Cavender is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Angela Lynn Cavender, birth name of Waziyatawin (born 1968), Native American professor, author and activist George R. Cavender (1919–2004), American music educator Glen Cavender (1883–1962), American film actor Harmon Cavender, fictional angel in "Cavender Is Coming", a Twilight Zone episode
See also Cavenders Creek, a stream in Georgia, United States Cavender's, an American western wear retail chain Cavinder