Sandler is a surname derived from Hebrew "Sandlar" —"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. A more rare variant is Sendler. Holders of the name include:Adam Sandler, American actor and comedian Alejandro Sandler, French Conductor Anthony Sandler is the Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Children's National Medical Center, where he also serves as the Principal Investigator in the Children's Research Institute and the Center for Cancer and Immunology Research (CCIR). Sandler is also a professor of surgery and pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Barry Sandler, American screenwriter and film producer Boris Sandler, Yiddish-language author and journalist Ethan Sandler, American actor Herbert Sandler, American banker Karen Sandler is the executive director of the Software Freedom Conservancy, former executive director of the GNOME Foundation, an attorney, and former general counsel of the Software Freedom Law Center. Irving Sandler is an American art critic, art historian, and educator. Jackie Sandler, 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 Joseph J. Sandler (1927-1998), British psychoanalyst, President of the International Psychoanalytical Association from 1989 to 1993 Karen Sandler, attorney Larry Sandler, American geneticist Lowenstein Sandler is an AmLaw 200 corporate law firm with offices in New York, Palo Alto, Washington, D.C., and Roseland, NJ. In 2011, the firm was ranked 168th largest in the United States in terms of attorney headcount by the National Law Journal, and 136th in profit per attorney by the AmLaw 200 survey. Marion Sandler was the former co-CEO of Golden West Financial Corporation and World Savings Bank. Örjan Sandler is a Swedish speed skater who competed in five Winter Olympics between 1964 and 1980. Paul Mark Sandler is a Maryland trial lawyer and author of numerous books on trial advocacy and litigation. Philippe Sandler, Dutch footballer Rickard Sandler (1884–1964), Prime Minister of Sweden (1925–1926) Ron Sandler, British banker Steven Sandler is an American inventor and businessman. Tony Sandler, Belgian singer, entertainer and performer
