Alex is a

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. Similar names are

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. Variants listed here ar ...

Alexandra Alexandra () is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander (, ). Etymology, Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; genitive, GEN , ; ...

, Alexey or Alexis.

People

Multiple

* Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Cook (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Forsyth (disambiguation), multiple people * Alexander Gardner (disambiguation), multiple people *

Alex Gordon (disambiguation) Alex Gordon is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the Kansas City Royals. Alex Gordon may also refer to: * Alex Gordon (police agent), a police infiltrator *Alex Gordon, former collegiate basketball player, currently with Choral ...

, multiple people * Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Jones (disambiguation), multiple people *

Alexander Johnson (disambiguation) Alexander Johnson or Alex Johnson may refer to: *Alexander Bryan Johnson (1786–1867), British philosopher and banker *Alexander Lange Johnson (1910–1989), Norwegian bishop *Alexander S. Johnson (1817–1878), American jurist *Alexander Johnson ...

, multiple people * Alex Lee (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Taylor (disambiguation), multiple people

Politicians

Alex Allan Sir Alexander Claud Stuart Allan (born 9 February 1951) is a British civil servant who served as chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee and Head of Intelligence Assessment for Her Majesty's Government between 2007 and 2011. He resigned ...

(born 1951), British diplomat * Alex Attwood (born 1959), Northern Irish politician *

Alex Kushnir Alexander Kushnir (; born 2 November 1978) is an Israeli politician. He currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu. Biography Kushnir was born in the Soviet Union. In 1992, he immigrated to Israel with his mother, settling ...

(born 1978), Israeli politician *

Alex Salmond Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond ( ; 31 December 1954 – 12 October 2024) was a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. A prominent figure in the Scottish nationalist movement, he was Leader of the Sc ...

(1954–2024), Scottish politician, former

First Minister of Scotland The first minister of Scotland () is the head of government of Scotland. The first minister leads the Scottish Government, the Executive (government), executive branch of the devolved government and is th ...

Baseball players

* Alex Avila (born 1987), American baseball player *

Alex Bregman Alexander David Bregman (born March 30, 1994) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros. As a high school sophomore at Albu ...

(born 1994), American baseball player *

Alex Freeland Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the Los Angeles Dodgers system. Players Maddux Bruns Maddux John Bruns (born June 20, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Bruns ...

(born 2001), American baseball player *

Alex Gardner (baseball) Alexander Gardner (April 28, 1861 – June 18, 1926) was a Canadian professional baseball catcher who played one major league game for the Washington Nationals of the American Association in . Gardner started his only game on May 10, 1884, and ...

(1861–1921), Canadian baseball player *

Alex Katz (baseball) Alexander Benjamin Katz (; born October 12, 1994) is an American-Israeli professional baseball left-handed pitcher who is a free agent. He plays internationally for Team Israel. Katz pitched for the St. John's Red Storm, and was part of the t ...

(born 1994), American baseball player *

Alex Pham Below are select minor league players and the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles: Players Justin Armbruester Justin David Armbruester (born October 21, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Balti ...

(born 1999), American baseball player *

Alex Pompez Alejandro "Alex" Pompez (May 3, 1890 – March 14, 1974) was an American executive in Negro league baseball who owned the Cuban Stars (East) and New York Cubans franchises from 1916 to 1950. His family had emigrated from Cuba, where his father ...

(1890–1974), American executive in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball scout *

Alex Rodriguez Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop, third baseman and designated hitter and current businessman. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (ML ...

(born 1975), American baseball player *

Alex Santos (baseball) This a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the Houston Astros system and the rosters of their minor league affiliates. Players Luis Báez Luis Alexander Báez (born January 11, 2004) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in ...

(born 2002), American baseball player

American football

Alex Anzalone Alex Anzalone ( , born September 22, 1994) is an American professional football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators. Anzalone was selected in the third round ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Alex Austin Alex Austin (born May 22, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers. Early life Austin was born and raised ...

(born 2001), American football player * Alex Bachman (born 1996), American football player * Alex Barnes (American football) (born 1996), American football player * Alex Bars (born 1995), American football player * Alex Barrett (born 1994), American football player * Alex Cappa (born 1995), American football player * Alex Hale, Australian-American football player * Alex Highsmith (born 1997), American football player * Alex Hornibrook (born 1997), American football player * Alex Huntley (born 2001), American football player *

Alex Karras Alexander George Karras (July 15, 1935October 10, 2012) was an American professional American football, football player, professional wrestler, sportscaster, and actor. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection playing defensive tackle for the Detro ...

(1935–2012), American football player and actor * Alex Leatherwood (born 1999), American football player * Alex Light (born 1996), American football player * Alex Mack (born 1985), American football player *

Alex McGough Alexander Lee McGough ( ; born November 19, 1995) is an American professional football quarterback for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). McGough played college football at FIU, and was selected by the Seattle Seahaw ...

(born 1995), American football player * Alex Orji (born 2003), American football player * Alex Palczewski (born 1999), American football player * Alex Redmond (American football) (born 1995), American football player * Alex Smith (born 1984), American football player * Alex "Sonny" Styles (born 2004), American football player

Association footballers

*Alex (footballer, born 1976), Brazilian footballer *

Alex (footballer, born 1977) Alexsandro de Souza (born 14 September 1977), commonly known as Alex, is a Brazilian football Manager (association football), manager, pundit and former Association football, footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current h ...

, full name Alexsandro de Souza, Brazilian footballer * Alex (footballer, born 1979), full name Domingos Alexandre Martins Costa, Portuguese footballer * Alex (footballer, born January 1982), full name Alex Henrique da Silva, Armenian-Brazilian footballer * Alex (footballer, born June 1982), full name Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, Brazilian footballer * Alex (footballer, born 1989), full name Alex Costa dos Santos, Brazilian footballer * Alex (footballer, born August 1990), full name Alexssander Medeiros de Azeredo, Brazilian footballer * Alex (footballer, born 1999), full name Alex de Oliveira Nascimento, Brazilian footballer * Alex Cazumba (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Alex Chidiac (born 1999), Australian footballer *

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 *

Alex Ferguson Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson (born 31 December 1941) is a Scottish former professional football manager and player, best known for managing Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is widely regarded as the greatest manager of all time and ...

(born 1941), Scottish football manager and player * Alex Freitas (footballer, born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Alex Freitas (footballer, born 1991), Portuguese footballer * Alex Gardner (footballer) (1877–1952), Scottish footballer *

Alex Manninger Alexander Manninger (born 4 June 1977) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played internationally for the Austria national team on 33 occasions, including at UEFA Euro 2008, and has represented football ...

(born 1977), Austrian footballer * Alex Raphael Meschini (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Alex Monteiro de Lima (born 1988), Brazilian footballer *

Alex Morgan Alexandra Morgan Carrasco (born Alexandra Patricia Morgan; July 2, 1989) is an American former professional association football, soccer player.She co-captained the United States women's national soccer team, United States national team with ...

(born 1989), American women's soccer player * Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (born 1993), English footballer * Álex Pérez (born 1991), Spanish footballer * Alessandro Santos (born 1977), Brazilian-Japanese international footballer * Alex Silva (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian footballer *

Alex Stepney Alexander Cyril Stepney (born 18 September 1942) is an English former association football, footballer who was Manchester United F.C., Manchester United's goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper when they became the first English club to w ...

(born 1942), English footballer * Alex Whittle (born 1993), English footballer

Basketball players

* Alex Caruso (born 1994), American basketball player *

Alex English Alexander English (born January 5, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and businessman. A South Carolina native, English played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball, South Carolina ...

(born 1954), American basketball player * Alex Karaban (born 2002), American basketball player * Alex King (basketball) (born 1985), German basketball player * Alex Len (born 1993), Ukrainian basketball player * Alex Poythress (born 1993), American-Ivorian basketball player * Alex Sarr (born 2005), French basketball player * Alex Tyus (born 1988), American-Israeli basketball player

Boxers

* Alex Arthur (born 1978), British boxer * Alex Obeysekere (1918–2002), Sri Lankan boxer

Motorsports

* Alex Albon (born 1996), Thai racing driver * Alex Labbé (born 1993), Canadian racing driver * Alex Zanardi (born 1966), Italian racing driver and paracyclist

Other sports

Alex Asensi Alex Asensi (born February 9, 1984), is a photographer and distinguished Pingpongo player in Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europ ...

(born 1984), Norwegian table tennis player * Alex Auld (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player * Alex Breton (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player *

Alex Chu Alex Chu (born September 2, 1979), known sometimes as Alex () and born Chu Hun-gon (), is a Korean-Canadian singer and actor. He is the male vocalist of the South Korean electropop band Clazziquai. Biography Having immigrated to Canada with ...

(born 1992), American professional gamer, usually known by his in-game name Xpecial * Alex Eala (born 2005), Filipino tennis player * Alex Decoteau (1887–1917),

Cree The Cree, or nehinaw (, ), are a Indigenous peoples of the Americas, North American Indigenous people, numbering more than 350,000 in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations in Canada, First Nations. They live prim ...

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

track and field athlete, police officer and soldier. * Alex Glenn (born 1988), New Zealand rugby league player * Alex Hall (born 1998), American freestyle skier *

Alex Honnold Alex Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his Free solo climbing, free solo ascents of Big wall climbing, big walls. Honnold rose to worldwide fame in June 2017 when he became the first person to free solo a f ...

(born 1985), American rock climber * Alex Koslov, ring name of Alex Sherman (born 1984), a Moldovan-born professional wrestler * *

Alex Ovechkin Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin (, ; born 17September 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), left winger and Captain (ice hockey), captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "the ...

(born 1985), Russian ice hockey player and captain for the

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...

* Alex Pierzchalski (born 1991), Canadian football player * Alex Pietrangelo (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player * Alex Schlopy (born 1992), American skier * Alex Tracy (born 2001), American ice hockey player * Alex Tripolski (born 1962), Israeli Olympic sport shooter, and President of the Israel Curling Federation

Arts and entertainment

* Alex (actor) (1959–2011), Indian actor and magician * Alex (singer) (born 1978), Danish singer * Alex Avery (born 1971), English actor * Alex Borstein (born 1972), American actress * Alex Brooker (born 1984), British journalist and presenter of ''

The Last Leg ''The Last Leg'' (known during its first series as ''The Last Leg with Adam Hills'' and in Australia as ''Adam Hills: The Last Leg'') is a British late-night television humorous talk/sketch show that originally ran alongside the 2012 Summer Par ...

'' * Alex Bulmer, Canadian playwright and theatre artist * Alex Castro (born 1985), Filipino actor and Vice Governor of

Bulacan Bulacan, officially the Province of Bulacan (; ; ; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Regions of the Philippines, region. Its capital is the city of Malolos. Bulacan was established on ...

Alex Chilton William Alexander Chilton (December 28, 1950March 17, 2010) was an American musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock bands the Box Tops and Big Star. Chilton's early commercial success in the 1960s as a teen vocalist for the Box Tops ...

(1950–2010), American singer-songwriter, guitarist, the lead singer of the Box Tops *

(born 1979), Korean-Canadian singer of Clazziquai * Alex Consani (born 2003), American model and influencer *

Alex Day Alex Richard George Day (born 8 April 1989) is an English musician, vlogger and writer. Day has released seven studio albums, two EPs, and had three UK Top 40 hits. Day amassed more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his Y ...

(born 1989), English musician * Alex Gaskarth (born 1987), American lead singer of All Time Low *

Alex Gonzaga Catherine "Alex" Cruz Gonzaga-Morada (; born January 16, 1988) is a Filipino media personality, host, comedian, actress, businesswoman, singer and vlogger. She played the lead role of Diane Santos on the Philippine television drama series '' P ...

(born 1988), Filipino actress, comedian, and YouTuber *

Alex Harvey (musician) Alexander James Harvey (5 February 1935 – 4 February 1982) was a Scottish rock and blues musician. Although his career spanned almost three decades, he is best remembered as the frontman of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, with whom he bui ...

(1935–1982), British rock musician * Alex Hills (born 1974), English composer * Alex Hood (born 1935), Australian folk musician * Alex James (musician) (born 1968), British bass player for Blur * Alex Jolig (born 1963), German actor, singer and motorcycle racer *

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 Elizabeth Corday, Dr. Eliz ...

(born 1963), English actress * Alex Koehler (born 1991), American vocalist for

Chelsea Grin Chelsea Grin is an American deathcore band from Salt Lake City, Utah. Formed in 2007, the group have released two EPs and seven full-length albums. Since 2018, no founding members remain in the band. Despite not being in the original line-up, ...

* Alex Lifeson, stage name for Canadian musician Alexandar Zivojinovich (born 1953), a guitarist for Rush * Alex Mahan (born 1988), American video game developer * Alex Vincent Medina (born 1986), Filipino film actor *

Alex O'Loughlin Alex O'Loughlin (born 24 August 1976) is an Australian actor. He is known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett on CBS' remake of the TV series ''Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series), Hawaii Five-0'' (2010–2020). He had starri ...

(born 1976), Australian actor * Alex Russell (actor) (born 1987), Australian actor * Alex Sauser-Monnig, American singer * Alex Sharpe (''

fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

'' 1991–present), Irish singer *

Alex Trebek George Alexander Trebek (; July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020) was a Canadian and American game show host and television personality. He was best known for hosting the syndicated general knowledge quiz game show ''Jeopardy!'' for 37 seasons ...

(1940–2020), Canadian-American host of the game show ''

Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead g ...

'' *

Alex Turner (musician) Alexander David Turner (born 6 January 1986) is an English musician. He is the lead vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Arctic Monkeys. Turner is known for his lyricism ranging from kitchen sink realism to surrealist wordplay, which has ...

(born 1986), British guitarist and lead singer of Arctic Monkeys *

Alex Van Halen Alexander Arthur Van Halen ( , ; born May 8, 1953) is an American musician who was the drummer and a co-founder of the rock band Van Halen, which was formed in 1972 by Van Halen and his younger brother Eddie Van Halen, Eddie under the name "Ma ...

(born 1953), Dutch drummer for Van Halen * Alex Vargas (born 1988), Danish singer * Alex Wenham, English stone carver *

Alex Winter Alexander Winter (born 1965) is a British-born American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, he is best known for playing Bill S. Preston, Esq., in the 1989 film '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' and its sequels '' Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey' ...

(born 1965), British-American actor * Eliza Orne White (1856–1947), American author who wrote under the pen-name 'Alex'

Other

* Alex Aïnouz (born 1982), French culinary YouTuber * Alex Azar (born 1967), American government official and lawyer * Alex Balfanz (born 1999), American video game developer *

Alex Ferrer Alejandro Enrique Ferrer (born October 18, 1960), known professionally as Judge Alex, is an American television personality, lawyer, and retired judge who presided as the arbitrator on the eponymous '' Judge Alex''. Early life and education Fe ...

(born 1960), a Cuban-born judge currently residing in Miami, Florida * Alex Konanykhin (born 1966), Russian Entrepreneur, former banker * Alex McCool (1923–2020), American NASA manager *Alex Schachter (2003–2018), one of the 17 victims who was killed in the

Stoneman Douglas High School shooting On February 14, 2018, a mass shooting occurred when 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire on students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, part of the Miami metropolitan area, Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and injuring 18 ot ...

* Alex Chen Stokes (born 1996), American internet celebrity * Alex Wagner (born 1977), American journalist

Others

Alex (parrot) Alex (May 18, 1976 – September 6, 2007) was a grey parrot and the subject of a thirty-year experiment by animal psychologist Irene Pepperberg, initially at the University of Arizona and later at Harvard University and Brandeis University. ...

(1976–2007), an African Grey Parrot and the subject of language experiments

Fictional characters

*Alex, a character in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie '' He's Just Not That Into You'' * Alex (''A Clockwork Orange'') * Alex (''Power Rangers'') * Alex (''Street Fighter'') * Alex (''Totally Spies'') *Alex Archer, character in the 1987–1992 ''Alex'' series of young adult novels by New Zealand novelist Tessa Duder *

Alex Browning Alex Theodore Browning is a fictional character in the ''Final Destination'' series created by Jeffrey Reddick and portrayed by Canadian actor Devon Sawa. Alex serves as the protagonist of the original ''Final Destination'' film in 2000. Alex ...

, a character from ''

Final Destination ''Final Destination'' is an American horror franchise that includes six films, ten novels, and two comic books. It is based on an unproduced spec script by Jeffrey Reddick, originally written for the television series ''The X-Files''. All of ...

'' * Alex Cross, from the ''Alex Cross'' novel and film series *Alex Dunphy, a character in ''

Modern Family ''Modern Family'' is an American television sitcom, created by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, that aired on ABC for 11 seasons from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020. The series follows the lives of three diverse but interrelated fa ...

'' * Alex Fierro, from the ''Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard'' novels by Rick Riordan * Alex P. Keaton, a character on the United States TV sitcom '' Family Ties'' * Alex the Lion, from the ''Madagascar'' animated films and franchise *

Alex Louis Armstrong The ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' manga and anime series feature an extensive cast of fictional characters created by Hiromu Arakawa. The story is set in a fictional universe within the 20th century in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scienti ...

, the state alchemist from

Fullmetal Alchemist is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga, manga anthology magazine ''Gangan Comics#Monthly Shōnen Gangan, Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' between July 2001 and June ...

*Alex Masterley, the title character in Alex (comic strip) * Alex Millar (''Being Human'') *Alex O'Connell, a character from the 2001 film '' The Mummy Returns'' and its 2008

sequel A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music, or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the same ...

*Alex O'Donnell, a character in the 2009 American fantasy comedy movie '' 17 Again'' *Alex Pruitt, the main character in the 1997 film '' Home Alone 3'' *Alex, one of the marriageable male characters in the video game ''

Stardew Valley ''Stardew Valley'' is a 2016 farm life simulation game developed by Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone. Players take the role of a character who inherits their deceased grandfather's dilapidated farm in a place known as "Stardew Valley". ''Stardew Valle ...

'' * Alex Rider (character), from the ''Alex Rider'' novels by Anthony Horowitz *Alex Shamir, a character in the 1994 American comedy film '' Robot in the Family'' *Alex Standall, a character in the novel and Netflix series ''

13 Reasons Why ''13 Reasons Why'' (also stylized as ''TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY'') is an American teen drama television series based on the 2007 novel '' Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. Developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and with Selena Gomez ser ...

'' *Alex Taylor, the main character in the video game '' The Crew'' *

Alex Alex is a given name. Similar names are Alexander, Alexandra, Alexey or Alexis. People Multiple * Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Cook (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Forsyth (disambiguation), multiple people * Al ...

, the second of nine player skins added to ''

Minecraft ''Minecraft'' is a 2011 sandbox game developed and published by the Swedish video game developer Mojang Studios. Originally created by Markus Persson, Markus "Notch" Persson using the Java (programming language), Java programming language, the ...

'' * Alex Vause, a character in the television series ''Orange Is the New Black'' *Alex, supporting character in the anime series ''

Futari wa Pretty Cure , also sometimes stylized as ''PreCure'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation and the first installment in the '' Pretty Cure'' metaseries created by Izumi Todo. It aired on ANN, with 96 episodes across two ...

'' (originally named Akane Fujita)

References

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