Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 characters, 1 hero
Alex 1962 A Clockwork Orange 
Alex Standall 2007 Thirteen Reasons Why
Alex Woods 2013 The Universe Versus Alex Woods
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 character
Alex DeLarge 1971 A Clockwork Orange
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Alex Chilton 1987 Alex Chilton
Fictional Characters from Television:
18 characters
Alex Marshall 1965 Days of Our Lives
Alex P. Keaton 1982 Family Ties
Alex Devlin 1987 Tour of Duty
Alex Ryker 1989 Baywatch
Alex Mack 1994 The Secret World of Alex Mack
Alex Whitman 1999 Roswell
Alexandra Cabot (a.k.a. Alex) 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Alex Eames 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Alex Ryan 2001 McLeod's Daughters
Alex Kelly 2003 The O.C.
Alex Quinn 2003 NCIS
Alex Garrett 2004 Joey
Alex Rousseau 2004 Lost
Alex Karev 2005 Grey's Anatomy
Alex Mahone 2005 Prison Break
Alex Vause 2013 Orange Is the New Black
Alex Katsopolis 1987; 2016 Full House; Fuller House
Alex Standall 2017 13 Reasons Why
Hall-of-Famers:
2 basketball, 2 football, 1 baseball, 1 ice hockey
(football) Alex Wojciechowicz 1968
(ice hockey) Alex Delvecchio 1977
(basketball) Alex English 1997
(basketball) Alex Hannum 1998
(baseball) Alex Pompez 2006
(football) Alex Karras 2020
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
3 hurricanes, 2 storms
Storm Alex 1998
Hurricane Alex 2004
Hurricane Alex 2010
Hurricane Alex 2016
Storm Alex 2022
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Alex Rodriguez 2003; 2005; 2007 baseball
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) K. Alex Müller 1987
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
8 actors, 1 actor/model, 1 presenter
Alex Cord 1933-2021
Alex Trebek 1940-2020
Alex Jennings 1957-
Alex Kingston 1963-
Alex Winter 1965-
Alex Rice 1972-
Alex O'Loughlin 1976-
Alex Meraz 1985-
Alex Pettyfer 1990-
Alex Wolff 1997-
Notable Athletes:
8 soccer, 2 rugby, 1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 football, 1 ice hockey, 1 tennis
(ice hockey) Alex Delvecchio 1931-
(football) Alex Karras 1935-2012
(soccer) Alex Ferguson 1941-
(basketball) Alex English 1954-
(tennis) Àlex Corretja 1974-
(baseball) Alex Rodriguez 1975-
(soccer) Alex Wilkinson 1984-
(soccer) Alex Song 1987-
(rugby) Alex Goode 1988-
(soccer) Hal Robson-Kanu (a.k.a. Alex) 1989-
(soccer) Alex Morgan 1989-
(rugby) Alex Cuthbert 1990-
(soccer) Alex Sandro 1991-
(soccer) Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 1993-
(soccer) Alex Král 1998-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 screenwriter/director
Alex van Warmerdam 1952-
Notable Musicians:
1 musician
Alex Van Halen 1953-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 physicist
K. Alex Müller 1927-2023
Notable Writers:
1 author
Alex Haley 1921-1992
Olympic Medalists:
6 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze, 1 bronze/silver, 1 silver/bronze
(bronze/silver) Alex Wilson 1928; 1932 4x400 m relay; 400 m; 800 m
(gold) Alex Groza 1948 basketball
(bronze) Alex Boegschoten 1976 water polo
(gold) Alex Baumann 1984 swimming - 200 m medley; swimming - 400 m medley
(silver) Alex Righetti 2004 basketball
(silver) Álex Mumbrú 2008 basketball
(gold) Alex Schwazer 2008 50 km walk
(silver/bronze) Alex Partridge 2008; 2012 rowing
(gold) Alex Gregory 2012 rowing
(bronze) Alex Danson 2012 field hockey
(silver) Alex Giorgetti 2012 water polo
(gold) Alex Morgan 2012 football
(silver) Alex Sandro 2012 football
(silver) Alex Baumann 2014 bobsleigh
(gold) Alex Pietrangelo 2014 ice hockey
(bronze) Dane Bird-Smith (a.k.a. Alex) 2016 20 km walk
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Alex Salmond 2007-2014 Scotland
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
Alex Van Halen 2007 Van Halen
Alex Lifeson 2013 Rush