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
- 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
- Larry Sandler, American geneticist
- 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
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