Anders Hovden (April 6, 1860 – November 26, 1943) was a Norwegian Lutheran clergyman, hymnwriter poet and author.

[1] Anders Karlsen Hovden was born in Ørsta Municipality in Romsdalen county, Norway.

His father died when he was 16, but fellow Ørsta native Ivar Aasen helped him get an education: first the teachers' training college in Volda, then examen artium at the University of Oslo.

He was also on the revision board for Landstads kirkesalmebog which was the main hymnal for the Church of Norway prior to 1926.

Most notable among his compositions was the Norwegian national hymn Fagert er landet ("Fair is the country").