Sands (surname)
Sands is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Benjamin F. Sands (1811–1883), officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands born 1985, American tennis player
- Billy Sands (1911-1984), American character actor
- Bobby Sands (1954-1981), Irish republican who died in the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike
- Bradley Sands (born 1978), American author and editor
- Charlie Sands (baseball) (born 1947), former Major League Baseball catcher/designated hitter
- Charlie Sands (ice hockey) (1911-1953), NHL ice hockey right winger
- Charles Sands (1865–1945), American golfer and tennis player
- Comfort Sands (1748-1834), NY politician
- Dave Sands (1926–1952), Australian Aborigine boxer
- Diana Sands (1934-1973), African-American dramatic actress
- Diane Sands (born 1947), American politician from Montana
- Duncan Sandys (1908-1987), British politician whose name is pronounced "Sands"
- Edward F. Sands (1894-????), suspect in the murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor
- Evie Sands, American singer, songwriter and guitarist
- Gary Sands (born 1989), international photographer
- James H. Sands (1845–1911), officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War
- Jodie Sands, American popular singer
- John Sands (1826–1900), Scottish freelance journalist and artist
- John Sands (footballer) (1859–1924), English footballer
- Joshua Sands (politician) (1757–1835), member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
- Joshua R. Sands (1795–1883), United States Navy officer
- Julian Sands (born 1958), British actor
- Laura Sandys, British politician whose name is pronounced "Sands"
- Leevan Sands (born 1981), Bahamian triple jumper and Olympic medallist
- Lynsay Sands, award winning Canadian author of over 30 books
- Michael Sands (media) (1945–2012), American model, actor and media consultant
- Mike Sands (athlete) (born 1953), Bahamian former sprint athlete and athletics official
- Mike Sands (ice hockey) (born 1963), Canadian former ice hockey player
- Percy Sands (1881–1965), English footballer
- Peter Sands (banker) (born 1961), CEO of Standard Chartered Bank
- Peter Sands (politician) (born 1924), former Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- Philippe Sands (born 1960), British professor of international lawyer and author of Lawless World
- Renee Sands (born 1974), American singer and actress
- Robert Sands (artist) (born 1943), American artist
- Robert Sands (conductor) (born 1828), conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
- Robert Charles Sands (1799–1832), American writer
- Roland Sands (born 1974), American motorcycle racer
- Sarah Sands (born 1961), British journalist and author
- Shamar Sands (born 1985), Bahamian hurdler
- Stafford Sands (1913–1972), finance minister of the Bahamas who helped create the Bahamas' tourism industry
- Tara Sands, American voice actress
- Terdell Sands (born 1979), American football defensive tackle
- Tom Sands (born 1954), American politician from Iowa
- Tommy Sands (entertainer) (born 1937), American pop music singer and actor
- Tommy Sands (Irish folk singer) (born 1945)
Fictional characters:
- Sheldon Sands, a CIA agent (portrayed by Johnny Depp) from the 2003 movie Once Upon a Time in Mexico
- Max Sands, a racist biker in the HBO drama Oz
See also
- Sand (surname)
- Michael Sands (disambiguation)