Alejandro is the

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form of the name

Alexander Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here ar ...

. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (

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, Polish), Alexandre ( French), Alexandros (

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), Alsander ( Irish), Alessandro (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

), Aleksandr (

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), and Alasdair (

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People with the given name Alejandro

* Alejandro Alvizuri, Peruvian backstroke swimmer *

Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born 31 March 1972) is a Chilean-Spanish film director, screenwriter and composer. He has won nine Goya Awards—including Best Director for his 2001 film '' The Others''—and two European Film Awards amon ...

, Chilean-born Spanish director *

Alejandro Aranda Alejandro Aranda (born August 11, 1994), formerly known by his stage name Scarypoolparty, is an American musician and reality television personality from Pomona, California. He was the runner-up on the seventeenth season of ''American Idol''. ...

, American singer, musician, and reality television personality *

Alejandro Arguello Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander ( Czech, Polish), Alexandre ( French), Alexandros ( Greek), Alsander ( Irish), Alessandro ( Italian), Aleksand ...

, Mexican footballer *

Alejandro Avila Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander ( Czech, Polish), Alexandre ( French), Alexandros ( Greek), Alsander ( Irish), Alessandro ( Italian), Aleksand ...

, Mexican TV actor *

Alejandro Awada Alejandro Awada (; December 7, 1961) is an Argentine character actor of Syrian and Lebanese descent. He has appeared in a great number of television series, programmes and onstage. Personal life Awada was born on 3 December 1961 in Villa Ball ...

, Argentine actor *

Alejandro Balde Alejandro Balde Martínez (born 18 October 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Barcelona and the Spain national team. Club career Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, to a Bissau-Guinean father and a Domi ...

, Spanish Footballer *

Alejandro Betts Alejandro Jacobo Betts (born Alexander Jacob Betts, 28 October 1947 – 13 March 2020) was a Falklands-born Argentine air-traffic controller and activist who worked with the Argentine government as a technical advisor on the Tierra del Fuego's ...

, Argentine historian *

Alejandro Bermúdez Alejandro Bermúdez Tamayo (born March 30, 1975) is a retired backstroke and medley swimmer from Colombia. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. His best result was 13th place in the Men's ...

, Colombian swimmer *

Alejandro Bustillo Alejandro Bustillo (18 March 1889 – 3 November 1982) was an Argentine painter and architect who designed numerous buildings including iconic landmarks in Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, and Bariloche. Biography Born in Buenos Aires, son of María ...

, Argentine architect *

Alejandro Carrión Alejandro Carrión Aguirre (11 March 1915 – 4 January 1992) was an Ecuadorian poet, novelist and journalist. He wrote the novel ''La espina'' (1959), the short story book ''La manzana dañada'' (1983), and numerous poetry books. As a journalis ...

, Ecuadorian poet and novelist *

Alejandro Casañas Alejandro Francisco Casañas Ramírez (born January 29, 1954) is a former Cuban hurdler. At the 1977 Summer Universiade in Sofia he set a new world record in the 110 m hurdles with a time 13.21 seconds. This record would, however, only stand ...

, Cuban hurdler * Alejandro Castillo, Mexican footballer * Alejandro Cercas, Spanish politician * Alejandro Chataing, Venezuelan architect * Alejandro Cichero, Venezuelan footballer * Alejandro Corichi, Mexican theoretical physicist * Alejandro Cortés (cyclist), Colombian road cyclist * Alejandro Cruz (disambiguation), several people * Alejandro Diz, Argentine volleyball player * Alejandro Doherty, Argentine field hockey player * Alejandro Dolina, Argentine broadcaster * Alejandro Domínguez, former chief of police in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico * Alejandro Edda, Mexican-American actor *

Alejandro Escovedo Pedro Alejandro Escovedo (born January 10, 1951) is an American rock musician, songwriter, and singer, who has been recording and touring since the late 1970s. His primary instrument is the guitar. He has played in various rock genres, includin ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Alejandro Falla Alejandro Falla Ramírez (; born 14 November 1983) is a Colombian former professional tennis player. The left-hander turned professional in 2000 and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48 in July 2012. At the 2006 Wimbledon tou ...

, Colombian tennis player * Alejandro Felipe Paula, Netherlands Antilles politician and historian *

Alejandro Fernández Alejandro Fernández Abarca (; born 24 April 1971) is a Mexican singer. Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, he is the son of the Mexican singer Vicente Fernández. Nicknamed as " El Potrillo" by the media and his fans, he has sold over 20 million rec ...

, Mexican singer * Alejandro Fernández Sordo, Spanish politician *

Alejandro Freire Alejandro Freire (; born August 23, 1974) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Baltimore Orioles during the season. Listed at 6' 2", 220 lb., Freire batted and threw right-handed. Biography Born i ...

, Venezuelan-American baseball player * Alejandro García (disambiguation), several people *

Alejandro Garnacho Alejandro Garnacho Ferreyra (born 1 July 2004) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for Premier League club Manchester United F.C., Manchester United and the Argentina national ...

, Argentine footballer *

Alejandro González Iñárritu Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 15 August 1963) is a Mexican filmmaker primarily known for making modern psychological drama (film genre), psychological drama films about the human condition. His most notable films include ''Amores perros ...

, Mexican director * Alejandro Walter González, Argentine road cyclist * Alejandro Gorostiaga, Chilean military * Alejandro Herrera (''Heroes''), fictional character in the TV series *

Alejandro Herrera (athlete) Alejandro Herrera Leal (born 21 April 1958) is a Cuban Sport of athletics, athlete. He competed in the Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump, men's triple jump at the 1980 Summer Olympics. His personal best in the triple j ...

(born 1958), Cuban athlete *

Alejandro Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean and French Experimental film, avant-garde filmmaker. Known for his films ''El Topo'' (1970), ''The Holy Mountain (1973 film), The Holy Mountain'' (1973) and ''Santa Sangre'' ...

, Chilean actor and director * Alejandro Kirk, Mexican baseball player * Alejandro Agustín Lanusse, former Argentine President * Alejandro Lazo, Cuban-American dancer * Alejandro Lerner, Argentine musician *

Alejandro Lerroux Alejandro Lerroux García (4 March 1864, in La Rambla, Córdoba – 25 June 1949, in Madrid) was a Spanish politician who was the leader of the Radical Republican Party. He served as Prime Minister three times from 1933 to 1935 and held sever ...

, Spanish politician * Alejandro González Malavé, Puerto Rican undercover police agent * Alejandro Martinez, Andorran punk rock guitarist and back-up singer in

Anonymous Anonymous may refer to: * Anonymity, the state of an individual's identity, or personally identifiable information, being publicly unknown ** Anonymous work, a work of art or literature that has an unnamed or unknown creator or author * Anonym ...

* Alejandro Manzano, lead singer in Puerto Rican-American alternative rock band Boyce Avenue *

Alejandro Mayorkas Alejandro Nicolas Mayorkas (born November 24, 1959) is an American attorney and government official who was the seventh United States secretary of homeland security, serving from 2021 until 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Mayorkas previ ...

, U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security * Alejandro Meloño, Uruguayan footballer * Alejandro Moreno, Venezuelan footballer * Alejandro Muñoz-Alonso, Spanish politician * Alejandro Naif, Palestinian footballer *

Alejandro Obregón Alejandro Jesús Obregón Rosės (4 June 1920 – 11 April 1992) was a Colombian painter, muralist, sculptor and engraver. Biography Obregón was born in Barcelona, Spain. He was the son of a Colombian father and a Catalan mother. The Obreg ...

, Colombian painter, muralist, sculptor, and engraver * Alejandro O'Reilly, Irish-born Spanish governor of colonial Louisiana *

Alejandro Orfila Alejandro José Luis Orfila (9 March 1925 – 9 June 2021) was an Argentine career diplomat, who later became a prominent winemaker in San Diego, California. Early career Orfila was born in Mendoza, Argentina to Catalan immigrants who had b ...

, Argentine diplomat * Alejandro Ortuoste, Filipino boxer * Alejandro Osuna (born 2002), Mexican baseball player * Alejandro Padilla, American politician * Alejandro Peña, Dominican baseball player * Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez, president of the Korean Friendship Association * Alejandro Planchart, Venezuelan-American musicologist and composer *

Alejandro Portes Alejandro Portes (born October 13, 1944) is a Cuban-American sociologist. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and of the board of trustees and the Scientific Council at the IMDEA Social Science ...

, Cuban-American sociologist *

Alejandro Pozuelo Alejandro Pozuelo Melero (born 20 September 1991) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Fayha FC, Al-Fayha as Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder. Developed in the Re ...

, Spanish footballer * Alejandro Ramírez (chess player), Costa Rican international grandmaster of chess * Alejandro Ramírez Calderón, Colombian road cyclist *

Alejandro Rebollo Álvarez-Amandi Alejandro Rebollo Álvarez-Amandi (5 November 1934 – 11 March 2015) was a Spanish politician, civil servant and lawyer. He was Secretary General and later president of Spanish train operator Renfe in the 1970s and early 1980s. He also worked f ...

, Spanish lawyer, civil servant and politician * Alejandro Rey, Argentine actor * Alejandro Rivera, NCIS character * Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, Puerto Rican poet and writer * Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez, Mexican politician * Alejandro Rosario (born 2002), American baseball player * Alejandro Rossi, Mexican writer * Alejandro Saab, American voice actor * Alejandro Sabella, Argentine footballer * Alejandro Salazar, American footballer *

Alejandro Sanz Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. He has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Award ...

, Spanish pop musician * Alejandro Siqueiros, Mexican freestyle swimmer *

Alejandro Severo Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (1 October 208 – March 235), also known as Alexander Severus, was Roman emperor from 222 until 235. He was the last emperor from the Severan dynasty. Alexander took power in 222, when he succeeded his slain co ...

, the Spanish version of Alexander Severus, former Roman emperor * Alejandro M. Sinibaldi, President of Guatemala * Alejandro Siri, Argentine field hockey player *

Alejandro Sosa Alejandro "Alex" Sosa is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1983 American crime film '' Scarface'' and the 2006 video game '' Scarface: The World Is Yours''. He is an international Bolivian drug lord and the chief supplier of co ...

, fictional drug lord from the 1983 film ''Scarface'' * Alejandro Spajic, Argentine volleyball player * Alejandro de la Sota, Spanish architect *

Alejandro Toledo Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique (; born 28 March 1946) is a Peruvian former politician who served as President of Peru, from 2001 to 2006. He gained international prominence after leading the opposition against president Alberto Fujimori, w ...

, Peruvian politician, ex-president *

Alejandro de Tomaso Alejandro de Tomaso (10 July 1928 in Buenos Aires – 21 May 2003 in Modena, Italy) was an Argentine racing driver and businessman. His name is sometimes seen in an Italianised form as Alessandro de Tomaso. He participated in two Formula One World ...

, Argentine auto racing driver * Alejandro Trujillo, Chilean footballer *

Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born 25 April 1980) is a Spanish cyclist, who competed as a professional in road bicycle racing from 2002 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2022, and now competes in gravel cycling for the Movistar Team Gravel Squad. During ...

, Spanish cyclist * Rey Alejandro Conde Valdivia, Mexican conductor * Alejandro Velasco Astete, Peruvian pilot * Alejandro Villanueva, NFL Offensive tackle, and former Army Ranger *

Alejandro Zaera Alejandro Zaera Polo is a Spanish architect, theorist and founder of Alejandro Zaera-Polo & Maider Llaguno Architecture (AZPML). He was formerly dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture and of the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam. ...

, Spanish architect *

Alejandro Zohn Alejandro Zohn Rosenthal (born Alexander Zohn; 8 August 1930 – 4 August 4 2000) was a Mexican architect of Austrian-Jewish origin. His works are renowned for the contributions to modern architecture in Mexico, particularly in Guadalajara where h ...

, Mexican architect

People with the surname Alejandro

* Edesio Alejandro (1958–2025), Cuban composer of electronic music * Hajji Alejandro (1954–2025), Filipino singer and actor * Rachel Alejandro, Filipina singer and actress

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