William Gilbert Anderson (September 9, 1860 – July 7, 1947)[1] was an American pioneer of physical education, physician and writer.

[1] From 1883 to 1892 he worked as a physician at the Adelphi Academy and directed the Brooklyn Normal School for Physical Education (1885–1892).

[1] Anderson was an organizer for the American Association for the Advancement of Physical Education, founded in 1885.

[2] His Normal School of Gymnastics in New Haven, Connecticut became Arnold College and is part of the University of Bridgeport.

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