Namesakes
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents:
1 president
(president) Alexander Van der Bellen 2017- 
Belgian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Alexander De Croo 2020-
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 (a.k.a. Alexander) 1963-1964
Boris Johnson (a.k.a. Alexander) 2019-
Bulgarian Kings and Tsars:
1 prince
Prince Alexander I 1879-1886
Canadian Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Alexander Mackenzie 1873-1878
John A. Macdonald (a.k.a. Alexander) 1867-1873; 1878-1891
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
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters
Justin Kiriakis (a.k.a. Alexander) 1965 Days of Our Lives
Alex Whitman (a.k.a. Alexander) 1999 Roswell
Finnish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
(prime minister) Alexander Stubb 2014-2015
German Chancellors and Presidents:
1 chancellor
(chancellor) Maximilian of Baden (a.k.a. Alexander) 1918
Greek Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Alexander Papagos 1952-1955
Hall-of-Famers:
2 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Alec Connell (a.k.a. Alexander) 1958
(ice hockey) Alexander Yakushev 2018
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Alexander Ovechkin 2008; 2009; 2013 ice hockey
Nobel Prize Winners:
2 economics, 1 chemistry, 1 medicine, 1 physics
(medicine) Alexander Fleming 1945
(chemistry) Alexander R. Todd 1957
(physics) Alexander Prokhorov 1964
(economics) James Mirrlees (a.k.a. Alexander) 1996
(economics) Robert Mundell (a.k.a. Alexander) 1999
Notable Actors and Actresses:
11 actors
Alexander Lazarev 1938-2011
Lex Marinos (a.k.a. Alexander) 1949-
Xander Berkeley (a.k.a. Alexander) 1955-
Alexander Enberg 1972-
Sacha Alexander 1972-
Alexander Oleshko 1976-
Alexander Skarsgård 1976-
Lex Shrapnel (a.k.a. Alexander) 1979-
Rupert Grint (a.k.a. Alexander) 1988-
Olly Alexander (a.k.a. Alexander) 1990-
Alexander Ludwig 1992-
Notable Artists:
1 fashion designer, 1 painter
Sandro Botticelli (a.k.a. Alexander) c. 1445-1510
Alexander McQueen 1969-2010
Notable Athletes:
5 soccer, 4 rugby, 4 tennis, 3 ice hockey, 2 chess, 1 basketball, 1 boxing, 1 cricket, 1 driving, 1 football
(chess) Alexander Alekhine 1892-1946
(ice hockey) Alec Connell (a.k.a. Alexander) 1902-1958
(ice hockey) Alexander Yakushev 1947-
(chess) Alexander Khalifman 1966-
(boxing) Sherman Williams (a.k.a. Alexander) 1972-
(tennis) Alexander Peya 1980-
(soccer) Alex Wilkinson (a.k.a. Alexander) 1984-
(basketball) Alexander Kaun 1985-
(ice hockey) Alexander Ovechkin 1985-
(football) Alex Mack (a.k.a. Alexander) 1985-
(soccer) Alexander Domínguez 1987-
(soccer) Jonathan de Guzmán (a.k.a. Alexander) 1987-
(rugby) Alexander Todua 1987-
(rugby) Alex Goode (a.k.a. Alexander) 1988-
(soccer) Alexander Mejía 1988-
(rugby) Cam Dolan (a.k.a. Alexander) 1990-
(tennis) Alexander Ward 1990-
(rugby) Jonathan Joseph (a.k.a. Alexander) 1991-
(driving) Alexander Rossi 1991-
(soccer) Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (a.k.a. Alexander) 1993-
(cricket) Ruaidhri Smith (a.k.a. Alexander) 1994-
(tennis) Alexander Zverev Jr. 1997-
(tennis) Alexander Bublik 1997-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
2 explorers
Alexander MacKenzie 1764-1820
Alexander von Humboldt 1769-1859
Notable Filmmakers:
1 screenwriter/director
Alexander Payne 1961-
Notable Hosts and Presenters:
1 television
(television) Alex Trebek (a.k.a. Alexander) 1940-2020
Notable Journalists:
1 television
(television) Eelco Bosch van Rosenthal (a.k.a. Alexander) 1976-
Notable Military Figures:
1 commander
Alexander the Great 356-323 BC
Notable Musicians:
3 composers, 1 musician
Robert Schumann (a.k.a. Alexander) 1810-1856
Alexander Borodin 1833-1887
Edward MacDowell (a.k.a. Alexander) 1860-1908
Alex Van Halen (a.k.a. Alexander) 1953- rock
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 geographer
Alexander von Humboldt 1769-1859
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
2 politicians
Alexander Fiévez 1902-1949
Alexander Pechtold 1965-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 biologist, 1 inventor, 1 physician, 1 physicist
Alessandro Volta (a.k.a. Alexander) 1745-1827
Alexander Graham Bell 1847-1922
Charles Eastman (a.k.a. Alexander) 1858-1939
Alexander Fleming 1881-1955
Notable Writers:
5 authors, 2 poets
Alexander Pope 1688-1744
Aleksandr Pushkin (a.k.a. Alexander) 1799-1837
Alexandre Dumas (a.k.a. Alexander) 1802-1870
Aleksandre Qazbegi (a.k.a. Alexander) 1848-1893
Charles Eastman (a.k.a. Alexander) 1858-1939
A. A. Milne (a.k.a. Alexander) 1882-1956
Alex Haley (a.k.a. Alexander) 1921-1992
Olympic Medalists:
11 silver, 8 bronze, 7 gold, 3 bronze/gold, 2 gold/bronze, 2 silver/gold, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold/bronze/silver, 1 gold/silver
(bronze) Alastair Denniston (a.k.a. Alexander) 1908 field hockey
(gold) Robert Lindsay (a.k.a. Alexander) 1920 4x400 m relay
(bronze/silver) Alexander Wilson 1928; 1932 400 m; 4x400 m relay; 800 m
(gold) Duane Swanson (a.k.a. Alexander) 1936 basketball
(bronze) Pieter Salomons (a.k.a. Alexander) 1948 water polo
(gold) Gerald Tinker (a.k.a. Alexander) 1972 4x100 m relay
(silver) Timothy McKee (a.k.a. Alexander) 1972; 1976 swimming - 200 m medley; swimming - 400 m medley
(silver) Alexander Thieme 1976 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Alexander Boegschoten 1976 water polo
(silver) Alexander Schowtka 1984 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Alexander Baumann 1984 swimming - 200 m medley; swimming - 400 m medley
(silver) Alexander Goss 1984; 1988 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze/gold) Oleksandr Belostenny (a.k.a. Alexander) 1980; 1988 basketball
(gold) Alexander Volkov 1988 basketball
(bronze) Aleksandr Chigir (a.k.a. Alexander) 1992 water polo
(bronze) Antti Kasvio (a.k.a. Alexander) 1992 swimming - 200 m freestyle
(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) Alexander Lüderitz 1996 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver/gold) Alexander Vinokourov 2000; 2012 cycling - road
(gold/bronze) Alexander Resch 2002; 2010 luge
(gold/bronze/silver) Justin Gatlin (a.k.a. Alexander) 2004; 2012 100 m; 200 m; 4x100 m relay
(silver) Alexander Mayeta 2008 baseball
(silver) Alexander Dale Oen 2008 swimming - 100 m breaststroke
(bronze/gold) Alexander Tretiakov 2010; 2014 skeleton
(gold/bronze) Koji Murofushi (a.k.a. Alexander) 2004; 2012 hammer throw
(bronze/gold) Mahé Drysdale (a.k.a. Alexander) 2008; 2012 rowing
(silver) Alexander Mikhaylin 2012 judo
(bronze) Alexander Kaun 2012 basketball
(bronze) Alexander Kristoff 2012 cycling - road
(gold) Alexander Dyachenko 2012 canoe sprint
(silver/gold) Alexander Legkov 2014 cross-country skiing
(silver) Alexander Steen 2014 ice hockey
(silver) Alexander Edler 2014 ice hockey
(silver) Alexander Bessmertnykh 2014 cross-country skiing
(gold) Alex Pietrangelo (a.k.a. Alexander) 2014 ice hockey
(silver) Alexander Denisyev 2014 luge
Other Leaders:
3 prime ministers, 1 president
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:
1 person
Alexander Selkirk 1676-1721 castaway
Other Royalty:
8 princes, 4 kings, 1 grand duke
Alexander III the Great 336-323 BC Macedon
Alexander IV 323-311 BC Macedon
Alexander of the Netherlands 1818-1848 Netherlands
Ernst Casimir of the Netherlands (a.k.a. Alexander) 1822 Netherlands
Maurits of the Netherlands (a.k.a. Alexander) 1843-1850 Netherlands
Willem, Prince of Orange (a.k.a. Alexander) 1849-1879 Netherlands
Willem III of the Netherlands (a.k.a. Alexander) 1849-1890 Netherlands
Alexander, Prince of Orange 1879-1884 Netherlands
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (a.k.a. Alexander) 1905-1912 Luxembourg
Vincent of Denmark (a.k.a. Alexander) 2011- Denmark
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands 2013- Netherlands
George of Cambridge (a.k.a. Alexander) 2013- United Kingdom
Alexander of Sweden 2016- Sweden
Persian 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
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, 2 blessed
Saint Alexander I ?-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 ?-361
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 ?-1595
Blessed Alessandro Baldrati da Lugo (a.k.a. Alexander) 1595-1645
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)
Title Characters:
1 book, 1 song, 1 song/book
(song) Alexander 1910; 1911; 1912 Alexander And His Clarinet; Alexander's Ragtime Band; Alexander's Bagpipe Band
(song/book) Alexander the Great 1986; 2005 Alexander The Great; Alexander the Great and His Claim to Fame
(book) Alexander 2014 Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever