Bandler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Donald K. Bandler (1947–2017), the US Ambassador to Cyprus from 1999 to 2002
- Faith Bandler (1918–2015), aka Ida Lessing Faith Mussing, Australian civil rights activist of South Sea Islander heritage
- John Bandler (born 1941), Canadian professor, engineer, entrepreneur, artist, speaker, playwright, and author of fiction and non-fiction
- Richard Bandler (born 1950), American author and trainer in the field of self-help
- Vivica Bandler (1917–2004), Finnish theater director and agronomist