title: Melander
text: # Melander
  
  Melander is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  ## People
  
  * Anders Melander of Nationalteatern, Swedish progg rock group from the 1970s that featured leftist political lyrics
  * Ann Melander (born 1961), Swedish former alpine skier who competed in the 1980 and 1984 Winter Olympics
  * Axel Leonard Melander (1878–1962), American entomologist specialising in Diptera and Hymenoptera
  * Dennis Melander (born 1983), Swedish footballer
  * Elisabeth Charlotte Melander (1640–1707), Countess of Holzappel from 1648 to 1707 and Schaumburg from 1656 to 1707
  * Eva Melander (born 1974), Swedish actress
  * Hilda Melander (born 1991), Swedish tennis player
  * Johan Melander (1910–1989), Norwegian banker
  * Jon Melander, retired American football offensive guard
  * Peter Melander Graf von Holzappel (1589–1648), Protestant military leader in the Thirty Years' War, Chief of the imperial troops of the League of 1647
  * Sven Melander (1947–2022), Swedish journalist, comedian, TV show host and actor
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * Frederik Melander, character in a series of ten novels by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, collectively titled The Story of a Crime
  