Suggested Readings for the name Anderson "The Andersons of Rowlett's Creek" by W. Clytes Anderson Cullar and Jerry M. Flook, "Descendants of Capt. Henry Anderson, Sr., of Newberry County, South Carolina" by Lucien L. McNees.
Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941), American writer who had a profound influence on American fiction
Robert Anderson (1917-2009), American Academy Award-nominated playwright and screenwriter, best known for his work "Tea and Sympathy"
Philip Warren Anderson (b. 1923), American scientist who won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1977 for his work on the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems
Gillian Anderson (b. 1968), American actress best known for her role as Dana Scully in the television series "The X-Files."