Elder is a Scottish surname with variant spellings. Its oldest public record was found in 1066 AD in Edinburgh.^[1] People with the name Elder or its variants include:

• Aldamar Elder (1854–1951), American politician and businessman
• Alex Elder (born 1941), Northern Irish footballer
• Alexander Lang Elder (1815–1885), Australian pioneer and founder of Elders Limited in 1840
• Alexander Elder, co-founder of British 19th century publisher Smith, Elder & Co.
• Alfonso Elder (1898–1974), second president of North Carolina Central University
• Alison Elder, English cricket player
• Alistair Elder, New Zealand association football player
• Ann Elder (born 1942), American screenwriter
• Anne Elder (1918–1976), Australian poet.
• Brad Elder (born 1975), American professional golfer
• Brenda Elder, English actress
• Brian Elder, Michigan politician
• Bruce Elder (disambiguation)
• Bryce Elder (born 1999), American baseball player
• Callum Elder (born 1995), Australian professional footballer
• Charles Elder (1821–1851), English painter
• Chris Elder (born 1992), English rugby union player
• Christian Elder (1968–2007), American sports car and former NASCAR stock car driver
• Christine A. Elder, American diplomat
• Christopher Elder (born 1947), New Zealand diplomat
• Clarence Elder, British art director
• Claybourne Elder (born 1982), American actor
• Conway Elder (1880–1957), Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
• Corn Elder (born 1994), American football cornerback
• Dave Elder (disambiguation)
• David Elder, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Australian Federal Parliament (2014-2019)
• Dawn Elder, American composer, pianist, and music producer
• Don Elder, New Zealand engineer and businessman
• Donnie Elder, professional American football player
• Dorothy-Grace Elder (born 1942), Scottish journalist and politician
• Eddie Elder (born 1989), American football player
• Edward Elder (1812–1858), headmaster of Charterhouse School (from 1853)
• Ern Elder (1916–2007), Australia rules footballer
• Fred Elder, NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car owner
• George Elder (disambiguation)
• Glen Elder (born 1934), American sociologist
• Heinie Elder (1890–1958), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Hinemoa Elder, youth forensic psychiatrist from New Zealand
• Isabella Elder (1828-1905), Scottish philanthropist
• Jack Elder (1885–1944), Australian rules football umpire
• Jack Elder (politician) (born 1949), New Zealand politician
• Jack Elder (luger) (born 1941), USA Olympian Luge
• Jake Elder (1936–2010), NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup crew chief
• James Walter Elder (1882–1941), United States Representative for Louisiana (1913–1915)
• Janet Elder (1956–2017), author and news editor
• Jennifer Elder (born 1968), American author, illustrator, and assistant editor for the Collins Library
• Jim Elder (born 1934), Canadian equestrian
• Jim Elder (born 1950), Deputy Premier of Queensland (1998–2000)
• Jimmy Elder (1928–2022), Scottish professional footballer
• John Elder (disambiguation)
• Josephine Elder (Olive Gwendoline Potter; 1895–1988), English children's author
• Josh Elder (born 1980), American journalist and comics writer
• Joycelyn Elders (born 1933), United States Surgeon General
• Judyann Elder (born 1948), American actress, director, and writer
• Larry Elder (born 1952), American broadcaster and talk show host
• Lauren Elder, American artist and designer
• Lauren Elder (born 1990), American sculptor
• Lee Elder (1934–2021), American professional golfer
• Lew Elder (1905–1971), Canadian cyclist
• Linda Elder, American educational psychologist
• Lonne Elder III (1927–1996), American playwright and screenwriter
• Lorenzo W. Elder (1820–1892), Mayor of Hoboken (1863–1864)
• Madge Elder (1895-1985), Scottish gardener, feminist and writer
• Mark Elder, (born 1947), English conductor
• Maurice Elder (1916–2011), American football and baseball coach
• Miriam Elder, American journalist
• Murray Elder, Baron Elder (1950–2023), British Labour politician
• Nancy Elder (1915–1981), Scottish chess master
• Nathan Elder (born 1985), English semi-professional footballer
• Nelson Elder (1923–1983), Northern Irish unionist politician
• Norman Elder (1939–2003), Canadian explorer and Olympic equestrian
• Norman Elder (botanist) (1896–1974), New Zealand electrical engineer, teacher and botanist
• Peter Percival Elder (1823–1914), Lieutenant Governor of Kansas (1871–1873)
• Philip Elder, Anglican Bishop of the Windward Islands (1986–1993)
• R. Bruce Elder (born 1947), Canadian filmmaker and critic
• Ray Elder (1942–2011), NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver
• Raymond Elder (ca. 1962–1994), Northern Irish loyalist
• Robert Elder (disambiguation)
• Rupert Elder, English professional poker player
• Ruth Elder (1902–1977), American pilot and actress
• Samuel Sherer Elder (died 1885), battery commander in the famed U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade
• Sprouts Elder (1904–1957), American motorcycle speedway rider
• Steve Elder (born 1956), Executive Director of the Catholic Education Office Melbourne
• Suzanne Elder, Chicago community activist
• Thereasea Elder, first African American public health nurse in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Thomas Elder, 19th century businessman and philanthropist in South Australia
• Toby Elder (1934–2005), Australian rules footballer
• Troy Elder (born 1977), Australian field hockey striker and midfielder
• Verona Elder, (born 1953), English athlete
• Viviane Elder (1904–1960), French aviator, driver and actress
• Walt Elder (born 1991), American rugby union player
• William Elder (disambiguation)