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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 Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (died 1524) was a Scottish nobleman. He was a member of Parliament, a member of the Privy Council, a regent and Lieutenant of the kingdom. Biography He was the son of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly and ...
(died 1524), Scottish nobleman *
Alexander Gordon, Master of Sutherland Alexander Gordon, Master of Sutherland (c.1505-1530), Scottish magnate, made Earl of Sutherland in 1527. Early life Alexander Gordon was the son of Adam Gordon of Aboyne (d.1538) and Elizabeth Sutherland, 10th Countess of Sutherland (d.1535), the ...
(died 1530), Scottish magnate *
Alexander Gordon (bishop of Galloway) Alexander Gordon ( – 11 November 1575) was a 16th-century Scottish churchman who was successively Archbishop of Glasgow, Titular Archbishop of Athens, Bishop of the Isles and Bishop of Galloway. Biography His father was John Gordon, Lord Go ...
(died 1575), formerly bishop of the Isles and archbishop of Glasgow *
Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland (died 1594) was a Scottish landowner. Early life He was the son of John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland and his second wife Lady Helen Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox and widow of ...
(died 1594), a Scottish landowner *
Alexander Gordon (pioneer) Alexander Gordon (1635 in Aberdeen Scotland – 1697), fought as a Royalist and was captured by Oliver Cromwell's army at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651 at the end of the English Civil War. He was imprisoned at Tothill Field outside L ...
(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 ...
(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 Jacobitism, Jacobite peer. Gordon was the son of George Gordon, 1st Duke of ...
(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 multinational alcoholic beverage company Diageo. It is the world's best- ...
* Alexander Gordon, Lord Rockville (1739–1792), Scottish judge * Alexander Gordon (physician) (1752–1799), Scottish physician * Alexander Snow Gordon (died 1803), American silversmith and inn-keeper *
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, (18 June 1743 – 17 June 1827), styled Marquess of Huntly until 1752, was a Scottish peer who was described by Lord Kames as the "greatest subject in Britain". He was also known as the "Cock o' the North", ...
(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 e ...
(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) Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alexander Robert Gisborne Gordon GBE DSO PC (NI) (28 July 1882 – 23 April 1967) was a Unionist Member and Senator in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. Family background Sir Alexander was born in County Down on 28 ...
(1882–1967) * Alexander
Esmé Gordon Alexander Esmé Gordon (12 September 1910 – 31 May 1993) was a Scottish Modernist architect, writer, and painter who served as Secretary of the Royal Scottish Academy between 1973 and 1978. Born in Edinburgh and educated at Edinburgh Academy a ...
(1910–1993), Scottish architect *
Sandy Grant Gordon Alexander Grant "Sandy" Gordon, (6 May 193121 December 2020) was a Scottish distiller who was credited with creating a global market for single malt Scotch whisky. As a managing director of the William Grant and Sons Glenfiddich distillery b ...
(1931–2020), Scottish distiller * Alexander V. Gordon (born 1937), Russian historian, historiographer, socio-anthropologist, culturologist *
Alexander Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair Alexander George Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, (31 March 1955 – 12 March 2020), styled Earl of Haddo from 1984 to 2002, was a Scottish peer, businessman, and landowner. Early life and education Gordon was born at Quicks Gree ...
(1955–2020), British peer *
Alexander Gordon (journalist) Alexander Garrievich Gordon (, born February 20, 1964) is a Russian radio and television presenter, journalist, actor and director. He has worked on " NTV" channel and " Channel One". As of January 2023, Gordon is the host of First Channel's ...
(born 1964), Russian radio and television presenter, journalist, actor and director *
Alexander Gordon (brewer) Alexander Gordon (1818–1895) was a Scottish brewer and philanthropist. He was born in Glen Girnock, Aberdeenshire and studied an apprenticeship in Dundee. Shortly after turning 18 Gordon was placed in charge of a brewery in Aberdeen and later ...
(1818-1895), Scottish brewer and philanthropist


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Alex Gordon (disambiguation) Alex Gordon is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the Kansas City Royals. Alex Gordon may also refer to: * Alex Gordon (police agent), a police infiltrator *Alex Gordon, former collegiate basketball player, currently with Choral ...
* Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (disambiguation) * Alexander Gordon Smith (born 1979), British author * {{hndis, name=Gordon, Alexander