Namesakes
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents:
1 chancellor, 1 president
(president) Alexander Van der Bellen 2017- 
(chancellor) Alexander Schallenberg 2021
Belgian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Alexander De Croo 2020-2025
Biblical Characters:
4 characters
Alexander (m) Acts 4:6
Alexander (m) Mark 15:21
Alexander (m) Acts 19:33
Alexander (m) 1 Tim. 1:19
Bishops of Rome and the Popes:
7 popes, 1 antipope
Alexander I 107-115
Alexander II 1061-1073
Alexander III 1159-1181
Alexander IV 1254-1261
Alexander 1409-1410
Alexander VI 1492-1503
Alexander VII 1655-1667
Alexander VIII 1689-1691
British Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Alec Douglas-Home 1963-1964
Boris Johnson (a.k.a. Alexander) 2019-2022
Bulgarian Kings and Tsars:
1 prince
Prince Alexander I 1879-1886
Canadian Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
John A. Macdonald (middle name Alexander) 1867-1873; 1878-1891
Alexander Mackenzie 1873-1878
Characters in Greek Mythology:
2 characters
Alexander (m)
Paris (a.k.a. Alexander) (m)
Alexander I 312-328
Alexander II 704-729
Egyptian Pharaohs:
2 pharaohs
Pharaoh Alexander the Great 332-323 BC
Pharaoh Alexander IV 323-311 BC
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Alec Baldwin 2008; 2009 30 Rock
Eurovision Song Contest Winners:
1 winner
Alexander Rybak 2009 Norway
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 characters, 1 hero
Alexander Smollett 1883 Treasure Island
Alexander 1972 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Alex Standall 2007 Thirteen Reasons Why
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Alexander 1911 Alexander's Ragtime Band
Fictional Characters from Television:
10 characters
Justin Kiriakis (middle name Alexander) 1965 Days of Our Lives
Alex Whitman 1999 Roswell
Alex Ryan 2001 McLeod's Daughters
Alex Karev 2005 Grey's Anatomy
Alex Mahone 2005 Prison Break
Alexis Meade (a.k.a. Alexander) 2006 Ugly Betty
Alex Katsopolis 1987; 2016 Full House; Fuller House
Adam Carrington (middle name Alexander) 1981; 2017 Dynasty
Blake Carrington (middle name Alexander) 1981; 2017 Dynasty
Alex Standall 2017 13 Reasons Why
Finnish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister/president
(prime minister/president) Alexander Stubb 2014-2015; 2024-
German Chancellors and Presidents:
1 chancellor
(chancellor) Maximilian of Baden (middle name Alexander) 1918
Greek Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Alexander Papagos 1952-1955
Hall-of-Famers:
4 ice hockey, 2 basketball, 2 football
(ice hockey) Norman Alexander "Red" Dutton 1958
(ice hockey) Alec Connell 1958
(football) Alex Wojciechowicz 1968
(ice hockey) Alex Delvecchio 1977
(basketball) Alex English 1997
(basketball) Alex Hannum 1998
(ice hockey) Alexander Yakushev 2018
(football) Alex Karras 2020
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Alex Rodriguez 2003; 2005; 2007 baseball
Alexander Ovechkin 2008; 2009; 2013 ice hockey
Nobel Prize Winners:
3 economics, 2 physics, 1 chemistry, 1 medicine
(medicine) Alexander Fleming 1945
(chemistry) Alexander R. Todd 1957
(physics) Alexander Prokhorov 1964
(economics) Herbert A. Simon (middle name Alexander) 1978
(physics) K. Alex Müller 1987
(economics) James Mirrlees (middle name Alexander) 1996
(economics) Robert Mundell (middle name Alexander) 1999
Norwegian Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Olav V (a.k.a. Alexander) 1957-1991
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 activist
(activist) Alexander Berkman 1870-1936
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
31 actors, 2 comedians, 1 actor/comedian, 1 actor/model, 1 presenter, 1 youtuber
Joseph Calleia (middle name Alexander) 1897-1975
Bud Abbott (middle name Alexander) 1897-1974
Alexander Knox 1907-1995
Ross Alexander (a.k.a. Alexander) 1907-1937
Steve Cochran (middle name Alexander) 1917-1965
Lex Barker 1919-1973
Alex Cord 1933-2021
Alexander Lazarev 1938-2011
Sherman Hemsley (middle name Alexander) 1938-2012
Alex Trebek 1940-2020
Lex Marinos 1949-
Steven Wright (middle name Alexander) 1955-
Xander Berkeley 1955-
Alec Baldwin 1958-
Martin Clunes (a.k.a. Alexander) 1961-
Alex Winter 1965-
Samuel West (middle name Alexander) 1966-
Kenneth Mitchell (middle name Alexander) 1974-2024
Alexander Oleshko 1976-
Alexander Skarsgård 1976-
Lex Shrapnel 1979-
Alex Vincent (a.k.a. Alexander) 1981-
Aldis Hodge (middle name Alexander) 1986-
Zac Efron (middle name Alexander) 1987-
Thomas Dekker (middle name Alexander) 1987-
Joel Kim Booster (middle name Alexander) 1988-
Rupert Grint (middle name Alexander) 1988-
Alex Sharp 1989-
Alex Pettyfer 1990-
Alexander Calvert 1990-
Olly Alexander (middle name Alexander) 1990-
Skandar Keynes 1991-
Alexander Ludwig 1992-
Logan Paul (middle name Alexander) 1995-
Alex Lawther 1995-
Alex Wolff 1997-
Griffin Gluck (middle name Alexander) 2000-
Notable Artists:
1 fashion designer, 1 painter, 1 photographer/painter, 1 sculptor
Alexander Roslin 1718-1793
Aleksandr Rodchenko (a.k.a. Alexander) 1891-1956
Alexander Calder 1898-1976
Alexander McQueen 1969-2010
Notable Athletes:
6 soccer, 4 tennis, 3 ice hockey, 3 rugby, 2 basketball, 2 chess, 1 baseball, 1 cricket, 1 driving, 1 football, 1 swimming, 1 track, 1 wrestling
(chess) Alexander Alekhine 1892-1946
(ice hockey) Alex Delvecchio 1931-
(football) Alex Karras 1935-2012
(soccer) Alex Ferguson 1941-
(ice hockey) Alexander Yakushev 1947-
(cricket) Viv Richards (middle name Alexander) 1952-
(basketball) Alex English 1954-
(chess) Alexander Khalifman 1966-
(swimming) Aleksandr Popov (a.k.a. Alexander) 1971-
(baseball) Alex Rodriguez 1975-
(tennis) Alexander Peya 1980-
(track) Justin Gatlin (middle name Alexander) 1982-
(soccer) Alex Wilkinson 1984-
(basketball) Sasha Kaun 1985-
(ice hockey) Alexander Ovechkin 1985-
(soccer) Alexander Domínguez 1987-
(soccer) Jonathan de Guzmán (middle name Alexander) 1987-
(rugby) Alexander Todua 1987-
(rugby) Alex Goode 1988-
(soccer) Alexander Mejía 1988-
(tennis) Alexander Ward 1990-
(rugby) Jonathan Joseph (middle name Alexander) 1991-
(driving) Alexander Rossi 1991-
(soccer) Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 1993-
(wrestling) Logan Paul (middle name Alexander) 1995-
(tennis) Alexander Zverev 1997-
(tennis) Alexander Bublik 1997-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
2 explorers
Alexander MacKenzie 1764-1820
Alexander von Humboldt 1769-1859
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director/screenwriter, 1 screenwriter/director
Alex van Warmerdam 1952-
Alexander Payne 1961-
Notable Military Figures:
2 commanders, 1 admiral, 1 general
Alexander the Great 356-323 BC
Aleksandr Nevskiy (a.k.a. Alexander) 1220-1263
Aleksandr Suvorov (a.k.a. Alexander) 1730-1800
Alexander Kolchak 1874-1920
Notable Musicians:
4 composers, 2 musicians, 2 singers
Robert Schumann (middle name Alexander) 1810-1856
Alexander Borodin 1833-1887
Edward MacDowell (middle name Alexander) 1860-1908
Aleksandr Skriabin (a.k.a. Alexander) 1871-1915
Rex Gildo (a.k.a. Alexander) 1936-1999
Alex Van Halen 1953-
A. J. McLean (a.k.a. Alexander) 1978-
Alexander Rybak 1986-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 geographer
Alexander von Humboldt 1769-1859
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
3 politicians
Alexander von Schleinitz 1807-1885
Alexander Gauland 1941-
Alexander Pechtold 1965-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 physicists, 1 biologist, 1 inventor, 1 physician
Alexander Graham Bell 1847-1922
Charles Eastman (middle name Alexander) 1858-1939
Alexander Fleming 1881-1955
Alexander Prokhorov 1916-2002
K. Alex Müller 1927-2023
Notable Writers:
4 authors, 3 poets
Alexander Pope 1688-1744
Aleksandr Pushkin (a.k.a. Alexander) 1799-1837
Aleksandre Qazbegi (a.k.a. Alexander) 1848-1893
Charles Eastman (middle name Alexander) 1858-1939
Aleksandr Blok (a.k.a. Alexander) 1880-1921
A. A. Milne (middle name Alexander) 1882-1956
Alex Haley 1921-1992
Olympic Medalists:
13 silver, 10 gold, 8 bronze, 3 bronze/gold, 3 gold/bronze, 2 gold/silver, 2 silver/gold, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold/bronze/silver, 1 silver/bronze
(bronze) Alastair Denniston (a.k.a. Alexander) 1908 field hockey
(gold) Robert Lindsay (middle name Alexander) 1920 4x400 m relay
(gold) Olav V (a.k.a. Alexander) 1928 sailing
(bronze/silver) Alex Wilson 1928; 1932 400 m; 4x400 m relay; 800 m
(gold) Duane Swanson (middle name Alexander) 1936 basketball
(bronze) Piet Salomons (middle name Alexander) 1948 water polo
(gold) Gerald Tinker (middle name Alexander) 1972 4x100 m relay
(gold/bronze) Aleksandr Belov (a.k.a. Alexander) 1972; 1976 basketball
(silver) Tim McKee (a.k.a. Alexander) 1972; 1976 swimming - 200 m medley; swimming - 400 m medley
(silver) Alexander Thieme 1976 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Alex Boegschoten 1976 water polo
(silver) Alexander Schowtka 1984 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Alex Baumann 1984 swimming - 200 m medley; swimming - 400 m medley
(bronze/gold) Oleksandr Belostenny (a.k.a. Alexander) 1980; 1988 basketball
(gold) Alexander Volkov 1988 basketball
(silver) Sandy Goss 1984; 1988 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver/gold) Mike Conley Sr (middle name Alexander) 1984; 1992 triple jump
(bronze) Aleksandr Chigir (a.k.a. Alexander) 1992 water polo
(gold/silver) Aleksandr Popov (a.k.a. Alexander) 1992; 1996; 2000 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 50 m freestyle
(bronze) Antti Kasvio (middle name Alexander) 1992 swimming - 200 m freestyle
(bronze) Alexander Lüderitz 1996 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver) Alexander Mayeta 2008 baseball
(bronze/gold) Mahé Drysdale (a.k.a. Alexander) 2008; 2012 rowing
(silver) Alexander Dale Oen 2008 swimming - 100 m breaststroke
(gold/bronze) Alexander Resch 2002; 2010 luge
(silver/gold) Alexander Vinokourov 2000; 2012 cycling - road
(gold/bronze) Kōji Murofushi (middle name Alexander) 2004; 2012 hammer throw
(silver) Alexander Mikhaylin 2012 judo
(silver/bronze) Alex Partridge 2008; 2012 rowing
(gold/bronze/silver) Justin Gatlin (middle name Alexander) 2004; 2012; 2016 200 m; 4x100 m relay; 100 m
(gold) Alex Gregory 2012 rowing
(bronze) Sasha Kaun 2012 basketball
(bronze) Alexander Kristoff 2012 cycling - road
(gold) Alexander Dyachenko 2012 canoe sprint
(gold/silver) Alexander Legkov 2014 cross-country skiing
(silver) Alexander Steen 2014 ice hockey
(bronze/gold) Alexander Tretiakov 2010; 2014 skeleton
(silver) Alexander Edler 2014 ice hockey
(silver) Alexander Bessmertnykh 2014 cross-country skiing
(gold) Alex Pietrangelo 2014 ice hockey
(silver) Alexander Denisyev 2014 luge
(gold) Klay Thompson (middle name Alexander) 2016 basketball
(silver) Alexander Zuev 2020 3x3 basketball
(silver) Alexander Ogando 2020 4x400 m mixed
Other Leaders:
3 prime ministers, 1 leader, 1 president
Leader Alexander Kolchak 1918-1920 Russian Empire
Prime Minister Alexander Frick 1945-1962 Liechtenstein
Prime Minister Alexander Bustamante 1962-1967 Jamaica
President Alexander Lukashenko 1994- Belarus
Prime Minister Alex Salmond (a.k.a. Alexander) 2007-2014 Scotland
Other Notables:
2 persons
Alexander Selkirk 1676-1721 castaway
Aleister Crowley (middle name Alexander) 1875-1947 mysticism
Other Royalty:
21 princes, 5 kings, 3 grand dukes
Alexander III the Great 336-323 BC Macedon
Alexander IV 323-311 BC Macedon
Carl of Prussia (middle name Alexander) 1801-1883 Prussia
Alexander of the Netherlands 1818-1848 Netherlands
Alexander of Prussia 1820-1896 Prussia
Ernst Casimir of the Netherlands (middle name Alexander) 1822 Netherlands
Willem, Prince of Orange (middle name Alexander) 1849-1879 Netherlands
Willem III of the Netherlands (middle name Alexander) 1849-1890 Netherlands
Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia 1866-1917 Russia
Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia 1869-1870 Russia
Friedrich Heinrich of Prussia (middle name Alexander) 1874-1940 Prussia
Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (middle name Alexander) 1874-1893 United Kingdom
Alexander, Prince of Orange 1879-1884 Netherlands
Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia (middle name Alexander) 1880-1925 Prussia
Aage of Denmark (middle name Alexander) 1887-1914 Denmark
Erik of Denmark (middle name Alexander) 1890-1924 Denmark
George, Duke of Kent (middle name Alexander) 1902-1942 United Kingdom
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (middle name Alexander) 1905-1912 Luxembourg
Alexander Ferdinand of Prussia 1912-1985 Prussia
Alexandros (a.k.a. Alexander) 1917-1920 Greece
Alexandre of Belgium (a.k.a. Alexander) 1942-2009 Belgium
Richard, Duke of Gloucester (middle name Alexander) 1944- United Kingdom
Alexander of Liechtenstein 1972- Liechtenstein
Nikolai of Denmark (middle name Alexander) 1999-2023 Denmark
Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (middle name Alexander) 2000- Liechtenstein
Vincent of Denmark (middle name Alexander) 2011- Denmark
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands 2013- Netherlands
George of Wales (middle name Alexander) 2013- United Kingdom
Alexander of Sweden 2016- Sweden
Persian and Iranian Kings and Queens:
3 kings
King Alexander the Great 330-323 BC
King Alexander IV 323-311 BC
King Alexander Balas 150-146 BC
Polish High Dukes and Kings:
1 king
King Aleksander (a.k.a. Alexander) 1501-1506
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
3 musicians
Peter Graves (a.k.a. Alexander) 2000 The Moonglows
Alex Van Halen 2007 Van Halen
Alec John Such 2018 Bon Jovi
Roman and Byzantine Emperors:
2 emperors
Emperor Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (a.k.a. Alexander) 222-235
Emperor Alexander 912-913
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars:
3 tsars, 1 duke
Duke Aleksandr Nevskiy (a.k.a. Alexander) 1252-1263
Tsar Aleksandr I (a.k.a. Alexander) 1801-1825
Tsar Aleksandr II (a.k.a. Alexander) 1855-1881
Tsar Aleksandr III (a.k.a. Alexander) 1881-1894
Saints:
19 saints, 3 blessed
Saint Alexander I c. 75-115
Saint Alexander ?-177
Saint Alexander ?-178
Saint Alexander of Fermo ?-250
Saint Alexander I c. 250-328
Saint Alexander of Comana ?-c. 251
Saint Alexander of Jerusalem ?-251
Saint Alexander ?-260
Saint Alexander ?-295
Saint Alexander ?-300
Saint Alexander ?-313
Saint Alexander ?-326
Saint Alexander ?-340
Saint Alexander the Soldier ?-c. 363
Saint Alexander Akimetes ?-403
Saint Alexander of Arumentum ?-434
Saint Alexander ?-590
Saint Alessandro Sauli (a.k.a. Alexander) 1534-1592
Saint Alexander Briant 1556-1581
Blessed Alexander Rawlins 1560-1595
Blessed Alessandro Baldrati da Lugo (a.k.a. Alexander) 1595-1645
Blessed Jakob Kern (middle name Alexander) 1897-1924
Scottish Kings and Queens:
3 kings
King Alexander I the Fierce 1107-1124
King Alexander II 1214-1249
King Alexander III 1249-1286
Seleucid Kings and Queens:
2 kings
King Alexander Balas 150-146 BC
King Alexander II Zabinas 128-123 BC
Serbian Kings, Tsars and Princes:
2 kings, 1 prince
Prince Aleksandar Karađorđević (a.k.a. Alexander) 1842-1858
King Aleksandar (a.k.a. Alexander) 1889-1903
King Aleksandar (a.k.a. Alexander) 1921-1934
Shakespearian Characters:
3 characters
Alexander Troilus and Cressida
Alexander Court Henry V
Alexander Iden Henry VI (2)
Tony Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Alex Sharp 2015 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time