Anker
Anker (cognate Ancher) is a given name of Danish and Norwegian origin, sometimes used as a surname. Anker may also refer to a place name.
Given name
Surname
- Anna Ancher (1859–1935), Danish painter
- Albert Anker (1831–1910), Swiss painter
- Bernt Theodor Anker (1867-1943), Norwegian linguist, priest and author
- Carsten Anker (1747–1824), Norwegian politician
- 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 businessperson
- Helen Anker (born 1972), English actress
- 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, Danish saxophone player
- Michael Peter 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
- Peter Anker (art historian) (born 1927), Norwegian art historian
- Peter Martin Anker (diplomat) (1903-1977), Norwegian diplomat
- Peter Martin Anker (politician) (1801-1863), Norwegian politician
- Poul Ancher (c. 1629-1697), Danish rebellion leader
- Matthias Joseph Anker (died 1843), Austrian geologist
- Robert Anker (born 1946), Dutch writer
- Øyvind Anker (1904-1989), Norwegian librarian
Place name
Measure
- An anker was a pre-metric system liquid measure used in Europe. It was about equivalent to 8.5 imperial gallons.