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Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. 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.
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People with the given name Alessandro
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Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter
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Alessandro Baricco (born 1958), Italian novelist
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Alessandro Bastoni (born 1999), Italian footballer
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Alessandro Bega (born 1991), Italian tennis player
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Alessandro Bordin (born 1998), Italian footballer
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Alessandro Botticelli (1445–1510), Italian painter
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Alessandro Bovo
Alessandro Bovo (born 1 January 1969) is a retired water polo defense player from Italy, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996.
After having won the gold medal in Barcelona, Spain Bovo claimed bron ...
(born 1969), Italian water polo player
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Alessandro Cagliostro (1743–1795), alias of occultist and adventurer Giuseppe Balsamo
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Alessandro Calcaterra (born 1975), Italian water polo player
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Alessandro Calvi (born 1983), Italian swimmer
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Alessandro Cattelan (born 1980), Italian television preesenter
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Alessandro Cortini
Alessandro Cortini (born 24 May 1976) is an Italian musician best known for his work with the American industrial band Nine Inch Nails.
He plays modular synthesizers, keyboards, guitar, and bass guitar.
Cortini is the first Italian inducted ...
(born 1976), Italian musician
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Alessandro Criscuolo (1937–2020), Italian judge
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Alessandro Del Piero
Alessandro Del Piero (; born 9 November 1974) is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a second striker, although he was capable of playing in several offensive positions. Since 2015, he has worked as a pundit for ...
(born 1974), Italian footballer
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Alessandro Di Munno (born 2000), Italian footballer
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Alessandro Evangelisti (born 1981), Italian footballer
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Alessandro Fontana
Alessandro Fontana (5 August 1936 – 4 December 2013) was an Italian academic and politician for the Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy Party who held several government posts and served in the European Parliament between 1994 and ...
(1936–2013), Italian academician and politician
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Alessandro Fontanarosa
Alessandro Fontanarosa (born 7 February 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Carrarese, on loan from club Inter Milan.
Club career
Having previously played for Sampdoria, Fontanarosa joined Empol ...
(born 2003), Italian footballer
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Alessandro Giusti
Alessandro "Sandro" Giusti (; born 10 September 2006) is a French racing driver who is competing in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship with MP Motorsport. He most recently competed with ART Grand Prix in the 2024 Formula Regional European ...
(born 2006), French racing driver
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Alessandro Grandi
Alessandro Grandi (1590 – after June 1630, but in that year) was a northern Italian composer of the early Baroque era, writing in the new concertato style. He was one of the most inventive, influential, and popular composers of the time, prob ...
(1586–1630), Italian composer
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Alessandro Hojabrpour
Alessandro Feridun Hojabrpour (; born January 10, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League.
Early life
Hojabrpour began playing soccer at age three with the ...
(born 2000), Canadian soccer player
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Alessandro Juliani
Alessandro Juliani (born 6 July 1975) is a Canadian actor and singer. He is notable for playing the roles of Tactical Officer Lieutenant Felix Gaeta on the Syfy, Sci-Fi Channel television program ''Battlestar Galactica (re-imagining), Battlestar G ...
(born 1978), Canadian actor
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Alessandro Lindblad (Alesso) (born 1991), Swedish musician, DJ and producer
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Alessandro Manzoni
Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni (, , ; 7 March 1785 – 22 May 1873) was an Italian poet, novelist and philosopher.
He is famous for the novel ''The Betrothed (Manzoni novel), The Betrothed'' (orig. ) (1827), generally ranked among ...
(1785–1873), Italian poet and novelist
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Alessandro Martelli
Alessandro Martelli (1876–1934) was an Italian academic and politician. He served as the minister of national economy in the Mussolini Cabinet, cabinet led by Benito Mussolini between 1928 and 1929.
Early life and education
Martelli was bor ...
(1876–1934), Italian academic and politician
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Alessandro Martini (1812–1905), Italian businessman and founder of Martini & Rossi distillery
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Alessandro Matri (born 1984), Italian footballer
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Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510–1537), ruler of Florence from 1530 to 1537
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Alessandro Michieletto (born 2001), Italian volleyball player
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Alessandro Moreschi (1898–1922), only castrato to make solo recordings
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Alessandro Murgia (born 1996), Italian footballer
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Alessandro Mori Nunes (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
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Alessandro Nannini (born 1959), Italian racing driver
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Alessandro Nesta (born 1976), Italian footballer
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Alessandro Nivola (born 1972), American actor
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Alessandro Nunziante (1815–1881), Italian general and politician
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Alessandro D'Ottavio (1927–1988), Italian boxer
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Alessandro Pagani (born 1937), Italian Roman Catholic bishop
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Alessandro Petacchi (born 1974), Italian professional road cyclist
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Alessandro Pezzatini (born 1957), Italian race walker
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Alessandro Piccolo (agricultural scientist) (born 1951), Italian scientist
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Alessandro Riggi (born 1993), Canadian soccer player
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Alessandro Ruben (born 1960), Italian politician
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Alessandro Safina (born 1963), Italian tenor
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Alessandro dos Santos (born 1977), Brazilian and naturalised Japanese footballer
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti (2 May 1660 – 22 October 1725) was an Italian Baroque music, Baroque composer, known especially for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is considered the most important representative of the Neapolitan sch ...
(1660–1725), Italian composer
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Alessandro Viana da Silva (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
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Alessandro Stratta (born 1964), celebrity chef
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Alessandro Sturba (born 1972), Italian footballer
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Alessandro Serenelli, criminal, gardener, porter and layman
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Alessandro Tiarini (1577–1668), Italian painter
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Alessandro de Tomaso (1928–2003), Argentine racing driver and businessman
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Alessandro Trentacinque (1541–1599), Italian writer and jurist
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Alessandro Emanuele "Alex" Treves (1929–2020), Italian-born American Olympic fencer
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Alessandro Venturella (born 1984), British musician
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Alessandro Volta
Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (, ; ; 18 February 1745 – 5 March 1827) was an Italian chemist and physicist who was a pioneer of electricity and Power (physics), power, and is credited as the inventor of the electric battery a ...
(1745–1827), Italian physicist
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Alex Zanardi (born 1966), Italian racing driver
People with the surname Alessandro
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Danilo Alessandro (born 1988), Italian footballer
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Darío Alessandro (1951–2021), Argentine sociologist, politician, and diplomat
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Jonatan Alessandro (born 1987), Argentine footballer
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Victor Alessandro (1915–1976), American orchestra conductor
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