Alexander is a male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
. The most prominent bearer of the name is
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to ...
, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of
Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include
Iskandar
Iskandar, Iskander, Askander, Eskinder, or Scandar ( ar, إسكندر ( fa, اسکندر ''Eskandar'' or سکندر ''Skandar''), is a variant of the given name Alexander in cultures such as Iran (Persia), Arabia and others throughout the Middle Ea ...
,
Alec
Alec or Aleck is a Scottish form of the given name Alex. It may be a diminutive of the name Alexander or a given name in its own right. Notable people with the name include:
People
*Alec Aalto (1942–2018), Finnish diplomat
* Alec Acton (1938– ...
,
Alek
Alek is a given name and alternative form of Alec. Notable people with the name include:
* Alek Bédard (born 1996), Canadian curler
* Alek D. Epstein (born 1975), Russian-Israeli sociologist of culture and politics
* Alek Dzhabrailov (1976-2 ...
,
Alex,
Alexandre Alexandre may refer to:
* Alexandre (given name)
* Alexandre (surname)
* Alexandre (film)
See also
* Alexander
* Xano (disambiguation) Xano is the name of:
* Xano, a Portuguese hypocoristic of the name "Alexandre (disambiguation) Alexandre may re ...
,
Aleks
ALEKS (Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces) is an online tutoring and assessment program that includes course material in mathematics, chemistry, introductory statistics, and business.
Rather than being based on numerical test scores, ...
,
Aleksa and
Sander
A sander is a power tool used to smooth surfaces by abrasion with sandpaper. Sanders have a means to attach the sandpaper and a mechanism to move it rapidly contained within a housing with means to hand-hold it or fix it to a workbench. Woodw ...
; feminine forms include
Alexandra,
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...
, and
Sasha.
Etymology
The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (,
genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy
battle line
The line of battle is a tactic in naval warfare in which a fleet of ships forms a line end to end. The first example of its use as a tactic is disputed—it has been variously claimed for dates ranging from 1502 to 1652. Line-of-battle tacti ...
.
The earliest
attested form of the name, is the
Mycenaean Greek
Mycenaean Greek is the most ancient attested form of the Greek language, on the Greek mainland and Crete in Mycenaean Greece (16th to 12th centuries BC), before the hypothesised Dorian invasion, often cited as the '' terminus ad quem'' for th ...
feminine
anthroponym , , (/
Alexandra/), written in the
Linear B syllabic script.
Alaksandu
Alaksandu, ( Hittite: 𒀀𒆷𒀝𒊭𒀭𒁺𒍑 ''Alâkšândûš'') alternatively called Alakasandu or Alaksandus was a king of Wilusa who sealed a treaty with Hittite king Muwatalli II ca. 1280 BC. This treaty implies that Alaksandu had pr ...
, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ''Alaksandus'', was a king of
Wilusa
Wilusa ( hit, ) or Wilusiya was a Late Bronze Age city in western Anatolia known from references in fragmentary Hittite records. The city is notable for its identification with the archaeological site of Troy, and thus its potential connection ...
who sealed a treaty with the
Hittite king
Muwatalli II
:''See also Muwatalli I''
Muwatalli II (also Muwatallis, or Muwatallish) was a king of the New Kingdom of the Hittite empire c. 1295–1282 (middle chronology) and 1295–1272 BC in the short chronology.
Biography
He was the eldest son of Murs ...
ca. 1280 BC; this is generally assumed to have been a Greek called Alexandros.
The name was one of the
epithets
An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, di ...
given to the Greek goddess
Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". In the
Iliad
The ''Iliad'' (; grc, Ἰλιάς, Iliás, ; "a poem about Ilium") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the '' Odys ...
, the character
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
is known also as Alexander. The name's popularity was spread throughout the Greek world by the military conquests of
King Alexander III, commonly known as "Alexander the Great". Most later Alexanders in various countries were directly or indirectly named after him.
People known as Alexander
Alexander has been the name of many rulers, including kings of
Macedon
Macedonia (; grc-gre, Μακεδονία), also called Macedon (), was an Classical antiquity, ancient monarchy, kingdom on the periphery of Archaic Greece, Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. Th ...
, of
Scotland
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, emperors of
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
and
popes
The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...
.
Rulers of antiquity
*Alexander (''Alexandros of Ilion''), more often known as
Paris of Troy
Paris ( grc, Πάρις), also known as Alexander (, ''Aléxandros''), the son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, is a mythological nobleman that appears in a number of Greek legends.
Of these appearances, probably the best known was th ...
*Alexander of Corinth, 10th king of
Corinth
Corinth ( ; el, Κόρινθος, Kórinthos, ) is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government refor ...
(816–791 BC)
*
Alexander I of Macedon
*
Alexander II of Macedon
Alexander II of Macedon ( gr, Ἀλέξανδρος Β', Aléxandros) was an Argead king of the ancient kingdom of Macedon in 369–367 BC, following the death of his father Amyntas III.
Family
He was the eldest of the three sons of king Amyntas ...
*Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to ...
*
Alexander IV of Macedon
*
Alexander V of Macedon
*
Alexander of Pherae
Alexander ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος) was Tyrant or Despot of Pherae in Thessaly, ruling from 369 to c. 356 BC. Following the assassination of Jason, the tyrant of Pherae and Tagus of Thessaly, in 370 BC, his brother Polydorus ruled for a year ...
despot of Pherae between 369 and 358 BC
*
Alexander I of Epirus king of Epirus about 342 BC
*
Alexander II of Epirus king of Epirus 272 BC
*
Alexander of Corinth
Alexander ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος) (died 247 BC) was a Macedonian governor and tyrant of Corinth. He was the son of Craterus who had faithfully governed Corinth and Chalcis for his half-brother Antigonus II Gonatas. His grandmother was Phila, ...
, viceroy of
Antigonus Gonatas
Antigonus II Gonatas ( grc-gre, Ἀντίγονος Γονατᾶς, ; – 239 BC) was a Macedonian ruler who solidified the position of the Antigonid dynasty in Macedon after a long period defined by anarchy and chaos and acquired fame for ...
and ruler of a rump state based on Corinth c. 250 BC
*
Alexander (satrap)
Alexander (in Greek Αλέξανδρος; died 220 BC) was brother of Molon. On the accession of the Seleucid king Antiochus III, afterwards called the Great, in 223 BC, he entrusted Alexander with the government of the satrapy of Persis and Molon ...
(died 220 BC), satrap of Persis under Seleucid king Antiochus III
*
Alexander Balas
Alexander I Theopator Euergetes, surnamed Balas ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος Βάλας, Alexandros Balas), was the ruler of the Seleucid Empire from 150/Summer 152 – August 145 BC. Picked from obscurity and supported by the neighboring Roman ...
, ruler of the Seleucid kingdom of Syria between 150 and 146 BC
*
Alexander Zabinas, ruler of part of the Seleucid kingdom of Syria based in Antioch between 128 and 123 BC
*
Alexander Jannaeus
Alexander Jannaeus ( grc-gre, Ἀλέξανδρος Ἰανναῖος ; he, ''Yannaʾy''; born Jonathan ) was the second king of the Hasmonean dynasty, who ruled over an expanding kingdom of Judea from 103 to 76 BCE. A son of John Hyrcanus, ...
king of Judea, 103–76 BC
*
Alexander of Judaea, son of Aristobulus II, king of Judaea
*
Alexander Severus
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 ...
(208–235),
Roman emperor
*
Julius Alexander
Julius Alexander also known as Julius Alexander of Emesa was prince from the Royal family of Emesa who lived in the 2nd century.
Although Alexander was a nobleman from Emesa, little is known of his origins. He may have been the son of Sohaemus of ...
, lived in the 2nd century, an
Emesene nobleman
*
Domitius Alexander
Lucius Domitius Alexander (died c. 310), probably born in Phrygia, was vicarius of Africa when Emperor Maxentius ordered him to send his son as hostage to Rome. Alexander refused and proclaimed himself emperor in 308.
The most detailed if somew ...
, Roman usurper who declared himself emperor in 308
Rulers of the Middle Ages
*
Alexander, Byzantine Emperor
Alexander Porphyrogenitus ( gr, Αλέξανδρος, ''Alexandros'', 23 November 8706 June 913) was briefly Byzantine emperor from 912 to 913, and the third emperor of the Macedonian dynasty.
Life
Alexander was the third son of Emperor Basil ...
(912–913)
*
Alexander I of Scotland
Alexander I ( medieval Gaelic: ''Alaxandair mac Maíl Coluim''; modern Gaelic: ''Alasdair mac Mhaol Chaluim''; c. 1078 – 23 April 1124), posthumously nicknamed The Fierce, was the King of Scotland from 1107 to his death. He succeeded his broth ...
(c. 1078–1124)
*
Alexander II of Scotland
Alexander II ( Medieval Gaelic: '; Modern Gaelic: '; 24 August 1198 – 6 July 1249) was King of Scotland from 1214 until his death. He concluded the Treaty of York (1237) which defined the boundary between England and Scotland, virtually un ...
(1198–1249)
*
Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263), Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir
*
Alexander III of Scotland
Alexander III (Medieval ; Modern Gaelic: ; 4 September 1241 – 19 March 1286) was King of Scots from 1249 until his death. He concluded the Treaty of Perth, by which Scotland acquired sovereignty over the Western Isles and the Isle of Man. His ...
(1241–1286)
*
Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia
Nicholas Alexander ( ro, Nicolae Alexandru), (died November 1364) was a Voivode of Wallachia (c. 1352 – November 1364), after having been co-ruler to his father Basarab I.
Reign
In the year 1359, he founded the Eastern Orthodox Metropoli ...
,
Voivode
Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the ...
of
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia (; ro, Țara Românească, lit=The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country, ; archaic: ', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and s ...
(?-1364)
*
Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria
Ivan Alexander ( bg, Иван Александър, transliterated ''Ivan Aleksandǎr'', ; original spelling: ІѠАНЪ АЛЄѮАНдРЪ), also sometimes Anglicized as John Alexander, ruled as Emperor (''Tsar'') of Bulgaria from 1331 to 1371, ...
,
tsar
Tsar ( or ), also spelled ''czar'', ''tzar'', or ''csar'', is a title used by East and South Slavic monarchs. The term is derived from the Latin word ''caesar'', which was intended to mean "emperor" in the European medieval sense of the ter ...
of
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
(beginnings of the 14th century-1371)
*
Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver
Grand Prince Alexander or Aleksandr Mikhailovich (russian: Александр Михайлович Тверской; 7 October 1301 – 29 October 1339) was a Prince of Tver as Alexander I and Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal as Alexander II. His r ...
,
Prince of Tver The title of Prince of Tver was borne by the head of the branch of the Rurikid dynasty that ruled the Principality of Tver. In 1247 Tver was allocated to Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky, and became an independent principality. In 1252, the principalit ...
as Alexander I and Grand Prince of
Vladimir-Suzdal
Vladimir-Suzdal (russian: Владимирско-Су́здальская, ''Vladimirsko-Suzdal'skaya''), also Vladimir-Suzdalian Rus', formally known as the Grand Duchy of Vladimir (1157–1331) (russian: Владимиро-Су́здальс ...
as Alexander II (1301–1339)
*
Sikandar Khan Ghazi
Sikandar Khān Ghāzī ( fa, , bn, সিকান্দার খান গাজী) was the first wazir of Srihat under the Lakhnauti Kingdom ruled by Shamsuddin Firuz Shah. Prior to this, Khan was one of the commanders of the Battles of ...
, Vizier of Sylhet (from 1303)
*Aleksander (1338–before 1386), Prince of
Podolia
Podolia or Podilia ( uk, Поділля, Podillia, ; russian: Подолье, Podolye; ro, Podolia; pl, Podole; german: Podolien; be, Падолле, Padollie; lt, Podolė), is a historic region in Eastern Europe, located in the west-central ...
(son of
Narymunt
Narimantas or Narymunt (baptized ''Gleb''; 1277 or just before 1300 (according to Wasilewski 1992) – 2 February 1348) was the second eldest son of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania. During various periods of his life, he ruled Pinsk and Polats ...
)
*
Sikandar Shah Miri
Sikandar Shah (Sikandar Butshikan – "Sikandar, the Iconoclast") was the sixth sultan of the Shah Miri dynasty of Kashmir from 1389 to 1413.
Sources
The only contemporaneous source that exists is the Rajatarangini (lit. Flow of Succession ...
, better known as Sikandar Butshikan ("Sikandar the
Iconoclast
Iconoclasm (from Greek: grc, εἰκών, lit=figure, icon, translit=eikṓn, label=none + grc, κλάω, lit=to break, translit=kláō, label=none)From grc, εἰκών + κλάω, lit=image-breaking. ''Iconoclasm'' may also be conside ...
"), sixth
sultan of the
Shah Miri dynasty
The Shah Mir dynasty was a dynasty that ruled the region of Kashmir in the Indian subcontinent. The dynasty is named after its founder, Shah Mir. During the rule of the dynasty from 1339 to 1561, Islam forcefully established in Kashmir.
Orig ...
of
Kashmir (1353–1413)
*
Sikandar Shah
Abul Mujāhid Sikandar Shāh ( bn, আবুল মুজাহিদ সিকান্দর শাহ, fa, ), commonly known as Sikandar Shah; was the second Sultan of Bengal and the Ilyas Shahi dynasty. He was the son of Shamsuddin Ilyas S ...
,
Sultan of Bengal
The Sultanate of Bengal ( Middle Bengali: শাহী বাঙ্গালা ''Shahī Baṅgala'', Classical Persian: ''Saltanat-e-Bangālah'') was an empire based in Bengal for much of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. It was the domina ...
(1358–1390)
*
Alexander II of Georgia (1483–1510)
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Alexandru I Aldea
Alexander I Aldea (1397 – December 1436) was a Voivode of Wallachia (1431–1436) from the House of Basarab, son of Mircea the Elder. He came to rule Wallachia during an extremely turbulent time when rule of the country changed hands by violenc ...
, ruler of the principality of Wallachia (1431–1436)
*
Eskender
Eskender ( gez, እስክንድር, "Alexander"; 15 July 1471 – 7 May 1494) was Emperor of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His throne name was Kwestantinos II (Ge’ez: ቈስታንቲኖስ, "Constantine"). He was the son of Emp ...
,
Emperor
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of
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
(1472–1494)
*
Alexander Jagiellon
Alexander Jagiellon ( pl, Aleksander Jagiellończyk, lt, Aleksandras Jogailaitis; 5 August 1461 – 19 August 1506) of the House of Jagiellon was the Grand Duke of Lithuania and later also King of Poland. He was the fourth son of Casimir IV Jag ...
(Alexander of Poland), King of
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
(1461–1506)
*
Nuruddin Sikandar Shah, Sultan of
Bengal
Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...
(1481)
*
Alexandru Lăpuşneanu
Alexandru is the Romanian form of the name Alexander. Common diminutives are Alecu, Alex, and Sandu.
Origin
Etymologically, the name is derived from the Greek "Αλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros), meaning "defending men" or "protector of men" ...
, Voivode of
Moldavia
Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and for ...
(1499–1568)
*
Sikandar Shah of Gujarat
Sikandar Shah, born Sikandar Khan, was a ruler of the Muzaffarid dynasty, who reigned over the Gujarat Sultanate for few weeks before his murder in 1526.
Reign
Gujarat Sultan Muzaffar Shah II died at Ahmedabad on 5 April 1526 after formally a ...
, ruler of
Gujarat Sultanate
The Gujarat Sultanate (or the Sultanate of Guzerat), was a Medieval Indian kingdom established in the early 15th century in Western India, primarily in the present-day state of Gujarat, India. The dynasty was founded by Sultan Zafar Khan Mu ...
(?-1526)
*
Sikandar Shah Suri
Sikandar Shah Suri (died 1559) was the sixth ruler of the Sur dynasty, a late medieval Pashtun dynasty of northern India. He became the sultan of Delhi after overthrowing Ibrahim Shah Suri.
Early life
Sikandar Shah Suri's actual name was Ahm ...
,
Sur dynasty
The Sur Empire ( ps, د سرو امپراتورۍ, dë sru amparāturəi; fa, امپراطوری سور, emperâturi sur) was an Afghan dynasty which ruled a large territory in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent for nearly 16 yea ...
, Shah of Delhi (?-1559)
*
Alexandru II Mircea
Alexandru II Mircea (3 March 1529 – 11 September 1577) was a Voivode or Prince of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577. He was the father of Mihnea II Turcitul. His parents were Mircea III Dracul and Maria Despina. Raised by the Turks ...
,
Voivode
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or
Prince
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of
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia (; ro, Țara Românească, lit=The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country, ; archaic: ', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and s ...
(1529–1577)
Modern rulers
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Alexander I of Russia
Alexander I (; – ) was Emperor of Russia from 1801, the first King of Congress Poland from 1815, and the Grand Duke of Finland from 1809 to his death. He was the eldest son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg.
The son o ...
(1777–1825), emperor of Russia
*
Alexander II of Russia (1818–1881), emperor of Russia
*
Alexander III of Russia
Alexander III ( rus, Алекса́ндр III Алекса́ндрович, r=Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich; 10 March 18451 November 1894) was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 13 March 1881 until his death in 18 ...
(1845–1894), emperor of Russia
*
Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia
Alexander Karađorđević ( sr-cyr, Александар Карађорђевић, Aleksandar Karađorđević; 11 October 1806 – 3 May 1885) was the prince of Serbia between 1842 and 1858 and a member of the House of Karađorđević.
Early l ...
(1842–1858)
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Alexander of Bulgaria
Alexander Joseph ( bg, Александър I Батенберг; 5 April 185717 November 1893), known as Alexander of Battenberg, was the first prince (''knyaz'') of the Principality of Bulgaria from 1879 until his abdication in 1886. The Bulga ...
(1857–1893), first prince of
modern Bulgaria
*
Alexandru Ioan Cuza
Alexandru Ioan Cuza (, or Alexandru Ioan I, also anglicised as Alexander John Cuza; 20 March 1820 – 15 May 1873) was the first ''domnitor'' (Ruler) of the Romanian Principalities through his double election as prince of Moldavia on 5 Janua ...
, first prince of
unified Romania (1859–1866)
*
Alexander I Obrenović of Serbia (1876–1903), king of Serbia
*
Alexander, Prince of Lippe (1831–1905), prince of Lippe
*
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Alexander I ( sr-Cyrl, Александар I Карађорђевић, Aleksandar I Karađorđević, ) ( – 9 October 1934), also known as Alexander the Unifier, was the prince regent of the Kingdom of Serbia from 1914 and later the King of Yu ...
(1888–1934), first king of Yugoslavia
*
Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia (born 1945), head of the Yugoslav Royal Family
*
Zog I
Zog I ( sq, Naltmadhnija e tij Zogu I, Mbreti i Shqiptarëve, ; 8 October 18959 April 1961), born Ahmed Muhtar bey Zogolli, taking the name Ahmet Zogu in 1922, was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's ...
, also known as Skenderbeg III (1895–1961), king of Albanians
*
Alexander of Greece
Alexander ( el, Αλέξανδρος, ''Aléxandros''; 1 August 189325 October 1920) was King of Greece from 11 June 1917 until his death three years later, at the age of 27, from the effects of a monkey bite.
The second son of King Constanti ...
(1893–1920), king of Greece
*
Leka, Crown Prince of Albania
Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (also known as ''King Leka I''; 5 April 193930 November 2011), was the only son of King Zog I and Queen Geraldine of Albania. He was called Crown Prince Skander at birth. Leka was the pretender to the Kingdom of Alban ...
(1939–2011), king of Albanians (throne pretender)
*
Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands (born 1967), eldest child of
Queen Beatrix
Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, ; born 31 January 1938) is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013.
Beatrix is the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana and her husban ...
and
Prince Claus
Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg (born Klaus-Georg Wilhelm Otto Friedrich Gerd von Amsberg; 6 September 1926 – 6 October 2002) was Prince consort of the Netherlands from 30 April 1980 until his death in 2002 as the husband ...
Other royalty
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Alexander
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 ...
, Judean Prince, one of the sons of
Herod the Great
Herod I (; ; grc-gre, ; c. 72 – 4 or 1 BCE), also known as Herod the Great, was a Roman Jewish client king of Judea, referred to as the Herodian kingdom. He is known for his colossal building projects throughout Judea, including his renova ...
from his wife
Mariamne Mariamne is a name frequently used in the Herodian royal house. In Greek it is spelled Μαριάμη (Mariame) by Josephus; in some editions of his work the second ''m'' is doubled (Mariamme). In later copies of those editions the spelling was ...
*
Alexander Helios, Ptolemaic prince, one of the sons of
Cleopatra and
Mark Anthony
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Alexander
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 ...
, Judean Prince, son to the above Alexander and Cappadocian princess
Glaphyra
Glaphyra ( el, Γλαφύρα; around 35 BC – around 7 AD) was an Anatolian princess from Cappadocia,Kasher, ''King Herod: a persecuted persecutor: a case study in psychohistory and psychobiography'', p.298 and a Queen of Mauretania by her seco ...
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Alexander
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 ...
(d. 1418), son of
Bulgarian
Bulgarian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria
* Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group
* Bulgarian language, a Slavic language
* Bulgarian alphabet
* A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria
* Bul ...
tsar
Tsar ( or ), also spelled ''czar'', ''tzar'', or ''csar'', is a title used by East and South Slavic monarchs. The term is derived from the Latin word ''caesar'', which was intended to mean "emperor" in the European medieval sense of the ter ...
Ivan Shishman
Ivan Shishman ( bg, Иван Шишман) ruled as emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria in Tarnovo from 1371 to 3 June 1395. The authority of Ivan Shishman was limited to the central parts of the Bulgarian Empire.
In the wake of the death of Ivan Alexan ...
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Prince Alexander John of Wales
Queen Victoria, the British monarch from 1837 to 1901, and Prince Albert (her husband from 1840 until his death in 1861) had 9 children, 42 grandchildren, and 87 great-grandchildren.
Overview
Victoria and Albert had 20 grandsons and 22 grandd ...
(1871), short-lived son of
Edward VII
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.
The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and ...
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Prince Alexandre of Belgium nl, Alexander Emanuel Hendrik Albert Maria Leopold
, father = Leopold III of Belgium
, mother = Lilian Baels
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Stuyvenberg Castle, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
, death_date =
, death_place = Sint-Gene ...
(1942–2009)
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Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert; 15 October 1874 – 6 February 1899), was the son and heir apparent of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He died aged 24 under circumstances still ...
(1874–1899)
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Olav V of Norway
Olav V (; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.
Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Nor ...
(Prince Alexander of Denmark) (1903–1991)
Religious leaders
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Pope Alexander I
Pope Alexander I (c. 75-80 AD - c. 115) was the bishop of Rome from c. 107 to his death c. 115. The Holy See's ''Annuario Pontificio'' (2012) identifies him as a Roman who reigned from 108 or 109 to 116 or 119. Some believe he suffered martyrdom ...
(pope 97–105)
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Alexander of Apamea
Alexander ( Gr. ) was a bishop of Apamea in Syria in the 5th century AD. He was one of a number of moderate Eastern bishops during the Nestorian controversy, and one of the eight bishops deputed by the party of John of Antioch to the Emperor Th ...
, 5th-century bishop of Apamea
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Pope Alexander II (pope 1058–1061)
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Pope Alexander III (pope 1159–1181)
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Pope Alexander IV
Pope Alexander IV (1199 or 1185 – 25 May 1261) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 December 1254 to his death in 1261.
Early career
He was born as Rinaldo di Jenne in Jenne (now in the Province of Rome), he ...
(pope 1243–1254)
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Pope Alexander V
Peter of Candia, also known as Peter Phillarges (c. 1339 – May 3, 1410), named as Alexander V ( la, Alexander PP.
V; it, Alessandro V), was an antipope elected by the Council of Pisa during the Western Schism (1378–1417). He reigned briefly ...
("Peter Philarges" c. 1339–1410)
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Pope Alexander VI (1492–1503), Roman pope
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Pope Alexander VII (1599–1667)
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Pope Alexander VIII
Pope Alexander VIII ( it, Alessandro VIII; 22 April 1610 – 1 February 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 1689 to his death in February 1691. He is to date the las ...
(pope 1689–1691)
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Alexander of Constantinople
Alexander of Constantinople ( grc-gre, Ἀλέξανδρος; c. 237/240 – c. 340) was a bishop of Byzantium and the first Archbishop of Constantinople (the city was renamed during his episcopacy). Scholars consider most of the available inform ...
, bishop of Constantinople (314–337)
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St. Alexander of Alexandria, Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria between 313 and 328
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Pope Alexander II of Alexandria
Pope Alexander II of Alexandria ( Coptic: ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ; died 14 February 729) was the 43rd Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
He presided over his church during an era of great hardship and oppression. ...
, Coptic Pope (702–729)
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Alexander of Lincoln
Alexander of Lincoln (died February 1148) was a medieval English Bishop of Lincoln, a member of an important administrative and ecclesiastical family. He was the nephew of Roger of Salisbury, a Bishop of Salisbury and Chancellor of England und ...
, bishop of Lincoln
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Alexander of Jerusalem
Alexander of Jerusalem (died 251 AD) was a third century bishop who is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Roman Catholic Church. He died during the persecution of Emperor Deciu ...
*See also
Saint Alexander Saint Alexander may refer to one of several saints including:
*Pope Alexander I (died 115), saint and pope
*See Epipodius and Alexander for Saint Alexander, martyred in Lyon, 178 AD
*Alexander of Rome (died c. 289), Christian martyr
*Alexander of B ...
, various saints with this name
Other people
Antiquity
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Alexander (artists) Alexander ( Gr. ) was the name of a number of different artists in ancient Greece and Rome:
*Alexander, a painter, one of whose productions was said by Johann Joachim Winckelmann to be extant, painted on a marble tablet which bears his name.
*Alexan ...
, the name of a number of artists of ancient Greece and Rome
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Alexander of Lyncestis
Alexander ( el, Αλέξανδρος) (d. 330 BC), son of Aeropus of Lyncestis, was a native of the upper Macedonian district called Lyncestis, whence he is usually called Alexander of Lynkestis or Alexander Lyncestes. Justin makes the singular ...
(died 330 BC), contemporary of Alexander the Great
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Alexander (son of Polyperchon)
Alexander ( el, Αλέξανδρος; killed 314 BC) was a son of Polyperchon, the regent of Macedonia, and an important general in the Wars of the Diadochi.
Alexander in Athens
Antipater, on his death in 319 BC, had left the regency to Polypercho ...
(died 314 BC), regent of Macedonia
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Alexander (Antigonid general), 3rd-century BC cavalry commander under Antigonus III Doson
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Alexander of Athens, 3rd-century BC Athenian comic poet
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Alexander Aetolus
Alexander Aetolus ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Αἰτωλός, ''Ἀléxandros ὁ Aἰtōlós'') was a Greek poet and grammarian, the only known representative of Aetolian poetry.
Life
Alexander was the son of Satyrus (Σάτυρος) and ...
(), poet and member of the Alexandrian Pleiad
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Alexander (son of Lysimachus)
Alexander ( el, Ἀλέξανδρος, flourished 3rd century BC) was a son of the diadochus Lysimachus, a Greek nobleman of Macedonian Thessalian origin, by an Odrysian concubine called Macris.
Following the murder of his paternal half-brot ...
(), Macedonian royal
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Alexander (grandson of Seleucus I Nicator)
Alexander ( el, Ἀλέξανδρος; flourished 3rd century BC) was a Greek nobleman of Anatolia and served as a Seleucid official.Grainger, ''A Seleukid prosopography and gazetteer'' p. 75
Alexander was the first son born to AchaeusBillows, '' ...
(), Greek Anatolian nobleman
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Alexander (Aetolian general), briefly conquered Aegira in 220 BC
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Alexander of Acarnania (died 191 BC), confidante of
Antiochus III the Great
Antiochus III the Great (; grc-gre, Ἀντίoχoς Μέγας ; c. 2413 July 187 BC) was a Greek Hellenistic king and the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire, reigning from 222 to 187 BC. He ruled over the region of Syria and large parts of the res ...
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Alexander Isius (), Aetolian military commander
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Alexander Lychnus
Alexander ( Gr. ) surnamed Lychnus (), was an ancient Greek rhetorician and poet. He was a native of Ephesus, from which he is sometimes called Alexander Ephesius, and must have lived shortly before the time of Strabo (i.e., the 1st century BC), w ...
, early 1st-century BC poet and historian
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Alexander Philalethes
Alexander Philalethes (ancient Greek, Gr. ) was an Ancient Greek medicine, ancient Greek physician, whom Priscian called Alexander Amator Veri (Alexander Truth-Lover),Priscian, iv. p. 102, d. and who was probably the same person quoted by Caelius A ...
, 1st century BC physician
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Alexander Polyhistor
Lucius Cornelius Alexander Polyhistor ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Πολυΐστωρ; flourished in the first half of the 1st century BC; also called Alexander of Miletus) was a Greek scholar who was enslaved by the Romans during the Mithri ...
, Greek scholar of the 1st century BC
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Alexander of Myndus
Alexander el, Ἀλέξανδρος) of Myndus in Caria was an ancient Greek writer who some believe lived during the 1st century AD but this date is uncertain. He wrote on diverse topics, including zoology and divination. His works, which are ...
, ancient Greek writer on zoology and divination
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Alexander of Aegae, peripatetic philosopher of the 1st century AD
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Alexander of Cotiaeum, 2nd-century Greek grammarian and tutor of Marcus Aurelius
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Alexander Numenius, 2nd-century Greek rhetorician
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Alexander Peloplaton
Alexander ( Gr. ), nicknamed Pēloplátōn ( "Clay-Plato"), also known as Alexander of Seleucia and Alexander the Platonic, was a Greek rhetorician and Platonist philosopher of the age of the Antonines and the Second Sophistic.
Early life
He wa ...
, 2nd-century Greek rhetorician
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Alexander of Abonoteichus
Alexander of Abonoteichus ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Ἀβωνοτειχίτης ''Aléxandros ho Abōnoteichítēs''), also called Alexander the Paphlagonian ( CE), was a Greek mystic and oracle, and the founder of the Glycon cult that bri ...
(), Greek religious leader and imposter
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Alexander of Aphrodisias
Alexander of Aphrodisias ( grc-gre, Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Ἀφροδισιεύς, translit=Alexandros ho Aphrodisieus; AD) was a Peripatetic philosopher and the most celebrated of the Ancient Greek commentators on the writings of Aristotle ...
(), Greek commentator and philosopher
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Alexander of Lycopolis Alexander of Lycopolis was the writer of a short treatise, in twenty-six chapters, against the Manicheans (J. P. Migne, ''Patrologia Graeca'', XVIII, 409–448). He says in the second chapter of this work that he derived his knowledge of Mani (proph ...
, 4th-century author of an early Christian treatise against Manicheans
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Alexander
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 ...
, a member of the Jerusalem Temple Sanhedrin mentioned in Acts 4:6
Middle Ages
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Alexander of Hales
Alexander of Hales (also Halensis, Alensis, Halesius, Alesius ; 21 August 1245), also called ''Doctor Irrefragibilis'' (by Pope Alexander IV in the ''Bull De Fontibus Paradisi'') and ''Theologorum Monarcha'', was a Franciscan friar, theologian a ...
, English theologian in the 13th century
Modern
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Alexander (magician)
Claude Alexander Conlin (June 30, 1880 – August 5, 1954), also known as Alexander, C. Alexander, Alexander the Crystal Seer, and Alexander the Man Who Knows, was an American spiritual author, vaudeville magician who specialized in mentalism an ...
(1880–1954), American stage magician specializing in mentalism
People with the given name
People with the given name Alexander or variants include:
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Technoblade
Alexander (June 1, 1999 – June 2022), known online as Technoblade, was an American YouTuber known for his ''Minecraft'' videos, livestreams, and involvement in the Dream SMP. Technoblade registered his main channel on YouTube in 2013. His ...
(1999–2022), American YouTuber, real name Alexander, surname not made public
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Alexander Aigner
Alexander Aigner (18 May 1909 – 2 September 1988) was number theorist and a full university professor for mathematics at the Karl Franzens University in Graz, Austria. During World War II he was part of a group of five mathematicians, whic ...
(1909–1988), Austrian mathematician
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Alexander Albon (born 1996), Thai-British racing driver
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Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (; – 8 July 1946) was a Soviet and Russian composer and founder of the Alexandrov Ensemble, who wrote the music for the State Anthem of the Soviet Union, which in 2000 became the national anthem of Russia ( ...
(1883–1946), Russian composer
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Alexander Argov
Alexander "Sasha" Argov ( he, סשה ארגוב, born Alexander Abramovich; Moscow, 26 October 1914 – Tel Aviv, 27 September 1995) was a prominent Israeli composer.
Life and career
Argov was born Alexander Abramovich in Moscow, Russia in 1914 ...
(1914–1995), Russian-born Israeli composer
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Alexander Armah (born 1994), American football player
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Alexander Armstrong
Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong (born 2 March 1970) is an English actor, comedian, radio personality, television presenter and singer. He is the host of the BBC One game show '' Pointless'', as well as the morning show on Classic FM.
He is ...
(born 1970), British comedian and singer
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Aleksandr Averbukh
Aleksandr "Alex" Valeryevich Averbukh ( he, אלכס אברבוך, russian: Александр Валерьевич Авербух; born October 1, 1974) is a retired Russian decathlete and Israeli Olympic athlete, who competed in the pole vault. ...
(born 1974), Israeli pole vaulter
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Alex Baldock (born 1970), British businessman
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Alec Baldwin (born 1958), American actor
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Alexander Björk
Alexander Karl Mikael Björk (born 7 June 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2018 Volvo China Open.
Professional career
Björk turned professional in 2009 and played on the Swedish Golf Tour and th ...
(born 1990), Swedish golfer
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Alexander Borodin (1833–1887), Russian composer
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Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), Scottish inventor of the first practical telephone
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Aleksander Barkov
Aleksander Aleksandrovich "Sasha" Barkov (russian: Александр Александрович Барков; born 2 September 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League ...
(born 1995), Finnish ice hockey player
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Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder (; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and hi ...
(1898–1976), American sculptor best known for making mobiles
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Aleksandr Davidovich (disambiguation), several people
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Alexander Davidson (disambiguation), several people
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Alexander Day (disambiguation), several people
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Alexander Nicholas de Abrew Abeysinghe (1894-1963), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician
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Alex DeBrincat
Alexander DeBrincat (born December 18, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey right winger for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round, 39th overall, of the 2 ...
(born 1997), American ice hockey player
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Alexander Edmund de Silva Wijegooneratne Samaraweera Rajapakse (1866-1937), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician
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Aleksandar Djordjevic (born 1967), Serbian basketball player
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Alexander Dubček
Alexander Dubček (; 27 November 1921 – 7 November 1992) was a Slovak politician who served as the First Secretary of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) (''de facto'' leader of Czechoslovak ...
(1921–1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968–1969)
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Alex Ebert
Alexander Michael Tahquitz Ebert (born May 12, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter and composer. He is best known for being the lead singer and songwriter for the American bands Ima Robot and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. On January 1 ...
(born 1978). American singer-songwriter
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Alexander Lee Eusebio
Alexander Lee ( ko, 알렉산더, Alleksandeo; zh, t=亞歷山大, s=亚历山大, first=t), known as Alexander or Xander, is a singer, actor and host based in South Korea. He is a former member of the South Korean boy band U-KISS. In 2017, he ...
(born 1988), also known as Alexander or Xander, South Korean singer, member of U-KISS
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Alexander Exarch
Alexander Exarch ( bg, Александър Екзарх, 1810 – 27 September 1891) was a Bulgarian revivalist, publicist and journalist, and an active participant in the struggle for an independent Bulgarian Exarchate.
In 1841, he accompanied ...
(1810–1891), Bulgarian revivalist, publicist and journalist, participant in the struggle for an independent Bulgarian Exarchate
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Alex Ferguson (born 1941), Scottish football player and manager
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Alexander Fleming (1881–1955), Scottish discoverer of penicillin
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Alexander Zusia Friedman
Alexander Zusia Friedman ( he, אלכסנדר זושא פרידמן) (9 August 1897 – November 1943)Seidman, Hillel. "Alexander Zusia Friedman", in ''Wellsprings of Torah: An Anthology of Biblical Commentaries'', Vol. 1. Nison L. Alpert, ed. ...
(1897–1943), Polish rabbi, educator, activist, and journalist
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Alex Galchenyuk
Alexander Alexandrovich Galchenyuk (born February 12, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing for the Colorado Eagles in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Colorado Avalanche of the ...
(born 1994), American ice hockey player
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Alexander Gardner (disambiguation), multiple people
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Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936), Russian composer
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Alexander Goldberg
Alexander Barnett Goldberg (born 1974) is the Dean of Religious Life and Belief, Coordinating and the Jewish Chaplain to the University of Surrey, England, a rabbi, barrister, and human rights activist.
Biography
His family originates from Ire ...
(born 1974), British rabbi, barrister, and human rights activist
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Alexander Goldberg (chemical engineer)
Alexander Goldberg (1906-1985) () was an Israeli chemical engineer. In 1965–1973, he served as President of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
Biography
Alexander Goldberg was born in Wilno, Russian Empire (now Vilnius, Lithuania ...
, Israeli chemical engineer and President of the
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology ( he, הטכניון – מכון טכנולוגי לישראל) is a public research university located in Haifa, Israel. Established in 1912 under the dominion of the Ottoman Empire, the Technion ...
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Alexander Goldscheider (born 1950), Czech/British composer, producer and writer
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Alexander Gomelsky
Alexander Yakovlevich Gomelsky (russian: Александр Яковлевич Гомельский; 18 January 1928 – 16 August 2005) was a Russian professional basketball player and coach. The Father of Soviet and Russian basketball, he was i ...
(1928–2005), Russian head coach of USSR basketball national team for 30 years
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Alexander Gordon (disambiguation) Alexander Gordon may refer to:
* Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly (died 1470), Scottish magnate
* Alexander Gordon (bishop of Aberdeen) (died 1518), Precentor of Moray and Bishop-elect of Aberdeen
* Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (died 1 ...
, several people
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Aleksandr Gordon
Aleksandr Vitalyevich Gordon (russian: Алексaндр Витaльевич Гордoн; pronunciation: ) (26 December 1931 – 7 December 2020) was a Soviet filmmaker and Russian author.
Biography
Gordon was a classmate of Andrey Tarkovskiy a ...
(1931–2020), Russian-Soviet director, screenwriter and actor
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Aleksandr Gorelik (1945–2012), Soviet figure skater
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Alexander Gould
Alexander Jerome Gould (born May 4, 1994) is an American actor. He is best known for voicing the title character of the Pixar animated film ''Finding Nemo''. He is also known for playing Shane Botwin on the Showtime drama series '' Weeds''.
Pe ...
(born 1994), American actor
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Alexander Grothendieck (1928–2014), German-born French mathematician
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Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson (born 15 January 1987) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist. Gustafsson currently competes in the light heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Gustafsson spent a major part of his MMA ...
(born 1987), Swedish mixed martial arts fighter
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Alexander Haig
Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (; December 2, 1924February 20, 2010) was United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Prior to and in between these ...
(1924–2010), American general and politician
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Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804), first
United States Secretary of the Treasury
The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal a ...
and one of the
founding fathers of the United States
The Founding Fathers of the United States, known simply as the Founding Fathers or Founders, were a group of late-18th-century American Revolution, American revolutionary leaders who United Colonies, united the Thirteen Colonies, oversaw the Am ...
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Alexander Hamilton Jr.
Colonel Alexander Hamilton Jr. (May 16, 1786 – August 2, 1875) was the third child and the second son of Elizabeth Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Hamilton was said to have been 5'6 tall.
Ed ...
(1786–1875), American attorney and son of Alexander Hamilton
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Alexander Hamilton Jr.
Colonel Alexander Hamilton Jr. (May 16, 1786 – August 2, 1875) was the third child and the second son of Elizabeth Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Hamilton was said to have been 5'6 tall.
Ed ...
(1816–1889), son of
James Alexander Hamilton
James Alexander Hamilton (April 14, 1788 – September 24, 1878) was an American soldier, acting Secretary of State, and the third son of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He entered politics as a Democrat ...
and grandson of Alexander Hamilton
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Alexander Held
Gerald Alexander Held (born 19 October 1958) is a German actor. He is internationally best known for his historical depictions, as Walther Hewel in the 2004 film ''Der Untergang'', Robert Mohr in the 2005 film '' Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage ...
(born 1958), German actor
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Alexander Henry (1823-1883), mayor of Philadelphia
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Alex Higgins
Alexander Gordon Higgins (18 March 1949 – 24 July 2010) was a Northern Irish professional snooker player who is remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the game. Nicknamed "Hurricane Higgins" because of his fast play, he was Worl ...
(1949–2010), Northern Irish snooker player
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Alexander Hollins (born 1996), American football player
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Alexander Holtz
Alexander Gabriel Holtz (born 23 January 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected seventh overall by the Devils in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
Early life ...
(born 2002), Swedish ice hockey player
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Alex Horne
Alexander James Jeffery Horne (born 10 September 1978) is a British comedian and musician. Horne is the creator of BAFTA award-winning TV series '' Taskmaster'', in which he also performs as the Taskmaster's assistant. He is the host and ban ...
(born 1978), British comedian
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Alexander von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 17696 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, ...
(1769–1859), Prussian naturalist and explorer
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Aleksandr Kamshalov
Aleksandr Kamshalov (1932–2019; Russian: Александр Камшалов) was a member of the Communist Party who served as the chairman of the State Committee for Cinematography in the Soviet Union being last Soviet politician who held the ...
(1932–2019), Soviet politician
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Alex Kapranos
Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley (born 20 March 1972) is a Scottish musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and author. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand. He has also been a part of the ...
(born 1972), Scottish musician, author, songwriter and producer, front-man of
Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria, (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His assassination in Sarajevo was the most immediate cause of World War I.
Fr ...
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Aleksandar Katai
Aleksandar Katai ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Катаи; born 6 February 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Red Star Belgrade and the Serbia national team.
Club career Vojvodina
Katai started playing foot ...
(born 1991), Serbian footballer
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Alexander Kerensky
Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky, ; original spelling: ( – 11 June 1970) was a Russian lawyer and revolutionary who led the Russian Provisional Government and the short-lived Russian Republic for three months from late July to early Nove ...
(1881–1970) leader of
Russian Provisional Government
The Russian Provisional Government ( rus, Временное правительство России, Vremennoye pravitel'stvo Rossii) was a provisional government of the Russian Republic, announced two days before and established immediately ...
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Alexander Kerfoot
Alexander Douglas Kerfoot (born August 11, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 150th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the ...
(born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
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Alex Killorn (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
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Alexander Klingspor
Alexander Klingspor (born 1977 in Stockholm) is a contemporary Swedish painter and sculptor who has worked in Sweden and the United States.
Overview
Klingspor left Sweden for the United States and was apprenticed to the American illustrator ...
(born 1977), Swedish painter and sculptor
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Aleksandr Kogan (born 1985/86), Moldovan-born American psychologist and data scientist
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Alexander Korda
Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; hu, Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)[Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Aleksander Kwaśniewski (; born 15 November 1954) is a Polish politician and journalist. He served as the President of Poland from 1995 to 2005. He was born in Białogard, and during communist rule, he was active in the Socialist Union of Pol ...](_blank)
(born 1954), former
President of Poland
The president of Poland ( pl, Prezydent RP), officially the president of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej), is the head of state of Poland. Their rights and obligations are determined in the Constitution of Pola ...
*Alexander Levinsky (1910–1990), Canadian ice hockey player
*Alexander Ivanovich Levitov (1835–1877), Russian writer
*Alexander Lévy (born 1990), French golfer
*Alexandre Lippmann (1881–1960), French épée fencer
*Alexander Ludwig (born 1992), Canadian actor
*Sandy Lyle, Alexander "Sandy" Lyle (born 1958), Scottish golfer
*Alexander Lukashenko (born 1954), President of Belarus
*Alex Manninger (born 1977), Austrian footballer
*Alessandro Manzoni (1785–1873), Italian poet and novelist
*Ali Marpet, Alexander "Ali" Marpet (born 1993), American football player
*Alexander Mattison (born 1998), American football player
*Alexander Lyell McEwin (1897–1988), known as Lyell McEwin, Australian politician, Minister for Health
*Alexander McQueen (1969–2010), British fashion designer and couturier
*Alexander Michel Melki (born 1992), Swedish-Lebanese footballer
*Alexander Mirsky (born 1964), Latvian politician
*Alexander Francis Molamure (1888-1951), 1st Speaker of the State Council of Ceylon and 1st Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
*Alessandro Moreschi (1858–1922), Italian castrato singer
*Aleksandr Nikolayev (disambiguation), several people
*Alexander Nikolov (boxer) (born 1940), Bulgarian boxer
*Alex Norén (born 1982), Swedish golfer
*Alexander Nylander (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player
*Alexander O'Neal (born 1953), American singer
*Alexander Ovechkin (born 1985), Russian hockey player
*Alexander Patch (1889–1945), American general during World War II
*Alexander Pechtold (born 1965), Dutch politician
*Alexander Penn (1906–1972), Israeli poet
*A. P. Jayasuriya, Alexander Perera Jayasuriya (1901-1980), Sri Lankan Sinhala MP and Cabinet Minister
*Alexander Pichushkin (born 1974), prolific Russian serial killer
*Alex Pietrangelo (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
*Alexander Piorkowski (1904–1948), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes
*Alexander Ponomarenko (born 1964), Russian billionaire businessman
*Alexander Pope (1688–1744), English poet
*Alexander Popov (disambiguation), several people
*Alexander Ptushko (1900–1973), Russian film director
*Alexander Pushkin (1799–1837), Russian writer
*Alexander Radulov (born 1986), Russian ice hockey player
*Alexander Ragoza (1858–1919), Russian general in World War I
*Alexander Rendell (born 1990), Thai actor and singer
*Alex Rodriguez (born 1975), Major League Baseball star, won 3 AL MVP awards, also known as A-Rod
*Alexander Rou (1906–1973), Russian film director
*Alexander Rowe (runner), Alexander Rowe (born 1992), Australian athlete
*Alexander Rudolph ("Al McCoy"; 1894–1966), American boxer
*Alexander Rybak (born 1986), Norwegian artist and violinist
*Alexander Salkind (1921–1997), French film producer
*Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915), Russian composer and pianist
*Alexander Semin (born 1984), Russian hockey player
*Alexander Shatilov (born 1987), Uzbek-Israeli artistic gymnast
*Alexander Shulgin, Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin (1925–2014), American chemist, psychopharmacologist, and author
*Alexander Sieghart (born 1994), Thai footballer
*Alexander Stafford, British politician
*Alexander Suvorov (1730–1800), Russian military leader, considered a national hero, Count of Rymnik, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince of Italy, and the last Generalissimo of the Russian Empire
*Alexander Skarsgård (born 1976), Swedish actor
*Alexander McCall Smith (born 1948), Scottish writer
*Alexander Solonik (1960–1997), Russian murder victim
*Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008), Russian writer, Nobel laureate, Soviet dissident
*Alexander Steen (born 1984), Swedish ice hockey player
*Alexandre Texier (born 1999), French ice hockey player
*Lex van Dam (born 1968), Dutch trader and TV personality
*Alexander Van der Bellen (born 1944), President of Austria
*Alexander Varchenko (born 1949), Russian mathematician
*Aleksander Veingold (born 1953), Estonian and Soviet chess player and coach
*Aleksandr Vlasov (disambiguation), several people
*Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), Italian physicist
*Alexander Wennberg (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player
*Alexander Wilson (disambiguation), several people
*A. F. Wijemanne, Alexander Wijemanne, Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and politician
*Alex Zanardi (born 1966), Italian racing driver and paracyclist
*Alexander Zverev (born 1997), German tennis player
In other languages
* Afrikaans: Alexander
* Albanian language, Albanian: Aleksandër
** Albanian language, Albanian diminutive: Leka
* Amharic: እስክንድር (Isikinidiri, Eskender)
* Arabic: اسكندر (
Iskandar
Iskandar, Iskander, Askander, Eskinder, or Scandar ( ar, إسكندر ( fa, اسکندر ''Eskandar'' or سکندر ''Skandar''), is a variant of the given name Alexander in cultures such as Iran (Persia), Arabia and others throughout the Middle Ea ...
)
* Armenian language, Armenian: Ալեքսանդր (Aleksandr)
* Asturian language, Asturian: Alexandru, Xandru
* Azerbaijani language, Azerbaijani: İsgəndər/Исҝәндәр/ایسگندر, Aleksandr/Александр/آلئکساندر
* Basque language, Basque: Alesander
* Belarusian language, Belarusian: Аляксандр (Aliaksandr), Алесь (Ales)
* Bengali language, Bengali: সিকান্দর (Sikandor)
* Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Александър (Aleksandŭr), Сашко (Sashko)
* Catalan language, Catalan: Alexandre/Aleixandre
* Chinese language, Chinese: ''Simplified'': 亚历山大 (Yàlìshāndà), ''Traditional'': 亞歷山大 (Yàlìshāndà)
* Czech language, Czech: Alexandr, Alexander
* Danish language, Danish: Aleksander, Alexander
* Dutch language, Dutch: Alexander
* Esperanto: Aleksandro
* Estonian language, Estonian: Aleksander
* English language, English: Alexander
* Finnish language, Finnish: Aleksanteri
* French language, French: Alexandre, Léandre, Alexis
* Galician language, Galician: Alexandre
* Georgian language, Georgian: ალექსანდრე (Aleksandre)
* German language, German: Alexander
* Greek language, Greek
**
Mycenaean Greek
Mycenaean Greek is the most ancient attested form of the Greek language, on the Greek mainland and Crete in Mycenaean Greece (16th to 12th centuries BC), before the hypothesised Dorian invasion, often cited as the '' terminus ad quem'' for th ...
: 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀫 (Aléxandros)
**Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros)
** Biblical Greek, Koine Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros)
** Modern Greek: Αλέξανδρος (Aléxandros)
* Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: Alekanekelo
* Hebrew language, Hebrew: אלכסנדר (Aleksander)
* Hindi: सिकंदर (Sikandar)
* Hungarian language, Hungarian: Sándor, Alexander, Elek
* Icelandic language, Icelandic: Alexander
* Indonesian language, Indonesian: Iskandar
* Irish language, Irish: Alastar
* Italian language, Italian: Alessandro
* Japanese language, Japanese: アレキサンダー (Arekisandā)
* Korean language, Korean: 알렉산더 (Alleksandeo)
* Kazakh language, Kazakh: Искандер (Iskander)
* Kyrgyz language, Kyrgyz: Искендер (Iskender)
* Latin: Alexander
* Latvian language, Latvian: Aleksandrs
* Lithuanian language, Lithuanian: Aleksandras
* Macedonian language, Macedonian: Александар (Aleksandar), Сашко (Sashko, Saško)
* Malay language, Malay: Iskandar
* Malayalam language, Malayalam
** Syriac language, Syriac Origin : ചാണ്ടി (t͡ʃaːɳʈI), ഇടിക്കുള (IʈIkkʊɭa)
** Greek language, Greek Origin : അലക്സിയോസ് (alaksIyos), അലക്സി (alaksI)
** English language, Anglican Origin : അലക്സാണ്ടര് (alaksa:ndar), അലക്സ് (alaks)
* Mongolian language, Mongolian: Александр (Alyeksandr)
* Norwegian language, Norwegian: Aleksander, Alexander
* Pashto: سکندر (Sikandar)
* Persian language, Persian: الکساندر (Aleksânder), اسکندر (Skandar)
* Polish language, Polish: Aleksander
* Portuguese language, Portuguese: Alexandre, Alexandro, Alessandro, Leandro
* Punjabi language, Punjabi: Sikandar
* Romanian language, Romanian: Alexandru, Alex, Sandu
* Russian language, Russian: Александр (Aleksandr), Саша (Sasha)
* Rusyn language, Rusyn: Александер (Aleksander)
* Sanskrit language, Sanskrit: अलक्षेन्द्र (Alakṣendra)
* Scottish Gaelic, Scottish: Alasdair, Alastair, Alistair, Alister
* Serbo-Croatian: Александар / Aleksandar
* Slovak language, Slovak: Alexander
* Slovene language, Slovene: Aleksander
* Spanish language, Spanish: Alejandro
* Swedish language, Swedish: Alexander
* Tagalog language, Tagalog: Alejandro
* th, อเล็กซานเดอร์
* Turkish language, Turkish: İskender
* Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Олександр (Oleksandr, sometimes anglicized Olexander), Сашко (Sashko), Олесь (Oles), Олелько (Olelko)
* Urdu: سکندر (Sikandar)
* Valencian language, Valencian: Alecsandro, Aleksandro, Aleixandre, Alexandre
* Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: Alexander, A Lịch San
* Welsh language, Welsh: Alexander
* Yiddish: אלעקסאנדער (Aleksander)
Variants and Diminutives
*
Alex
*Alexey
*Xander
*
Sasha
See also
*Alex (disambiguation)
*
Alexandra
*Justice Alexander (disambiguation)
*Alexander (surname)
*
*Hera Alexandros, epithet of the Greek goddess Hera
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