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