Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name

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 ...

(, ).

Etymologically Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words an ...

, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (;

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, ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name Alexandra was one of the

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s given to the Greek goddess

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and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". 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 the ...

( or //), written in the

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syllabic script.Tablet MY V 659 (61). Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in

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as well as countries where Germanic,

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, and

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are spoken.

Variants

* Alejandra, Alejandrina (

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) (

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) * Aleksandra (Александра) (

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, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian,

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Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and ...

) * Alessandra (

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 ...

) * Alessia (Italian) *

Alex Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple *Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple pe ...

(various languages) * Alexa (

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) * Alexandra (

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, French,

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, Icelandic,

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, Slovak, Hungarian,

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) *

Alexis Alexis may refer to: People Mononym * Alexis (poet) ( – ), a Greek comic poet * Alexis (sculptor), an ancient Greek artist who lived around the 3rd or 4th century BC * Alexis (singer) (born 1968), German pop singer * Alexis (comics) (1946–1977 ...

, English * Aliaksandra ( Belarusian) * Alikhandra /اليخاندرا (

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) * Alissandra/Alyssandra ( Sicilian,

) * Allie (English) * Ally (English) * Alya (Russian) * Ālēkjāndrā / আলেকজান্দ্রা (

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) * Αλεξάνδρα (Greek) * Leska (

) * Lesya (

) * Lexa (English) * Lexie (English) * Lexine (English) * Lexi (English) * Lexy (English) * Oleksandra (Ukrainian) * Sacha ( French) * Sanda (

) * Sandie (English) * Sandra (

, English, Polish, Estonian, Italian,

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, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian,

, Portuguese,

, Russian, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, Swedish) * Sandy (English) * Sascha (German) * Sasha (Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, English, Spanish) *

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(Slavic) * Saundra (English, Scottish) * Saša (Czech, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Slovene) * Saška (Serbian) * Shura (Russian) * Sondra (English) * Szandra ( Hungarian)

People

People whose full name is Alexandra

* Alexandra or

Cassandra Cassandra or Kassandra (; Ancient Greek: Κασσάνδρα, , also , and sometimes referred to as Alexandra) in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecies but never to be believe ...

, a prophetess in Greek mythology *

Saint Alexandra Saint Alexandra of Rome (Ἀλεξάνδρα) — Christian martyr and saint, known from ''"Martyrdom of Saint George"'' as either Emperor Diocletian's wife or the wife of Dacian, a Roman Prefect. She is also sometimes mistaken with Priscill ...

, a martyr of the Diocletianic persecutions *

Alexandra Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

, sister of the Rhetor

Calliopius of Antioch Calliopius ( grc-x-medieval, Καλλιόπιος, ) was a Greeks, Greek Rhetoric, rhetor and official of the Roman Empire. Family and early life Calliopius was a Greek nobleman from Antioch. The parents of Calliopius are unknown, but he had some r ...

Alexandra (singer) Doris Nefedov (''née'' Treitz, May 19, 1942 – July 31, 1969), better known by her stage name Alexandra, was a German singer. Biography Doris Treitz was born in Heydekrug, Memelland (today: Šilutė, Lithuania). Due to the flight and expuls ...

(1942–1969), German singer (stage name; real name Doris Nefedov) *

Princess Alexandra (disambiguation) Princess Alexandra may refer to: * Alexandra the Maccabee (63–28 BC) of the Hasmonean Kingdom *Princess Alexandra of Denmark (1844–1925), oldest daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark, Queen consort of Edward VII *Grand Duchess Alexandra Geo ...

, list of princesses named Alexandra.

People with the given name Alexandra

Alexandra of Denmark Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910 as the wife of King ...

(1844–1925), Queen consort of the United Kingdom, Empress consort of India as the wife of King-Emperor Edward VII *

Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark ( el, Αλεξάνδρα); – ), later known as Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia (russian: Алекса́ндра Гео́ргиевна), was a member of the Greek royal family and of the ...

, formerly Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870–1891) * Queen

Alexandra of Yugoslavia Alexandra of Yugoslavia ( el, Αλεξάνδρα, sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=/, Александра, Aleksandra; 25 March 1921 – 30 January 1993) was the last Queen of Yugoslavia as the wife of King Peter II. Posthumous daughter of Kin ...

, formerly Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1921–1993) * Alexandra Feodorovna (formerly Alix of Hesse), Emperess of Russia, wife of Tsar Nicholas II. *

Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu (born 16 October 1986), known professionally as Inna (stylized in all caps), is a Romanian singer. Born in Mangalia and raised in Neptun, Romania, Neptun, she studied political science at Ovidius University before ...

(born 1986), Romanian singer, better known as Inna *

Alexandra Ashley Hughes Alexandra Ashley Hughes (born 31 July 1985), known by her stage name Allie X, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and visual artist. She began her career as an indie pop artist in Toronto in the mid-2000s, playing with local bands and writing and ...

(born 1985), Canadian singer-songwriter *

Alexandra Asimaki Alexandra Asimaki ( gr, Αλεξάνδρα Ασημάκη; ; born 28 June 1988) is a Greek water polo player considered one of the best female water polo players in the world in the 21st century. Asimaki was part of the Greece women's national w ...

(born 1988), Greek water polo player *

Alexandra Botez Alexandra Valeria Botez (born September 24, 1995) is an American-Canadian chess player and commentator, Twitch streamer, and YouTuber. As a player, she became a five-time Canadian National Girls Champion and won the U.S. Girls Nationals at age ...

(born 1995), American-Canadian chess player and Twitch streamer *

Alexandra Boyko Aleksandra Leontievna Boiko (; 20 May 1918 – 25 May 1996) was a tank commander in the Soviet Army active in the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Front of the Second World War. Biography Aleksandra Leontievna Morisheva was born on 20 May 19 ...

(1916–1996), Russian tank commander *

Alexandra Breckenridge Alexandra Hetherington Breckenridge is an American actress. She began her career with supporting roles in the teen comedy films '' Big Fat Liar'' (2002) and '' She's the Man'' (2006). She later played reporter Willa McPherson in the FX series ...

(born 1982), American actress, model, photographer *

Alexandra Brooks Alexandra Grace Brooks (born 19 January 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Blackburn Rovers in the FA Women's Championship. Club career Having come through their academy system, Alexandra Brooks made her first team d ...

(born 1995), English footballer *

Alexandra Brushtein Alexandra Yakovlevna Brushtein (Алекса́ндра Я́ковлевна Бруште́йн; née Vygodskaya; 11 August 1884 – 20 September 1968) was a Russian and Soviet writer, playwright, and memoirist. She authored more than sixty plays, ...

(1884–1968), Russian and Soviet writer, playwright, and memoirist *

Alexandra Burke Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke (born 25 August 1988) is a British singer, songwriter and actress. She won the fifth series of the British television series ''The X Factor'' in 2008, and has been signed to Epic Records, RCA Records and Syc ...

(born 1988), British singer *

Alexandra W. Busch Alexandra Wilhelmine Busch (born 1975) is a German Roman archaeologist. She is the director general of the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum. Life Busch was born in Neuss in 1975. She began studying Classical archaeology, ancient history, and ...

(born 1975), German Roman archaeologist *

Alexandra Caso Alexandra Caso Sierra (born April 25, 1987) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who competed for her native country at the Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #6 jerse ...

(born 1987), Dominican Republic volleyball player *

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, American pro-Ukrainian activist *

Alexandra Chando Alexandra Chando (born July 28, 1986) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Maddie Coleman in the CBS soap opera, ''As the World Turns'' and for her dual role as identical twins, Emma Becker and Sutton Mercer in the ABC Family dr ...

(born 1986), American actress *

Alexandra Charles Alexandra Charles (born 12 November 1946, née Thyra Margareta Inga-Lill Gefvert) is a Swedish former nightclub owner. With her first husband Noël Charles (1940–2013) she opened a membership restaurant-discothèque called ''Alexandra's'' in ce ...

(born 1946), Swedish "nightclub queen" *

Alexandra Daddario Alexandra Anna Daddario (born March 16, 1986) is an American actress who had her breakthrough portraying Annabeth Chase in the ''Percy Jackson'' film series (2010–2013). In 2021, she starred in the first season of the HBO series ''The White ...

(born 1986), American actress *

Alexandra Dahlström Lena Marina Alexandra Dahlström (born 12 February 1984) is a Swedish actress and film director. Career Dahlström gained international attention in 1998, after starring as "Elin" in the film '' Show Me Love''. For this, she won the Guldbagge ...

(born 1984), Swedish actress *

Alexandra Dariescu Alexandra Ioana Dariescu (born 16 August 1985) is a Romanian British classical concert pianist, educator, mentor and producer. She is best known for her multimedia project ''The Nutcracker and I'' and her focus on promoting the works of female c ...

(born 1985), Romanian pianist *

Alexandra David-Néel Alexandra David-Néel (born Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David; 24 October 1868 – 8 September 1969) was a Belgian–French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, opera singer, and writer. She is most known for her 1924 visit to Lh ...

(1868–1969), French explorer and spiritualist *

Allie DeBerry Alexandria Danielle DeBerry is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles in ''A.N.T. Farm'' as Paisley Houndstooth, ''Shake It Up'' as Destiny, ''Lazer Team'' as Mindy and ''True Jackson, VP'' as Cammy. Early life DeBerry ...

(born 1994), American actress and model *

Alexandra Dimoglou Alexandra Dimoglou (born 15 December 1981) is a Greeks, Greek Paralympic track and field athlete competing mainly in category T13 sprint events. She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China, China. There, s ...

(born 1981), Greek Paralympic track and field athlete *

Alexandra Duel-Hallen Alexandra Duel-Hallen is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina State University known for her research in wireless networks. Education Duel-Hallen is a 1982 graduate of Case Western Reserve University, with a double ...

, American electrical engineer *

Alexandra Dulgheru Alexandra Dulgheru (; born 30 May 1989) is a professional tennis player from Romania. On 11 April 2011, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 26. Her best ranking in doubles is No. 41, reached on 4 July 2011. She is coached b ...

(born 1989), Romanian tennis player *

Alexandra Eade Alexandra Eade (born 15 January 1998) is a retired Australian artistic gymnast. Eade competed at the Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games ...

(born 1998), Australian artistic gymnast * Aleksandra von Engelhardt (1754–1838), Russian lady-in-waiting *

Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) german: Alix Viktoria Helene Luise Beatrixrussian: Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova , house = Hesse-Darmstadt , father = Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine , mother = Princess Alice of the United Kingdom , birth_name ...

(1872–1918),

Tsarina Tsarina or tsaritsa (also spelled ''csarina'' or ''csaricsa'', ''tzarina'' or ''tzaritza'', or ''czarina'' or ''czaricza''; bg, царица, tsaritsa; sr, / ; russian: царица, tsaritsa) is the title of a female autocratic ruler (mona ...

of Russia, wife of

Tsar Tsar ( or ), also spelled ''czar'', ''tzar'', or ''csar'', is a title used by East Slavs, East and South Slavs, South Slavic monarchs. The term is derived from the Latin word ''Caesar (title), caesar'', which was intended to mean "emperor" i ...

Nicholas II of Russia *

Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) russian: Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova , house = Hohenzollern , father = Frederick William III of Prussia , mother = Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , birth_name = Princess Charlotte of Prussia , birth_date = , birth_p ...

(1798–1860), Empress consort of Russia *

Alexandra Flood Alexandra Flood (born 26 February 1990) is an Australian operatic soprano. __TOC__ Career Born in Cowes, Victoria, Flood attended the Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne and studied from 2007 until 2010 at the University of Melbourne (B. A., Gra ...

(born 1990), Australian operatic soprano *

Alexandra Fusai Alexandra Fusai (born 22 November 1973) is a former professional tennis player from France. Fusai was born in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine. Starting from September 1989 when she turned professional, Fusai played four tournaments (all of them p ...

(born 1973), French tennis player *

Alexandra Gage, Viscountess Gage Alexandra Murray Gage, Viscountess Gage (née Templeton; born 1969) is a British academic, businesswoman, and aristocrat. She is a senior lecturer at the University of Brighton, teaching fine art at the university's School of Art and Media. As ...

(born 1969), British lecturer * (born 1954), Polish journalist and politician *

Alexz Johnson Alexzandra Spencer Johnson (born November 4, 1986) is a Canadian musician, actress, and philanthropist. Her debut album ''Voodoo'' was independently released with her brother Brendan Johnson in 2010, followed by the demo release of ''The Basem ...

(born 1986), Canadian actress *

Alexandra Kavadas Alexandra Kavadas (born 31 August 1983), known in Greece as Alexandra Kavvada ( el, Αλεξάνδρα Καββαδά), is an American-born Greek retired footballer who played as a defender. She has been a member of the Greece women's national t ...

(born 1983), Greek retired footballer *

R. Alexandra Keith R. Alexandra (Alex) Keith (born 1968) is an American businesswoman, and CEO of Procter & Gamble's global beauty division. Early life Keith earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Arizona in 1989. Career Keith joi ...

(born 1967/1968), American businesswoman *

Alex Kingston Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston (born 11 March 1963) is an English actress. Active from the early 1980s, Kingston became noted for her television work in both Britain and the US in the 1990s, including her regular role as Dr. Elizabeth Corday in ...

(born 1963), English actress * Alexandra "Alix" Klineman (born 1989), American volleyball player *

Alexandra Kollontai Alexandra Mikhailovna Kollontai (russian: Алекса́ндра Миха́йловна Коллонта́й, née Domontovich, Домонто́вич; – 9 March 1952) was a Russian revolutionary, politician, diplomat and Theoretician ...

(1872–1952), Russian politician *

Alexandra Kosteniuk Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk (russian: Алекса́ндра Константи́новна Костеню́к; born 23 April 1984) is a Russian chess grandmaster who is the former Women's World Rapid Chess Champion in 2021, and the for ...

(born 1984), Russian chess grandmaster and Women's World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010. * Ali Krieger (born 1984), American soccer player * Alexandra Kropotkin (1887–1966), Russian-American émigré, writer *

Alexandra Maria Lara Alexandra Maria Lara (''née'' Plătăreanu; 12 November 1978) is a Romanian-German actress who has appeared in ''Downfall (2004 film), Downfall'' (2004), ''Control (2007 film), Control'' (2007), ''Youth Without Youth (film), Youth Without You ...

(born 1978), German actress * Alexandra Lencastre (born 1965), Portuguese actress *

Allie Long Alexandra Linsley Long (born August 13, 1987) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League and the United States national team. She made her debut for the national team on May ...

(born 1987), American soccer player * Alexandra Măceșanu (2003–2019), Romanian teenage girl and murder victim who was kidnapped in Caracal, Olt County, Romania in 2019 *

Alexandra Mardell Alexandra Mardell (born 27 July 1993) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Emma Brooker in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street''. For her portrayal of the role, she won the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer, and was n ...

(born 1993), English actress * Alexandra Irina Măruță (born 1986), Romanian singer, better known as Andra *

Alexandra Martin Alexandra Martin (born 25 October 1968) is a French politician from The Republicans (LR) who has represented the 8th constituency of Alpes-Maritimes in the National Assembly since 2022. See also * List of deputies of the 16th National Assembl ...

(born 1968), French politician *

Alexandra Mavrokordatou Alexandra Mavrokordatou ( el, Αλεξάνδρα Μαυροκορδάτου; 1605–1684) was a famous Greek intellectual and Salon (gathering), salonist. She was also known as Loxandra Scarlatou. She was the daughter of Scarlatos Beglitzi. A membe ...

(1605–1684), Greek intellectual *

Alex Morgan Alexandra Morgan Carrasco (born Alexandra Patricia Morgan; July 2, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker and captains for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of ...

(born 1989), American soccer player * Alexandra Osborne (born 1995), Australian tennis player *

Alexandra Panova Alexandra Alexandrovna Panova (russian: Александра Александровна Панова; born 2 March 1989) is a Russian professional tennis player. On 30 July 2012, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 71. On 18 ...

(born 1989), Russian tennis player * Alexandra Papageorgiou (born 1980), Greek hammer thrower *

Alexandra Park (actress) Alexandra Park is an Australian actress. She is known for her role as Claudia Hammond in the Australian soap opera '' Home and Away'' in 2009. She also starred in the E! drama series '' The Royals'' as Princess Eleanor from 2015 to 2018. Car ...

(born 1989), Australian actress * Alexandra Paschalidou-Moreti (1912-2010), Greek architect *

Alexandra Patsavas Alexandra Patsavas (born 1968) is Grammy and Emmy nominated American music supervisor, producer, & executive who has worked on over 100 films and television series, most notably '' The Twilight Saga'', '' The O.C.'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''Gossip ...

(born 1968), Greek-American music supervisor *

Alexandra Paul Alexandra Elizabeth Paul (born July 29, 1963) is an American actress, activist, health coach, and former model. Paul began her career modeling in New York before landing her first major role in John Carpenter's horror film ''Christine'' (1983). ...

(born 1963), American actress * Alexandra Phillips (disambiguation), several people * Alexandra Pringle (born 1952/1953), British publisher *

Aly Raisman Alexandra Rose Raisman (born May 25, 1994) is a retired American artistic gymnast and two-time Olympian. She was captain of both the 2012 " Fierce Five" and 2016 " Final Five" U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics teams, which won their respective te ...

(born 1994), American gymnast * Alexandra Shiryayeva (born 1983), Russian beach volleyball player *

Alexandra Sidorovici Alexandra Sidorovici (6 July 1906 – 25 August 2000) was a Romanian politician. A prominent communist, she was one of the first group of women elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1946. Biography Sidorovici was born in 1906 in Constanța in a ...

(1906–2000), Romanian politician *

Alexandra Smirnoff Alexandra Smirnoff (6 May 1838 – 25 September 1913) was a Finnish scientist, pomologist and writer. Her research had great influence in contemporary pomology in particularly Finland and Sweden.Alexandra Sokoloff Alexandra Sokoloff is an American novelist and screenwriter, and the author of the Thriller award-nominated Huntress/FBI series, following a haunted FBI agent on the hunt for a female serial killer (''Huntress Moon'', ''Blood Moon'', ''Cold Moon' ...

, American novelist and screenwriter *

Alexandra Stan Alexandra Ioana Stan (born 10 June 1989) is a Romanian singer. Born in Constanța, she made her worldwide breakthrough with the 2010 single " Mr. Saxobeat", which was written and produced by Marcel Prodan and Andrei Nemirschi. They had previou ...

(born 1989), Romanian singer *

Alexandra Stevenson Alexandra Winfield Stevenson (born December 15, 1980) is an American former professional tennis player. Early life and education Stevenson's mother is Samantha Stevenson, a sports journalist. Her father is former National Basketball Associati ...

(born 1980), American tennis player *

Alexandra Tegleva Alexandra Alexandrovna Tegleva (russian: Александра Александровна Теглева; 2 May 1884–21 March 1955), also known as Shura Tegleva and Sasha Tegleva, was a Russian noblewoman who served as a nursemaid in the Russia ...

(1894–1955), Russian nursemaid to the children of the Imperial family *

Alexandra Tolstaya Countess Alexandra (Sasha) Lvovna Tolstaya (russian: Александра Львовна Толстая; 18 June 1884 – 26 September 1979), often anglicized to Tolstoy, was the youngest daughter and secretary of the noted Russian novelist Leo ...

(1884–1979), daughter of Leo Tolstoy *

Alexandra Trusova Alexandra "Sasha" Vyacheslavovna Trusova ( rus, Александра Вячеславовна Трусова, , ɐlʲɪˈksandrə ˈtrusəvə; born 23 June 2004) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2022 Olympic silver medalist, the 2021 Wor ...

(born 2004), Russian figure skater *

Alexandra Tsiavou Alexandra Tsiavou ( el, Αλεξάνδρα Τσιάβου; born 26 September 1985 in Igoumenitsa) is a Greek rower. She won the bronze medal (along with Christina Giazitzidou) at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London (Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olym ...

(born 1985), Greek rower *

Alexandra Tydings Alexandra Huntingdon Tydings is an American actress, director, writer, producer, and activist, best known for her role as Greek goddess Aphrodite on the television series ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and its spin-off, '' Xena: Warrior ...

(born 1972), American actress * Alexandra Valetta-Ardisson (born 1976), French politician *

Alexandra Vinogradova Alexandra Vinogradova (born ) is a Russian female volleyball player, playing as a l. She was part of the Russia women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix The 2013 FIVB Volleyball World G ...

, Russian volleyball player *

Alexandra Völker Sofia Alexandra Völker (born 1989) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she has represented Stockholm County since September 2014. Völker is the daughter of en ...

(born 1989), Swedish politician *

Alexandra Waterbury Alexandra Waterbury is an American ballet dancer and fashion model. In September 2018 she began a lawsuit against her former boyfriend and his employer—principal dancer Chase Finlay and New York City Ballet—and several other parties, alleging ...

, American ballet dancer and model *

Aleksandra Wozniak Aleksandra Wozniak ( pl, Woźniak; born September 7, 1987) is a Canadian former tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005, and achieved a career-best ranking of No. 21 in June 2009, making her the fifth highest-ranked Canadian singl ...

(born 1987), Canadian tennis player *

Alexandra Zaretsky Alexandra "Sasha" Zaretsky ( he, אלכסנדרה זרצקי, russian: Александра Зарецкая, , be, Аляксандра Зарэцкая) (born December 23, 1987) is an Israeli retired ice dancer. With her brother Roman Zaretsky ...

(born 1987), Israeli ice dancer *

Aleksandra Andreevna Antonova Aleksandra Andreevna Antonova (Kildin Sámi language, Са̄нндрэ Антонова; Northern Sami, Sandra Antonova; 5 May 1932 – 8 October 2014) was a Russian, Kildin Sámi teacher, writer, poet and translator. Antonova, who was an active ...

(1932–2014), Russian, Kildin Sámi teacher, writer, poet, translator *

Aleksandra Avramović Aleksandra Avramović (born 3 July 1982) is a Serbian former volleyball player, playing as a middle-blocker. She was part of the Serbia and Montenegro women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2005 Women's European Volleyball Champio ...

(born 1982), Serbian volleyball player * Aleksandra Crnčević (born 1987), Serbian volleyball player *

Aleksandra Crvendakić Aleksandra Crvendakić ( sr-cyr, Александра Црвендакић, born 17 March 1996) is a Serbian professional women's basketball player who plays for LDLC ASVEL Féminin of the French Ligue 1 and EuroLeague Women. She also represen ...

(born 1996), Serbian basketball player *

Aleksandra Cvetićanin Aleksandra Cvetićanin (born ) is a Serbian volleyball player. She is part of the Serbia women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. On club level she played for NIS Spartak Subotica in 2015. ...

(born 1993), Serbian volleyball player *

Aleksandra Dimitrova Aleksandra Nikolaevna Dimitrova (russian: Александра Николаевна Димитрова; born 15 December 2000) is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 2017). Biography Aleksandra Di ...

(born 2000), Russian chess master *

Aleksandra Dulkiewicz Aleksandra Maria Dulkiewicz (; born 10 July 1979) is a Polish lawyer and the city mayor of Gdańsk since 11 March 2019. Biography In 1994, she graduated froThe Primary School No. 50named after Emilia Plater in Gdańsk. In 1999 she graduated fr ...

(born 1979), Polish lawyer *

Aleksandra Krunić Aleksandra Krunić ( sr-Cyrl, Александра Крунић; born 15 March 1993) is a Serbian professional tennis player. She has won one singles title and six doubles titles on the WTA Tour along with one singles title on WTA 125 tournament ...

(born 1993), Serbian tennis player *

Aleksandra Maltsevskaya Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (russian: Александра Мальцевская; born 5 July 2002) is a Russian-born Polish chess player who holds the FIDE title of International Master (IM). Biography Aleksandra Maltsevskaya was a Rostov-on-Don ...

(born 2002), Russian chess master *

Aleksandra Przegalińska Aleksandra Katarzyna Przegalińska-Skierkowska (born 18 January 1982) is a Polish futurist. She is an associate professor of management and artificial intelligence as well as a vice-rector at Kozminski University. Life Przegalińska is a res ...

(born 1982), Polish futurist * Aleksandra Ranković (born 1980), Serbian volleyball player *

Alexandra Roche, Lady Roche Helen Alexandra Briscoe Roche, Lady Roche (née Gully, formerly Frewen; born 8 June 1934), styled as The Honourable Lady Roche, is a British judicial officer, politician, and philanthropist. A member of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservativ ...

(born 1934), British philanthropist *

Alexandra Stepanova Alexandra Nikolayevna Stepanova (russian: Александра Николаевна Степанова; born 19 August 1995) is a Russian ice dancer. With her skating partner, Ivan Bukin, she is a four-time European medalist (silver in 2019, br ...

(born 1995), Russian ice dancer * Aleksandra Stepanović (born 1994), Serbian volleyball player *

Aleksandra Vukajlović Aleksandra Vukajlović ( sr-cyr, Александра Вукајловић; born 7 June 1997) is a Serbian handball player for Debreceni VSC (women's handball), Debreceni VSC and the Serbia women's national handball team, Serbian national team. R ...

(born 1997), Serbian handball player *

Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm (born 15 April 1949, in Łódź, Poland), is a Polish-born U.S.-based writer and academic. She obtained her Ph.D in Humanistic studies at the Warsaw University. Her works include historical biographies,Dr Christoph ...

(born 1949), Polish writer

Fictional characters

* Alexandra Brooks DiMera, a.k.a.

Lexie Carver Lexie Carver is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera, ''Days of Our Lives'', created by head writer Leah Laiman. The role has been played most notably by actress Renée Jones, who appeared in the role from 1993 until departing in 2012. She ...

, character in the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' * Alexandra Dunphy, a.k.a. Alex Dunphy, character in the popular television series ''Modern Family'' * Alexandra Mack, a.k.a. Alex Mack, titular lead character in the popular television series ''

The Secret World of Alex Mack ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' is an American television series that ran from October 8, 1994 to January 15, 1998, on Nickelodeon (part of the SNICK line-up). The series was co-created by Ken Lipman and Thomas W. Lynch and was produced by Lynch ...

'' * Alexandra Nuñez, a.k.a. Alex Nuñez, character in the Canadian television drama '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Alexandra the Royal Baby Fairy, character in the British book series ''

Rainbow Magic ''Rainbow Magic'' is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and now owned by IoM Media Ventures. It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books. The books are ghostwritten by a number of ...

'' * Alexandra Margarita Russo, a.k.a.

Alex Russo Alexandra Margarita "Alex" Russo is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Disney Channel sitcom ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', portrayed by Selena Gomez. In 2008, AOL named her the twentieth greatest witch in television history. Sel ...

, character in the Disney Channel television series ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', played by Selena Gomez *

, ''Nikita'' character * Alexandra Grey, a.k.a.

Lexie Grey Alexandra Caroline Grey, M.D. is a fictional character from ABC's medical drama television series ''Grey's Anatomy'', portrayed by actress Chyler Leigh. Created by series producer Shonda Rhimes, the character is first mentioned in season 2 by ...

, character in the ABC medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'' * Alexandra "Alex" Cahill, character in the 1990s television series ''

Walker, Texas Ranger ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texa ...

'' * Alexandra Borgia, an Assistant District Attorney in Law & Order, played by Annie Parisse * Alexandra Cabot, an Assistant District Attorney in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, played by Stephanie March *

Alexandra Eames Alexandra "Alex" Eames is a fictional character within the ''Law & Order'' universe portrayed by Kathryn Erbe. Eames first appears on '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' as a detective partnered with Robert Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio). Following the e ...

, a detective in Law & Order Criminal Intent, played by Kathryn Erbe * Alexandra Garcia, a character in the anime and manga series ''

Kuroko's Basketball is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2008 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 30 ...

'' * Aleksandra Billewicz, a character in ''Deluge'' by Henryk Sienkiewicz * Alexandra Vladimirovna Litvyak, a.k.a.

Sanya V. Litvyak The ''Strike Witches'' mixed-media project features an extensive cast of characters created by Fumikane Shimada. The series takes place in an alternate Earth in the mid-20th century and revolves around a group of teenage girls who use machines e ...

, a character from the anime/manga franchise ''Strike Witches'' * Aleksandra 'Zarya' Zaryanova, a Russian weightlifter turned soldier in the video game ''

Overwatch ''Overwatch'' is a multimedia franchise centered on a series of online multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) video games developed by Blizzard Entertainment: '' Overwatch'' released in 2016, and ''Overwatch 2'' released in 2022. Both games f ...

'' * Alexandra Vause, a.k.a.

Alex Vause Alex Pearl Vause is a fictional character played by Laura Prepon on the Netflix series '' Orange Is the New Black''. The character is loosely based on the real ex-girlfriend of Piper Kerman, author of '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Wom ...

, imprisoned drug dealer and love interest to protagonist to Piper Chapman in Netflix's ''

Orange Is The New Black ''Orange Is the New Black'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''OITNB'') is an American comedy-drama streaming television series created by Jenji Kohan for Netflix. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Wo ...

'' * Alexandra Danvers, a.k.a.

Alex Danvers Alexandra "Alex" Danvers Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. Doctor of Medicine, M.D., also known as Sentinel, is a fictional Character (arts), character from the Arrowverse television series ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'', portrayed by actress Chy ...

, Kara Danvers' sister in ''Supergirl'' * Alexandra, the main antagonist in '' The Wildwood Chronicles'' * Alexandra Finch, sister of Atticus Finch in the 1960 novel ''

To Kill A Mockingbird ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' is a novel by the American author Harper Lee. It was published in 1960 and was instantly successful. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' has become ...

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