Namesakes
Adam Carrington
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 
Fictional Characters from Television 1981; 2017 Dynasty
A. A. Milne
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1882-1956
Notable Writers
Alastair Denniston
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1881-1961
Olympic Medalists 1908 field hockey (bronze)
Alec Baldwin
(m) 1958-
Emmy Award Winners 2008; 2009 30 Rock (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Alec Connell
(m) 1902-1958
Hall-of-Famers 1958 (ice hockey)
Alec Douglas-Home
(m) 1903-1995
British Prime Ministers 1963-1964
Alec John Such
(m) 1951-2022
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2018 Bon Jovi
Aleister Crowley
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1875-1947
Other Notables mysticism
Aleksandar Karađorđević
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1806-1885
Serbian Kings, Tsars and Princes 1842-1858
Aleksandar
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1876-1903
Serbian Kings, Tsars and Princes 1889-1903
Aleksandar
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1888-1934
Serbian Kings, Tsars and Princes 1921-1934
Aleksander
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1461-1506
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1501-1506
Aleksandr Nevskiy
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1220-1263
Notable Military Figures
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars 1252-1263
Aleksandr I
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1777-1825
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars 1801-1825
Aleksandr II
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1818-1881
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars 1855-1881
Aleksandr III
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1845-1894
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars 1881-1894
Aleksandr Blok
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1880-1921
Notable Writers
Aleksandr Chigir
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1968-
Olympic Medalists 1992 water polo (bronze)
Aleksandr Popov
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1971-
Notable Athletes (swimming)
Olympic Medalists 1992; 1996; 2000 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 50 m freestyle; swimming - 100 m freestyle (silver/gold)
Aleksandr Pushkin
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1799-1837
Notable Writers
Aleksandr Rodchenko
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1891-1956
Notable Artists
Aleksandr Skriabin
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1871-1915
Notable Musicians
Aleksandr Suvorov
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1730-1800
Notable Military Figures
Aleksandre Qazbegi
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1848-1893
Notable Writers
Alessandro Baldrati da Lugo
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1595-1645
Saints
Alessandro Sauli
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1534-1592
Saints
Alex Baumann
(m) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1984 swimming - 200 m medley; swimming - 400 m medley (gold)
Alex Boegschoten
(m) 1956-
Olympic Medalists 1976 water polo (bronze)
Alex Cord
(m) 1933-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Alex Delvecchio
(m) 1931-
Hall-of-Famers 1977 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Alex English
(m) 1954-
Hall-of-Famers 1997 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Alex Ferguson
(m) 1941-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Alex Goode
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Alex Gregory
(m) 1984-
Olympic Medalists 2012 rowing (gold)
Alex Haley
(m) 1921-1992
Notable Writers
Alex Hannum
(m) 1923-2002
Hall-of-Famers 1998 (basketball)
Alex Karev
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Grey's Anatomy
Alex Karras
(m) 1935-2012
Hall-of-Famers 2020 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Alex Katsopolis
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987; 2016 Full House; Fuller House
Alex Mahone
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Prison Break
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
(m) 1993-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Alex Partridge
(m) 1981-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 rowing (silver/bronze)
Alex Pettyfer
(m) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/model)
Alex Pietrangelo
(m) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (gold)
Alex Rodriguez
(m) 1975-
Most Valuable Players 2003; 2005; 2007 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Alex Ryan
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 McLeod's Daughters
Alex Salmond
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1954-
Other Leaders 2007-2014 Scotland (prime minister)
Alex Standall
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2007 Thirteen Reasons Why
Fictional Characters from Television 2017 13 Reasons Why
Alex Trebek
(m) 1940-2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Alex Van Halen
(m) 1953-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2007 Van Halen
Alex van Warmerdam
(m) 1952-
Notable Filmmakers
Alex Whitman
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 Roswell
Alex Wilkinson
(m) 1984-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Alex Wilson
(m) 1907-1994
Olympic Medalists 1928; 1932 4x400 m relay; 400 m; 800 m (bronze/silver)
Alex Winter
(m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Alex Wojciechowicz
(m) 1915-1992
Hall-of-Famers 1968 (football)
Alex Wolff
(m) 1997-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Alexander
(m)
Biblical Characters Acts 4:6
Alexander
(m)
Biblical Characters Mark 15:21
Alexander
(m)
Biblical Characters Acts 19:33
Alexander
(m)
Biblical Characters 1 Tim. 1:19
Alexander
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Troilus and Cressida
Alexander
(m)
Characters in Greek Mythology
Alexander the Great
(m) 356-323 BC
Egyptian Pharaohs 332-323 BC
Notable Military Figures
Other Royalty (Alexander III the Great) 336-323 BC Macedon (king)
Persian and Iranian Kings and Queens 330-323 BC
Alexander IV
(m) 323-311 BC
Egyptian Pharaohs 323-311 BC
Other Royalty 323-311 BC Macedon (king)
Persian and Iranian Kings and Queens 323-311 BC
Alexander Balas
(m) ?-146 BC
Persian and Iranian Kings and Queens 150-146 BC
Seleucid Kings and Queens 150-146 BC
Alexander II Zabinas
(m) ?-123 BC
Seleucid Kings and Queens 128-123 BC
Alexander I
(m) c. 75-115
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 107-115
Saints
Alexander
(m) ?-177
Saints
Alexander
(m) ?-178
Saints
Alexander of Fermo
(m) ?-250
Saints
Alexander I
(m) c. 250-328
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 312-328
Saints
Alexander of Comana
(m) ?-c. 251
Saints
Alexander of Jerusalem
(m) ?-251
Saints
Alexander
(m) ?-260
Saints
Alexander
(m) ?-295
Saints
Alexander
(m) ?-300
Saints
Alexander
(m) ?-313
Saints
Alexander
(m) ?-326
Saints
Alexander
(m) ?-340
Saints
Alexander
(m) ?-361
Saints
Alexander Akimetes
(m) ?-403
Saints
Alexander of Arumentum
(m) ?-434
Saints
Alexander
(m) ?-590
Saints
Alexander II
(m) 6xx-729
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 704-729
Alexander
(m) 866-913
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 912-913
Alexander II
(m) 1010-1073
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1061-1073
Alexander I the Fierce
(m) 1078-1124
Scottish Kings and Queens 1107-1124
Alexander III
(m) c. 1100-1181
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1159-1181
Alexander II
(m) 1198-1249
Scottish Kings and Queens 1214-1249
Alexander III
(m) 1241-1286
Scottish Kings and Queens 1249-1286
Alexander IV
(m) ?-1261
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1254-1261
Alexander
(m) 1339-1410
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1409-1410
Alexander VI
(m) 1431-1503
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1492-1503
Alexander VII
(m) 1599-1667
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1655-1667
Alexander VIII
(m) 1610-1691
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1689-1691
Alexander of the Netherlands
(m) 1818-1848
Other Royalty 1818-1848 Netherlands (prince)
Alexander, Prince of Orange
(m) 1851-1884
Other Royalty 1879-1884 Netherlands (prince)
Alexander I
(m) 1857-1893
Bulgarian Kings and Tsars 1879-1886
Alexander
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1911 Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander Ferdinand of Prussia
(m) 1912-1985
Other Royalty 1912-1985 Prussia (prince)
Alexander
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1972 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Alexander of Liechtenstein
(m) 1972-
Other Royalty 1972- Liechtenstein (prince)
Alexander Alekhine
(m) 1892-1946
Notable Athletes (chess)
Alexander Graham Bell
(m) 1847-1922
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Alexander Berkman
(m) 1870-1936
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Alexander Bessmertnykh
(m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2014 cross-country skiing (silver)
Alexander Borodin
(m) 1833-1887
Notable Musicians
Alexander Briant
(m) 1556-1581
Saints
Alexander Bublik
(m) 1997-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Alexander Bustamante
(m) 1884-1977
Other Leaders 1962-1967 Jamaica (prime minister)
Alexander Calder
(f) 1898-1976
Notable Artists
Alexander Court
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry V
Alexander De Croo
(m) 1975-
Belgian Prime Ministers 2020-
Alexander Denisyev
(m) 1991-
Olympic Medalists 2014 luge (silver)
Alexander Domínguez
(m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Alexander Dyachenko
(m) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2012 canoe sprint (gold)
Alexander Edler
(m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (silver)
Alexander Fleming
(m) 1881-1955
Nobel Prize Winners 1945 (medicine)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Alexander Frick
(m) 1910-1991
Other Leaders 1945-1962 Liechtenstein (prime minister)
Alexander Iden
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (2)
Alexander Khalifman
(m) 1966-
Notable Athletes (chess)
Alexander Kristoff
(m) 1987-
Olympic Medalists 2012 cycling - road (bronze)
Alexander Lazarev
(m) 1938-2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Alexander Legkov
(m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2014 cross-country skiing (gold/silver)
Alexander Lüderitz
(m) 1973-
Olympic Medalists 1996 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Alexander Ludwig
(m) 1992-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Alexander Lukashenko
(m) 1954-
Other Leaders 1994- Belarus (president)
Alexander MacKenzie
(m) 1764-1820
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Alexander Mackenzie
(m) 1822-1892
Canadian Prime Ministers 1873-1878
Alexander Mayeta
(m) 1977-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (silver)
A. J. McLean
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1978-
Notable Musicians
Alexander McQueen
(m) 1969-2010
Notable Artists
Alexander Mejía
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Alexander Mikhaylin
(m) 1979-
Olympic Medalists 2012 judo (silver)
Alexander Dale Oen
(m) 1985-2012
Olympic Medalists 2008 swimming - 100 m breaststroke (silver)
Alexander Oleshko
(m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Alexander Ovechkin
(m) 1985-
Most Valuable Players 2008; 2009; 2013 ice hockey
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Alexander Papagos
(m) 1883-1955
Greek Prime Ministers 1952-1955
Alexander Payne
(m) 1961-
Notable Filmmakers
Alexander Pechtold
(m) 1965-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Alexander Peya
(m) 1980-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Alexander Pope
(m) 1688-1744
Notable Writers
Alexander Prokhorov
(m) 1916-2002
Nobel Prize Winners 1964 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Alexander Rawlins
(m) 1560-1595
Saints
Alexander Resch
(m) 1979-
Olympic Medalists 2002; 2010 luge (gold/bronze)
Alexander Roslin
(m) 1718-1793
Notable Artists
Alexander Rossi
(m) 1991-
Notable Athletes (driving)
Alexander Rybak
(m) 1986-
Eurovision Song Contest Winners 2009 Norway
Notable Musicians
Alexander Schallenberg
(m) 1969-
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents 2021 (chancellor)
Alexander Schowtka
(m) 1963-
Olympic Medalists 1984 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver)
Alexander Selkirk
(m) 1676-1721
Other Notables castaway
Alexander Skarsgård
(m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Alexander Smollett
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1883 Treasure Island
Alexander Steen
(m) 1984-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (silver)
Alexander Stubb
(m) 1968-
Finnish Presidents and Prime Ministers 2014-2015; 2024- (prime minister/president)
Alexander Thieme
(m) 1954-2016
Olympic Medalists 1976 4x100 m relay (silver)
Alexander R. Todd
(m) 1907-1997
Nobel Prize Winners 1957 (chemistry)
Alexander Todua
(m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Alexander Tretiakov
(m) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2010; 2014 skeleton (bronze/gold)
Alexander Van der Bellen
(m) 1944-
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents 2017- (president)
Alexander Vinokourov
(m) 1973-
Olympic Medalists 2000; 2012 cycling - road (silver/gold)
Alexander Volkov
(m) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1988 basketball (gold)
Alexander von Humboldt
(m) 1769-1859
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Alexander von Schleinitz
(m) 1807-1885
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Alexander Ward
(m) 1990-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Alexander Yakushev
(m) 1947-
Hall-of-Famers 2018 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Alexander Zverev
(m) 1997-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Alexis Meade
(a.k.a. Alexander) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2006 Ugly Betty
Antti Kasvio
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1973-
Olympic Medalists 1992 swimming - 200 m freestyle (bronze)
Blake Carrington
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1981; 2017 Dynasty
Boris Johnson
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1964-
British Prime Ministers 2019-2022
Charles Eastman
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1858-1939
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Notable Writers
Duane Swanson
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1913-2000
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
Edward MacDowell
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1860-1908
Notable Musicians
Ernst Casimir of the Netherlands
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1822
Other Royalty 1822 Netherlands (prince)
George of Wales
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 2013-
Other Royalty 2013- United Kingdom (prince)
Gerald Tinker
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1951-
Olympic Medalists 1972 4x100 m relay (gold)
Herbert A. Simon
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1916-2001
Nobel Prize Winners 1978 (economics)
Jakob Kern
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1897-1924
Saints
James Mirrlees
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1936-2018
Nobel Prize Winners 1996 (economics)
Joel Kim Booster
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1988-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
John A. Macdonald
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1815-1891
Canadian Prime Ministers 1867-1873; 1878-1891
Jonathan de Guzmán
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jonathan Joseph
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1991-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Joseph Calleia
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1897-1975
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Justin Gatlin
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1982-
Notable Athletes (track)
Olympic Medalists 2004; 2012; 2016 200 m; 4x100 m relay; 100 m (gold/bronze/silver)
Justin Kiriakis
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
K. Alex Müller
(m) 1927-2023
Nobel Prize Winners 1987 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Kōji Murofushi
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 2004; 2012 hammer throw (gold/bronze)
Lex Marinos
(m) 1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lex Shrapnel
(m) 1979-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Logan Paul
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1995-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (youtuber)
Notable Athletes (wrestling)
Mahé Drysdale
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1978-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 rowing (bronze/gold)
Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 208-235
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 222-235
Maximilian of Baden
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1867-1929
German Chancellors and Presidents 1918 (chancellor)
Nikolai of Denmark
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1999-
Other Royalty 1999-2023 Denmark (prince)
Nikolaus of Liechtenstein
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 2000-
Other Royalty 2000- Liechtenstein (prince)
Norman Alexander "Red" Dutton
(m) 1897-1987
Hall-of-Famers 1958 (ice hockey)
Oleksandr Belostenny
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1959-2010
Olympic Medalists 1980; 1988 basketball (bronze/gold)
Olly Alexander
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Paris
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m)
Characters in Greek Mythology
Peter Graves
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1936-2006
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2000 The Moonglows
Piet Salomons
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1924-1948
Olympic Medalists 1948 water polo (bronze)
Rex Gildo
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1936-1999
Notable Musicians
Robert Lindsay
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1890-1958
Olympic Medalists 1920 4x400 m relay (gold)
Robert Mundell
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1932-2021
Nobel Prize Winners 1999 (economics)
Robert Schumann
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1810-1856
Notable Musicians
Ross Alexander
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1907-1937
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rupert Grint
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1988-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sandy Goss
(m) 1968-
Olympic Medalists 1984; 1988 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (silver)
Sasha Kaun
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 2012 basketball (bronze)
Sherman Hemsley
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1938-2012
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Skandar Keynes
(m) 1991-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Thomas Dekker
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1987-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tim McKee
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1953-
Olympic Medalists 1972; 1976 swimming - 200 m medley; swimming - 400 m medley (silver)
Vincent of Denmark
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 2011-
Other Royalty 2011- Denmark (prince)
Viv Richards
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1952-
Notable Athletes (cricket)
Willem III of the Netherlands
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1817-1890
Other Royalty 1849-1890 Netherlands (king)
Willem, Prince of Orange
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1840-1879
Other Royalty 1849-1879 Netherlands (prince)
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
(m) 1967-
Other Royalty 2013- Netherlands (king)
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1852-1912
Other Royalty 1905-1912 Luxembourg (grand duke)
Xander Berkeley
(m) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Zac Efron
(a.k.a. Alexander) (m) 1987-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)