Alexander Forbes may refer to:

Scottish noblemen

Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes Alexander de Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes (c. 1380–1448), also feudal baron of Forbes, was a Scottish nobleman. Life He was the eldest son of Sir John de Forbes (died 1405), Sheriff-depute of Aberdeen, and Coroner of that shire, by his wife, Marga ...

(died 1448), Scottish baron *

Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes (died 1491), was the eldest son of William, 3rd Lord Forbes, and succeeded his father in or before 1483. The gift of the fine payable to the crown on his marriage was acquired by Margaret, Lady Dirleton, who wish ...

(died 1491), Scottish baron *

Alexander Forbes, 10th Lord Forbes Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

(died 1672), Scottish baron, the 10th Lord Forbes *

Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

(1678–1762), Scottish philosopher and Jacobite

Other people

Alexander Forbes (bishop of Aberdeen) Alexander Forbes (1564–1617) was a late 16th-century and early 17th-century senior Church of Scotland figure who was a Protestant Bishop of Aberdeen. Life Born around 1564, he was the son of Helen Graham and her husband John Forbes of Ar ...

(1564–1617), bishop of Aberdeen *

Alexander Forbes (bishop of Brechin) Alexander Penrose Forbes (16 June 18178 October 1875) was a Scottish Episcopalian divine, born in Edinburgh. A leading cleric in the Scottish Episcopal Church, he was Bishop of Brechin from 1847 until his death in 1875. Biography He was the se ...

(1817–1875), Scottish Episcopal Bishop of Brechin * Alexander Kinloch Forbes (1821–1865), British administrator in India, writer *

Alexander Forbes (explorer) Alexander Forbes (1778–1862) was a 19th-century Scottish merchant, explorer, and author. His book ''California: A History of Upper and Lower California'', published in 1839, is perhaps the first full account in English of California. He is the ...

(1778–1862), Scottish explorer * Alexander F. I. Forbes (1871–1959), South African astronomer *

Alexander Forbes (neurophysiologist) Alexander Forbes (May 14, 1882, Milton, Massachusetts – March 27, 1965, Milton, Massachusetts) was an American electrophysiologist, neurophysiologist, and professor of physiology at Harvard Medical School. He "had an enormous impact on the physi ...

(1882–1965), American neurophysiologist and medical school professor *

Alex Forbes Alexander Rooney Forbes (21 January 1925 – 28 July 2014) was a Scottish football player and manager. Playing career Forbes was born in Dundee. As a teenager he worked in the dockyards and played junior football for Dundee North End. He sig ...

(1925–2014), Scottish football player (Arsenal, Scotland) * Alex S. Forbes (fl. 1928–1935), Scottish football player * Jim Forbes (Australian politician) (Alexander James Forbes, 1923–2019), Australian soldier and politician

Businesses

Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Alexander Forbes Group Holdings, commonly referred to as Alexforbes is a diversified financial services organisation. The company is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with a presence in two other countries on the African continent: Na ...

, a financial services group with its head office in South Africa {{hndis, Forbes, Alexander