Alejandro is the

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander ( Czech,

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

), Alexandre (

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

), Alexandros (

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

), Alsander (

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

Alessandro Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Alessandro * Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter * Alessandro Baricco ...

(

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

), Aleksandr (

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

), and Alasdair (

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

People with the given name Alejandro

Alejandro Alvizuri Alejandro Luis Alvizuri Mack (born April 18, 1968) is a retired backstroke swimmer from Peru, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984 (Los Angeles, California). His biggest success was winni ...

, Peruvian backstroke swimmer * Alejandro Amenábar, Chilean-born Spanish director *

Alejandro Aranda Alejandro Aranda (born August 11, 1994), known by his stage name Scarypoolparty, is an American singer, musician, and reality television personality from Pomona, California, and runner-up on the American Idol (season 17), seventeenth season of ...

, American singer, musician, and reality television personality *

Alejandro Arguello Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander (Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr (Russ ...

, Mexican footballer * Alejandro Avila, Mexican TV actor * Alejandro Awada, Argentine actor * Alejandro Betts, Argentine historian * Alejandro Bermúdez, Colombian swimmer *

Alejandro Bustillo Alejandro Bustillo (18 March 1889 – 3 November 1982) was an Argentine painter and architect who left his mark in various tourist destinations in Argentina, especially in the Andean region of the Patagonia. Biography Born in Buenos Aires, son ...

, Argentine architect * Alejandro Carrión, Ecuadorian poet and novelist * Alejandro Casañas, Cuban hurdler * Alejandro Castillo, Mexican footballer *

Alejandro Cercas Alejandro Cercas Alonso (born 25 May 1949 in Cáceres, Spain) is a Spanish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 until 2014. He is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, part of the Party of European So ...

, Spanish politician *

Alejandro Chataing Alejandro Chataing (February 24, 1873 – April 16, 1928) was an important Venezuelan architect. Chataing was known as the "great constructor of the regime of Cipriano Castro." He was a prolific architect who helped give Caracas a new face. Intr ...

, Venezuelan architect *

Alejandro Cichero Alejandro Enrique Cíchero Konarek (; born April 20, 1977) is a former Venezuelan footballer who played as a defender. Career Born in Caracas, Cichero joined the youth system of Trujillanos Fútbol Club in 1988, being promoted to the first team ...

, Venezuelan footballer *

Alejandro Corichi Alejandro Corichi is a theoretical physicist working at the Quantum Gravity group of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He obtained his bachelor's degree at UNAM (1991) and his PhD at Pennsylvania State University (1997). His fie ...

, Mexican theoretical physicist *

Alejandro Cortés Alejandro Iván Cortés Llano (born December 2, 1977) is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia. Career ;2001 :3rd in National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL) :1st in Stage 1 Clásico RCN, Jerico (COL) ;2002 :1st i ...

, Colombian road cyclist *

Alejandro Cruz (disambiguation) Alejandro Cruz may refer to: * Alejandro Cruz Ortiz (1921–2007), Mexican luchador (professional wrestler) known as Black Shadow * Alejandro Cruz (politician) (c. 1930–1993), Puerto Rican softball player and mayor of Guaynabo * Alejandro Cruz ...

, several people *

Alejandro Diz Alejandro Diz (born March 26, 1965) is a former volleyball player from Argentina, who represented his native country in two Summer Olympics. After having finished in sixth place at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California he was a mem ...

, Argentine volleyball player *

Alejandro Doherty Alejandro L. Doherty Horan (born August 6, 1965) is a former field hockey player from Argentina. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he finished in ninth place with the Argentina men's national field hockey team, ...

, Argentine field hockey player *

Alejandro Dolina Alejandro Ricardo Dolina (born May 20, 1944) is an Argentine broadcaster, who also achieved fame as a musician, writer, radio host and television actor.Alejandro Domínguez, former chief of police in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico *

Alejandro Edda Alejandro Edda (born May 17, 1984) is a Mexican–American actor, best known for his roles as Marco Rodriguez in the AMC television series '' Fear the Walking Dead'' (2016) and Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán in the Netflix original series '' Narcos: ...

, Mexican-American actor *

Alejandro Escovedo Alejandro Escovedo (born January 10, 1951) is an American rock musician, songwriter, and singer, who has been recording and touring since the late 1970s. His primary instrument is the guitar. He has played in various rock genres, including punk ...

, American singer-songwriter * Alejandro Falla, Colombian tennis player *

Alejandro Felipe Paula Alejandro Felipe Paula also known as Jandi Paula (2 May 1937 – 13 August 2018) was a Curaçaoan academic, historian and politician. He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles from 28 December 1993 to 31 March 1994. Paula was direc ...

, Netherlands Antilles politician and historian * Alejandro Fernández, Mexican singer *

Alejandro Fernández Sordo Alejandro Fernández Sordo (1921–2009) was a Spanish lawyer and politician who was a member of the FET y de las JONS. He was one of the leading political figures in the Franco regime and also, in the transition period. Early life and educatio ...

, Spanish politician *

Alejandro Freire Alejandro Freire (; born August 23, 1974) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Baltimore Orioles during the season. Listed at 6' 2", 220 lb., Freire batted and threw right-handed. Biography Born in ...

, Venezuelan-American baseball player * Alejandro García (disambiguation), several people * Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican director * Alejandro Walter González, Argentine road cyclist *

Alejandro Gorostiaga Alejandro Gorostiaga Orrego (May 12, 1840 - October 30, 1912), was a Chilean military officer born in La Serena. He joined the Escuela Militar de Chile in 1857 until his retirement in 1878. Alejandro Gorostiaga was of Basque descent. In 1879, ...

, Chilean military * Alejandro Herrera (Heroes), fictional character in NBC's ''

Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...

'' * Alejandro Herrera (athlete) (born 1958), Cuban athlete * Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean actor and director *

Alejandro Kirk Alejandro Kirk (born November 6, 1998) is a Mexican professional baseball catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Early life Kirk began playing baseball at three years of age, and grew up a fan of Albert Pujols and the ...

, Mexican baseball player *

Alejandro Agustín Lanusse Alejandro Agustín Lanusse (August 28, 1918 – August 26, 1996) was the ''de facto'' president of the Argentine Republic between March 22, 1971, and May 25, 1973, during the military dictatorship of the country called the "Argentine Revolution" ...

, former Argentine President *

Alejandro Lazo Alejandro Lazo (born February 23) is a Cuban-American professional dancer, instructor, and choreographer based in Palm Beach, Florida. Lazo was the US International Rising Star Latin Champion in 1990 and went on through over twenty years of succ ...

, Cuban-American dancer *

Alejandro Lerner Alejandro Federico Lerner (born June 8, 1957) is an Argentine musician and singer-songwriter. He has written and sung countless songs including several hits, and his fame and recognition spread all over South America. Through his career, Lerner ...

, Argentine musician * Alejandro Lerroux, Spanish politician *

Alejandro González Malavé Alejandro González Malavé (May 20, 1957 in San Juan, Puerto Rico – April 29, 1986 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico) was a Puerto Rican undercover agent who gained infamy with the ''Cerro Maravilla'' case scandal. In 1973, still a High School student ...

, Puerto Rican undercover police agent * Alejandro Martinez, Andorran punk rock guitarist and back-up singer in

Anonymous Anonymous may refer to: * Anonymity, the state of an individual's identity, or personally identifiable information, being publicly unknown ** Anonymous work, a work of art or literature that has an unnamed or unknown creator or author * Anonym ...

* Alejandro Manzano, lead singer in Puerto Rican-American alternative rock band

Boyce Avenue Boyce Avenue is an American cover band formed in Sarasota, Florida, by brothers Alejandro Luis Manzano, Daniel Enrique Manzano, and Fabian Rafael Manzano. The brothers attended Pine View School in Osprey, Florida. The band is named after a co ...

Alejandro Mayorkas Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas (born November 24, 1959) is a Cuban-American government official and attorney who has been serving as the seventh United States Secretary of Homeland Security since February 2, 2021. During the Obama administration, h ...

, U.S.

Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the federal department tasked with ensuring public safety in the United States. The secretary is a member of the Cabinet of the U ...

Alejandro Meloño Alejandro Gabriel Meloño Botta (born April 27, 1977) is a former football player from Uruguay who played as a centre back. Meloño is a left sided central defender. He started his career in 1997 with Rentistas in Uruguay. In 1998, he moved ...

, Uruguayan footballer * Alejandro Moreno, Venezuelan footballer *

Alejandro Muñoz-Alonso Alejandro Muñoz-Alonso (11 January 1934 – 24 January 2016) was a Spanish politician. A member of the People's Party (Spain), People's Party he served in the Congress of Deputies (Spain), Congress of Deputies between 1989 and 2000 and in the Sen ...

, Spanish politician *

Alejandro Naif Raúl Alejandro Naiff (born March 23, 1973) is a naturalized Palestinian former footballer. Club career Naif has played club football in Argentina, Honduras, Chile and Colombia as well as playing for the Palestine national football team Th ...

, Palestinian footballer *

Alejandro Obregón Alejandro Jesús Obregón Rosės (4 June 1920 – 11 April 1992) was a Colombian painter, muralist, sculptor and engraver. Biography Obregón was born in Barcelona, Spain. He was the son of a Colombian father and a Catalan mother. The Obregó ...

, Colombian painter, muralist, sculptor, and engraver * Alejandro O'Reilly, Irish-born Spanish governor of colonial Louisiana *

Alejandro Orfila Alejandro Orfila (9 March 1925 – 9 June 2021) was an Argentine career diplomat, who later became a prominent winemaker in San Diego, California. Early career Orfila was born in Mendoza, Argentina to Catalan immigrants who had become moderate ...

, Argentine diplomat *

Alejandro Ortuoste Alejandro Ortuoste (born March 17, 1931, date of death unknown) was an amateur boxer from the Philippines. He won the gold medal at the 1954 Asian Games in the men's bantamweight (– 54 kg) division. He represented his native country at ...

, Filipino boxer * Alejandro Padilla, American politician *

Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre ( French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander (Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr (Rus ...

, president of the Korean Friendship Association * Alejandro Planchart, Venezuelan-American musicologist and composer * Alejandro Portes, Cuban-American sociologist *

Alejandro Pozuelo Alejandro Pozuelo Melero (born 20 September 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF. Developed in the Betis system, he amassed La Liga totals of 40 matches and th ...

, Spanish footballer *

Alejandro Ramírez (chess player) Alejandro Tadeo Ramírez Álvarez (born 21 June 1988) is a Costa Rican-American chess Grandmaster and commentator. At the age of 15, he became the first Central American to achieve the title of Grandmaster and the second youngest chess grandmast ...

, Costa Rican international grandmaster of chess * Alejandro Ramírez Calderón, Colombian road cyclist *

Alejandro Rebollo Álvarez-Amandi Alejandro Rebollo Álvarez-Amandi (5 November 1934 – 11 March 2015) was a Spanish politician, civil servant and lawyer. He was Secretary General and later president of Spanish train operator Renfe in the 1970s and early 1980s. He also worked ...

, Spanish lawyer, civil servant and politician * Alejandro Rey, Argentine actor *

Alejandro Rivera ''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'' is an American police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which investigates crimes involving the U.S. Navy and United States ...

, NCIS character *

Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander (Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr ( Ru ...

, Puerto Rican poet and writer * Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez, Mexican politician * Alejandro Rossi, Mexican writer * Alejandro Saab, American voice actor * Alejandro Sabella, Argentine footballer *

Alejandro Salazar Alejandro Salazar (born February 18, 1984) is an American former professional soccer player. He played during the 2000s in the United States and Australia. Biography Born in Eugene, Oregon, Salazar's father is marathon runner Alberto Salazar. P ...

, American footballer *

Alejandro Sanz Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. Sanz has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Awar ...

, Spanish pop musician *

Alejandro Siqueiros Alejandro Siqueiros Quiroz (born October 28, 1982) is a male freestyle swimmer from Mexico. He represented his native country at the 2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from ...

, Mexican freestyle swimmer *

Alejandro Severo Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (1 October 208 – 21/22 March 235) was a Roman emperor, who reigned from 222 until 235. He was the last emperor from the Severan dynasty. He succeeded his slain cousin Elagabalus in 222. Alexander himself was ...

, the Spanish version of Alexander Severus, former Roman emperor *

Alejandro M. Sinibaldi Alejandro Manuel Sinibaldi Castro (1825–1896) was acting President of Guatemala from April 2, 1885, to April 5, 1885. Biography Of partial Italian descent, he was a rich businessman who Was "First Designate to the Presidency", the equiv ...

, President of Guatemala *

Alejandro Siri Alejandro Daniel Siri Pérez (born December 17, 1963) is a male former field hockey player from Argentina. He competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. Siri won a gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Ga ...

, Argentine field hockey player *

Alejandro Sosa Alejandro "Alex" Sosa is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1983 American crime film '' Scarface'' and the 2006 video game '' Scarface: The World Is Yours''. He is an international Bolivian drug lord and the chief supplier of c ...

, fictional drug lord from the 1983 film ''Scarface'' * Alejandro Spajic, Argentine volleyball player *

Alejandro de la Sota Alejandro de la Sota may refer to: * Alejandro de la Sota (footballer) (1881-unknown), Spanish former footballer, co-founder and president of Athletic Bilbao * Alejandro de la Sota (architect) Alejandro de la Sota Martínez (October 20, 1913 - ...

, Spanish architect * Alejandro Toledo, Peruvian politician, ex-president *

Alejandro de Tomaso Alejandro de Tomaso (10 July 1928 in Buenos Aires – 21 May 2003 in Modena, Italy) was a racing driver and businessman from Argentina. His name is sometimes seen in an Italianised form as ''Alessandro de Tomaso''. He participated in two Formula ...

, Argentine auto racing driver * Alejandro Valverde, Spanish cyclist *

Rey Alejandro Conde Valdivia Rey Alejandro Conde Valdivia is a Mexican conductor who has conducted the Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa (OSX) since 1977. He is a native of Xalapa, Veracruz. His discography has over 300 recordings. Born in the 'court of The Pearl', a no longe ...

, Mexican conductor *

Alejandro Velasco Astete Alejandro Velasco Astete (September 23, 1897 in Cusco – September 28, 1925) was a Peruvian pilot, most recognizable for being the first man to fly over the Andes. He was 28 years old upon his death. Starting in Lima, Velasco succeeded in crossin ...

, Peruvian pilot *

Alejandro Villanueva Carlos Alejandro Villanueva Martínez (4 June 1908 – 11 April 1944) was a Peruvian association football, footballer who played for Alianza Lima and the Peru national football team. He is considered one of the most important Alianza strikers i ...

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...

Offensive tackle, and former Army Ranger *

Alejandro Zaera Alejandro Zaera Polo is a Spanish architect, theorist and founder of Alejandro Zaera-Polo & Maider Llaguno Architecture (AZPML). He was formerly dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture and of the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam. ...

, Spanish architect *

Alejandro Zohn Alejandro Zohn (born Alexander Zohn; born 8 August 1930, in Vienna - 2000, in Guadalajara) was a Mexican architect. He was a Holocaust survivor who grew up in Western Mexico. Alejandro Zohn studied at the Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico, gradua ...

, Mexican architect

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People with the given name Alejandro

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