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Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Huntly (died 15 July 1470), who adopted the family name of Gordon from about 1457, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish magnate. He was knighted in 1439/1440 and was Lord of Badenoch, Gordon, Strathbogie and Cluny. ...
(died 1470), Scottish magnate * Alexander Gordon (bishop of Aberdeen) (died 1518), Precentor of Moray and Bishop-elect of Aberdeen * Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (died 1524), Scottish nobleman * Alexander Gordon, Master of Sutherland (died 1530), Scottish magnate * Alexander Gordon (bishop of Galloway) (died 1575), formerly bishop of the Isles and archbishop of Glasgow * Alexander Gordon (pioneer) (1635–1697), Scottish settler in New England * Alexander Gordon (general) (1670–1752), Laird of Auchintoul, Scottish general of the Russian army and Jacobite *
Alexander Gordon (antiquary) Alexander Gordon (1755) was a Scottish antiquary and singer. His survey of Roman sites, the ''Itinerarium Septentrionale'', was considered an essential reference by all Roman antiquaries of his time. Early life and education Gordon was born a ...
(c. 1692–1755), Scottish antiquary and singer *
Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon General Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon (c. 167828 November 1728), styled Earl of Enzie until 1684 and the Marquess of Huntly from 1684 to 1716, was a Scottish Jacobite peer. Gordon was the son of George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon and La ...
(c. 1678–1728), Scottish peer * Alexander Gordon, 18th-century British founder of
Gordon's Gin Gordon's is a brand of London dry gin first produced in 1769. The top markets for Gordon's are the United Kingdom, the United States and Greece. It is owned by the British spirits company Diageo. It is the world's best-selling London dry gin. G ...
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Alexander Gordon, Lord Rockville Alexander Gordon, Lord Rockville (1739 – 13 March 1792) was a Scottish judge. Life Rockville was the youngest son of William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen, by his third wife Lady Anne, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon. He b ...
(1739–1792), Scottish judge * Alexander Gordon (physician) (1752–1799), Scottish physician *
Alexander Snow Gordon Alexander Snow Gordon (? - 1803) was an American silversmith and inn-keeper, active in New York City. Little is known of his life, aside from the fact that he started business in 1795 at 40 William Street in New York City. He was a founding mem ...
(died 1803), American silversmith and inn-keeper *
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, KT (18 June 1743 – 17 June 1827), styled Marquess of Huntly until 1752, was a Scottish nobleman, described by Kaimes as the "greatest subject in Britain", and was also known as the Cock o' the North, the tr ...
(1743–1827), Scottish nobleman *
Alexander Gordon (British cavalry officer) Alexander Gordon (1781–1873) was a British officer during the Napoleonic Wars. He was commissioned a captain in the 15th Hussars and he fought in the Peninsular War. His correspondence during the Corunna Campaign were collated and published ...
(1781–1873), British Army officer during the Napoleonic Wars * Sir Alexander Gordon (British staff officer) (1786–1815), British Army officer who was killed at the Battle of Waterloo * Alexander Gordon (Australian politician) (1815–1903), English-born Australian politician and barrister *
Alexander Gordon (Unitarian) Alexander Gordon (9 June 1841 – 21 February 1931) was an English Unitarian minister and religious historian. A prolific contributor to the ''Dictionary of National Biography'', he wrote for it well over 700 articles dealing mainly with nonc ...
(1841–1931), English Unitarian minister and religious historian *
Alexander Theodore Gordon Alexander Theodore Gordon (11 May 1881 – 6 March 1919) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen and Kincardine Central in the 1918 General Election, but died two months late ...
(1881–1919), Scottish politician * Sir Alexander Gordon (Northern Ireland politician) (1882–1967) * Alexander Esmé Gordon (1910–1993), Scottish architect * Sandy Grant Gordon (1931–2020), Scottish distiller * Alexander V. Gordon (born 1937), Russian historian, historiographer, socio-anthropologist, culturologist * Alexander Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1955–2020), British peer * Alexander Gordon (journalist) (born 1964), Russian radio and television presenter, journalist, actor and director * Alexander Gordon (brewer) (1818-1895), Scottish brewer and philanthropist


See also

* Alex Gordon (disambiguation) * Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (disambiguation) * Alexander Gordon Smith (born 1979), British author * {{hndis, name=Gordon, Alexander