Anker (cognate Ancher) is a given name of Danish, Faroese and Norwegian origin, sometimes used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Ancher Nelsen (1904–1992), American politician
• Anker Boye (born 1950), Danish politician
• Anker Engelund (1889–1961), Danish civil engineer
• Anker Jørgensen (1922–2016), Danish politician
• Anker Eli Petersen (born 1959), Faroese writer and artist
• Anker Rogstad (1925–1994), Norwegian criminal and writer
• Anker Smith (1759–1819), English engraver

• Anna Ancher (1859–1935), Danish painter
• Albert Anker (1831–1910), Swiss painter
• Bernt Anker (1746–1805), Norwegian merchant, chamberlain and playwright
• Bernt Theodor Anker (1867–1943), Norwegian linguist, priest and author
• Carsten Anker (1747–1824), Norwegian politician
• Christian Anker (businessman) (1917–1988), Norwegian businessman
• Christian August Anker (1840–1912), Norwegian businessman
• Christian August Anker (1896–1982) (1896–1982), Norwegian businessman
• Conrad Anker (born 1962), American rock climber
• Ed Anker (born 1978), Dutch politician
• Ella Anker (1870–1958), Norwegian journalist
• Erik Anker (1903–1994), Norwegian olympic sailor
• Ferdinand Anker (1876–1954), Norwegian businessman
• Helen Anker (born 1972), English actress
• Herman Anker (1839–1896), Norwegian educationalist
• Irving Anker (1911–2000), American educator
• Johan Anker (1871–1940), Norwegian olympic sailor
• Johan Peter Andreas Anker (1838–1876), Danish military officer
• Kristian Anker (1848–1928), Danish Lutheran minister
• Lotte Anker (born 1958), Danish saxophone player
• Michael Ancher (1849–1927), Danish painter
• Nils Anker (1836–1893), Norwegian politician
• Nini Roll Anker (1873–1942), Norwegian novelist and playwright
• Peder Anker (1749–1824), Norwegian politician
• Peder Anker (historian) (born 1966), Norwegian historian
• Peter Anker (1744–1832), Norwegian diplomat and colonialist
• Peter Anker (art historian) (1927–2012), Norwegian art historian
• Peter Martin Anker (diplomat) (1903–1977), Norwegian diplomat
• Peter Martin Anker (politician) (1801–1863), Norwegian politician
• Matthias Joseph Anker (1771–1843), Austrian geologist
• Robert Anker (1946–2017), Dutch writer
• Øyvind Anker (1904–1989), Norwegian librarian

• Poul Anker Bech (1942–2009), Danish painter
• Anker (noble family)
• Ankers
• Anker (disambiguation)

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Anker.
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