Alexis may refer to:

People

Mononym

Alexis (poet) Alexis ( grc-gre, Ἄλεξις; c. 375 – c. 275 BC) was a Greek comic poet of the Middle Comedy period. He was born at Thurii (in present-day Calabria, Italy) in Magna Graecia and taken early to Athens, where he became a citizen, being enroll ...

( – ), a Greek comic poet *

Alexis (sculptor) Alexis (Ancient Greek: ) was an ancient Greek sculptor mentioned by Pliny as one of the pupils of Polykleitos.Pliny the Elder, ''Naturalis Historia'' xxxiv. 8. s. 19 Pausanias mentions an artist of the same name, a native of Sicyon, and father of ...

, an ancient Greek artist who lived around the 3rd or 4th century BC *

Alexis (singer) Alexis (born 2 December 1968) is a German pop and gala singer. She is mainly known for participating in the German "Rudi Carrell Show" (a show similar to "Star Search" or "Pop Idol") in 1989, singing Whitney Houston's song "One Moment In Time" (w ...

(born 1968), German pop singer * Alexis (comics) (1946–1977), French comics artist * Alexis, character in Virgil's Eclogue II, beloved of

Corydon (character) Corydon (Greek Κορύδων ''Korúdōn'', probably related to κόρυδος ''kórudos'' "lark") is a stock name for a shepherd in ancient Greek pastoral poems and fables, such as the one in Idyll 4 of the Syracusan poet Theocritus (c. 300 ...

* Alexis, in Greek mythology, a young man of Ephesus, beloved of

Meliboea In Greek mythology, Meliboea or Meliboia ( grc, Μελίβοια) was a name attributed to the following individuals: *Meliboea, daughter of the Titan Oceanus possibly by his sister-wife Tethys. She was the Oceanid who became the mother of King ...

* Alexis, a fictional character from ''Transformers:

Unicron Trilogy Launched in 1984, the Transformers toyline by Takara and Hasbro was promoted through both a comic book by Marvel Comics and an animated series produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions with Toei Animation. Although the comic outlived t ...

Given name

Alexis (given name) Alexis is a given name of Greek origin. It is derived from several saints venerated by the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, including Saint Alexius of Rome. Like the name ''Alexander'', Alexis derives from the Greek verb ἀλέξε� ...

Surname

*Aaron Alexis (1979–2013), perpetrator of the 2013 Washington Navy Yard shooting *

Jacques-Édouard Alexis Jacques-Édouard Alexis (born 21 September 1947) is a Haitian politician. He served as the List of Prime Ministers of Haiti, Prime Minister of Haiti from 1999 to 2001 and was Prime Minister for a second term from 2006 to 2008 when he was dismisse ...

(born 1947), former prime minister of Haiti *

Jacques Stephen Alexis Jacques Stephen Alexis (Gonaïves, Haiti, 22 April 1922– Casernes Dessalines, Haiti, c. 22 April 1961) was a Haitian communist novelist, poet, and activist. He is best known for his novel ''Compère Général Soleil'' (1955). Biography Alex ...

(1922–1961), Haitian communist novelist, poet, and activist *

Paul Alexis Antoine Joseph Paul Alexis (16 June 1847 – 28 July 1901) was a French novelist, dramatist, and journalist. He is best remembered today as the friend and biographer of Émile Zola. Life Alexis was born at Aix-en-Provence. He attended the Col ...

(1847–1901), French novelist, dramatist, and journalist * Stephen Alexis (1889–1962), Haitian novelist and diplomat *

Wendell Alexis Wendell Paul Alexis (born July 31, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player who played for several European clubs, between 1986 and 2004, most notably for ALBA Berlin, where he was voted MVP of the German Bundesliga four times, d ...

(born 1964), American basketball player * Willibald Alexis or Georg Wilhelm Heinrich Häring (1798–1871), German novelist

Places

Alexis, Alabama Alexis is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of Alabama. History A post office called Alexis was established in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906. Alexis is the Anglicization of a Cher ...

, U.S., an unincorporated community *

Alexis, Illinois Alexis is a village in Mercer and Warren counties in Illinois, United States. The population was 831 at the 2010 census. The Warren County portion of Alexis is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Mercer County portion ...

, U.S., a village *

Alexis Lake Alexis Lake is a lake in Chisago County, Minnesota, in the United States. Alexis Lake was named for John P. Alexis, an early settler. See also *List of lakes in Minnesota This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as the "Land of ...

, a lake in Minnesota, U.S. *

Alexis Township, Butler County, Nebraska Alexis Township is one of seventeen townships in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 717 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 723. See also *County government in Nebraska County governme ...

, U.S.

Other uses

*ALEXIS, the

Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors The Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors (ALEXIS, also known as P89-1B, COSPAR 1993-026A, SATCAT 22638) X-ray telescope featured curved mirrors whose multilayer coatings reflected and focused low-energy X-rays or extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lig ...

spacecraft *

Alexis (malting barley) Alexis is a two-row, spring sown variety of barley commonly used in the production of malt for the brewing industry. Development The variety originated from a cross of Br 1622d54 * Trumpf, done in 1975 by Josef Breun. It was introduced in Germ ...

, a malting barley variety