* Jamie P. Chandler (born 1977), American political scientist
* Janet Chandler (1911–1994), American model and actress
* Jason Chandler (born 1969), American vocalist
* Jeff Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jennifer Chandler (born 1959), American diver
* Jessie Chandler (born 1968), American author
* Jim Chandler (1941–2017), American poet
* Jo Chandler (born 1965), Australian journalist
* Joan Chandler (1923–1979), American actress
* Johanna Chandler (1820–1875), British philanthropist
* John Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Joseph Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Joyce Chandler (born 1939), American politician
* J. Wyeth Chandler (1930–2004), American politician

### K

* Kade Chandler (born 2000), Australian rules footballer
* Karen Chandler (1923–2010), American singer
* Karl Chandler (born 1952), American football player
* Karl Chandler (comedian) (born 1941), Australian writer and comedian
* Katherine Agnes Chandler (1865–1930), American botanist and author
* Kathleen Chandler (born 1932), American politician
* Kennedy Chandler (born 2002), American basketball player
* Kerri Chandler (born 1969), American record producer
* Kevin M. Chandler (born 1960), American politician and lawyer
* Knox Chandler, American musician
* Kyle Chandler (born 1965), American actor

### L

* Lane Chandler (1899–1972), American actor
* Lauryn Chandler, American author
* Lawrence Chandler, British-American composer
* Len Chandler (1935–2023), American musician
* Leonard B. Chandler (1851–1927), American businessman and politician
* Leslie Gordon Chandler (1888–1980), Australian ornithologist
* Lloyd Chandler (1896–1978), American musician
* Lorraine Chandler (1946–2020), American singer-songwriter
* Lucinda Banister Chandler (1828–1911), American social reformer

### M

* Marc Chandler (born 1961), American foreign exchange market analyst
* Margaret Bailey Chandler (1929–1997), American community leader
* Marian Otis Chandler (1866–1952), American businesswoman
* Marjorie Elizabeth Jane Chandler (1897–1983), British paleobotanist
* Marquin Chandler (born 1982), American basketball player
* Martin Spencer Chandler (1828–1893), American farmer and politician
* Mary Chandler (1687–1745), English poet
* Matthew Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michelle Chandler (born 1974), Australian basketball player
* Mike Chandler (born 1958), American stock car racing driver
* Murray Chandler (born 1960), New Zealand chess grandmaster

### N

* Nate Chandler (born 1989), American football player
* Neil Chandler (1949–2022), Australian rules footballer
* Nev Chandler (1946–1994), American broadcaster
* Newton Chandler (1893–1997), Australian rules footballer
* Norman Chandler (1899–1973), American publisher

### O

* Oba Chandler (1946–2011), American convicted murderer
* Oliver P. Chandler (1807–1895), American attorney and politician
* Otis Chandler (1927–2006), American published

### P

* Paul-Gordon Chandler (born 1964), American author
* Peleg Chandler (1816–1889), American lawyer and politician
* Peter Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Phil Chandler (born 1972), New Zealand cricketer
* Polly Chandler, American photographer

### R

* Ralph Chandler (1829–1889), American admiral
* Ray Chandler (1944–2010), American softball coach
* Raymond Chandler (1888–1959), American author
* Raymond F. Chandler (born 1962), American army officer
* Rex Chandler (1937–2014), American politician
* Richard Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Robert Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rod Chandler (born 1942), American politician
* Roger Chandler, American wrestling coach
* Roger Chandler (politician), English politician
* Ron Chandler, British motorcycle racer
* Roy F. Chandler (1925–2015), American author

### S

* Samuel Chandler (1693–1766), British minister
* Samuel Chandler (politician) (1760–1851), American-Canadian merchant
* Scott Chandler (American football) (born 1985), American football player
* Sean Chandler (born 1996), American football player
* Seth Carlo Chandler (1846–1913), American astronomer
* Sid Chandler (1901–1961), English footballer
* Silas Chandler (1838–1919), American slave
* Simon Chandler (born 1953), British actor
* Spud Chandler (1907–1990), American baseball player
* Stephanie Chandler, American entrepreneur
* Stephen Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Sue Chandler, British schoolteacher
* Sydney Chandler (born 1996), American actress

### T

* Tanis Chandler (1924–2006), French-American actress
* Theophilus P. Chandler Jr. (1845–1928), American architect
* Tertius Chandler (1915–2000), American historian and author
* Theodore E. Chandler (1894–1945), American admiral
* Thomas Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Thornton Chandler (born 1963), American football player
* Tim Chandler (1960–2018), American musician
* Timothy Chandler (born 1990), German-American soccer player
* Tina Chandler (born 1974), American bodybuilder
* Tyson Chandler (born 1982), American basketball player
* Ty Chandler (American football) (born 1998), American football player

### V

* Vedra Chandler (born 1980), American singer and dancer
* Vicki Chandler, American plant geneticist
* Victor Chandler (born 1951), British businessman
* Vivienne Chandler (1947–2013), English-French actress and photographer

### W

* Walter Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Wes Chandler (born 1956), American football player
* Willard H. Chandler (1830–1901), American politician
* William Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
* Wilson Chandler (born 1987), American basketball player
* Winthrop Chandler (1747–1790), American artist

### Z

* Zachariah Chandler (1813–1879), American businessman and politician

## Fictional characters

* Adam Chandler, a character on the television series All My Children
* AJ Chandler, a character on the television series All My Children
* Colby Chandler (All My Children), a character on the television series All My Children
* JR Chandler, a character on the television series All My Children
* Krystal Carey Chandler, a character on the television series All My Children
* Liz Chandler, a character on the soap opera Days of Our Lives
* Marlo Chandler, a character in the comic book series Marvel Comics
* Scott Chandler (All My Children), a character on the television series All My Children
* Skye Chandler, a character on the television series' All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital
* Stuart Chandler, a character on the television All My Children
* Tom Chandler, a character on the television series The Last Ship