Aleko is a masculine given name, sometimes a short form of Alexandros or an affectionate diminutive of Aleksandre. It may refer to: *

Alexandros Goulandris Alexandros J. "Aleko" Goulandris (1927 – 25 May 2017) was a Greek shipowner, the son of Nicholas J. Goulandris, the founder of N. J. Goulandris. In 1952, his father left the family firm, Goulandris Bros., and founded N. J. Goulandris in Londo ...

(1927–2017), Greek shipowner and philanthropist. * Aleko Bregu (born 2 July 1957) is a former Albanian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

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Aleko Konstantinov Aleko Konstantinov () (1 January 1863 – 11 May 1897) ( NS: 13 January 1863 – 23 May 1897) was a Bulgarian writer, best known for his character Bay Ganyo, one of the most popular characters in Bulgarian fiction. Life and career Born to an ...

(1863–1897), Bulgarian writer. * Aleko Lilius (1890–1977), Russian-born explorer, businessman, diplomat, writer, journalist and photographer. *

Aleko Mulos Aleko Mulos (), also written Moullos, was an Olympian Ottoman Empire, Ottoman gymnastics, gymnast of Ottoman Greeks, Greek descent. It is known that he studied at the French-language Galatasaray High School in Istanbul, and performed gymnastics ...

, was an Ottoman

gymnast Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

. He competed in the men's artistic individual all-around event at the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ...

. * Aleko Pilika (1940), former Albanian footballer and football manager. * Aleko Prodani (1942–2006), Albanian actor. * Alexandros Schinas (c. 1870–1913), assassin of King George I of Greece. * Aleko Yordan (born 1936), Turkish former footballer.

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