Alexander is a male given name. Alexander may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Films

* ''Alexander'' (1996 film), a Tamil action film * ''Alexander'' (2004 film), an epic about Alexander the Great directed by Oliver Stone * ''Alexander'' (2008 film), a Russian historical film about Alexander Nevsky

Gaming

* ''Alexander'' (video game), a real-time strategy game * '' Rome: Total War: Alexander'', a PC game

Music

* ''Alexander'' (soundtrack), the Vangelis score of the 2004 film ''Alexander'' * ''Alexander'' (Alex Ebert album), 2011 * "Alexander" (song), a 2013 song by Rey Pila * "Alexander", a 1971 song by

Jeannette van Zutphen Jeannette van Zutphen (10 December 1949, in Utrecht – 25 April 2005) was a Dutch singer. Discography *1965: M'n moeder is jarig – Decca Decca may refer to: Music * Decca Records or Decca Music Group, a record label * Decca Gold, a cla ...

Fictional characters

* Alexander, a ''Peppa Pig'' character

Businesses

Gebr. Alexander Gebrüder Alexander (Brothers Alexander), of Mainz, Germany, is a manufacturer of instruments, founded in 1782 by Franz Ambros Alexander and still in business today. The company claims to be the oldest musical instrument manufacturing company in G ...

, a German manufacturer of musical instruments, founded in 1782 *

Alexander Aircraft Company The Alexander Aircraft Company was an aircraft manufacturer in Colorado in 1925. History Founding The company began life as an offshoot of the Alexander Film Company that specialized in film advertising, and the younger J. Don Alexander decide ...

, an aircraft manufacturer in Colorado, U.S., in 1925 * Alexander Patent Racket Company, an Australian sports equipment manufacturer, founded in 1925 * Walter Alexander Coachbuilders, an bus and coach bodywork builder, founded in 1913

People

Alexander (surname) Alexander is a surname originating in Scotland, originally an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic ''MacAlasdair''. It is a somewhat common Scottish name, and the region of Scotland where it traditionally is most commonly found is in the Scott ...

, including a list of people with the surname

Places

Australia

* Alexander River (Western Australia) *

Lake Alexander (Northern Territory) Lake Alexander is a man-made lake named in honour of Alec Fong Lim who was Lord Mayor of Darwin from 1984 to 1990. The lake is located in Fannie Bay Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia and was officially opened on the 21 July 1991 for recreatio ...

, a man-made lake

Canada

Alexander, Manitoba ''For the municipality, see: the Rural Municipality of Alexander'' Alexander, Manitoba is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district on Highway 1 west of Brandon located in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead. The post offi ...

Rural Municipality of Alexander The Rural Municipality of Alexander (french: Municipalité rurale d'Alexander) is a rural municipality in the Eastman Region of Manitoba, Canada. The town of Powerview-Pine Falls lies adjacent to the municipality, as does the Sagkeeng First Nation ...

, Manitoba

United States

* Alexander City, Alabama, a city * Alexander Archipelago, Alaska, a group of islands *

Alexander Creek, Alaska Alexander ( Dena'ina: ''Tuqen Kaq’'') is an unincorporated community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. An Alaska Native community with an Alaska Native Village Corporation, it lies on the Susitna River delta, near the mout ...

, also known as Alexander, an unincorporated community * *

Alexander Creek (Susitna River) Alexander Creek, also known as Taguntna Creek, is a long stream from Alexander Lake which merges with the big Susitna River near the village of Alexander Creek, Alaska also known as Alexander, Alaska, an Alaska Native and Alaska Bush commun ...

, a stream *

Alexander, Arkansas Alexander is a city in Pulaski and Saline counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Located in Central Arkansas, the town was founded as a construction camp for the nearby railroad. Following its completion, the citizens decided to incorporate in 1 ...

, a city * Alexander Valley AVA, California, an American Viticultural Area *

Alexander, Georgia Alexander is an unincorporated community in Burke County, in the U.S. state of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United Stat ...

, an unincorporated community * Alexander County, Illinois * Alexander, Iowa, a city *

Alexander, Kansas Alexander is a city in Rush County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 54. History 19th century Alexander is the oldest city in Rush County, Kansas. It was established in 1869 after becoming an impo ...

, a city *

Alexander, Maine Alexander is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 525 at the 2020 census. The town is named for Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, the British negotiator of the Webster–Ashburton Treaty which ended the Aroo ...

, a town *

Alexander, New York Alexander is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 2,534 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Alexander Rea, an early settler, and is on the southern border of the county. It includes a village also named A ...

, a town **

Alexander (village), New York Alexander is a village in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 509 at the 2010 census. The village is named after early settler, Alexander Rea. The village of Alexander is within the town of Alexander. The village is in t ...

Alexander County, North Carolina Alexander County is a county established in the U.S. state of North Carolina in 1847. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,444. Its county seat is Taylorsville. Alexander County is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC Metropol ...

Alexander, North Dakota Alexander is a city in McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 319 at the 2020 census. Alexander was founded in 1905 and is named after early North Dakota politician Alexander McKenzie. Geography According to the Unite ...

, a city *

Alexander, West Virginia Alexander is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. Alexander is located on County Route 11 and the Buckhannon River, south of Buckhannon Buckhannon is the only incorporated city in, and the county sea ...

, an unincorporated community * Alexander Archipelago, Alaska *

Lake Alexander (Alaska) Lake Alexander is a lake in Southeast Alaska, west of Mole Harbor, on east coast of Admiralty Island; north-east of Sitka, Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago. The lake was named in the Alexander Alaska Expedition of 1907 for Annie Montague A ...

Alexander Lake (southcentral Alaska) Alexander Lake is a lake in South Central Alaska, located at head of Alexander Creek (Susitna River), North of Tyonek, Alaska on Cook Inlet Low. Hydrology Alexander Creek (Susitna River) in turn drains into Cook Inlet on the Pacific Ocean. Na ...

Lake Alexander (Minnesota) Lake Alexander is a lake in Morrison County, Minnesota. It was named for Thomas L. Alexander, an officer at Fort Ripley. See also *List of lakes in Minnesota This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes ...

Elsewhere

Alexander (crater) Alexander is a lunar impact crater-like feature in the rugged surface to the north of Mare Serenitatis. It lies to the south-southwest of the prominent crater Eudoxus, and to the east-northeast of Calippus. It was named after Alexander the Great ...

, on the Moon *

Alexander Church The Alexander Church ( fi, Aleksanterin kirkko; sv, Alexanderskyrkan) is a stone church in Tampere, Finland, and it is part of the Tampere Cathedral Parish. It is located in the Kaakinmaa district in the city center of Tampere, on the edge of ...

, a Neo-Gothic church in Tampere, Finland * Alexander Island, Antarctica

Plants

Alexander (grape) Alexander (also known as Tasker's GrapeWilliam Bartram, ''Account of the Species, Hybrids, and Other Varieties of the Vine of North-America'', Medical Repository, (1804), vol. 7 econd series, vol. 1 p. 19-24.) is a spontaneous cross of vines ...

, a hybrid grape *

Isabella (grape) The Isabella grape is a cultivar derived from the grape species '' Vitis labrusca'' or 'fox grape,' which is used for table, juice and wine production.winepros.com.au. appellationamerica.coIsabella/ref> Appearance and use The skin of Isabella wh ...

, also called Alexander * ''

Smyrnium olusatrum ''Smyrnium olusatrum'', common name alexanders (or alisander) is an edible flowering plant of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), which grows on waste ground and in hedges around the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal regions of Europe. It was ...

'', common name Alexanders, an edible cultivated flowering plant

Ships

* , eight ships of the Royal Navy * ''Alexander'' (ship), other ships or sailing vessels

Other uses

Alexander (cocktail) The Alexander is a cocktail consisting of gin or brandy, cocoa liqueur (crème de cacao), and cream. A variation, the Brandy Alexander, uses cognac instead of gin. History There are at least two drinks from the early 20th century, which were know ...

, an alcoholic drink made with Cognac * Alexander Technique, a method of removing muscular tension *

Alexander disease Alexander disease is a very rare autosomal dominant leukodystrophy, which are neurological conditions caused by anomalies in the myelin which protects nerve fibers in the brain. The most common type is the infantile form that usually begins duri ...

, a very rare disease *

Alexander violin The Alexander violin is a string instrument designed by Sylvanus J. Talbott, of Milford, New Hampshire, in 1887 in the United States. The instrument was produced commercially and was available for purchase in D.H Bearman's 1890 catalogue. The ins ...

, a string instrument