Anker (name)
# Anker (name)

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

## People with the given name

* 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

## People with the surname

* 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
