Karel van Mander or Carel van Mander IAlternative name spellings: Carel van Mandere, Karel Van Mander and Carel Van ManderKarel van Mander at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (May 1548 – 2 September 1606) was a Flemish painter, playwright, poet, art historian and art theoretician, who established himself in the Dutch Republic in the latter part of his life.

Jerry Irwin Mander (May 1, 1936 – April 11, 2023) was an American activist and author in San Francisco, known for his use of advertising for progressive and ecological causes and for his 1978 book, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television.