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Gender of Alexander.

Alexander is a name more often given to males.

In a sample of all names from the US Census during the years 1890 to 2006, 99% of the children named Alexander were boys and 1% were girls.

Why is Alexander used for both boys and girls? Often a name is taken from a neutral concept with no implied gender. Sometimes the name can be derived from two different sources, one male and one female. Names sometimes change gender over time!

Meanings of the name Alexander.

The following meanings are associated with the name Alexander:

• Protector of mankind
• One who assists men

Closely related variants of the name Alexander have the following meanings:

• Defender of mankind
• Helper
• Defender
• Leader

Origins of Alexander.

Some of the origins of Alexander are: Greek and Biblical.

The origins of names associated with Alexander are: Basque, English, French, Spanish, Gaelic, Scottish, Italian, Russian and American.

Names related to Alexander.

Some names related to Alexander are: Alesandese, Alexandrea, Alixandra, Alyssandra, Lexandra, Lisandra, Olexa, Alandra, Alasdair, Alaster, Aleck, Alex, Alexandra, Alexandre, Alexandrine, Alexi, Alexine, Alistaire, Alister, Allister, Alondra, Alyx, Lexann, Lexie, Sandro, Sandy, Sasha, Xander, Xandy and Zander.

Names with the same meaning as Alexander are: Alastair, Alex, Alexa, Alexandra, Alexis, Lexi, Lexiss and Saskia.

Lucky numbers for Alexander.

The numerological number for the name Alexander is 4.

Some two digit lucky numbers for Alexander are: 13 22 31 40 49 58 67 76 85 94.

What does this mean? If you believe in numbers having mystical powers, it could be something very important. You could look for a spouse with the same numerological number and choose your house or the date of an important even based on it. For most of us it is just a bit of fun. See if you have the same numerological number as any special person in your life.

How do you work out your numerological number? You use a special alphabet which gives a value to each of letters and then add the values of the letters in your name. You can see excactly how we calculated four as the lucky number for Alexander here: Calculating lucky numbers for Alexander.

Name Days for Alexander.

Name days are different in different countries and for different religions. They are often the memorial date of a saint who has the same name.

Often there are many saints with they same name, so you have a wide choice of name days!

Some name days for Alexander are:

• January 2 (Germany).
• January 11 (Catholic).
• January 11 (Catholic).
• January 11 (Catholic).
• January 11 (Catholic).
• January 15 (Catholic).
• January 15 (Catholic).
• January 30 (Catholic).
• January 31 (Catholic).
• February 10 (Catholic).
• February 18 (Catholic).
• February 23 (Catholic).
• February 26 (Austria).
• February 27 (Slovakia).
• March 10 (Catholic).
• April 17 (Catholic).
• May 3 (Catholic).
• May 3 (Germany).
• May 3 (Austria).
• July 10 (Germany).
• July 17 (Catholic).
• August 11 (Catholic).
• August 26 (Catholic).
• August 30 (Catholic).
• September 9 (Catholic).
• October 25 (Catholic).
• November 17 (Catholic).
• November 24 (Catholic).
• December 4 (Catholic).
• December 11 (Catholic).
• December 12 (Sweden).
• December 19 (Catholic).
• December 22 (Catholic).
• December 27 (Catholic).

Popularity of Alexander.

Alexander was most popular in the year 2006, where it was at position twelve for the whole of the USA.

Alexander increased in popularity between 2001 and 2006 from position twenty to position twelve.

The most popular decade for the name Alexander was from 1990 to 1999.

The last time that the name was in the top 1000 names in the USA census data was in 2006, where it was at position twelve.

Writers

There are two hundred and twenty-seven Writers called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Writers who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Mackenzie

  Alexander Mackenzie is a Writer... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Mackenzie)

• Alexander Aetolus

  Alexander Aetolus, of Pleuron in Aetolia, Greek poet and man of letters, the only representative of Aetolian poetry, flourished about 280 BC.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Aetolus)

• Alexander Anderson (mathematician)

  Alexander Anderson (c. 1582-1620) was a Scottish mathematician born in Aberdeen.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Anderson (mathematician))

• Alexander Fleming

  Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. Fleming published many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Fleming)

• Christopher Alexander

  Christopher Alexander (born October 4, 1936 in Vienna, Austria) is an architect noted for his theories about design and more than 200 projects in California, Japan, and Mexico and around the world. Reasoning that users know more about the buildings they need than any architect could, he produced and validated (in collaboration with Sarah Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein) a "pattern language" designed to empower any human being to design and build at any scale.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Christopher Alexander)

• Alexander Pope

  Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) is generally regarded as the greatest English poet of the early eighteenth century, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He has been the second most frequently quoted writer in the English language, after William Shakespeare.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Pope)

• Alexander Trocchi

  Alexander Whitelaw Robertson Trocchi (July 30, 1925 - April 15, 1984) was a Scottish novelist. He was born and educated in Glasgow and died in London.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Trocchi)

• Lloyd Alexander

  Lloyd Chudley Alexander (born January 30, 1924 in Philadelphia) is the author of more than forty books, most being fantasy books for children and adolescents, as well as several adult novels. Probably his most famous contribution to the field of children's fantasy is The Chronicles of Prydain, inspired by Welsh mythology and the Mabinogion.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Lloyd Alexander)

• Alexander Bain

  Alexander Bain (June 11, 1818 – September 18, 1903) was a Scottish philosopher and educationalist.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Bain)

• Alexander Bard

  Alexander Bard (born March 17 1961 in Motala) is a Swedish artist, music producer and philosopher.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Bard)

Generals

There are fifty-four Generals called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Generals who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander I of Epirus

  Alexander I of Epirus (c. 370 BC - c.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander I of Epirus)

• Alexander Haig

  Alexander Haig is a General... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Haig)

• Duncan Alexander Cameron

  General Sir Duncan Alexander Cameron GCB was the Commander of the British Imperial Forces stationed in New Zealand during the middle phase of the Māori Wars. Cameron also commanded the New Zealand militia, those troops recruited directly by the New Zealand Government, although this was subject to the whims of the Government.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Duncan Alexander Cameron)

• Alexander Suvorov

  Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov () (sometimes transliterated as Aleksandr, Aleksander and Suvarov), Count Suvorov of Rymnik, Prince of Italy, Count of Holy Roman Empire () (November 24, 1729 – May 18, 1800), was the fourth and last Russian Generalissimo (not counting Stalin). One of the few great generals in history who never lost a battle, he was famed for his manual The Science of Victory and noted for the sayings "Train hard, fight easy" (), "The bullet is a fool, the bayonet is a fine chap.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Suvorov)

• Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie

  Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, VC, GCMG, CB, DSO, PC (6 July 1872 – 2 May 1955), tenth Governor-General of Australia, was born in Windsor, Berkshire, the second son of the 8th Lord Ruthven of Freeland. Hore-Ruthven (pronounced Hore-Riven) was educated at Eton College, but was withdrawn from the school due to poor eyesight.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie)

• William Alexander

  William Alexander (1726 – 1783), styled Lord Stirling, was an American major general during the American Revolutionary War.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on William Alexander)

• Alexander Vandegrift

  Alexander Archer Vandegrift (March 13, 1887 – May 8, 1973)... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Vandegrift)

• Alexander McDougall

  Alexander McDougall (about 1731–1786) was an American seaman, merchant, and leader from New York City during the Revolutionary War. He served as a major general in the Continental Army, and as a delegate to the Continental Congress.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander McDougall)

• Alexander von Falkenhausen

  Alexander Ernst Alfred Hermann von Falkenhausen (October 29, 1878 - July 31, 1966) was the head of the military government of Belgium during the German occupation of Belgium in World War II.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander von Falkenhausen)

• Alexander von Kluck

  Alexander Heinrich Rudolph von Kluck (May 20, 1846 - October 19, 1934) was a German general during World War I. He was born in Münster, Westphalia.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander von Kluck)

Actors

There are fifty-one Actors called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Actors who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Jason Alexander

  Jason Alexander is an Actor... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Jason Alexander)

• Khandi Alexander

  Khandi Alexander is an Actor... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Khandi Alexander)

• Alexander Knox

  Alexander Knox (January 16, 1907 – April 25, 1995) was a Canadian actor.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Knox)

• Jane Alexander

  Jane Alexander is an Actor... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Jane Alexander)

• Ben Alexander

  Ben Alexander (Nicholas Benton Alexander IV) alias Bennie Alexander, (May 26, 1911 – July 5, 1969) was an American motion picture actor, who started out as a child actor in 1915.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Ben Alexander)

• Alexander Godunov

  Aleksandr Borisovich Godunov (Russian: Александр Борисович Годунов, 28 November, 1949, Sakhalin, USSR — 18 May, 1995, Los Angeles, California) was a Russian ballet dancer and actor, whose defection caused a diplomatic incident between the USA and the USSR.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Godunov)

• Katherine Alexander

  Katherine Alexander is an Actor... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Katherine Alexander)

• Alexander Skarsgård

  Alexander Skarsgård (born August 25, 1976, Stockholm, Sweden), son of Stellan Skarsgård and brother of Gustaf Skarsgård, is a Swedish actor and director.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Skarsgård)

• Alexander Skarsgård

  Alexander Skarsgård (born August 25, 1976, Stockholm, Sweden), son of Stellan Skarsgård and brother of Gustaf Skarsgård, is a Swedish actor and director.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Skarsgård)

• Denise Alexander

  Denise Alexander (born November 11, 1939) is a well-known American soap opera actress, most known for her role as Lesley Webber on General Hospital, a role she originally played from 1973 to 1984.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Denise Alexander)

Poets

There are thirty-eight Poets called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Poets who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Aetolus

  Alexander Aetolus, of Pleuron in Aetolia, Greek poet and man of letters, the only representative of Aetolian poetry, flourished about 280 BC.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Aetolus)

• Alexander Pope

  Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) is generally regarded as the greatest English poet of the early eighteenth century, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He has been the second most frequently quoted writer in the English language, after William Shakespeare.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Pope)

• Alexander Barclay

  Dr Alexander Barclay (c. 1476—June 10, 1552), English poet, was born about 1476.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Barclay)

• Alexander Sumarokov

  Aleksandr Petrovich Sumarokov (Russian: Александр Петрович Сумароков) (1717 - 1777) was a Russian poet and playwright who single-handedly created classical theatre in Russia, thus assisting Mikhail Lomonosov to inaugurate the reign of classicism in Russian literature.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Sumarokov)

• Alexander Wilson

  Alexander Wilson (July 6, 1766 – August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-born American poet, ornithologist, naturalist and illustrator.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Wilson)

• Alexander Brome

  Alexander Brome (1620 – June 30, 1666), was an English poet.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Brome)

• Alexander Gorodnitsky

  Alexander Moiseevich Gorodnitsky (Алекса́ндр Моисе́евич Городни́цкий) (b. March 20, 1933 in Leningrad) is a well-known Russian bard, poet, geologist, and oceanographer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Gorodnitsky)

• Alexander Blok

  Alexander Blok (Александр Александрович Блок, – August 7, 1921), was perhaps the most gifted lyrical poet produced by Russia after Alexander Pushkin.Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, 2006.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Blok)

• William Alexander (bishop)

  William Alexander (1824–1911) was an Irish cleric in the Church of Ireland. He was born in Derry on the 13 April 1824, the third child of Rev Robert Alexander.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on William Alexander (bishop))

• Mark Alexander Boyd

  Mark Alexander Boyd (13 January 1562 – 10 April 1601) was a Scottish poet and soldier of fortune. His father was from Pinkell, Carrick in Ayrshire.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Mark Alexander Boyd)

Painters

There are thirty-three Painters called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Painters who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Runciman

  Alexander Runciman (1736–October 4, 1785), was a Scottish painter of historical and mythological subjects.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Runciman)

• Alexander Nasmyth

  Alexander Nasmyth (9 September 1758–10 April 1840) was a Scottish portrait and landscape painter, often called the “father of Scottish landscape painting".... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Nasmyth)

• Alexander Rappoport

  Alexander Iosifovich Rappoport (b. 1959) was born in Leningrad during the reign of Nikita Khrushchev, who came to power immediately after Joseph Stalin.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Rappoport)

• Alexander V. Kuprin

  Alexander Vasilievich Kuprin () was a Russian painter, a member of the Jack of Diamonds group. Kuprin was born in Borisoglebsk (in Voronezh Oblast, Russia) in 1880 and died in Moscow in 1960.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander V. Kuprin)

• Thomas Alexander Harrison

  Thomas Alexander Harrison (February 17, 1853 - October 13, 1930), American artist, was born in Philadelphia.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Thomas Alexander Harrison)

• Alexander Ney

  Alexander Ney (born 1939, in Leningrad, Russia) is an American sculptor and painter. He immigrated to the United States in 1974 and has since lived and worked in New York.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Ney)

• Alexander Lobanov

  Alexander Pavlovich Lobanov () (1924–April, 2003) was a Russian outsider artist known particularly for his detailed self-portraits, noted for their frequent inclusion of guns and for their self-aggrandizing nature.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Lobanov)

• George Peter Alexander Healy

  George Peter Alexander Healy (July 15, 1808 - June 24, 1894), American painter, was born in Boston, Massachusetts.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on George Peter Alexander Healy)

• Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov

  Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (Russian: Александр Андреевич Иванов; July 16, 1806 – July 3, 1858) was a Russian painter who adhered to the waning tradition of Neoclassicism but found little sympathy with his contemporaries.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov)

• Anton Alexander von Werner

  Anton Alexander von Werner (May 9, 1843 – January 4, 1915)Fulbrook, Mary and John Breuilly (1997) German History Since 1800 "Oxford University Press US". 640 p.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Anton Alexander von Werner)

Journalists

There are thirty-three Journalists called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Journalists who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Mackenzie

  Alexander Mackenzie is a Journalist... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Mackenzie)

• Alexander Chalmers

  Alexander Chalmers (March 29, 1759–December 29, 1834), was a Scottish writer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Chalmers)

• Alexander Cockburn

  Alexander Claud Cockburn (pronounced , "co-burn"), born June 6, 1941, is a self-described radical Irish journalist who has lived and worked in the United States since 1973. Together with Jeffrey St.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Cockburn)

• Alexander Berkman

  Alexander Berkman (November 21 1870 - June 28 1936) was a Russian immigrant who became an American writer, radical anarchist, and would-be assassin. Berkman was a leading member of the anarchist movement.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Berkman)

• Alexander Woollcott

  Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (January 19, 1887 – January 23, 1943) was a critic and commentator for The New Yorker magazine, and a member of the Algonquin Round Table.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Woollcott)

• Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

  Alexander Louis Teixeira de Mattos ("Teixeira" sometimes spelled "Texeira") (April 9, 1865 Amsterdam – December 5, 1921) was a journalist, literary critic and publisher, who gained his greatest level of fame as a translator.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Teixeira de Mattos)

• Alexander Smolensky

  Alexander Smolensky (Александр Смоленский in Russian) (born July 6, 1954) is the founder and president of one of the largest Russian banks, Stolichny Bank (also known as SBS/AGRO), which controls the newspapers Kommersant and Novaya Gazeta.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Smolensky)

• Alexander Chancellor

  Alexander Chancellor (born January 1940) is a British journalist. He was the editor of the conservative Spectator magazine from 1975 to 1984 and now contributes a weekly column in The Guardian, published in the "Weekend" supplement each Saturday.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Chancellor)

• Alaric Alexander Watts

  Alaric Alexander Watts (March 16, 1797 - April 5, 1864), British poet and journalist, born in London. His life was dedicated to newspaper creation and edition and was seen as a conservative writer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alaric Alexander Watts)

• Alexander Ginzburg

  Alexander (Alik) Ilyich Ginzburg (; November 21, 1936 Moscow – July 19, 2002 Paris), was a Russian journalist, poet, human rights activist and dissident.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Ginzburg)

Philosophers

There are thirty Philosophers called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Philosophers who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Bain

  Alexander Bain (June 11, 1818 – September 18, 1903) was a Scottish philosopher and educationalist.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Bain)

• Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten

  Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (July 17, 1714 – May 26, 1762) was a German philosopher. He was a follower of Leibniz and Christian Wolff, and gave the term aesthetics its modern meaning.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten)

• Alexander Ales

  Alexander Ales (Alesius) (April 23, 1500 - March 17, 1565) was a Scottish theologian of the school of Augsburg.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Ales)

• Alexander Whitaker

  Alexander Whitaker (1585 – 1616) was a Christian theologian who settled in Virginia Colony in 1611 and established two churches near the Jamestown colony.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Whitaker)

• Archibald Alexander

  Archibald Alexander (1772 – October 22, 1851) was an American Presbyterian theologian and professor at the Princeton Theological Seminary. He served for 27 years as that institution's first principal from 1812 to 1840.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Archibald Alexander)

• Alexander Whyte

  Alexander Whyte (January 13, 1837 - January 6, 1921) was a Scottish divine. He was born at Kirriemuir in Forfarshire and educated at the University of Aberdeen and at New College, Edinburgh.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Whyte)

• Alexander Balmain Bruce

  Alexander Balmain Bruce (January 31, 1831 - August 7, 1899), was a Scottish churchman and theologian.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Balmain Bruce)

• Samuel Alexander

  Samuel Alexander (January 6, 1859 - September 13, 1938) was an Australian-born British philosopher. He was the first Jewish fellow of an Oxbridge college Dictionary of National Biography.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Samuel Alexander)

• Alexander Nowell

  Alexander Nowell (c. 1507 - February 13, 1602) was an English Puritan theologian and clergyman, who served as dean of St Paul's during much of Elizabeth I's reign.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Nowell)

• Alexander George (philosopher)

  Alexander George is a professor in the philosophy department at Amherst College. He received his B.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander George (philosopher))

Soccer Players

There are twenty-seven Soccer Players called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Soccer Players who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Laas

  Alexander Laas (b. May 5, 1984 in Hamburg-Niendorf) is a German attacking midfielder for Hamburger SV.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Laas)

• Alexander Zickler

  Alexander Zickler is a Soccer Player... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Zickler)

• Gary Alexander (footballer)

  Gary Alexander (born August 15, 1979 in South London) is an English football player, currently playing for Leyton Orient as a central forward. He began his career with West Ham United, but his first taste of senior football came with a very successful loan spell at Exeter City in the 1999/2000 season.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Gary Alexander (footballer))

• Alexander Bade

  Alexander Bade (born August 25, 1970 in Berlin) is a German footballer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Bade)

• Alexander Baumjohann

  Alexander Baumjohann (January 23, 1987–) is a German footballer who plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach since January 2007. He started playing with Schalke 04 in 2000 and in contracted until 2007.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Baumjohann)

• Alexander Manninger

  Alexander Manninger (born 4 June 1977 in Salzburg) is an Austrian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for AC Siena.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Manninger)

• Alexander Ødegaard

  Alexander Ødegaard (born September 13, 1980 in Førde) is a talented football striker from Førde, who's one of the famous 1980 generation players from Sogndal I.L..... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Ødegaard)

• Alexander Ødegaard

  Alexander Ødegaard (born September 13, 1980 in Førde) is a talented football striker from Førde, who's one of the famous 1980 generation players from Sogndal I.L..... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Ødegaard)

• Alexander Rekhviashvili

  Alexander Rekhviashvili (born August 6, 1974) is a football midfielder from Georgia. He plays on the national team and has been capped 21 times since his debut in 1999.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Rekhviashvili)

• Alexander Charles Luis Borromeo

  Alexander Charles Luis Borromeo (born San Francisco, United States of America in 1982) is a football (soccer) striker currently playing for Kaya F.C.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Charles Luis Borromeo)

Naturalists

There are twenty-six Naturalists called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Naturalists who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Emanuel Agassiz

  Alexander Emanuel Agassiz (December 17, 1835 – March 27, 1910), son of Louis Agassiz, was an American scientist and engineer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Emanuel Agassiz)

• Alexander von Humboldt

  Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt (September 14, 1769, Berlin – May 6, 1859, Berlin) was a Prussian naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt. Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography was foundational to the field of biogeography.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander von Humboldt)

• Horace Alexander

  Horace Gundry Alexander (July 30, 1889 - September 30, 1989) was an English Quaker teacher and writer, pacifist and ornithologist. He was the brother of Wilfred Backhouse Alexander.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Horace Alexander)

• Alexander Wilson

  Alexander Wilson (July 6, 1766 – August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-born American poet, ornithologist, naturalist and illustrator.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Wilson)

• Wilfred Backhouse Alexander

  Wilfred Backhouse Alexander (February 4, 1885 - December 8, 1965) was an English ornithologist and entomologist. He was the brother of Horace Alexander.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Wilfred Backhouse Alexander)

• Alexander von Middendorff

  Alexander Theodor von Middendorff (in Russian Александр Федорович Миддендорф) (August 6, 1815 - January 16, 1894) was a Russian zoologist and explorer of Baltic-German origin.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander von Middendorff)

• Alexander G. von Bunge

  Alexander Georg von Bunge (September 29,1803 – June 7,1890) was German-Russian zoologist. In Russian he is known as Aleksandr Andreevich von Bunge (Александр Андреевич Фон Бунге).... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander G. von Bunge)

• Alexander Keyserling

  Alexander Friedrich Michael Lebrecht Nikolaus Arthur, Graf von Keyserling (August 15, 1815 – May 8, 1891) was a German geologist and paleontologist. A member of the Keyserling clan, a wealthy aristocratic Baltic German family, he is considered to be one of the founders of Russian geology, making many expeditions on behalf of his close personal friend and friend of the family, Tsar Nicholas I.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Keyserling)

• Alexander Wetmore

  Frank Alexander Wetmore (June 18, 1886 – December 7, 1978) was an American ornithologist and avian paleontologist.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Wetmore)

• Alexander von Homeyer

  Alexander von Homeyer (January 19, 1834 - 1903) was a German soldier and ornithologist.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander von Homeyer)

Mathematicians

There are twenty-six Mathematicians called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Mathematicians who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Anderson (mathematician)

  Alexander Anderson (c. 1582-1620) was a Scottish mathematician born in Aberdeen.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Anderson (mathematician))

• Alexander Grothendieck

  Alexander Grothendieck (born March 28, 1928 in Berlin, Germany) is one of the most important mathematicians of the 20th century. He is also one of its most extreme scientific personalities, with achievements over a short span of years which are still astounding in their broad scope and sheer bulk, and a lifestyle later in his career which alienated even close followers.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Grothendieck)

• Alexander Dewdney

  Alexander Keewatin Dewdney (born August 5 1941 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian mathematician, computer scientist and philosopher who has written a number of books on the future and implications of modern computing. He has also written one work of fiction, The Planiverse.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Dewdney)

• Alexander Friedman

  Alexander Alexandrovich Friedman or Friedmann () (June 16 1888, Saint Petersburg, Imperial Russia – September 16 1925, Leningrad, USSR) was a Russian and Soviet cosmologist and mathematician. He discovered the expanding-universe solution to general relativity field equations in 1922, which was corroborated by Edwin Hubble's observations in 1929.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Friedman)

• Alexander Macfarlane (mathematician)

  Alexander Macfarlane (Blairgowrie, Scotland, April 21 1851 – Chatham, Ontario, August 28, 1913) was a Scottish-Canadian logician, physicist, and mathematician.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Macfarlane (mathematician))

• Alexander MacAuley

  Alexander MacAuley (1863 - 1931) was an explorer of Clifford biquaternion theory and was the first professor of mathematics and physics at the University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania. Alexander was born 9 December 1863 and attended Cambridge University, taking his degree in 1886.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander MacAuley)

• Georg Alexander Pick

  Georg Alexander Pick (August 10, 1859, Vienna – July 26, 1942) was an Austrian mathematician, after whom Pick's theorem is named. He was born to Josefa Schleisinger and Adolf Josef Pick.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Georg Alexander Pick)

• Percy Alexander MacMahon

  Percy Alexander MacMahon (b. 26 September, 1854, Sliema, Malta – 25 December, 1929, Bognor Regis, England) was a mathematician, especially noted in connection with the partition of numbers and analysis.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Percy Alexander MacMahon)

• Alexander Esenin-Volpin

  Alexander Sergeyevich Esenin-Volpin (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Есенин-Вольпин; born on May 12, 1924) is a prominent Russian American mathematician. In the former Soviet Union, he was a notable dissident, political prisoner and poet.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Esenin-Volpin)

• Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander

  (Conel) Hugh O'Donel Alexander (19 April 1909 – 15 February 1974) was a cryptanalyst and chess player, earning the title of International Master. He worked on the German Enigma machine at Bletchley Park during World War II, and was later the head of the cryptanalysis division at GCHQ for over 20 years.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander)

Bishops

There are twenty-five Bishops called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Bishops who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Pope Alexander IV

  Pope Alexander IV (c. 1199 – May 25, 1261), born Rinaldo Conti, was Pope from 1254 until his death,... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Pope Alexander IV)

• Pope Alexander V

  Alexander V (also Peter of Candia or Peter Phillarges, ca. 1339 – May 3, 1410) was Pope or antipope during the Western Schism (1378–1417).... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Pope Alexander V)

• Pope Alexander VII

  Pope Alexander VII (February 13, 1599 – May 22, 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was Pope from April 7, 1655 until his death in 1667.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Pope Alexander VII)

• Pope Alexander VIII

  Pope Alexander VIII (April 22, 1610 – February 1, 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was Pope from 1689 to 1691... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Pope Alexander VIII)

• Pope Alexander VI

  Pope Alexander VI (1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503), born Roderic Borja (Italian: Borgia), (reigned from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the secular popes of the Renaissance and one whose surname became a byword for the debased standards of the papacy of that era. He was born at Xativa, Valencia, Spain, and his father's surname was Lanzol (Castilian) or Llançol (Catalan); he assumed his mother's family name of Borja on the elevation of his maternal uncle to the papacy as Calixtus III in 1455.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Pope Alexander VI)

• Pope Alexander II

  Alexander II (died April 21, 1073), born Anselmo da Baggio, was Pope from 1061 to 1073.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Pope Alexander II)

• Pope Alexander III

  Pope Alexander III (c. 1100/05 – August 30, 1181), born Rolando Bandinelli, was Pope from 1159 to 1181.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Pope Alexander III)

• William Alexander (bishop)

  William Alexander (1824–1911) was an Irish cleric in the Church of Ireland. He was born in Derry on the 13 April 1824, the third child of Rev Robert Alexander.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on William Alexander (bishop))

• Alexander Penrose Forbes

  Alexander Penrose Forbes (June 16, 1817 - October 8, 1875), Scottish divine, was born at Edinburgh.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Penrose Forbes)

• Alexander Macdonell (bishop)

  Alexander Macdonell, ( July 17, 1762 – 14 January, 1840) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Macdonell (bishop))

Chess Players

There are twenty-three Chess Players called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Chess Players who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Alekhine

  Alexander Alekhine is a Chess Player... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Alekhine)

• Alexander Beliavsky

  Alexander Henrikhovich Beliavsky (born December 17, 1953) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Beliavsky)

• Alexander Kotov

  [Alexandrowitsch Kotov (Александр Котов) (August 12], [[1913 – January 8, 1981) was a Russian chess grandmaster and author. He was a Soviet champion, a two-time world title Candidate, and one of the greatest of all chess authors.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Kotov)

• Alexander McDonnell

  Alexander McDonnell (1798-1835) was an Irish chess master, who contested a series of six matches with the world’s leading player Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais in the summer of 1834.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander McDonnell)

• Alexander Zaitsev (chess player)

  Alexander Nikolayevich Zaitsev (June 15 1935 – October 31 1971) was a leading Soviet chess grandmaster. He was born in Vladivostok, Russia.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Zaitsev (chess player))

• Alexander Shabalov

  Alexander Shabalov (born September 12 1967) is an American chess grandmaster, the multiple winner of the U.S.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Shabalov)

• Alexander Rueb

  Alexander Rueb (December 27, 1882 - February 2, 1959) was a Dutch lawyer, diplomat, and chess official.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Rueb)

• Alexander Tolush

  Alexander Kazimirovich Tolush (1910–1969) was a Russian chess grandmaster. He was one of Boris Spassky's mentors.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Tolush)

• Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander

  (Conel) Hugh O'Donel Alexander (19 April 1909 – 15 February 1974) was a cryptanalyst and chess player, earning the title of International Master. He worked on the German Enigma machine at Bletchley Park during World War II, and was later the head of the cryptanalysis division at GCHQ for over 20 years.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander)

• Alexander Petrov

  Alexander Dmitrievich Petrov () (February 12 1794 in Biserovo – April 22 1867 in Warszawa) was a Russian chess player and chess composer who analyzed (with Carl Jaenisch) the Petrov's Defence. Petrov is usually remembered as the first great Russian chess master.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Petrov)

Judges

There are twenty-two Judges called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Judges who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Boswell (judge)

  Alexander Boswell, 8th Laird of Auchinleck (1706-1782), was a judge of the supreme courts of Scotland. He was the father of the author and biographer James Boswell, and grandfather of songwriter Sir Alexander Boswell.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Boswell (judge))

• Francis Alexander Anglin

  Francis Alexander Anglin, PC (April 2, 1865 - March 2, 1933) was Chief Justice of Canada from September 16, 1924 until February 28, 1933.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Francis Alexander Anglin)

• Alexander Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank

  Alexander Maconochie, later Maconochie-Welwood (2 March 1777 – 30 November 1861), was a Scottish judge.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank)

• Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont

  Alexander Hume Campbell (1657 - 1740), 2nd Earl of Marchmont, 2nd Lord Polwarth, and Privy Councillor (from 1726), was a Scottish nobleman, politician and judge.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont)

• John Alexander Boyd

  Sir John Alexander Boyd, KCMG (23 April 1837 – 23 November 1916) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. His decision in Regina v.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on John Alexander Boyd)

• William Alexander Weir

  William Alexander Weir (1858-10-15 – 1929-10-22) was a Quebec lawyer, politician, and judge. He was the MLA for Argenteuil in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1903–1910, held several ministries, and helped rewrite several provincial Codes.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on William Alexander Weir)

• Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde

  Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde GBE (22 February 1853 – 2 October1928) was a Scottish politician and judge.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde)

• Christopher Alexander Hagerman

  The Honourable Christopher Alexander Hagerman (28 March, 1792 – 14 May, 1847) was a Canadian militia officer, politician, lawyer and judge.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Christopher Alexander Hagerman)

• George Forrest Alexander

  George Forrest Alexander, also known as George F. Alexander (April 20 1882 - May 16 1948) was a judge of the U.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on George Forrest Alexander)

• Alexander M. Keith

  Alexander MacDonald (Sandy) Keith (Born November 22, 1928) is a former Minnesota state senator, lieutenant governor, and state supreme court chief justice.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander M. Keith)

Physicists

There are twenty-one Physicists called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Physicists who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Dallas Bache

  Alexander Dallas Bache (July 19, 1806 – February 17,1867), American physicist, son of Richard Bache Jr. and Sara Bache, great-grandson of Benjamin Franklin, was born in Philadelphia.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Dallas Bache)

• Alexander Stepanovich Popov

  Alexander Stepanovich Popov (Russian: Александр Степанович Попов) (March 4/16 1859 - January 13/December 31 1905/6) was a Russian physicist who was the first to demonstrate the practical application of electromagnetic (radio) waves, although he did not care to apply for a patent for this invention).... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Stepanovich Popov)

• Alexander Friedman

  Alexander Alexandrovich Friedman or Friedmann () (June 16 1888, Saint Petersburg, Imperial Russia – September 16 1925, Leningrad, USSR) was a Russian and Soviet cosmologist and mathematician. He discovered the expanding-universe solution to general relativity field equations in 1922, which was corroborated by Edwin Hubble's observations in 1929.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Friedman)

• Alexander F. I. Forbes

  Alexander Forbes Irvine Forbes (April 13 1871 – May 15 1959) was a South African astronomer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander F. I. Forbes)

• Alexander Stewart Herschel

  Alexander Stewart Herschel (February 5 1836 – June 18 1907) was a British astronomer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Stewart Herschel)

• Alexander N. Vyssotsky

  Alexander N. Vyssotsky (May 23, 1888 – December 31, 1973) was an astronomer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander N. Vyssotsky)

• Alexander MacAuley

  Alexander MacAuley (1863 - 1931) was an explorer of Clifford biquaternion theory and was the first professor of mathematics and physics at the University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania. Alexander was born 9 December 1863 and attended Cambridge University, taking his degree in 1886.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander MacAuley)

• Alexander Parkes

  Alexander Parkes (December 29 1831 - June 29 1890) was a metallurgist and inventor from Birmingham, England. He developed the first form of celluloid.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Parkes)

• Ernst Emil Alexander Back

  Ernst Emil Alexander Back (October 21, 1881 – June 20, 1959) was a German physicist.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Ernst Emil Alexander Back)

• Alexander Dubyago

  Alexander Dmitriyevich Dubyago (Александр Дмитриевич Дубяго in Russian) (December 5(18), 1903, Kazan - October 29, 1959, Kazan) was a Soviet astronomer and expert in theoretical astrophysics.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Dubyago)

Olympic Medalists

There are twenty-one Olympic Medalists called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Olympic Medalists who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Zaitsev (figure skater)

  Alexander Zaitsev (Александр Геннадиевич Зайцев, born June 16, 1952) is a World and Olympic figure skating champion from the former Soviet Union. He is now a figure skating coach.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Zaitsev (figure skater))

• Alexander Mogilny

  Alexander Mogilny (Александр Геннадиевич Могильный, Aleksandr Gennadijevič Mogil'nyj) born on February 18, 1969, in Khabarovsk, USSR (now Russia) is a professional ice hockey player.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Mogilny)

• Alexander Karelin

  Alexandr Alexandrovich Karelin, or simply Alexander Karelin, (Russian: Александр Александрович Карелин; born September 19, 1967 in Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR) was a dominant Greco-Roman wrestler for the Soviet Union and later, after its dissolution, for Russia. He won gold medals at the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympic Games.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Karelin)

• Alexander Popov (swimmer)

  Alexander Vladimirovich Popov, also spelt as Aleksandr Popov and in Russian: Александр Попов (born November 16, 1971) is a Russian former professional swimmer, one of the world's best swimmers of The 1990s.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Popov (swimmer))

• Alexander Povetkin

  Alexander Povetkin (; born in Kursk, Russia on September 2, 1979) is a Russian boxer. His height is 188 centimeters (6 feet and 2 inches).... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Povetkin)

• Alexander Ragulin

  Alexander Pavlovich Ragulin (Russian: Александр Павлович Рагулин; May 5, 1941 in Moscow - November 17, 2004) was a defenseman for the Red Army ice hockey team, CSKA Moscow (1962-1973), a 10 time World Champion, and a 3-time Olympic champion (1964, 1968 and 1972).... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Ragulin)

• Alexander Vasilyevich Tkachyov

  Alexander Vasilyevich Tkachyov () (b.October 4 1957 in Semiluki, Voronezh Oblast, Russian SFSR) was a Soviet/Russian gymnast, two times Olympic Champion.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Vasilyevich Tkachyov)

• Alexander Zhulin

  Alexander (Sasha) Zhulin (Russian: Александр Вячеславович Жулин, b. July 20, 1963 in Moscow) is a Russian ice dancer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Zhulin)

• Alexander Dobroskok

  Alexandre Dobroskok (born June 12, 1982) is a Russian diver who won a silver medal in the 3m Springboard Synchronized event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Dobroskok)

• Alexander Dityatin

  Aliexander Nikolaievich Dityatin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Дитятин) (born August 07 1957 in Leningrad) is a Soviet gymnast, three-time Olympic Champion, Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. Winning eight medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics he set the Olympic record for the most medals at one Games.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Dityatin)

Classical Composers

There are twenty Classical Composers called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Classical Composers who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Borodin

  Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (, Aleksandr Porfir'evič Borodin) (31 Oct./12 Nov.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Borodin)

• Alexander Scriabin

  Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Скрябин (sometimes transliterated as Skryabin) (6 January 1872 – 27 April 1915) was a Russian modernist composer and pianist.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Scriabin)

• Alexander von Zemlinsky

  Alexander von Zemlinsky is a Classical Composer... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander von Zemlinsky)

• Alexander Glazunov

  Aleksandr Konstantinovich Glazunov (, Aleksandr Konstantinovič Glazunov; ; ; August 10, 1865 – March 21, 1936) was a major Russian composer, as well as an influential music teacher.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Glazunov)

• Alexander Goehr

  Alexander Goehr (born 10 August, 1932 in Berlin) is an English composer and academic.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Goehr)

• Alexander Mackenzie (musician)

  Sir Alexander Campell Mackenzie (22 August 1847 -- 28 April 1935) was a Scottish composer best known for his oratorios, violin and piano pieces and works for the stage.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Mackenzie (musician))

• Alexander Agricola

  Alexander Agricola (1445 or 1446 – August 1506) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Agricola)

• Alexander Gretchaninov

  Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (Александр Тихонович Гречанинов) (October 25 N.S.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Gretchaninov)

• Alexander Tcherepnin

  Alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin (born January 21, 1899; died September 29, 1977) was a Russian-born composer and pianist. His father, Nikolay Tcherepnin, (pupil of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) and his son, Ivan Tcherepnin, (a member of the Harvard University faculty) were also composers.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Tcherepnin)

• Alexander Dreyschock

  Alexander Dreyschock (October 15, 1818 - April 1, 1869) was a Czech pianist and composer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Dreyschock)

Filmmakers

There are seventeen Filmmakers called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Filmmakers who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Korda

  Sir Alexander Korda (September 16 1893 - January 23 1956) was a Hungarian/British film director and producer. He was a leading figure in the British film industry and the founder of London Films.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Korda)

• Alexander Payne

  Alexander Payne is a Filmmaker... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Payne)

• Alexander Kluge

  Alexander Kluge (born February 14 1932 in Halberstadt, in the vicinity of Magdeburg, Germany) is a noted film director and author. After growing up during the Second World War, he studied law,history and music at the Universities of Marburg and Frankfurt am Main, receiving his doctorate in law in 1956.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Kluge)

• Alexander Courage

  Alexander Courage (born December 10, 1919) is a 20th century American orchestrator, arranger and composer of music, primarily for television and motion pictures.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Courage)

• Alexander Mackendrick

  Alexander Mackendrick (September 8 1912 - December 22 1993) was a Scottish-American film director.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Mackendrick)

• Alexander Salkind

  Alexander Salkind (June 2, 1921 – March 8, 1997) was the second of three generations of successful international film producers.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Salkind)

• Alexander Golitzen

  Alexander Golitzen, (Moscow, February 28, 1908 - San Diego, July 26, 2005) oversaw art direction on more than 300 movies.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Golitzen)

• Alexander Sokurov

  Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Соку́ров) (b. June 14, 1951, Podorwikha, Irkutsk Oblast) is a Russian auteur filmmaker from St Petersburg who has been hailed as successor to Andrei Tarkovsky.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Sokurov)

• Alexander Walker (critic)

  Alexander Walker (23 March 1930 - 15 July 2003) was a film critic, born in Portadown, Northern Ireland. He worked for the Birmingham Post in the 1950s, before becoming film critic of the London Evening Standard in 1960, a role he held until his death in 2003.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Walker (critic))

• Alexander Cary, Master of Falkland

  Lucius Alexander Plantagenet Cary (born February 1, 1963) is the only son and heir of Lucius Cary, the 15th Viscount Falkland by his first wife Caroline Anne Butler. As heir to viscount Falkland he has the courtesy title of Master of Falkland.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Cary, Master of Falkland)

Chemists

There are seventeen Chemists called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Chemists who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Borodin

  Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (, Aleksandr Porfir'evič Borodin) (31 Oct./12 Nov.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Borodin)

• John Alexander Reina Newlands

  John Alexander Reina Newlands(November, 1837 – July 29, 1898) was an English analytical chemist who prepared in 1863 the first periodic table of the elements arranged in order of relative atomic masses, and pointed out in 1865 the 'law of octaves' whereby every eighth element has similar properties. This came from a musical background.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on John Alexander Reina Newlands)

• Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd

  Alexander Robertus Todd, Baron Todd, PC , OM , FRS (2 October 1907 – 10 January 1997) was a Scottish biochemist whose research on the structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, and nucleotide coenzymes gained him the 1957 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd)

• Alexander Naumovich Frumkin

  Alexander Naumovich Frumkin (Алекса́ндр Нау́мович Фру́мкин) (October 24, 1895 – May 27, 1976), Russian/Soviet electrochemist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1932.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Naumovich Frumkin)

• Alexander Mitscherlich

  Alexander Mitscherlich (b. 28 May, 1836 in Berlin, d.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Mitscherlich)

• Alexander Spirin

  Alexander Sergeevich Spirin (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Спирин) (born September 4, 1931) is a Russian biochemist, professor of Moscow State University, and director of Protein Research Institute (Puschino, Moscow Oblast). His primary scientific interests reside in the field of biochemistry of nucleic acids, and protein biosynthesis.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Spirin)

• Alexander Parkes

  Alexander Parkes (December 29 1831 - June 29 1890) was a metallurgist and inventor from Birmingham, England. He developed the first form of celluloid.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Parkes)

• Alexander Mikhailovich Zaitsev

  Alexander Mikhailovich Zaitsev (Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович За́йцев), also spelled as Saytzeff, or Saytzev (1841-1910), was a Russian chemist from Kazan. He worked on organic compounds and the Saytzeff's rule predicts the product composition of an elimination reaction.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Mikhailovich Zaitsev)

• Alexander Fersman

  Alexander Yevgenyevich Fersman () (October 27 (N.S.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Fersman)

• Alexander Crum Brown

  Alexander Crum Brown (26 March 1838 - 28 October 1922) was a Scottish organic chemist.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Crum Brown)

Criminals

There are fifteen Criminals called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Criminals who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

  Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski (born July 3, 1932) was a politician and trader in the German Democratic Republic. He was the Hauptverwaltungsleiter in the Ministry for Foreign Trade and Domestic Trade (1956-62), the Deputy Minister for External Trade (1967-75), and head of the GDR's Kommerzielle Koordinierung (KoKo, 1966-86).... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski)

• Alexander Orlov

  Alexander Mikhailovich Orlov (Александр Михайлович Орлов)(Leiba Lazarevich Felbing, Лейба Лазаревич Фельбинг) (21 August 1895–25 March 1973) was a Soviet espionage administrator. He defected to the U.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Orlov)

• Alexander Shelepin

  Alexander Nikolayevich Shelepin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Шелепин, 18 August 1918, Voronezh - October 24, 1994) was the head of KGB from December 25, 1958 to November 13, 1961.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Shelepin)

• John Alexander Sinclair

  Sir John Alexander Sinclair, KCMG, CB, OBE (1897–1977) of the British army and head of Military Intelligence. Following his retirement from the military in 1952, as a major-general, he was appointed head of the UK Secret Intelligence Service from 1953 to 1956.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on John Alexander Sinclair)

• Alexander Davison

  Alexander Davison was born April 2, 1750 in Lanton, Northumberland, England and died in 1829 in Brighton, England. He was a contemporary and close friend of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Davison)

• Alexander Keith, Jr.

  Alexander 'Sandy' Keith, Jr. was a notorious nineteenth century criminal from Halifax, Nova Scotia.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Keith, Jr.)

• Alexander Pearce

  Alexander Pearce (1790 - 1824) (also known as Pierce, see reference cited Mark Jefferies) was a convict and bushranger who escaped from the Macquarie Harbour Penal Settlement and is best known for cannabalising his fellow escapees while travelling through the Tasmanian Wilderness.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Pearce)

• Alexander Yakovlev (UN)

  Alexander Yakovlev was a long serving tenured member of the United Nations procurement department (since 1985). He was involved in the oil-for-food scandal and conflict of interests then dealing with an Italian-based firm IHC Services who also had an office in New York City that employed his son, Dmitry Yakovlev.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Yakovlev (UN))

• Alexander Koptsev

  Alexander Koptsev burst into a synagogue on Bolshaya Bronnaya street in Moscow, Russia during evening prayers on January 11, 2006 and stabbed eight people with a hunting knife before being wrestled to the ground by the Rabbi and his son. Four of those injured were in serious condition.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Koptsev)

• Alexander Korzhakov

  Alexander Vasilyevich Korzhakov () (born january 31 1950 in Moscow), was a KGB general who served as Boris Yeltsin's bodyguard, confidant, and adviser for 11 years. He was the head of the Presidential Security Service (PSB) in 1993-1996, State Duma deputy, and retired Lieutenant-general.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Korzhakov)

Inventors

There are fifteen Inventors called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Inventors who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Mitchell (engineer)

  Alexander Mitchell, (April 13, 1780 – June 25, 1868) was an Irish engineer who from 1802 was blind. He is known as the inventor of the screw-pile lighthouse.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Mitchell (engineer))

• Alexander Stepanovich Popov

  Alexander Stepanovich Popov (Russian: Александр Степанович Попов) (March 4/16 1859 - January 13/December 31 1905/6) was a Russian physicist who was the first to demonstrate the practical application of electromagnetic (radio) waves, although he did not care to apply for a patent for this invention).... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Stepanovich Popov)

• Alexander Lodygin

  Alexander Nikolayevich Lodygin (October 18 1847 – March 16 1923) (Александр Николаевич Лодыгин in Russian) was a Russian electrical engineer and inventor, one of inventors of the Incandescent light bulb.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Lodygin)

• Alexander Povetkin

  Alexander Povetkin (; born in Kursk, Russia on September 2, 1979) is a Russian boxer. His height is 188 centimeters (6 feet and 2 inches).... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Povetkin)

• Alexander Parkes

  Alexander Parkes (December 29 1831 - June 29 1890) was a metallurgist and inventor from Birmingham, England. He developed the first form of celluloid.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Parkes)

• Alexander Dimitrenko

  Alexander Dimitrenko is an up and coming professional heavyweight boxer. He was born on July 5, 1982 in Crimea, Ukraine.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Dimitrenko)

• Alexander Mozhayskiy

  Alexander Fyodorovich Mozhayskiy () ( in Rochensalm, current Kotka, Finland — in Saint Petersburg) , was a Russian naval officer, aviation pioneer, researcher and designer of heavier-than-air-craft.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Mozhayskiy)

• Alexander Bain (inventor)

  Alexander Bain (October 1811 – January 2, 1877), was a Scottish instrument inventor, technician, and clockmaker. He invented the electric clock, the electric printing telegraph, and the first fax machine.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Bain (inventor))

• John Alexander Hopps

  John Alexander "Jack" Hopps (1919 – November 24 1998) is the Canadian inventor of the world's first artificial pacemaker and is known as the "father of biomedical engineering in Canada".... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on John Alexander Hopps)

• Alexander McKay

  Alexander McKay (1804 - 1830) was a Scottish heavyweight bare-knuckle fighter. He fought in just five prize fights, these are:... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander McKay)

Explorers

There are fourteen Explorers called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Explorers who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander von Humboldt

  Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt (September 14, 1769, Berlin – May 6, 1859, Berlin) was a Prussian naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt. Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography was foundational to the field of biogeography.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander von Humboldt)

• Alexander Berry

  Alexander Berry (November 30, 1781- September 17, 1873) was a Scottish born surgeon, merchant and explorer who in 1822 was given a land grant of 10,000 acres (40 km²) and 100 convicts to establish the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Berry)

• Alexander Burnes

  Sir Alexander Burnes (1805 – November 2, 1841) was a British traveller and explorer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Burnes)

• Alexander Forrest

  Alexander Forrest (1849 - 1901) was an explorer and surveyor of Western Australia.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Forrest)

• Alexander von Middendorff

  Alexander Theodor von Middendorff (in Russian Александр Федорович Миддендорф) (August 6, 1815 - January 16, 1894) was a Russian zoologist and explorer of Baltic-German origin.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander von Middendorff)

• Alexander Gordon Laing

  Alexander Gordon Laing (December 27, 1793–September 26, 1826) was a Scottish explorer and the first European to reach Timbuktu.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Gordon Laing)

• Boyd Alexander

  Boyd Alexander (January 16, 1873 - April 2, 1910) was an English British Army officer, explorer and ornithologist.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Boyd Alexander)

• Alexander Keith Johnston (1844-1879)

  Alexander Keith Johnston (1844 – 1879) was a Scottish explorer and geographer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Keith Johnston (1844-1879))

• Alexander Caulfield Anderson

  Alexander Caulfield Anderson (10 March 1814 – 8 May 1884) was a Hudson's Bay Company fur-trader, explorer of British Columbia and civil servant.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Caulfield Anderson)

• William Alexander (the younger)

  Sir William Alexander (c. 1602 – 18 May 1638) was the founder, in 1629, of the Scottish colony at Port-Royal, now the site of modern Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on William Alexander (the younger))

American Football Players

There are thirteen American Football Players called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See American Football Players who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Shaun Alexander

  Shaun Alexander is an American Football Player... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Shaun Alexander)

• Archie Alexander

  Archie Alphonso Alexander (14 May, 1888–4 January, 1958) was an African-American mathematician and engineer and the first African-American graduate of the University of Iowa. He was also a governor of the U.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Archie Alexander)

• Stephen Alexander

  Stephen Alexander is an American Football Player... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Stephen Alexander)

• Roc Alexander

  Roc Alexander (born September 23, 1981 in Colorado Springs) is a football player. He is a second year veteran who plays Cornerback for the Houston Texans after being signed as a free agent in 2006.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Roc Alexander)

• Eric Alexander (football player)

  Eric Alexander (born on February 8, 1982 in Tyler, Texas) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He attended Stephen F.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Eric Alexander (football player))

• Brent Alexander

  Brent Alexander (born July 10, 1971) was a free safety in the NFL. He was signed as a undrafted free-agent by the Arizona Cardinals in 1994.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Brent Alexander)

• Kermit Alexander

  Kermit Alexander is an American Football Player... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Kermit Alexander)

• Mike Alexander (football player)

  Mike Alexander (football player) is an American Football Player... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Mike Alexander (football player))

• Rufus Alexander

  Rufus Alexander (born April 12, 1983 in Breaux Bridge, LA) is a football linebacker. He played for the University of Oklahoma Sooners football team from 2003 to 2006.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Rufus Alexander)

• Derrick Alexander (defensive end)

  Derrick Alexander (born November 3, 1973 in Jacksonville, Florida) was a defensive end/defensive tackle who played for the Minnesota Vikings and the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft ahead of such big names as Hugh Douglas and Warren Sapp.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Derrick Alexander (defensive end))

Sculptors

There are thirteen Sculptors called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Sculptors who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Calder

  Alexander Calder (July 22 1898 – November 11 1976), also known as Sandy Calder, was an American sculptor and artist most famous for inventing the mobile. In addition to mobile and stabile sculpture, Alexander Calder also created paintings, lithographs and tapestry and designed carpets.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Calder)

• Alexander Archipenko

  Alexander Porfiryevich Archipenko (also referred to as Olexandr, Oleksandr, or Aleksandr) (May 30, 1887 - February 25, 1964) was a Ukrainian avant-garde artist, sculptor and graphic artist.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Archipenko)

• Adolph Alexander Weinman

  Adolph Alexander Weinman (December 11, 1870 – August 8, 1952) was an American sculptor, born in Karlsruhe, Germany. He arrived in the United States at age 10 after which he studied at Cooper Union and Art Students League and with sculptors Augustus St.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Adolph Alexander Weinman)

• Alexander Stirling Calder

  Alexander Stirling Calder (January 11 1870 – 1945) was an American sculptor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Calder was the son of sculptor Alexander Milne Calder and the father of sculptor Alexander Calder.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Stirling Calder)

• Alexander Milne Calder

  Alexander Milne Calder (1846 – 1923) was an American sculptor.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Milne Calder)

• Alexander Sokolov

  Alexander Sokolov (born 1955) is a direct-carving or taille directe marble sculptor. He has spent about half his life in Spain, which has led to the distribution of his more central continental style within Iberia.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Sokolov)

• Alexander Ney

  Alexander Ney (born 1939, in Leningrad, Russia) is an American sculptor and painter. He immigrated to the United States in 1974 and has since lived and worked in New York.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Ney)

• Alexander Phimister Proctor

  Alexander Phimister Proctor (September 27, 1860 – September 4, 1950) was an American sculptor and one of her foremost animaliers, born in Bozanquit, Ontario, his family moved to Denver, Colorado when he was young.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Phimister Proctor)

• Johann Peter Alexander Wagner

  Johann Peter Alexander Wagner (26 February 17301–7 January 1809) was a German rococo sculptor. He was born in Obertheres, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany and was initially trained by his father, Johann Thomas Wagner.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Johann Peter Alexander Wagner)

• Alexander Kedrin

  Alexander Kedrin (born 1940 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan) is an artist who lives in the United States. Kedrin is an abstract expressionist (or "mystical abstract romanticist"), and creates both paintings and sculpture.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Kedrin)

Economists

There are thirteen Economists called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Economists who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Rüstow

  Alexander Rüstow (Wiesbaden, April 8 1885—Heidelberg, June 30, 1963) was a German sociologist and economist. He is one of the founders of German neoliberalism (Ordoliberalism), and the father of the "Social Market Economy" that shaped the economy of West-Germany after World War II.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Rüstow)

• Alexander Rüstow

  Alexander Rüstow (Wiesbaden, April 8 1885—Heidelberg, June 30, 1963) was a German sociologist and economist. He is one of the founders of German neoliberalism (Ordoliberalism), and the father of the "Social Market Economy" that shaped the economy of West-Germany after World War II.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Rüstow)

• Alexander Chayanov

  Alexander Chayanov, Александр Васильевич Чаянов (1888-October 3, 1937) was a notable Soviet agrarian economist and rural sociologist.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Chayanov)

• Alexander Van der Bellen

  Alexander Van der Bellen (born January 18 1944 in Vienna) is an Austrian economist and politician, chairman of the parliamentary club and federal spokesperson of the Austrian Green Party.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Van der Bellen)

• Alexander Bogdanov

  Alexander Aleksandrovich Bogdanov Александр Александрович Богданов (born Alexander Malinovsky) August 22 (Old Style), 1873, Tula, Russia - April 7, 1928, Moscow) was a Russian physician, philosopher, economist, science fiction writer, and revolutionary whose scientific interests ranged from the universal systems theory to the possibility of human rejuvenation through blood transfusion.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Bogdanov)

• Alexander Parvus

  Alexander Parvus () ( in Berezin,Russian Empire (now in Belarus)– December 12, 1924 in Berlin) was a Russian revolutionary (Menshevik) and a German Social Democrat. Heresch, Elisabeth Geheimakte Parvus.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Parvus)

• Alexander de Erény Ullmann

  Alexander de Erény Ullmann, Hungarian deputy and political economist; born at Budapest 18 February, 1850; died there 1897; son of Karl Ullmann (b. 1809; d.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander de Erény Ullmann)

• Alexander de Erény Ullmann

  Alexander de Erény Ullmann, Hungarian deputy and political economist; born at Budapest 18 February, 1850; died there 1897; son of Karl Ullmann (b. 1809; d.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander de Erény Ullmann)

• Alexander Gray (poet)

  Professor Sir Alexander Gray CBE, FRSE (6 January 1882–17 February 1968) was a Scottish civil servant, economist, academic, translator writer and poet.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Gray (poet))

• Alexander Kronrod

  Aleksandr (Alexander) Semenovich Kronrod (Russian Александр Семёнович Кронрод) (October 22, 1921 – October 6, 1986) was a Russian mathematician and computer scientist, best known for the Gauss-Kronrod quadrature which he published in 1964. Earlier his computations informed theoretical physics.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Kronrod)

Baseball Players

There are eleven Baseball Players called Alexander.

Here are the first ten. See Baseball Players who have the name Alexander for the full list.

• Alexander Cartwright

  Alexander Joy Cartwright April 17 1820 – July 12 1892) was an American engineer who was officially credited by U.S.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Cartwright)

• Grover Cleveland Alexander

  Grover Cleveland "Pete" Alexander (February 26, 1887, Elba, Nebraska - November 4, 1950, St. Paul, Nebraska) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Grover Cleveland Alexander)

• Dale Alexander

  David Dale "Moose" Alexander (April 26, 1903–March 2, 1979) was a professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Dale Alexander)

• Doyle Alexander

  Doyle Lafayette Alexander (born September 4, 1950, Cordova, Alabama) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, and Detroit Tigers. He batted and threw right handed.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Doyle Alexander)

• Manny Alexander

  Manuel de Jesús (Manny) Alexander (born March 20, 1971 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a backup infielder in Major League Baseball and has played for the Baltimore Orioles (1992-93, 1995-96), New York Mets (1997), Chicago Cubs (1997-99), Boston Red Sox (2000), Texas Rangers (2004) and San Diego Padres (2005-2006). He is a switch-hitter and throws right handed.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Manny Alexander)

• Bob Alexander

  Robert Somerville Alexander (August 7, 1922, Vancouver, British Columbia—April 7, 1993, Oceanside, California) was a major-league baseball pitcher born in Canada.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Bob Alexander)

• Gary Alexander (baseball)

  Gary Wayne Alexander (born March 27, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is a former backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants (1975-1977), Oakland Athletics (1978[start]), Cleveland Indians (1978[end]-1980) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1981). He batted and threw right handed.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Gary Alexander (baseball))

• Alexander Skinner

  Alexander Skinner (born August 14, 1856 in Chicago, Illinois - died March 5, 1901 in Washington, Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball player. Skinner's handedness and physical dimensions are currently unknown.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Skinner)

• Alexander Mayeta

  Alexander Mayeta Kerr (born July 22, 1977 in Playa, Havana, Cuba) is a first baseman with Industriales of the Cuban National Series. He was the most valuable player in the National Series for the 2005-06 season.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Mayeta)

• Matt Alexander

  Matthew Alexander (born January 30, 1947 in Shreveport, Louisiana) was a Utility Player for the Chicago Cubs (1973-74), Oakland Athletics (1975-77) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1978-81). In his later years, Alexander was used mostly as a pinch-runner by manager Chuck Tanner.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Matt Alexander)

Playwrights

There are nine Playwrights called Alexander.

• Alexander Aetolus

  Alexander Aetolus, of Pleuron in Aetolia, Greek poet and man of letters, the only representative of Aetolian poetry, flourished about 280 BC.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Aetolus)

• Alexander Sumarokov

  Aleksandr Petrovich Sumarokov (Russian: Александр Петрович Сумароков) (1717 - 1777) was a Russian poet and playwright who single-handedly created classical theatre in Russia, thus assisting Mikhail Lomonosov to inaugurate the reign of classicism in Russian literature.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Sumarokov)

• Alexander Kielland

  Alexander Lange Kielland (IPA: ) (February 18, 1849 – April 6, 1906) was one of the most famous Norwegian authors of the 19th century. Born in Stavanger, Norway, he grew up in a rich merchant familyMaterial on Kielland .... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Kielland)

• Alexander Galich

  Aleksandr Galich (, October 19, 1918 – December 15, 1977), was a Russian poet, screenwriter, playwright, and singer-songwriter. Galich is a pen name, a sort of acronym of his last name, first name, and patronymic (Ginzburg Aleksandr Arkadievich).... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Galich)

• Alexander Reid

  Alexander Reid (1914–1982) was a Scottish playwright.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Reid)

• Alexander Ablesimov

  Aleksander Onisimovich Ablesimov, (Russian: Александр Онисимович Аблесимов, born September 9 [OS August 28] 1742 Galichsky district, Kostroma; died 1783) was a Russian opera librettist, poet, dramatist, satirist and journalist.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Ablesimov)

• Alexander Afinogenov

  Alexander Nikolayevich Afinogenov (Russian: Александр Николаевич Афиногенов) (March 22 (N.S.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Afinogenov)

• Alexander Preis

  Alexander Preis (Russian: Александр Прыс) was a Russian writer of numerous plays and libretti, including those for Shostakovich's operas The Nose and Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk district.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Preis)

• Alexander Sukhovo-Kobylin

  Alexander Vasilyevich Sukhovo-Kobylin (Russian: Александр Васильевич Сухово-Кобылин) (, Moscow - , Beaulieu, France), was a Russian nobleman, chiefly known for his activity as an amateur playwright.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Sukhovo-Kobylin)

Basketball Players

There are nine Basketball Players called Alexander.

• Courtney Alexander

  Courtney Alexander is a Basketball Player... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Courtney Alexander)

• Cory Alexander

  Cory Lynn Alexander (born June 22 1973 in Waynesboro, Virginia) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cory Alexander)

• Alexander Gomelsky

  Alexander Gomelsky () (January 18, 1928 in Kronstadt, USSR - August 16, 2005 in Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian basketball coach.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Gomelsky)

• Alexander Severance

  Alexander G. Severance (June 3 1905 – April 1 1985) was a college men's basketball player and coach.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Severance)

• Victor Alexander

  Victor Alexander (born August 31, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan), is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. Alexander played five seasons in the NBA, mainly for the Warriors from 1991-1995.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Victor Alexander)

• Alexander Johnson

  Alexander Johnson (born February 8, 1983 in Albany, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player selected by the Indiana Pacers 46th overall in the 2006 NBA Draft after declaring for the draft in his junior season. His draft rights were traded to the Portland Trail Blazers and subsequently the Memphis Grizzlies on draft day.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Johnson)

• Gary Alexander (basketball)

  Gary Alexander (born November 1, 1969 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American professional basketball player.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Gary Alexander (basketball))

• Alexander Petrenko

  Alexander Petrenko (February 4, 1976 – July 21, 2006) was a Russian basketball player. He most recently played for BC Khimki in Russia.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Petrenko)

• Joe Alexander (basketball player)

  Joe Alexander (basketball player) is a Basketball Player... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Joe Alexander (basketball player))

Figure Skaters

There are eight Figure Skaters called Alexander.

• Alexander Zaitsev (figure skater)

  Alexander Zaitsev (Александр Геннадиевич Зайцев, born June 16, 1952) is a World and Olympic figure skating champion from the former Soviet Union. He is now a figure skating coach.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Zaitsev (figure skater))

• Alexander Zhulin

  Alexander (Sasha) Zhulin (Russian: Александр Вячеславович Жулин, b. July 20, 1963 in Moscow) is a Russian ice dancer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Zhulin)

• Alexander Abt

  Alexander "Sasha" Abt (Russian: Александр "Саша" Абт)(born October 22, 1976 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian figure skater and coach. He competed as an elite senior skater for about ten years.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Abt)

• Alexander Fadeev (figure skater)

  Alexander Fadeev (Russian: Александр Фадеев) (born January 4 1964 in Kasan, Soviet Union (Russia)) is a World Champion Russian figure skater.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Fadeev (figure skater))

• Alexander Shubin

  Alexander Shubin (born July 14 1983 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian figure skater.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Shubin)

• Alexander Gazsi

  [Zhiganshina and Alexander Gaszi at the free program of the German Championships 2007 in Oberstdorf].... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Gazsi)

• Alexander König

  Alexander König is a Figure Skater... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander König)

• Alexander König

  Alexander König is a Figure Skater... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander König)

Film Directors

There are eight Film Directors called Alexander.

• Alexander Korda

  Sir Alexander Korda (September 16 1893 - January 23 1956) was a Hungarian/British film director and producer. He was a leading figure in the British film industry and the founder of London Films.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Korda)

• Alexander Payne

  Alexander Payne is a Film Director... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Payne)

• Alexander Kluge

  Alexander Kluge (born February 14 1932 in Halberstadt, in the vicinity of Magdeburg, Germany) is a noted film director and author. After growing up during the Second World War, he studied law,history and music at the Universities of Marburg and Frankfurt am Main, receiving his doctorate in law in 1956.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Kluge)

• Alexander Mackendrick

  Alexander Mackendrick (September 8 1912 - December 22 1993) was a Scottish-American film director.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Mackendrick)

• Alexander Sokurov

  Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Соку́ров) (b. June 14, 1951, Podorwikha, Irkutsk Oblast) is a Russian auteur filmmaker from St Petersburg who has been hailed as successor to Andrei Tarkovsky.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Sokurov)

• Alexander Gutman

  Alexander Gutman ( (b. 1945), also spelt as Alexandre Goutman and Aleksandr Gutman) is a Russian film director.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Gutman)

• Alexander Singer

  Alexander Singer (born 1932, in New York City, New York) is an American director. He began his career behind the camera in 1951 as a cinematographer on the short documentary Day of the Fight, directed by his high school friend, Stanley Kubrick.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Singer)

• Alexander Jovy

  Alexander Jovy (born January 27, 1971 in Berlin, Germany) is an Oscar nominated film director Gemma de Ville, Interview with Alex Jovy, October 12, 2005. Retrieved 14-03-2007.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Jovy)

Cricket Players

There are eight Cricket Players called Alexander.

• Alexander French

  Alexander Niall French (born December 1, 1980, Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong cricketer who has played two One-day Internationals and nine ICC Trophy matches for Hong Kong. French made his debut aged 16 at the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia, and played four matches, scoring 22 runs with a highest score of 13 in the debut match against Italy.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander French)

• George Alexander (cricketer)

  George Alexander (born April 22, 1851 at Britwell Salome, Oxfordshire, England; died November 6, 1930 in Melbourne) was a cricketer who played for Victoria and for Australia.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on George Alexander (cricketer))

• Gerry Alexander

  Franz Copeland Murray (Gerry) Alexander (b. 2 November, 1928) is a former West Indian cricketer who played 25 Tests for the West Indies.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Gerry Alexander)

• Harry Alexander

  Harry Houston Alexander (born June 9, 1905, Ascot Vale, Victoria, died April 15, 1993, East Melbourne, Victoria) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1933.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Harry Alexander)

• Rohan Alexander

  Rohan Phillmore Alexander (born 20 February 1973 in Jamaica) is an American cricketer. He has represented the United States in international cricket tournaments, principally the ICC Trophy from 1998-99 to 2003-04.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Rohan Alexander)

• Alexander Stead

  Alexander Stead (born April 18, 1980) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Durham UCCE and Yorkshire's Second XI during a four-year cricketing career.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Stead)

• Robert Alexander (cricketer)

  Robert Alexander (born 24 September 1910 in Belfast; died 19 July 1943 in Sicily) was an Irish cricket and Rugby Union player. He died on active service in the Second World War.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Robert Alexander (cricketer))

• Alexander Downes

  Alexander Dalziel Downes was born in Emerald Hill, Melbourne on 2 February, 1868 and died in Dunedin, Otago on 10 February, 1950. He was a New Zealand cricketer who played 51 first-class matches and took 311 wickets in his career.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Downes)

Astronomers

There are eight Astronomers called Alexander.

• Alexander Friedman

  Alexander Alexandrovich Friedman or Friedmann () (June 16 1888, Saint Petersburg, Imperial Russia – September 16 1925, Leningrad, USSR) was a Russian and Soviet cosmologist and mathematician. He discovered the expanding-universe solution to general relativity field equations in 1922, which was corroborated by Edwin Hubble's observations in 1929.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Friedman)

• Alexander F. I. Forbes

  Alexander Forbes Irvine Forbes (April 13 1871 – May 15 1959) was a South African astronomer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander F. I. Forbes)

• Alexander Stewart Herschel

  Alexander Stewart Herschel (February 5 1836 – June 18 1907) was a British astronomer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Stewart Herschel)

• Alexander N. Vyssotsky

  Alexander N. Vyssotsky (May 23, 1888 – December 31, 1973) was an astronomer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander N. Vyssotsky)

• Alexander Dubyago

  Alexander Dmitriyevich Dubyago (Александр Дмитриевич Дубяго in Russian) (December 5(18), 1903, Kazan - October 29, 1959, Kazan) was a Soviet astronomer and expert in theoretical astrophysics.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Dubyago)

• Alexander William Roberts

  Alexander William Roberts (December 4, 1857–January 27, 1938) was Scottish-born, South African teacher and an amateur astronomer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander William Roberts)

• Stephen Alexander (astronomer)

  Stephen Alexander (September 1, 1806-June 25, 1883) was a noted astronomer and educator. He was born in Schenectady, New York.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Stephen Alexander (astronomer))

• Alexander Zaitsev (scientist)

  Alexander L. Zaitsev is a Russian scientist and radio astronomer from St.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Zaitsev (scientist))

Avaitors

There are eight Avaitors called Alexander.

• Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev

  Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev () (April 1, 1906 - August 22, 1989) was a Russian aeronautical engineer and airplane designer. He designed the Yakovlev military aircraft and founded the Yakovlev Design Bureau.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev)

• Reginald Alexander John Warneford

  Reginald Alexander John Warneford, VC (1892 – 17 June 1915) was a Royal Naval Air Service officer who received the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Reginald Alexander John Warneford)

• Alexander Procofieff de Seversky

  Alexander Nikolaievich Prokofiev de Seversky (Prokofiev-Seversky or DeSeversky), (June 7, 1894-August 24, 1974) was a Georgian-born Russian-American aviation pioneer, inventor, and influential advocate of strategic air power.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Procofieff de Seversky)

• John Alexander Douglas McCurdy

  John Alexander Douglas McCurdy (August 2, 1886 – June 25, 1961) was a Canadian aviation pioneer and lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia from 1947 to 1952.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on John Alexander Douglas McCurdy)

• Patrick Young Alexander

  Patrick Young Alexander (March 28 1867 — July 7 1943) was a British aeronautical pioneer fascinated by the prospect of heavier-than-air flight. He was an enthusiastic balloonist and he was also particularly active in meteorology.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Patrick Young Alexander)

• Alexander Zuyev

  Alexander Zuyev (? - June 10, 2001) was a captain of the former-Soviet Air Defense Force (VVS) who piloted his Mikoyan MiG-29 to Trabzon, Turkey on May 20, 1989.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Zuyev)

• Alexander Kennedy Miller

  Alexander Kennedy Miller (1906 – October 23, 1993), also known as A. K.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Kennedy Miller)

• Ruth Alexander

  Ruth Blaney Alexander (May 18, 1905 – September 18, 1930), was a pioneer of American women's aviation.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Ruth Alexander)

Popes

There are seven Popes called Alexander.

• Pope Alexander IV

  Pope Alexander IV (c. 1199 – May 25, 1261), born Rinaldo Conti, was Pope from 1254 until his death,... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Pope Alexander IV)

• Pope Alexander V

  Alexander V (also Peter of Candia or Peter Phillarges, ca. 1339 – May 3, 1410) was Pope or antipope during the Western Schism (1378–1417).... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Pope Alexander V)

• Pope Alexander VII

  Pope Alexander VII (February 13, 1599 – May 22, 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was Pope from April 7, 1655 until his death in 1667.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Pope Alexander VII)

• Pope Alexander VIII

  Pope Alexander VIII (April 22, 1610 – February 1, 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was Pope from 1689 to 1691... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Pope Alexander VIII)

• Pope Alexander VI

  Pope Alexander VI (1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503), born Roderic Borja (Italian: Borgia), (reigned from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the secular popes of the Renaissance and one whose surname became a byword for the debased standards of the papacy of that era. He was born at Xativa, Valencia, Spain, and his father's surname was Lanzol (Castilian) or Llançol (Catalan); he assumed his mother's family name of Borja on the elevation of his maternal uncle to the papacy as Calixtus III in 1455.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Pope Alexander VI)

• Pope Alexander II

  Alexander II (died April 21, 1073), born Anselmo da Baggio, was Pope from 1061 to 1073.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Pope Alexander II)

• Pope Alexander III

  Pope Alexander III (c. 1100/05 – August 30, 1181), born Rolando Bandinelli, was Pope from 1159 to 1181.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Pope Alexander III)

Emperors

There are seven Emperors called Alexander.

• Alexander I of Russia

  Aleksandr I Pavlovich (Russian: Александр I Павлович) (December 23, 1777–December 1, 1825), was Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801-1 December 1825 and King of Poland from 1815–1825, as well as the first Grand Duke of Finland.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander I of Russia)

• Alexander II of Russia

  Alexander (Aleksandr) II Nikolaevich (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (born 17 April 1818 in Moscow; died 13 March 1881 in St. Petersburg) was the Emperor of the Russian Empire and Tsar of Russia from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander II of Russia)

• Alexander III of Russia

  Alexander III (10 March 1845-1 November 1894) reigned as Emperor of Russia from 14 March 1881 until his death in 1894.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander III of Russia)

• Alexander Severus

  Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (October 1, 208–March 18, 235), commonly called Severus Alexander, was a Roman emperor (222-235) of the Severan dynasty.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Severus)

• Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine

  Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (December 12, 1712 – July 4, 1780) was the son of Leopold Joseph, Duke of Lorraine. When his elder brother Francis Stephen, Duke of Lorraine, married the Archduchess Maria Theresa, daughter of Emperor Charles VI, Charles Alexander entered the Imperial service in 1737.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine)

• Alexander (emperor)

  Alexander (Greek: Αλέξανδρος, Alexandros), (c. 870–913) was the third son of Emperor Basil I and Eudokia Ingerina.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander (emperor))

• Domitius Alexander

  Lucius Domitius Alexander (d. c.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Domitius Alexander)

Spies

There are six Spies called Alexander.

• Alexander Orlov

  Alexander Mikhailovich Orlov (Александр Михайлович Орлов)(Leiba Lazarevich Felbing, Лейба Лазаревич Фельбинг) (21 August 1895–25 March 1973) was a Soviet espionage administrator. He defected to the U.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Orlov)

• Alexander Shelepin

  Alexander Nikolayevich Shelepin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Шелепин, 18 August 1918, Voronezh - October 24, 1994) was the head of KGB from December 25, 1958 to November 13, 1961.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Shelepin)

• John Alexander Sinclair

  Sir John Alexander Sinclair, KCMG, CB, OBE (1897–1977) of the British army and head of Military Intelligence. Following his retirement from the military in 1952, as a major-general, he was appointed head of the UK Secret Intelligence Service from 1953 to 1956.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on John Alexander Sinclair)

• Alexander Korzhakov

  Alexander Vasilyevich Korzhakov () (born january 31 1950 in Moscow), was a KGB general who served as Boris Yeltsin's bodyguard, confidant, and adviser for 11 years. He was the head of the Presidential Security Service (PSB) in 1993-1996, State Duma deputy, and retired Lieutenant-general.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Korzhakov)

• Alexander Litvinenko

  Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko () (30 August 1962 – 23 November 2006) was a lieutenant-colonel in the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation and later a Russian dissident and writer. After working for the KGB and its successor, the FSB, Litvinenko publicly accused his superiors of ordering the assassination of Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky. He was arrested by Russian authorities and then released; he later fled to the UK, where he was granted political asylum and citizenship.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Litvinenko)

• Alexander Lebedev

  Alexander Lebedev (born 16 December 1959) is a Russian billionaire, referred to as one of the Russian tycoons. In March 2006, he was listed by Forbes magazine as one of the richest Russians and as the 194th richest person in the world with an estimated fortune of $3.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Lebedev)

Saints

There are six Saints called Alexander.

• Pope Alexander VI

  Pope Alexander VI (1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503), born Roderic Borja (Italian: Borgia), (reigned from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the secular popes of the Renaissance and one whose surname became a byword for the debased standards of the papacy of that era. He was born at Xativa, Valencia, Spain, and his father's surname was Lanzol (Castilian) or Llançol (Catalan); he assumed his mother's family name of Borja on the elevation of his maternal uncle to the papacy as Calixtus III in 1455.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Pope Alexander VI)

• Alexander Nevsky

  Saint Alexander Nevsky (Алекса́ндр Яросла́вич Не́вский in Russian; transliteration: Aleksandr Yaroslavich Nevskiy) (May 30, 1220? – November 14, 1263) was the Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir during some of the most trying times in the country's history.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Nevsky)

• Alexander of Constantinople

  Saint Alexander (born between 237 and 244 - 337) was bishop of Byzantium and first bishop of Constantinople until his death, as the city was then called (Theodoret Hist. i.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander of Constantinople)

• Alexander of Comana

  Saint Alexander of Comana (died c. 250), known as "the charcoal burner", was Bishop of Comana in Pontus.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander of Comana)

• Alexander Briant

  Saint Alexander Briant was an English Jesuit and martyr, born in Somerset about 1556; executed at Tyburn, 2 December 1581.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Briant)

• Alexander Sauli

  Saint Alexander Sauli, the "Apostle of Corsica" was born at Milan, 1533, of an illustrious Lombard family; d. at Pavia, 11 October, 1592; declared Blessed by Benedict XIV, 23 April, 1742.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Sauli)

Boxers

There are six Boxers called Alexander.

• Alexander De Jesus

  Alexander De Jesus (born February 2, 1983) is a Puerto Rican boxer who is a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico. A resident of the Manuel A.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander De Jesus)

• Alexander Povetkin

  Alexander Povetkin (; born in Kursk, Russia on September 2, 1979) is a Russian boxer. His height is 188 centimeters (6 feet and 2 inches).... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Povetkin)

• Alexander Dimitrenko

  Alexander Dimitrenko is an up and coming professional heavyweight boxer. He was born on July 5, 1982 in Crimea, Ukraine.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Dimitrenko)

• Alexander McKay

  Alexander McKay (1804 - 1830) was a Scottish heavyweight bare-knuckle fighter. He fought in just five prize fights, these are:... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander McKay)

• Alexander Ireland

  Alexander Ireland (February 2 1901 – January 1966) was a British welterweight professional boxer who competed in the early 1920s. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to Canadian boxer Bert Schneider in the final.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Ireland)

• Alexander Alekseev

  Alexander Alekseev (born April 30 1981) is a boxer from Russia.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Alekseev)

Photographers

There are five Photographers called Alexander.

• Alexander Rodchenko

  Aleksander Mikhailovich Rodchenko (), – December 3, 1956) was a Russian artist, sculptor and photographer. He was one of the founders of constructivism and Russian design; he was married to the artist Varvara Stepanova.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Rodchenko)

• Cris Alexander

  Cris Alexander (born Alan Smith, c. 1920) is an American actor, singer, dancer, designer, and photographer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cris Alexander)

• Alexander Zemlianichenko

  Alexander (Sasha) Zemlianichenko, prominent Russian photojournalist, born May 7, 1950, in Saratov, Russia.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Zemlianichenko)

• Alexander Seik

  Alexander Seik (September 6, 1824 -October 2, 1905), also known as Alex Sejk was a pioneer of Czech photography, one of foremost exponents of chromophotography, painter and mayor of city Tábor.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Seik)

• Alexander Bassano

  Alexander Bassano (1829-1913) was the leading high society portrait photographer in Victorian London.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Bassano)

Prime Ministers

There are five Prime Ministers called Alexander.

• Alexander Mackenzie

  Alexander Mackenzie is a Prime Minister... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Mackenzie)

• Alexander Kerensky

  Alexander Fyodorovitch Kerensky (, Aleksandr Fëdorovič Kerenskij) ( – June 11, 1970) was a Russian revolutionary leader who was instrumental in toppling the Russian monarchy. He served as the second Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government until Vladimir Lenin seized power following the October Revolution.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Kerensky)

• Alexander Trepov

  Alexander Fyodorovitch Trepov (, Aleksandr Fëdorovič Trepov) (September 30, 1862 - November 10, 1928) was the prime minister of Russia from November 1916 until January 1917. He had previously been Transport Minister, and devoted his energies as Prime Minister to eliminating the influence of Grigory Rasputin and pressing Tsar Nicholas II to give more power to the Duma.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Trepov)

• Prince Alexander Mavrocordatos

  Prince Alexander Mavrocordatos () (born February 11, 1791, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now İstanbul, Turkey} – died August 18, 1865, Aegina), Greek statesman, member of the Mavrocordatos family of Phanariotes.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Prince Alexander Mavrocordatos)

• Alexander Papagos

  Marshal Alexander Papagos (, December 9, 1883, Athens — October 4, 1955, Athens), was a Greek General who led the Greek Army in the Greco-Italian War and the later stages of the Greek Civil War and became the country's Prime Minister.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Papagos)

Tennis Players

There are five Tennis Players called Alexander.

• Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov

  Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov () (b. March 3, 1967 in Kaliningrad, USSR) is a former professional tennis player from Russia.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov)

• Fred Alexander

  Frederick Beasley Alexander (Seabright, New Jersey, August 14, 1880 – March 3, 1969 in Beverly Hills, California) was a top-ranked tennis player in the early 20th century.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Fred Alexander)

• John Alexander (tennis)

  John Alexander OAM (born July 4, 1951 in Sydney) is a former professional touring tennis player.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on John Alexander (tennis))

• Alexander Mronz

  Alexander Mronz (born April 7, 1965 in Cologne) is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1987.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Mronz)

• Alexander Waske

  Alexander Waske (born March 31, 1975 in Frankfurt, West Germany) is a professional male tennis player from Germany. He turned pro in 2000.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Waske)

Swimmers

There are four Swimmers called Alexander.

• Alexander Popov (swimmer)

  Alexander Vladimirovich Popov, also spelt as Aleksandr Popov and in Russian: Александр Попов (born November 16, 1971) is a Russian former professional swimmer, one of the world's best swimmers of The 1990s.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Popov (swimmer))

• Alexander Dale Oen

  Alexander Dale Oen (born May 21, 1985) is a Norwegian swimmer. He represents the club Vestkantsvømmerne.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Dale Oen)

• Alexander Lüderitz

  Alexander Lüderitz (born August 6, 1973 in Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who swam in the qualifying heats of the 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. In the final he was replaced by Christian Tröger who, alongside Bengt Zikarsky, Björn Zikarsky, and Mark Pinger won the bronze medal.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Lüderitz)

• Alexander Lüderitz

  Alexander Lüderitz (born August 6, 1973 in Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who swam in the qualifying heats of the 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. In the final he was replaced by Christian Tröger who, alongside Bengt Zikarsky, Björn Zikarsky, and Mark Pinger won the bronze medal.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Lüderitz)

Nobel Prize Winners

There are four Nobel Prize Winners called Alexander.

• Alexander Fleming

  Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. Fleming published many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Fleming)

• Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd

  Alexander Robertus Todd, Baron Todd, PC , OM , FRS (2 October 1907 – 10 January 1997) was a Scottish biochemist whose research on the structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, and nucleotide coenzymes gained him the 1957 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd)

• Karl Alexander Müller

  Karl Alexander Müller (born April 27, 1927) is a Swiss physicist and Nobel laureate. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1987 with Johannes Georg Bednorz for their work in superconductivity in ceramic materials.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Karl Alexander Müller)

• Karl Alexander Müller

  Karl Alexander Müller (born April 27, 1927) is a Swiss physicist and Nobel laureate. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1987 with Johannes Georg Bednorz for their work in superconductivity in ceramic materials.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Karl Alexander Müller)

Ambassadors

There are four Ambassadors called Alexander.

• Alexander Pollock Moore

  Alexander Pollock Moore (1867 - 1930) was an American diplomat and editor. He was the publisher of the Pittsburgh Leader when he married the stage actress Lillian Russell, becoming her fourth husband.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Pollock Moore)

• Alexander Cadogan

  Sir Alexander George Montagu Cadogan OM GCMG KCB PC (25 November 1884–9 July 1968) was a British civil servant. An alumnus of Eton College, he was United Kingdom Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office from 1938 to 1946, representative to the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in 1944, member of the Privy Council in 1946, Britain's representative to the United Nations from 1946 to 1950, and Chairman of Board of Governors of the BBC from 1952 to 1957.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Cadogan)

• Alexander Hill Everett

  Alexander Hill Everett (March 19, 1792–June 28, 1847) was a noted America diplomatist, politician, and Boston man of letters. His brother was Edward Everett.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Hill Everett)

• Alexander Randall

  Alexander Williams Randall (October 31, 1819 – July 26, 1872) was a lawyer, judge and politician from Wisconsin. He served as Governor of Wisconsin from 1858 until 1861.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Randall)

Rabbis

There are three Rabbis called Alexander.

• Alexander Kohut

  Alexander Kohut (April 22, 1842 – May 25, 1894) was a rabbi and orientalist; born at Felegyhaza, Hungary; died in New York. He belonged to a family of rabbis, the most noted among them being R.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Kohut)

• Alexander D. Goode

  Alexander D. Goode (10 May 1911 - 3 February 1943) was a chaplain in the United States Army during the Second World War who was killed in action when the troopship USAT Dorchester was sunk by the German submarine U-223 during the battle of the Atlantic.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander D. Goode)

• Alexander Altmann

  Alexander Altmann (April 16, 1906–June 6, 1987) was an Orthodox Jewish scholar and rabbi born in Kassa, Hungary. He emigrated to England in 1938 and later settled in the United States, working productively for a decade and a half as a professor within the Philosophy Department at Brandeis University.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Altmann)

Comedians

There are three Comedians called Alexander.

• Alexander Armstrong (comedian)

  Alexander Armstrong (born August 14, 1970) is a British comedian. He has made several appearances as guest host on the satirical panel game Have I Got News For You, and rumour alleges that he might be the next permanent host.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Armstrong (comedian))

• Flex Alexander

  Flex Alexander is a Comedian... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Flex Alexander)

• Alexander Ablesimov

  Aleksander Onisimovich Ablesimov, (Russian: Александр Онисимович Аблесимов, born September 9 [OS August 28] 1742 Galichsky district, Kostroma; died 1783) was a Russian opera librettist, poet, dramatist, satirist and journalist.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Ablesimov)

Kings

There are three Kings called Alexander.

• Alexander II of Scotland

  Alexander II (August 24, 1198 – July 6, 1249), King of Scots, was the son of William the Lion and Ermengarde of Beaumont. He was born at Haddington, East Lothian, in 1198, and succeeded to the kingdom on the death of his father on 4 December 1214, being crowned at Scone on December 6 the same year.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander II of Scotland)

• Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine

  Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (December 12, 1712 – July 4, 1780) was the son of Leopold Joseph, Duke of Lorraine. When his elder brother Francis Stephen, Duke of Lorraine, married the Archduchess Maria Theresa, daughter of Emperor Charles VI, Charles Alexander entered the Imperial service in 1737.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine)

• Alexander I of Georgia

  Alexander I, “the Great” (, Aleksandre I Didi) (1386 – 1446), of the Bagrationi house, was king of Georgia from 1412 to 1442. Despite his efforts to restore the country from the ruins left by the Turco-Mongol warlord Timur Leng’s invasions, Georgia never recovered and faced the inevitable fragmentation that was followed by a long period of stagnation.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander I of Georgia)

Conductors

There are three Conductors called Alexander.

• Alexander Glazunov

  Aleksandr Konstantinovich Glazunov (, Aleksandr Konstantinovič Glazunov; ; ; August 10, 1865 – March 21, 1936) was a major Russian composer, as well as an influential music teacher.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Glazunov)

• Alexander Gibson (conductor)

  Sir Alexander Gibson, CBE (February 11, 1926 - January 14, 1995) was an orchestral and opera music director and conductor.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Gibson (conductor))

• Alexander Frey

  Alexander Frey (b. 1967) is an American symphony orchestra conductor known for his elegant, passionate performances.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Frey)

Rugby Union Players

There are two Rugby Union Players called Alexander.

• Alexander Obolensky

  Prince Alexander Sergeevich "Obo" Obolensky (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Оболенский), (February 17 1916 — 29 March 1940) was a Russian prince and an international rugby union footballer who played for England.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Obolensky)

• Robert Alexander (cricketer)

  Robert Alexander (born 24 September 1910 in Belfast; died 19 July 1943 in Sicily) was an Irish cricket and Rugby Union player. He died on active service in the Second World War.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Robert Alexander (cricketer))

Slaves

There are two Slaves called Alexander.

• Alexander Gordon

  Alexander Gordon (1635 in Aberdeen Scotland - 1697) was captured by Oliver Cromwell's army in the English Civil War. He was transported to the New World in 1650 and sold into indentured servitude.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Gordon)

• Archer Alexander

  Archer Alexander (1828-1880?) was a former black slave who served as the model for the slave in the statue, variously known as Freedom's Memorial and the Emancipation Memorial located in Lincoln Park.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Archer Alexander)

Trade Unionists

There are two Trade Unionists called Alexander.

• Alexander Barkan

  Alexander E. Barkan (9 August 1909 - October 18, 1990) was head of the AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education from 1963 until 1982.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Barkan)

• Alexander Walkden

  Alexander George Walkden, 1st Baron Walkden (11 May 1873 – 25 April 1951) was a British trade union leader and politician.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Walkden)

Pharaohs

There are two Pharaohs called Alexander.

• Alexander I of Epirus

  Alexander I of Epirus (c. 370 BC - c.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander I of Epirus)

• Alexander IV of Macedon

  Alexander IV Aegus (in Greek Aλέξανδρος Aιγός; 323–309 BC) was the son of Alexander the Great and Roxana, a princess of Bactria.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander IV of Macedon)

Climbers

There are two Climbers called Alexander.

• Alexander von Humboldt

  Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt (September 14, 1769, Berlin – May 6, 1859, Berlin) was a Prussian naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt. Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography was foundational to the field of biogeography.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander von Humboldt)

• Alexander Huber

  Alexander Huber (born 1968 in Bavaria), is a German physicist, climber and mountaineer. He lives in Traunstein am Chiemsee.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Huber)

Magicians

There are two Magicians called Alexander.

• Alexander Herrmann

  Alexander Herrmann (February 11, 1844 – December 11, 1896) was a German magician, better known as The Great Herrmann.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Herrmann)

• William Alexander Ayton

  William Alexander Ayton (1816-1909) was a British Anglican clergyman, with an interest in alchemy.Ronald Decker and Michael Dummett, A History of the Occult Tarot 1870-1970 (2003) p.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on William Alexander Ayton)

Golfers

There are two Golfers called Alexander.

• Stewart Alexander

  Stewart "Skip" Alexander (1918-1997) was an American collegiate and professional golfer. Alexander attended Duke University from 1937 to 1940.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Stewart Alexander)

• Buddy Alexander

  Buddy Alexander (born February 20, 1953 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is the head golf coach at the University of Florida at Gainesville.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Buddy Alexander)

Dancers

There are two Dancers called Alexander.

• Alexander Godunov

  Aleksandr Borisovich Godunov (Russian: Александр Борисович Годунов, 28 November, 1949, Sakhalin, USSR — 18 May, 1995, Los Angeles, California) was a Russian ballet dancer and actor, whose defection caused a diplomatic incident between the USA and the USSR.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Godunov)

• Alexander Sakharoff

  Alexander Sakharoff (, also spelled Sakharov and Sacharoff, May 13 1886 - September 25, 1963) was a Russian dancer, teacher, and choreographer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Sakharoff)

Weightlifters

There is one Weightlifter called Alexander.

• Alexander Kurlovitch

  Alexander Nikolaevich Kurlovitch () (English Alternate: Alexandre Kurlovichhttp://www.olympic.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Kurlovitch)

World Record Holders

There is one World Record Holder called Alexander.

• Alexander Popov (swimmer)

  Alexander Vladimirovich Popov, also spelt as Aleksandr Popov and in Russian: Александр Попов (born November 16, 1971) is a Russian former professional swimmer, one of the world's best swimmers of The 1990s.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Popov (swimmer))

Sex Workers

There is one Sex Worker called Alexander.

• Monique Alexander

  Monique Alexander is a Sex Worker... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Monique Alexander)

Rugby League Players

There is one Rugby League Player called Alexander.

• Ben Alexander (rugby league footballer)

  Ben Alexander was an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the Australian National Rugby League competition, he was the younger brother of Australian rugby international Greg Alexander. His position of choice was at hooker or in the halves.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Ben Alexander (rugby league footballer))

Racing Car Drivers

There is one Racing Car Driver called Alexander.

• John Alexander (NASCAR driver)

  John Alexander is a NASCAR driver who made one Winston Cup start in 1990. He also made a Busch Series start in 1994.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on John Alexander (NASCAR driver))

Presidents

There is one President called Alexander.

• Alexander Sachs

  Alexander Sachs (August 1, 1893 - June 23, 1973) was an American economist and banker. In 1939, he delivered the Einstein-Szilárd letter to Franklin D.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Sachs)

Aussie Rules Footballers

There is one Aussie Rules Footballer called Alexander.

• Ron Alexander

  Ron Alexander (born December 10, 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL and WAFL as well as a coach.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Ron Alexander)

Pirates

There is one Pirate called Alexander.

• Alexander Dalzeel

  Alexander Dalzeel (c. 1662-December 5, 1715) was a 17th century pirate and former officer under Henry Avery.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Dalzeel)

Egyptologists

There is one Egyptologist called Alexander.

• Alexander Henry Rhind

  Alexander Henry Rhind (1833 – 1863) was a Scottish lawyer and Egyptologist. Born in Wick in the Highlands, Rhind studied at the University of Edinburgh.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Henry Rhind)

Models

There is one Model called Alexander.

• Monique Alexander

  Monique Alexander is a Model... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Monique Alexander)

Fields Medalists

There is one Fields Medalist called Alexander.

• Alexander Grothendieck

  Alexander Grothendieck (born March 28, 1928 in Berlin, Germany) is one of the most important mathematicians of the 20th century. He is also one of its most extreme scientific personalities, with achievements over a short span of years which are still astounding in their broad scope and sheer bulk, and a lifestyle later in his career which alienated even close followers.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Alexander Grothendieck)