Alexander () is a male

name A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A person ...

of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon (; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip ...

, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander, Oleksandr, Oleksander, Aleksandr, and Alekzandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec,

Alek Alek is a given name and alternative form of Alec. Notable people with the name include: * Alek Bédard (born 1996), Canadian curler * Alek D. Epstein (born 1975), Russian-Israeli sociologist of culture and politics * Alek Dzhabrailov (1976 ...

Alex Alex is a given name. Similar names are Alexander, Alexandra, Alexey or Alexis. People Multiple * Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Cook (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Forsyth (disambiguation), multiple people * Al ...

, Alexsander, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa,

Aleksandre Aleksandre ( ka, ალექსანდრე) is a Georgian masculine given name, an equivalent of 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 ...

Alejandro 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 ...

, Alessandro,

Alasdair Alasdair () is a Scottish Gaelic given name. The name is a Gaelic form of ''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 Maced ...

, Sasha, Sandy,

Sandro Sandro is an Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, Georgian and Croatian given name, often a diminutive of Alessandro or Alexander. It is also a surname. Sandro may refer to: Given name or nickname Sports * Sandro (footballer, born 1973), Braz ...

, Sikandar, Skander, Sander and

Xander Xander is an abbreviated form of the name Alexander and pronounced like "Zander". Alexander is the Latin form of the Greek name "Alexandros". The name's meaning is interpreted from "alexein" which means "to defend" plus "andros" which translates ...

; feminine forms include

Alexandra Alexandra () is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander (, ). Etymology, Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; genitive, GEN , ; ...

Alexandria Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile ...

, and Sasha.

Etymology

The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). The earliest attested form of the name, is the

Mycenaean Greek Mycenaean Greek is the earliest attested form of the Greek language. It was spoken on the Greek mainland and Crete in Mycenaean Greece (16th to 12th centuries BC). The language is preserved in inscriptions in Linear B, a script first atteste ...

feminine anthroponym , , (/

/), written in the

Linear B Linear B is a syllabary, syllabic script that was used for writing in Mycenaean Greek, the earliest Attested language, attested form of the Greek language. The script predates the Greek alphabet by several centuries, the earliest known examp ...

syllabic script.

Alaksandu Alaksandu (Hittite language, Hittite: ), alternatively called Alakasandu or Alaksandus, was a king of Wilusa who sealed a treaty with Hittite empire, Hittite king Muwatalli II ca. 1280 BC. This treaty implies that Alaksandu had previously secure ...

, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ''Alaksandus'', was a king of

Wilusa Wilusa () or Wilusiya was a Late Bronze Age city in western Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) known from references in fragmentary Hittites, Hittite records. The city is notable for its identification with the archaeological site of Troy, and thus its ...

who sealed a treaty with the Hittite king Muwatalli II c. 1280 BC; this is generally assumed to have been a Greek called Alexandros. The name was one of the

epithet An epithet (, ), also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a real or fictitious person, place, or thing. It is usually literally descriptive, as in Alfred the Great, Suleima ...

s given to the Greek goddess

Hera In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; ; in Ionic Greek, Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Oly ...

and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". In the ''

Iliad The ''Iliad'' (; , ; ) is one of two major Ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Odyssey'', the poem is divided into 24 books and ...

'', the character

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is also known as Alexander. The name's popularity was spread throughout the Greek world by the military conquests of

. Most later Alexanders in various countries were directly or indirectly named after him.

People known as Alexander

Alexander has been the name of many rulers, including kings of Macedon, of

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

, emperors of

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and popes.

Rulers of antiquity

* Alexander (''Alexandros of Ilion''), more often known as Paris of Troy * Alexander I of Macedon * Alexander II of Macedon *

* Alexander IV of Macedon * Alexander V of Macedon * Alexander of Pherae despot of Pherae between 369 and 358 BC * Alexander I of Epirus king of Epirus about 342 BC * Alexander II of Epirus king of Epirus 272 BC * Alexander of Corinth, viceroy of Antigonus Gonatas and ruler of a rump state based on Corinth c. 250 BC * Alexander (satrap) (died 220 BC), satrap of Persis under Seleucid king Antiochus III * Alexander Balas, ruler of the Seleucid kingdom of Syria between 150 and 146 BC * Alexander Zabinas, ruler of part of the Seleucid kingdom of Syria based in Antioch between 128 and 123 BC * Alexander Jannaeus king of Judea, 103–76 BC * Alexander of Judaea, son of Aristobulus II, king of Judaea *

Alexander Severus 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 ...

(208–235), Roman emperor * Julius Alexander, lived in the 2nd century, an Emesene nobleman * Domitius Alexander, Roman usurper who declared himself emperor in 308

Rulers of the Middle Ages

* Alexander, Byzantine Emperor (912–913) * Alexander I of Scotland (c. 1078–1124) * Alexander II of Scotland (1198–1249) * Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263), Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir * Alexander III of Scotland (1241–1286) * Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia,

Voivode Voivode ( ), also spelled voivod, voievod or voevod and also known as vaivode ( ), voivoda, vojvoda, vaivada or wojewoda, is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Mid ...

Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia (; ; : , : ) is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians. Wallachia was traditionally divided into two sections, Munteni ...

(died 1364) * Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria,

tsar Tsar (; also spelled ''czar'', ''tzar'', or ''csar''; ; ; sr-Cyrl-Latn, цар, car) is a title historically used by Slavic monarchs. The term is derived from the Latin word '' caesar'', which was intended to mean ''emperor'' in the Euro ...

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

(beginnings of the 14th century – 1371) * Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver, Prince of Tver as Alexander I and Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal as Alexander II (1301–1339) * Aleksander (1338–before 1386), Prince of Podolia (son of Narymunt) * Alexander II of Georgia (1483–1510) * Eskender,

Emperor The word ''emperor'' (from , via ) can mean the male ruler of an empire. ''Empress'', the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), mother/grandmother (empress dowager/grand empress dowager), or a woman who rules ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

(1472–1494) * Alexander Jagiellon (Alexander of Poland), King of

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

(1461–1506)

Modern rulers

* Alexander I of Russia (1777–1825), emperor of Russia *

Alexander II of Russia Alexander II ( rus, Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, Aleksándr II Nikoláyevich, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ftɐˈroj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ; 29 April 181813 March 1881) was Emperor of Russia, Congress Poland, King of Poland and Grand Du ...

(1818–1881), emperor of Russia * Alexander III of Russia (1845–1894), emperor of Russia * Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia (1842–1858) * Alexander of Bulgaria (1857–1893), first prince of modern Bulgaria * Alexander I Obrenović of Serbia (1876–1903), king of Serbia * Alexander, Prince of Lippe (1831–1905), prince of Lippe * Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1888–1934), first king of Yugoslavia * Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia (born 1945), head of the Yugoslav Royal Family * Zog I, also known as Skenderbeg III (1895–1961), king of Albanians * Alexander of Greece (1893–1920), king of Greece * Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (1939–2011), king of Albanians (throne pretender) * Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands (born 1967), eldest child of Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus

Other royalty

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 ...

, Judean Prince, one of the sons of

Herod the Great Herod I or Herod the Great () was a History of the Jews in the Roman Empire, Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian kingdom of Judea. He is known for his colossal building projects throughout Judea. Among these works are the rebuilding of the ...

from his wife Mariamne * Alexander Helios, Ptolemaic prince, one of the sons of

Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (; The name Cleopatra is pronounced , or sometimes in both British and American English, see and respectively. Her name was pronounced in the Greek dialect of Egypt (see Koine Greek phonology). She was ...

and Mark Anthony *

, Judean Prince, son to the above Alexander and Cappadocian princess Glaphyra *

(d. 1418), son of Bulgarian

Ivan Shishman * Prince Alexander John of Wales (1871), short-lived son of

Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until Death and state funeral of Edward VII, his death in 1910. The second child ...

* Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1874–1899) * Olav V of Norway (Prince Alexander of Denmark) (1903–1991)

Religious leaders

* Pope Alexander I (pope 97–105) * Alexander of Apamea, 5th-century bishop of Apamea * Pope Alexander II (pope 1058–1061) *

Pope Alexander III Pope Alexander III (c. 1100/1105 – 30 August 1181), born Roland (), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 September 1159 until his death in 1181. A native of Siena, Alexander became pope after a Papal election, ...

(pope 1159–1181) * Pope Alexander IV (pope 1243–1254) * Pope Alexander V ("Peter Philarges" c. 1339–1410) * Pope Alexander VI (1492–1503), Roman pope * Pope Alexander VII (1599–1667) * Pope Alexander VIII (pope 1689–1691) * Alexander of Constantinople, bishop of Constantinople (314–337) * St. Alexander of Alexandria, Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria between 313 and 328 * Pope Alexander II of Alexandria, Coptic Pope (702–729) * Alexander of Lincoln, bishop of Lincoln * Alexander of Jerusalem * See also Saint Alexander, various saints with this name

Other people

Antiquity

* Alexander (artists), the name of a number of artists of ancient Greece and Rome * Alexander of Lyncestis (died 330 BC), contemporary of Alexander the Great * Alexander (son of Polyperchon) (died 314 BC), regent of Macedonia * Alexander (Antigonid general), 3rd-century BC cavalry commander under Antigonus III Doson * Alexander of Athens, 3rd-century BC Athenian comic poet * Alexander Aetolus (), poet and member of the Alexandrian Pleiad * Alexander (son of Lysimachus) (), Macedonian royal * Alexander (grandson of Seleucus I Nicator) (), Greek Anatolian nobleman * Alexander (Aetolian general), briefly conquered Aegira in 220 BC * Alexander of Acarnania (died 191 BC), confidant of Antiochus III the Great * Alexander Isius (), Aetolian military commander * Alexander Lychnus, early 1st-century BC poet and historian * Alexander Philalethes, 1st century BC physician * Alexander Polyhistor, Greek scholar of the 1st century BC * Alexander of Myndus, ancient Greek writer on zoology and divination * Alexander of Aegae, peripatetic philosopher of the 1st century AD * Alexander of Cotiaeum, 2nd-century Greek grammarian and tutor of Marcus Aurelius * Alexander Numenius, 2nd-century Greek rhetorician * Alexander Peloplaton, 2nd-century Greek rhetorician * Alexander of Abonoteichus (), Greek religious leader and imposter * Alexander of Aphrodisias (), Greek commentator and philosopher * Alexander of Lycopolis, 4th-century author of an early Christian treatise against Manicheans *

, a member of the Jerusalem Temple Sanhedrin mentioned in Acts 4:6

Middle Ages

* Alexander of Hales, English theologian in the 13th century

Modern

* Alexander (magician) (1880–1954), American stage magician specializing in mentalism

People with the given name

People with the given name Alexander or variants include: *

Technoblade Alexander (June 1, 1999 – June 2022), known online as Technoblade ( ), was an American YouTuber known for his ''Minecraft'' videos, Livestreaming, livestreams, and involvement in the Dream SMP. Technoblade registered his main channel on YouT ...

(1999–2022), American YouTuber, real name Alexander, surname not made public * Alexander Aigner (1909–1988), Austrian mathematician * Aleksandr Akimov (1953–1986), Russian nuclear engineer who died in Chernobyl * Alexander Albon (born 1996), Thai-British racing driver * Aleksander Allila (1890–?), Finnish politician * Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883–1946), Russian composer * Alexander Argov (1914–1995), Russian-born Israeli composer * Alexander Armah (born 1994), American football player * Alexander Armstrong (born 1970), British comedian and singer * Aleksandr Averbukh (born 1974), Israeli pole vaulter * Alex Baldock (born 1970), British businessman *

Alec Baldwin Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his leading and supporting roles in a variety of genres, from comedy to drama. He has received List of awards and nominations received by A ...

(born Alexander Rae Baldwin III, 1958), American actor * Aleksander Barkov (born 1995), Finnish ice hockey player * Alexander G. Bassuk, American pediatric neurologist *

Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell (; born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born Canadian Americans, Canadian-American inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He als ...

(1847–1922), Scottish inventor of the first practical telephone * Alexander Björk (born 1990), Swedish golfer * Alexander Borodin (1833–1887), Russian composer * Alexander Calder (1898–1976), American sculptor best known for making mobiles * Aleksandr Davidovich (disambiguation), several people * Alexander Davidson (disambiguation), several people * Alexander Day (disambiguation), several people * Alexander Nicholas de Abrew Abeysinghe (1894–1963), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician * Alex DeBrincat (born 1997), American ice hockey player * Alexander Davidovich Dilman (born 1976), Russian organic chemist * Aleksandar Djordjevic (born 1967), Serbian basketball player *

Alexander Dubček Alexander Dubček (; 27 November 1921 – 7 November 1992) was a Slovaks, Slovak statesman who served as the First Secretary of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) (''de facto'' leader of Czech ...

(1921–1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968–1969) * Alex Ebert (born 1978), American singer-songwriter * Alexander Lee (born 1988), also known as Alexander or Xander, South Korean singer, member of U-KISS * Alexander Exarch (1810–1891), Bulgarian revivalist, publicist and journalist, participant in the struggle for an independent Bulgarian Exarchate * Alex Ferguson (born 1941), Scottish football player and manager * Alexander Fleming (1881–1955), Scottish discoverer of penicillin * Alexander Zusia Friedman (1897–1943), Polish rabbi, educator, activist, and journalist * Aleksander Gabelic (born 1965), Swedish politician * Alex Galchenyuk (born 1994), American ice hockey player * Alexander Gardner (disambiguation), multiple people * Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936), Russian composer * Alexander Goldberg (born 1974), British rabbi, barrister, and human rights activist * Alexander Goldberg (chemical engineer), Israeli chemical engineer and President of the

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is a public university, public research university located in Haifa, Israel. Established in 1912 by Jews under the dominion of the Ottoman Empire, the Technion is the oldest university in the coun ...

* Alexander Goldscheider (born 1950), Czech/British composer, producer and writer * Alexander Gomelsky (1928–2005), Russian head coach of USSR basketball national team for 30 years * Alexander Gordon (disambiguation), several people * Aleksandr Gordon (1931–2020), Russian-Soviet director, screenwriter and actor * Aleksandr Gorelik (1945–2012), Soviet figure skater * Alexander Gould (born 1994), American actor *

Alexander Grothendieck Alexander Grothendieck, later Alexandre Grothendieck in French (; ; ; 28 March 1928 – 13 November 2014), was a German-born French mathematician who became the leading figure in the creation of modern algebraic geometry. His research ext ...

(1928–2014), German-born French mathematician * Alexander Gustafsson (born 1987), Swedish mixed martial arts fighter * Alexander Haig (1924–2010), American general and politician *

Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 dur ...

(1755–1804), first

United States Secretary of the Treasury The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal a ...

and one of the founding fathers of the United States * Alexander Hamilton Jr. (1786–1875), American attorney and son of Alexander Hamilton * Alexander Hamilton Jr. (1816–1889), son of James Alexander Hamilton and grandson of Alexander Hamilton * Alexander Haugg (born 1968), German actor * Alexander Held (born 1958), German actor * Alexander Henn, German anthropologist * Alexander Henry (1823–1883), mayor of Philadelphia * Alex Higgins (1949–2010), Northern Irish snooker player * Alexander Hollins (born 1996), American football player * Alexander Holtz (born 2002), Swedish ice hockey player * Alex Horne (born 1978), British comedian *

Alexander von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, natural history, naturalist, List of explorers, explorer, and proponent of Romanticism, Romantic philosophy and Romanticism ...

(1769–1859), Prussian naturalist and explorer * Alexander Ilečko (1937–2023), Slovak sculptor * Alexander Isak (born 1999), Swedish Football Player * Alexander Isakov (1730–1794), Russian major general * Alex Israel (born 1982), American artist * Alex Israel, founder of Metropolis Technologies *

Alex Jones Alexander Emerick Jones (born February 11, 1974) is an American Far-right politics, far-right radio host, radio show host and prominent conspiracy theorist. He hosts ''The Alex Jones Show'' from Austin, Texas. ''The Alex Jones Show'' is the lo ...

(born 1974), American radio show host and conspiracy theorist *

Aleksandr Kamshalov Aleksandr Kamshalov (1932–2019; Russian: Александр Камшалов) was a member of the Communist Party who served as the chairman of the State Committee for Cinematography in the Soviet Union being last Soviet politician who held t ...

(1932–2019), Soviet politician * Alex Kapranos (born 1972), Scottish musician, author, songwriter and producer, front-man of Franz Ferdinand * Aleksandar Katai (born 1991), Serbian footballer * Alexander Kerensky (1881–1970) leader of Russian Provisional Government * Alexander Kerfoot (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player * Alex Killorn (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player * Alexander Klaws (born 1983), German singer and songwriter * Alexander Klingspor (born 1977), Swedish painter and sculptor * Aleksandr Kogan (born 1985/86), Moldovan-born American psychologist and data scientist *

Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; ; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)

(1893–1956), Hungarian film director * Alexander Kucheryavenko (born 1987), Russian ice hockey player * Aleksander Kwaśniewski (born 1954), former

President of Poland The president of Poland ( ), officially the president of the Republic of Poland (), is the head of state of Poland. His or her prerogatives and duties are determined in the Constitution of Poland. The president jointly exercises the executive ...

* Aleksander Lesser (1814–1884), Polish painter, illustrator, and art critic * Alexander Levinsky (1910–1990), Canadian ice hockey player * Alexander Ivanovich Levitov (1835–1877), Russian writer * Alexander Lévy (born 1990), French golfer * Alexander Ludwig (born 1992), Canadian actor * Alexander "Sandy" Lyle (born 1958), Scottish golfer *

Alexander Lukashenko Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (also transliterated as Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka; born 30 August 1954) is a Belarusian politician who has been the first and only president of Belarus since the office's establishment in 1994, making hi ...

(born 1954), President of Belarus * Alex Manninger (born 1977), Austrian footballer * Alexander "Ali" Marpet (born 1993), American football player * Aleksandr Marshal (born 1957), Russian singer, songwriter, and musician * Alexander Mattison (born 1998), American football player * Alexander McClure (1828–1909), American politician, editor and writer * Alexander Lyell McEwin (1897–1988), known as Lyell McEwin, Australian politician, Minister for Health * Alexander McQueen (1969–2010), British fashion designer and couturier * Alexander Michel Melki (born 1992), Swedish-Lebanese footballer * Alexander Mirsky (born 1964), Latvian politician * Alexander Francis Molamure (1888–1951), 1st Speaker of the State Council of Ceylon and 1st Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka * Aleksandr Nikolayev (disambiguation), several people * Alexander Nikolov (boxer) (born 1940), Bulgarian boxer *

Alex Norén Alexander Norén (born 12 July 1982) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has won ten tournaments on the European Tour, including the 2017 BMW PGA Championship, BMW PGA Championship, the Aberdeen Ass ...

(born 1982), Swedish golfer * Alexander Nylander (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player * Alexander O'Neal (born 1953), American singer *

Alexander Ovechkin Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin (, ; born 17September 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), left winger and Captain (ice hockey), captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "the ...

(born 1985), Russian hockey player *

Alexander Patch Alexander McCarrell Patch (23 November 1889 – 21 November 1945) was a senior United States Army Officer (armed forces), officer who fought in World war, both world wars, rising to rank of General (United States), general. During World War ...

(1889–1945), American general during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

* Aleksandr Panayotov, Russian-Ukrainian singer and songwriter * Alexander Pechtold (born 1965), Dutch politician * Alexander Penn (1906–1972), Israeli poet * Alexander Perera Jayasuriya (1901–1980), Sri Lankan Sinhala MP and Cabinet Minister * Alexander Pichushkin (born 1974), prolific Russian serial killer * Alex Pietrangelo (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player * Alexander Piorkowski (1904–1948), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes * Alexander Ponomarenko (born 1964), Russian billionaire businessman *

Alexander Pope Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S. – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early ...

(1688–1744), English poet * Alexander Popov (disambiguation), several people * Alexander Ptushko (1900–1973), Russian film director *

Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin () was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.Basker, Michael. Pushkin and Romanticism. In Ferber, Michael, ed., ''A Companion to European Romanticism''. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. He is consid ...

(1799–1837), Russian writer * Alexander Radulov (born 1986), Russian ice hockey player * Alexander Raevsky (aviator) (1887–1937), Russian aviator *

Alexander Ragoza Alexander Frantsevich Ragoza (; 20 June .S. 8 June1858 – 29 June 1919), also known as Oleksandr Frantsevych Rohoza (), was a Russian Empire, Russian General of the Infantry (Imperial Russia), general of the infantry during World War I, a ...

(1858–1919), Russian general in World War I * Alexander Edmund de Silva Wijegooneratne Samaraweera Rajapakse (1866–1937), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician * Alexander Rendell (born 1990), Thai actor and singer *

Alex Rodriguez Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop, third baseman and designated hitter and current businessman. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (ML ...

(born 1975), Major League Baseball star, won 3 AL MVP awards, also known as A-Rod * Alexander Rou (1906–1973), Russian film director * Alexander Rowe (born 1992), Australian athlete * Alexander Rudolph ("Al McCoy"; 1894–1966), American boxer * Alexander Russell (born 2002), Welsh cricketer * Alexander Rybak (born 1986), Belarusian-born Norwegian artist and violinist * Alexander Salkind (1921–1997), French film producer * Alex Salmond (1954–2024), Scottish politician, first minister of Scotland (2007–2014) * Alexander Scholz (born 1992), Danish footballer * Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915), Russian composer and pianist * Alexander Selkirk (1676–1721), Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer * Alexander Semin (born 1984), Russian hockey player * Aleksander Serov (born 1954), Russian singer * Alexander Serov (1820–1871), Russian composer * Alexander Shatilov (born 1987), Uzbek-Israeli artistic gymnast * Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin (1925–2014), American chemist, psychopharmacologist, and author * Alexander Sieghart (born 1994), Thai footballer * Alexander Skarsgård (born 1976), Swedish actor * Alexander Stafford, British politician * Alexander Stavenitz (1901–1960), Russian Empire-born American visual artist and educator * Alex Stitt (1939–2016), Australian graphic designer and animator *

Alexander Suvorov Count Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov-Rymniksky, Prince of Italy () was a Russian general and military theorist in the service of the Russian Empire. Born in Moscow, he studied military history as a young boy and joined the Imperial Russian ...

(1730–1800), Russian military leader, considered a national hero, Count of Rymnik, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince of Italy, and the last Generalissimo of the Russian Empire * Alexander McCall Smith (born 1948), Scottish writer * Alexander Solonik (1960–1997), Russian murder victim *

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn. (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a Soviet and Russian author and Soviet dissidents, dissident who helped to raise global awareness of political repression in the Soviet Union, especially the Gulag pris ...

(1918–2008), Russian writer, Nobel laureate, Soviet dissident * Alexander Steen (born 1984), Swedish ice hockey player * Alexander Stubb (born 1968), Finnish politician, president of Finland 2024–2030 * Alexander Thorburn (1836–1894), Canadian politician * Alexander Tikhonov (born 1947), Russian biathlete * Alex Turner (born 1986), British musician, songwriter and producer, front-man of

Arctic Monkeys Arctic Monkeys are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. They comprise lead singer Alex Turner, drummer Matt Helders, guitarist Jamie Cook and bassist Nick O'Malley. The co-founder and original bassist Andy Nicholson ...

and The Last Shadow Puppets * Alexander Vainberg (born 1961), Russian politician * Lex van Dam (born 1968), Dutch trader and TV personality * Alexander Van der Bellen (born 1944), President of Austria * Alexander Varchenko (born 1949), Russian mathematician * Aleksander Veingold (born 1953), Estonian and Soviet chess player and coach * Alexander Verkhovskiy (born 1956), Russian entrepreneur * Aleksandr Verkhovsky (1886–1938), Russian military and political figure * Aleksandr Vlasov (disambiguation), several people * Alexander Volkanovski (born 1988), UFC Fighter * Alexander Voltz (born 1999), Australian composer * Aleksandar Vučić (born 1970), President of Serbia * Alexander Wennberg (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player * Alexander Vika (1933–2025), Slovak sculptor * Alexander Wilson (disambiguation), several people * Alexander Wijemanne, Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and politician * Alex Zanardi (born 1966), Italian racing driver and paracyclist * Aleksandar Zečević (born 1996), Serbian basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

* Oleksandr Zubov (born 1983), Ukrainian chess player and Grandmaster *

Oleksandr Usyk Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk (, ; born 17 January 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He has held the unified champion (boxing), unified heavyweight championship since 2021, and the ''The Ring (magazine), Ring'' magazine title since 2022 ...

(born 1987), Ukrainian professional boxer * Alexander Zverev (born 1997), German tennis player

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Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...

: Alexander * Albanian: Aleksandër ** Albanian diminutive: Leka * Amharic: እስክንድር (Isikinidiri, Eskender) *

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

: ( Iskandar) *

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

: Ալեքսանդր (Aleksandr) * Asturian: Alexandru, Xandru * Azerbaijani: İsgəndər/Исҝәндәр/ایسگندر, Aleksandr/Александр/آلئکساندر *

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

: Alesander * Belarusian: Аляксандр (Aliaksandr), Алесь (Ales) * Bengali: আলেকজান্ডার (''Alēkjānḍār''), সিকান্দার (''Sikāndār''), ইস্কান্দার (''Iskāndār'') * Bulgarian: Александър (Aleksandŭr), Сашко (Sashko) * Catalan: Alexandre/Aleixandre * Chinese: ** Historical: *** '' Traditional'': , '' Simplified'': , '' Baxter-Sagart'': *** ''Traditional and Simplified'': , '' Baxter Romanization'': 'a lejH sanH ** Contemporary: '' Traditional'': , '' Simplified'': , ''

Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. ''Hanyu'' () literally means 'Han Chinese, Han language'—that is, the Chinese language—while ''pinyin' ...

'': Yàlìshāndà, ''

Jyutping The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme, also known as Jyutping, is a romanisation system for Cantonese developed in 1993 by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK). The name ''Jyutping'' (itself the Jyutping ro ...

'': aa³ lik⁶ saan¹ daai⁶, '' Wugniu'': iá-liq-sé-da, '' BUC'': Ā-lĭk-săng-dâi * Czech: Alexandr, Alexander * Danish: Aleksander, Alexander * Dutch: Alexander *

Esperanto Esperanto (, ) is the world's most widely spoken Constructed language, constructed international auxiliary language. Created by L. L. Zamenhof in 1887 to be 'the International Language' (), it is intended to be a universal second language for ...

: Aleksandro * Estonian: Aleksander * English: Alexander * Finnish: Aleksanteri * French: Alexandre * Galician: Alexandre * Georgian: ალექსანდრე (Aleksandre) * German: Alexander * Greek **

: 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀫 (Aléxandros) **

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ...

: Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) **

Koine Greek Koine Greek (, ), also variously known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek, Septuagint Greek or New Testament Greek, was the koiné language, common supra-regional form of Greek language, Greek spoken and ...

: Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) **

Modern Greek Modern Greek (, or , ), generally referred to by speakers simply as Greek (, ), refers collectively to the dialects of the Greek language spoken in the modern era, including the official standardized form of the language sometimes referred to ...

: Αλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) * Hawaiian: Alekanekelo *

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

: אלכסנדר (Aleksander) *

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

: सिकंदर (Sikandar) * Hungarian: Sándor, Alexander, Elek * Icelandic: Alexander * Indonesian: Iskandar, Alexander * Irish: Alastar * Italian: Alessandro * Japanese: アレキサンダー (Arekisandā) * Korean: 알렉산더 (Alleksandeo) * Kazakh: Искандер (Iskander) * Kyrgyz: Искендер (Iskender) *

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

: Alexander * Latvian: Aleksandrs * Lithuanian: Aleksandras * Macedonian: Александар (Aleksandar), Сашко (Sashko, Saško) * Malay: Iskandar *

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

** Syriac Origin : ചാണ്ടി (t͡ʃaːɳʈI), ഇടിക്കുള (IʈIkkʊɭa) ** Greek Origin : അലക്സിയോസ് (alaksIyos), അലക്സി (alaksI) ** Anglican Origin : അലക്സാണ്ടര്‍ (alaksa:ndar), അലക്സ് (alaks) * Mongolian: Александр (Alyeksandr) * Norwegian: Aleksander, Alexander *

Pashto Pashto ( , ; , ) is an eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. It has official status in Afghanistan and the Pakistani province of Khyb ...

: سکندر (Sikandar) * Persian: (Aleksânder), (Eskandar) * Polish: Aleksander * Portuguese: Alexandre, Alexandro, Alessandro, Leandro * Punjabi: Sikandar * Romanian: Alexandru, Alex, Sandu * Russian: Александр (Aleksandr), Саша (Sasha) * Rusyn: Александер (Aleksander) *

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

: अलक्षेन्द्र (Alakṣendra) *

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

: Alasdair * Scots: Alastair, Alistair, Alister, Sandy *

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually i ...

: Александар / Aleksandar * Slovak: Alexander * Slovene: Aleksander * Spanish: Alejandro * Swedish: Alexander * Syriac: ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ (Alexander) * Tagalog: Alejandro * * Turkish: İskender * Ukrainian: Олександр (Oleksandr, sometimes anglicized Olexander), Сашко (Sashko), Олесь (Oles), Олелько (Olelko) *

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

: سکندر (Sikandar) *

Valencian Valencian can refer to: * Something related to the Valencian Community ( Valencian Country) in Spain * Something related to the city of Valencia * Something related to the province of Valencia in Spain * Something related to the old Kingdom of ...

: Alecsandro, Aleksandro, Aleixandre, Alexandre * Vietnamese: Alexander, A Lịch San * Welsh: Alexander *

Yiddish Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...

: אלעקסאנדער (Aleksander), סענדער ( Sender)

Variants and diminutives

* Alexsander * Alexey * Sasha/Sash * Sandy *

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