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Alexander Johnston (1775–1849) Sir Alexander Johnston, PC, FRS (died 6 March 1849), was a British colonial official who served as third Chief Justice of Ceylon and second Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon. He introduced a range of administrative reforms in Sri Lanka, introducing n ...

, British colonial official and orientalist in Ceylon *

Alexander Johnston (Scottish politician) Alexander Johnston (1790 – 9 May 1844) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician. He was elected at the 1841 general election as the member of parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live i ...

(1790–1844) *

Alexander Keith Johnston (1804–1871) Alexander Keith Johnston FRSE FRGS FGS FEGS LLD (died 9 July 1871) was a Scottish geographer and cartographer. Biography He was born at Kirkhill near Penicuik, south of Edinburgh. He was the son of Andrew Johnston and Isabel Keith. His brothe ...

, Scottish geographer *

Alexander Robert Johnston Alexander Robert Johnston, FRS (formerly Campbell-Johnston, 14 June 1812 – 21 January 1888) was a British colonial official who served twice as Acting Administrator of Hong Kong from 1841 to 1842. He also served in the Executive and Legislati ...

(1812–1888), British colonial official *

Alexander Johnston (artist) Alexander Johnston (1816 – 1891) was a Scottish painter, known for genre and history paintings. Life Born at Edinburgh, he was son of an architect, who placed him at the age of fifteen with a seal-engraver there. He was a student in the Trus ...

(1816–1891), Scottish painter *

Alexander Keith Johnston (1844–1879) Alexander Keith Johnston (184428 June 1879 in Tanzania) was a Scottish explorer, cartographer and geographer. He was the son of published geographer Alexander Keith Johnston (1804–1871) and Mary Grey. From 1873 to 1875 he was geographer ...

, Scottish geographer *

Alexander Johnston (footballer) Alexander Brown Johnston (1881 – 17 August 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Falkirk as an outside right. He was nicknamed 'Spinner'. Personal life Johnston worked for the Post Office for 20 ...

(1881–1917), Scottish footballer *

Alexander Johnston (historian) Alexander Johnston (died July 21, 1889) was an American historian. Biography He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He studied at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, graduated from Rutgers College in 1870, and was admitted to the bar in 1875 in Ne ...

(died 1889), American historian *

Alexander Johnston (Canadian politician) Alexander Johnston, CMG (April 24, 1867 – November 30, 1951) was a Canadian journalist, civil servant and politician. Born in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Johnston was educated at the Common Schools and St. Francis Xavier College, Antigo ...

(1867–1951), Canadian journalist, civil servant and politician *

Alexander Johnston (British Army officer) Brigadier General Alexander Colin Johnston DSO & Bar, MC (26 January 1884 – 27 December 1952) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Johnston was a right-handed batsman who was a leg break bowler. Johnston also occ ...

(1884–1952), Hampshire cricketer and army officer * Alexander W. Johnston (died 1932), Member of the Legislative Council of Samoa *

Alex Johnston (Australian rules footballer) Alexander Johnston (7 December 1881 – 19 March 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Austr ...

(1881–1965), Australian rules footballer *

Alex Johnston (rugby league) Alex Johnston (born 14 January 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er and for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL. He has played for both and at international level. He played for the Indigenous All Stars and ...

(born 1995), Australian professional rugby league footballer

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