Skander is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name Skander Djamil Athmani, (born 1992), Algerian athlete Skander Cheikh (born 1987), Tunisian footballer Skander Kasri (born 1958), Tunisian football manager Skander Mansouri (born 1995), Tunisian tennis player Skander Missaoui (), Tunisian wrestler Skander Souayah (born 1972), Tunisian footballer Skander Zaïdi (born 1997), Tunisian handball player

Surname Abdelhamid Skander (born 1928), Algerian footballer Sadri Skander (born 1982), Tunisian TV presenter

See also Iskandar (name) Gjergj Kastrioti (1405-1468), aka Skanderbeg, Albanian nobleman, military leader and folk hero