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{{Infobox given name
|name          = Alexander
|image         = Istanbul - Museo archeol. - Alessandro Magno (firmata Menas) - sec. III a.C. - da Magnesia - Foto G. Dall'Orto 28-5-2006 b-n.jpg
|caption       = Statue of [[Alexander the Great]], whose fame popularized the name's use throughout Europe and Asia
|pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|l|ɪ|g|ˈ|z|æ|n|d|ər}} {{respell|AL|ig|ZAN|dər}}<br>{{IPA|grc|aléksandros|lang|link=yes}}<br>{{IPA|el|aˈleksanðros|label=[[Modern Greek]]:}}<br>{{IPA|cs|ˈalɛksandr|lang}}<br>{{IPA|de|alɛkˈsandɐ|lang}}<br>{{IPA|pl|alɛkˈsandɛr|lang}}<br>{{IPA|ru|ɐlʲɪkˈsandr|lang}}<br>{{IPA|sh|aleksǎːndar, alěksaːn-|lang}}<br>{{IPA|sv|alɛkˈsǎnːdɛr|lang}}
|gender        = Male
|name day      = August 30
|origin        = Via [[Latin]] ''Alexander'', originally from the [[Greek language|Greek]] {{lang|grc|Ἀλέξανδρος}} (''Aléxandros''), from {{lang|grc|αλέξειν}} ''aléxein'' meaning "to ward off, keep off, turn away, defend, protect" and {{lang|grc|ἀνδρός}} ''andrós'', genitive of {{lang|grc|ἀνήρ}} ''anḗr'' meaning "man".
|meaning       = "Defender, protector of man"
| nickname       = [[Alex]], [[Alec]], [[Al (given name)|Al]], [[Xander]], Zander
|related names =
{{Plainlist|
* [[Alex]]
* [[Alec]]
* [[Axel (name)|Axel]]
* [[Al (given name)|Al]]
* [[Alexandria (given name)|Alexandria]]
* [[Alexandre (given name)|Alexandre]]
* [[Alexandru]]
* [[Alessandro]]
* [[Alejandro]]
*[[Alisdair]]
* [[Lex (given name)|Lex]]
* [[Iskandar (name)|Iskandar]]
* [[Sander (name)|Sander]]
* [[Sandra (given name)|Sandra]]
* [[Sandy (name)|Sandy]]
* [[Sasha (name)|Sasha]]
* [[Xander]]
}}
}}
{{Contains special characters}}
'''Alexander''' ({{langx|el|Ἀλέξανδρος}}) is a male [[given name|name]] of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is [[Alexander the Great]], the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of [[Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonia]] who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/192048201|title=Hellenisms : culture, identity, and ethnicity from antiquity to modernity|date=2008|publisher=Ashgate|others=Zacharia, Katerina, 1967–, Ζαχαρία, Κατερίνα, 1967–|isbn=978-0-7546-6525-0|location=Aldershot, England|oclc=192048201}}</ref>
Variants listed here are '''Aleksandar''', '''Aleksander''', '''Aleksandre''', '''Alessandro''', '''Aleksandr''' and '''Alekzandr'''. Related names and diminutives include [[Iskandar (name)|Iskandar]], [[Alec]], [[Alek]], [[Alex]], [[Alexandre (given name)|Alexandre]], [[Aleks (given name)|Aleks]], [[Aleksa (given name)|Aleksa]], [[Alasdair]], [[Sasha (name)|Sasha]], [[Sandro]], [[Skander]], and [[Sander (name)|Sander]]; feminine forms include [[Alexandra]], [[Alexandria (given name)|Alexandria]], and [[Sasha (name)|Sasha]].
==Etymology==
The name ''Alexander'' originates from the {{Langx|grc|Ἀλέξανδρος}} ({{Lang|grc-Latn|Aléxandros}}; 'defending men'<ref>{{LSJ|a)le/candros|Ἀλέξανδρος|ref}}.</ref> or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb {{lang|grc|ἀλέξειν}} ({{Lang|grc-Latn|aléxein}}; 'to ward off, avert, defend')<ref>{{LSJ|a)le/cw|ἀλέξειν|shortref}}.</ref> and the noun {{lang|grc|ἀνήρ}} ({{Lang|grc-Latn|anḗr}}, [[genetive|genitive]]: {{lang|grc|ἀνδρός}}, {{Lang|grc-Latn|andrós}};  meaning 'man').<ref>{{LSJ|a)nh/r|ἀνήρ|shortref}}.</ref>
The earliest [[Attested language|attested form]] of the name, is the [[Mycenaean Greek]] feminine [[anthroponym]] {{lang|gmy|𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨}}, {{Lang|gmy-Latn|a-re-ka-sa-da-ra}}, (/[[Alexandra]]/), written in the [[Linear B]] syllabic script.<ref>Tablet [[Mycenae|MY]] V 659 (61). {{cite web|url=http://www.palaeolexicon.com/default.aspx?static=12&wid=217|title=The Linear B word a-re-ka-sa-da-ra|website=Palaeolexicon. Word study tool of ancient languages}} {{cite web|url=https://www2.hf.uio.no/damos/Index/item/chosen_item_id/5622|title=MY 659 V (61)|website=DĀMOS Database of Mycenaean at Oslo|publisher=[[University of Oslo]]}} {{cite web|last=Raymoure|first=K.A.|url=http://minoan.deaditerranean.com/resources/linear-b-sign-groups/a/a-re-ka-sa-da-ra-qe/|title=a-re-ka-sa-da-ra-qe| work=Deaditerranean. Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Mycenaean World|first=John|last=Chadwick|author1-link=John Chadwick|place=New York|publisher=Cambridge University Press|orig-year=1976|year=1999}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080627021042/http://www.geocities.com/kurogr/linearb.pdf Mycenaean (Linear B)&nbsp;– English Glossary]</ref> [[Alaksandu]], alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ''Alaksandus'', was a king of [[Wilusa]] who sealed a treaty with the [[Hittites|Hittite]] king [[Muwatalli II]] ca. 1280 BC; this is generally assumed to have been a Greek called Alexandros.
The name was one of the [[epithet]]s given to the Greek goddess [[Hera]] and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". In the [[Iliad]], the character [[Paris (mythology)|Paris]] is known also as Alexander.<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0073%3Aentry%3D*%29ale%2Fcandros Ἀλέξανδρος],
Georg Autenrieth, ''A Homeric Dictionary'', on Perseus Digital Library</ref> The name's popularity was spread throughout the Greek world by the military conquests of [[Alexander the Great]]. Most later Alexanders in various countries were directly or indirectly named after him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/alexander|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Alexander|last=Campbell|first=Mike|website=Behind the Name|access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-11-12|title=There Is Power In The Name Alexander - There Is Power In The Name Alexander Poem by alexander opicho|url=https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/there-is-power-in-the-name-alexander/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=Poem Hunter|language=en-us}}</ref>
==People known as Alexander==
Alexander has been the name of many rulers, including kings of [[Macedon]], of [[List of Scottish monarchs|Scotland]], emperors of [[Russian Empire|Russia]] and [[List of popes|popes]].
===Rulers of antiquity===
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<!--* [[Alaksandu]] king of [[Wilusa]] who sealed a treaty with Hittite king [[Muwatalli II]] ca. 1280&nbsp;BC. dubious, restore with some reference-->
* Alexander (''Alexandros of Ilion''), more often known as [[Paris of Troy]]
* Alexander of Corinth, 10th king of [[Ancient Corinth|Corinth]] (816–791&nbsp;BC)
* [[Alexander I of Macedon]]
* [[Alexander II of Macedon]]
* Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as [[Alexander the Great]]
* [[Alexander IV of Macedon]]
* [[Alexander V of Macedon]]
* [[Alexander of Pherae]] despot of Pherae between 369 and 358&nbsp;BC
* [[Alexander I of Epirus]] king of Epirus about 342&nbsp;BC
* [[Alexander II of Epirus]] king of Epirus 272&nbsp;BC
* [[Alexander of Corinth]], viceroy of [[Antigonus Gonatas]] and ruler of a rump state based on Corinth c. 250&nbsp;BC
* [[Alexander (satrap)]] (died 220 BC), satrap of Persis under Seleucid king Antiochus III
* [[Alexander Balas]], ruler of the Seleucid kingdom of Syria between 150 and 146&nbsp;BC
* [[Alexander Zabinas]], ruler of part of the Seleucid kingdom of Syria based in Antioch between 128 and 123&nbsp;BC
* [[Alexander Jannaeus]] king of Judea, 103–76&nbsp;BC
* [[Alexander of Judaea]], son of Aristobulus II, king of Judaea
* [[Alexander Severus]] (208–235), [[Roman emperor]]
* [[Julius Alexander]], lived in the 2nd century, an [[Royal family of Emesa|Emesene nobleman]]
* [[Domitius Alexander]], Roman usurper who declared himself emperor in 308
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===Rulers of the Middle Ages===
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* [[Alexander, Byzantine Emperor]] (912–913)
* [[Alexander I of Scotland]] (c. 1078–1124)
* [[Alexander II of Scotland]] (1198–1249)
* [[Alexander Nevsky]] (1220–1263), Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir
* [[Alexander III of Scotland]] (1241–1286)
* [[Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia]], [[List of rulers of Wallachia|Voivode]] of [[Wallachia]] (died 1364)
* [[Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria]], [[tsar]] of [[Second Bulgarian Empire|Bulgaria]] (beginnings of the 14th century – 1371)
* [[Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver]], [[Prince of Tver]] as Alexander I and Grand Prince of [[Vladimir-Suzdal]] as Alexander II (1301–1339)
* [[Sikandar Khan Ghazi]], Vizier of Sylhet (from 1303)
* Aleksander (1338–before 1386), Prince of [[Podolia]] (son of [[Narymunt]])
* [[Sikandar Shah Miri]], better known as Sikandar Butshikan ("Sikandar the [[Iconoclast]]"), sixth [[sultan]] of the [[Shah Miri dynasty]] of [[Kashmir]] (1353–1413)
* [[Sikandar Shah]], [[Bengal Sultanate|Sultan of Bengal]] (1358–1390)
* [[Alexander II of Imereti|Alexander II of Georgia]] (1483–1510)
* [[Alexandru I Aldea]], ruler of the principality of Wallachia (1431–1436)
* [[Eskender]], [[Emperor]] of [[Ethiopian Empire|Ethiopia]] (1472–1494)
* [[Alexander Jagiellon]] (Alexander of Poland), King of [[Crown of the Kingdom of Poland|Poland]] (1461–1506)
* [[Nuruddin Sikandar Shah]], Sultan of [[Bengal]] (1481)
* [[Alexandru Lăpuşneanu]], Voivode of [[Moldavia]] (1499–1568)
* [[Sikandar Shah of Gujarat]], ruler of [[Gujarat Sultanate]] (died 1526)
* [[Sikandar Shah Suri]], [[Sur dynasty]], Shah of Delhi (died 1559)
* [[Alexandru II Mircea]], [[Voivode]] or [[Prince]] of [[Wallachia]] (1529–1577)
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===Modern rulers===
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* [[Alexander I of Russia]] (1777–1825), emperor of Russia
* [[Alexander II of Russia]] (1818–1881), emperor of Russia
* [[Alexander III of Russia]] (1845–1894), emperor of Russia
* [[Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia]] (1842–1858)
* [[Alexander of Bulgaria]] (1857–1893), first prince of [[Principality of Bulgaria|modern Bulgaria]]
* [[Alexandru Ioan Cuza]], first prince of [[Unification of Moldova and Romania|unified Romania]] (1859–1866)
* [[Alexander I of Serbia|Alexander I Obrenović of Serbia]] (1876–1903), king of Serbia
* [[Alexander, Prince of Lippe]] (1831–1905), prince of Lippe
* [[Alexander I of Yugoslavia]] (1888–1934), first king of Yugoslavia
* [[Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia]] (born 1945), head of the Yugoslav Royal Family
* [[Zog I]], also known as Skenderbeg III (1895–1961), king of Albanians
* [[Alexander of Greece]] (1893–1920), king of Greece
* [[Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (born 1939)|Leka, Crown Prince of Albania]] (1939–2011), king of Albanians (throne pretender)
* [[Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands]] (born 1967), eldest child of [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix]] and [[Prince Claus of the Netherlands|Prince Claus]]
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====Other royalty====
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* [[Alexander, son of Herod|Alexander]], Judean Prince, one of the sons of [[Herod the Great]] from his wife [[Mariamne (second wife of Herod)|Mariamne]]
* [[Alexander Helios]], Ptolemaic prince, one of the sons of [[Cleopatra]] and [[Mark Antony|Mark Anthony]]
* [[Alexander (grandson of Herod the Great)|Alexander]], Judean Prince, son to the above Alexander and Cappadocian princess [[Glaphyra]]
* [[Alexander (son of Ivan Shishman)|Alexander]] (d. 1418), son of [[Second Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian]] [[tsar]] [[Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria|Ivan Shishman]]
* [[Prince Alexander John of Wales]] (1871), short-lived son of [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]]
* [[Prince Alexandre of Belgium]] (1942–2009)
* [[Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] (1874–1899)
* [[Olav V of Norway]] (Prince Alexander of Denmark) (1903–1991)
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===Religious leaders===
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* [[Pope Alexander I]] (pope 97–105)
* [[Alexander of Apamea]], 5th-century bishop of Apamea
* [[Pope Alexander II]] (pope 1058–1061)
* [[Pope Alexander III]] (pope 1159–1181)
* [[Pope Alexander IV]] (pope 1243–1254)
* [[Pope Alexander V]] ("Peter Philarges" c. 1339–1410)
* [[Pope Alexander VI]] (1492–1503), Roman pope
* [[Pope Alexander VII]] (1599–1667)
* [[Pope Alexander VIII]] (pope 1689–1691)
* [[Alexander of Constantinople]], bishop of Constantinople (314–337)
* [[Pope Alexander I of Alexandria|St. Alexander of Alexandria]], Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria between 313 and 328
* [[Pope Alexander II of Alexandria]], Coptic Pope (702–729)
* [[Alexander of Lincoln]], bishop of Lincoln
* [[Alexander of Jerusalem]]
* See also [[Saint Alexander (disambiguation)|Saint Alexander]], various saints with this name
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===Other people===
====Antiquity====
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* [[Alexander (artists)]], the name of a number of artists of ancient Greece and Rome
* [[Alexander of Lyncestis]] (died 330 BC), contemporary of Alexander the Great
* [[Alexander (son of Polyperchon)]] (died 314 BC), regent of Macedonia
* [[Alexander (Antigonid general)]], 3rd-century BC cavalry commander under Antigonus III Doson
* [[Alexander of Athens]], 3rd-century BC Athenian comic poet
* [[Alexander Aetolus]] ({{floruit|280 BC}}), poet and member of the Alexandrian Pleiad
* [[Alexander (son of Lysimachus)]] ({{floruit|284–281 BC}}), Macedonian royal
* [[Alexander (grandson of Seleucus I Nicator)]] ({{floruit|270–240 BC}}), Greek Anatolian nobleman
* [[Alexander (Aetolian general)]], briefly conquered Aegira in 220&nbsp;BC
* [[Alexander of Acarnania]] (died 191&nbsp;BC), confidant of [[Antiochus III the Great]]
* [[Alexander Isius]] ({{floruit|198–189 BC}}), Aetolian military commander
* [[Alexander Lychnus]], early 1st-century BC poet and historian
* [[Alexander Philalethes]], 1st century BC physician
* [[Alexander Polyhistor]], Greek scholar of the 1st century BC
* [[Alexander of Myndus]], ancient Greek writer on zoology and divination
* [[Alexander of Aegae]], peripatetic philosopher of the 1st century AD
* [[Alexander of Cotiaeum]], 2nd-century Greek grammarian and tutor of Marcus Aurelius
* [[Alexander Numenius]], 2nd-century Greek rhetorician
* [[Alexander Peloplaton]], 2nd-century Greek rhetorician
* [[Alexander of Abonoteichus]] ({{circa|105–170}}), Greek religious leader and imposter
* [[Alexander of Aphrodisias]] ({{floruit|200}}), Greek commentator and philosopher
* [[Alexander of Lycopolis]], 4th-century author of an early Christian treatise against Manicheans
* [[List of minor New Testament figures#Alexander|Alexander]], a member of the Jerusalem Temple Sanhedrin mentioned in Acts 4:6
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====Middle Ages====
* [[Alexander of Hales]], English theologian in the 13th century
====Modern====
* [[Alexander (magician)]] (1880–1954), American stage magician specializing in mentalism
==People with the given name==
People with the given name Alexander or variants include:
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* [[Technoblade]] (1999–2022), American YouTuber, real name Alexander, surname not made public
* [[Alexander Aigner]] (1909–1988), Austrian mathematician
* [[Aleksandr Akimov]] (1953–1986), Russian nuclear engineer who died in Chernobyl
* [[Alexander Albon]] (born 1996), Thai-British racing driver
* [[Aleksander Allila]] (1890–?), Finnish politician
* [[Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov]] (1883–1946), Russian composer
* [[Alexander Argov]] (1914–1995), Russian-born Israeli composer
* [[Alexander Armah]] (born 1994), American football player
* [[Alexander Armstrong]] (born 1970), British comedian and singer
* [[Alexander Aslani (plastic surgeon)|Alexander Aslani]] (born 1969), Spanish plastic surgeon
* [[Aleksandr Averbukh]] (born 1974), Israeli pole vaulter
* [[Alex Baldock]] (born 1970), British businessman
* [[Alec Baldwin]] (born 1958), American actor
* [[Alexander Björk]] (born 1990), Swedish golfer
* [[Alexander Borodin]] (1833–1887), Russian composer
* [[Alexander Graham Bell]] (1847–1922), Scottish inventor of the first practical telephone
* [[Aleksander Barkov]] (born 1995), Finnish ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Calder]] (1898–1976), American sculptor best known for making mobiles
* [[Aleksandr Davidovich (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Alexander Davidson (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Alexander Day (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[A. N. D. A. Abeysinghe|Alexander Nicholas de Abrew Abeysinghe]] (1894–1963), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician
* [[Alex DeBrincat]] (born 1997), American ice hockey player
* [[A. E. Rajapakse|Alexander Edmund de Silva Wijegooneratne Samaraweera Rajapakse]] (1866–1937), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician
* [[Aleksandar Djordjevic]] (born 1967), Serbian basketball player
* [[Alexander Dubček]] (1921–1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968–1969)
* [[Alex Ebert]] (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
* [[Alexander Gee]] (born 1963), community leader and pastor in Madison, Wisconsin
* [[Alexander Lee (entertainer)|Alexander Lee]] (born 1988), also known as Alexander or Xander, South Korean singer, member of U-KISS
* [[Alexander Exarch]] (1810–1891), Bulgarian revivalist, publicist and journalist, participant in the struggle for an independent Bulgarian Exarchate
* [[Alex Ferguson]] (born 1941), Scottish football player and manager
* [[Alexander Fleming]] (1881–1955), Scottish discoverer of penicillin
* [[Alexander Zusia Friedman]] (1897–1943), Polish rabbi, educator, activist, and journalist
* [[Aleksander Gabelic]] (born 1965), Swedish politician
* [[Alex Galchenyuk]] (born 1994), American ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Gardner (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Alexander Glazunov]] (1865–1936), Russian composer
* [[Alexander Goldberg]] (born 1974), British rabbi, barrister, and human rights activist
* [[Alexander Goldberg (chemical engineer)]], Israeli chemical engineer and President of the [[Technion – Israel Institute of Technology]]
* [[Alexander Goldscheider]] (born 1950), Czech/British composer, producer and writer
* [[Alexander Gomelsky]] (1928–2005), Russian head coach of USSR basketball national team for 30&nbsp;years
* [[Alexander Gordon (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Aleksandr Gordon]] (1931–2020), Russian-Soviet director, screenwriter and actor
* [[Aleksandr Gorelik]] (1945–2012), Soviet figure skater
* [[Alexander Gould]] (born 1994), American actor
* [[Alexander Grothendieck]] (1928–2014), German-born French mathematician
* [[Alexander Gustafsson]] (born 1987), Swedish mixed martial arts fighter
* [[Alexander Haig]] (1924–2010), American general and politician
* [[Alexander Hamilton]] (1755–1804), first [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] and one of the [[Founding Fathers of the United States|founding fathers of the United States]]
* [[Alexander Hamilton Jr.]] (1786–1875), American attorney and son of Alexander Hamilton
* [[Alexander Hamilton Jr. (1816–1889)|Alexander Hamilton Jr.]] (1816–1889), son of [[James Alexander Hamilton]] and grandson of Alexander Hamilton
* [[Alexander Haugg]] (born 1968), German actor
* [[Alexander Held]] (born 1958), German actor
* [[Alexander Henn]], German anthropologist
* [[Alexander Henry (Philadelphia)|Alexander Henry]] (1823–1883), mayor of Philadelphia
* [[Alex Higgins]] (1949–2010), Northern Irish snooker player
* [[Alexander Hollins]] (born 1996), American football player
* [[Alexander Holtz]] (born 2002), Swedish ice hockey player
* [[Alex Horne]] (born 1978), British comedian
* [[Alexander von Humboldt]] (1769–1859), Prussian naturalist and explorer
* [[Alexander Ilečko]] (1937–2023), Slovak sculptor
* [[Alex Jones]] (born 1974), American radio show host and conspiracy theorist
* [[Aleksandr Kamshalov]] (1932–2019), Soviet politician
* [[Alex Kapranos]] (born 1972), Scottish musician, author, songwriter and producer, front-man of [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]
* [[Aleksandar Katai]] (born 1991), Serbian footballer
* [[Alexander Kerensky]] (1881–1970) leader of [[Russian Provisional Government]]
* [[Alexander Kerfoot]] (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Alex Killorn]] (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Klingspor]] (born 1977), Swedish painter and sculptor
* [[Aleksandr Kogan (scientist)|Aleksandr Kogan]] (born 1985/86), Moldovan-born American psychologist and data scientist
* [[Alexander Korda]] (1893–1956), Hungarian film director
* [[Alexander Kucheryavenko]] (born 1987), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Aleksander Kwaśniewski]] (born 1954), former [[President of Poland]]
* [[Aleksander Lesser]] (1814–1884), Polish painter, illustrator, and art critic
* [[Alexander Levinsky]] (1910–1990), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Ivanovich Levitov]] (1835–1877), Russian writer
* [[Alexander Lévy]] (born 1990), French golfer
* [[Alexandre Lippmann]] (1881–1960), French épée fencer
* [[Alexander Ludwig]] (born 1992), Canadian actor
* [[Sandy Lyle|Alexander "Sandy" Lyle]] (born 1958), Scottish golfer
* [[Alexander Lukashenko]] (born 1954), [[President of Belarus]]
* [[Alex Manninger]] (born 1977), Austrian footballer
* [[Alessandro Manzoni]] (1785–1873), Italian poet and novelist
* [[Ali Marpet|Alexander "Ali" Marpet]] (born 1993), American football player
* [[Aleksandr Marshal]] (born 1957), Russian singer, songwriter, and musician
* [[Alexander Mattison]] (born 1998), American football player
* [[Alexander McClure]] (1828–1909), American politician, editor and writer
* Alexander Lyell McEwin (1897–1988), known as [[Lyell McEwin]], Australian politician, Minister for Health
* [[Alexander McQueen]] (1969–2010), British fashion designer and couturier
* [[Alexander Michel Melki]] (born 1992), Swedish-Lebanese footballer
* [[Alexander Mirsky]] (born 1964), Latvian politician
* [[Alexander Francis Molamure]] (1888–1951), 1st Speaker of the [[State Council of Ceylon]] and 1st Speaker of the [[Parliament of Sri Lanka]]
* [[Alessandro Moreschi]] (1858–1922), Italian castrato singer
* [[Aleksandr Nikolayev (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Alexander Nikolov (boxer)]] (born 1940), Bulgarian boxer
* [[Alex Norén]] (born 1982), Swedish golfer
* [[Alexander Nylander]] (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player
* [[Alexander O'Neal]] (born 1953), American singer
* [[Alexander Ovechkin]] (born 1985), Russian hockey player
* [[Alexander Patch]] (1889–1945), American general during [[World War II]]
* [[Aleksandr Panayotov]], Russian-Ukrainian singer and songwriter
* [[Alexander Pechtold]] (born 1965), Dutch politician
* [[Alexander Penn]] (1906–1972), Israeli poet
* [[A. P. Jayasuriya|Alexander Perera Jayasuriya]] (1901–1980), Sri Lankan Sinhala MP and Cabinet Minister
* [[Alexander Pichushkin]] (born 1974), prolific Russian serial killer
* [[Alex Pietrangelo]] (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Piorkowski]] (1904–1948), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes
* [[Alexander Ponomarenko]] (born 1964), Russian billionaire businessman
* [[Alexander Pope]] (1688–1744), English poet
* [[Alexander Popov (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Alexander Ptushko]] (1900–1973), Russian film director
* [[Alexander Pushkin]] (1799–1837), Russian writer
* [[Alexander Radulov]] (born 1986), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Ragoza]] (1858–1919), Russian general in World War I
* [[Alexander Raevsky (aviator)]] (1887–1937), Russian aviator
* [[Alexander Rendell]] (born 1990), Thai actor and singer
* [[Alex Rodriguez]] (born 1975), Major League Baseball star, won 3 AL MVP awards, also known as A-Rod
* [[Alexander Rou]] (1906–1973), Russian film director
* [[Alexander Rowe (runner)|Alexander Rowe]] (born 1992), Australian athlete
* [[Alexander Rudolph]] ("Al McCoy"; 1894–1966), American boxer
* [[Alex Russell (cricketer)|Alexander Russell]] (born 2002), Welsh cricketer
* [[Alexander Rybak]] (born 1986), Belarusian-born Norwegian artist and violinist
* [[Alexander Salkind]] (1921–1997), French film producer
* [[Alex Salmond]] (1954–2024), Scottish politician, first minister of Scotland (2007–2014)
* [[Alexander Scholz]] (born 1992), Danish footballer
* [[Alexander Scriabin]] (1872–1915), Russian composer and pianist
* [[Alexander Selkirk]] (1676–1721), Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer
* [[Alexander Semin]] (born 1984), Russian hockey player
* [[Aleksander Serov]] (born 1954), Russian singer
* [[Alexander Serov]] (1820–1871), Russian composer
* [[Alexander Shatilov]] (born 1987), Uzbek-Israeli artistic gymnast
* [[Alexander Shulgin|Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin]] (1925–2014), American chemist, psychopharmacologist, and author
* [[Alexander Sieghart]] (born 1994), Thai footballer
* [[Alexander Skarsgård]] (born 1976), Swedish actor
* [[Alexander Stafford]], British politician
* [[Alexander Stavenitz]] (1901–1960), Russian Empire-born American visual artist and educator
* [[Alexander Suvorov]] (1730–1800), Russian military leader, considered a national hero, Count of Rymnik, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince of Italy, and the last Generalissimo of the Russian Empire
* [[Alexander McCall Smith]] (born 1948), Scottish writer
* [[Alexander Solonik]] (1960–1997), Russian murder victim
* [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]] (1918–2008), Russian writer, Nobel laureate, Soviet dissident
* [[Alexander Steen]] (born 1984), Swedish ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Stubb]] (born 1968), Finnish politician, president of Finland 2024–2030
* [[Alexandre Texier]] (born 1999), French ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Thorburn]] (1836–1894), Canadian politician
* [[Alexander Tikhonov]] (born 1947), Russian biathlete
* [[Alex Turner]] (born 1986), British musician, songwriter and producer, front-man of [[Arctic Monkeys]] and [[The Last Shadow Puppets]]
* [[Alexander Vainberg]] (born 1961), Russian politician
* [[Lex van Dam]] (born 1968), Dutch trader and TV personality
* [[Alexander Van der Bellen]] (born 1944), [[President of Austria]]
* [[Alexander Varchenko]] (born 1949), Russian mathematician
* [[Aleksander Veingold]] (born 1953), Estonian and Soviet chess player and coach
* [[Aleksandr Vlasov (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Alexander Volkanovski]] (born 1988), UFC Fighter
* [[Alessandro Volta]] (1745–1827), Italian physicist
* [[Alexander Wennberg]] (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Wilson (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[A. F. Wijemanne|Alexander Wijemanne]], Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and politician
* [[Alex Zanardi]] (born 1966), Italian racing driver and paracyclist
* [[Aleksandar Zečević (basketball, born 1996)|Aleksandar Zečević]] (born 1996), Serbian basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Oleksandr Zubov]] (born 1983), Ukrainian chess player and Grandmaster
* [[Oleksandr Usyk]] (born 1987), Ukrainian professional boxer
* [[Alexander Zverev]] (born 1997), German tennis player
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==In other languages==
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* [[Afrikaans]]: Alexander
* [[Albanian language|Albanian]]: Aleksandër
** [[Albanian language|Albanian]] diminutive: Leka
* [[Amharic]]: እስክንድር (Isikinidiri, Eskender)
* [[Arabic]]: {{lang|ar|اسكندر}} ([[Iskandar (name)|Iskandar]])
* [[Armenian language|Armenian]]: Ալեքսանդր (Aleksandr)
* [[Asturian language|Asturian]]: Alexandru, Xandru
* [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]]: İsgəndər/Исҝәндәр/ایسگندر, Aleksandr/Александр/آلئکساندر
* [[Basque language|Basque]]: Alesander
* [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]: Аляксандр (Aliaksandr), Алесь (Ales)
* [[Bengali language|Bengali]]: সিকান্দর (Sikandor)
* [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Александър (Aleksandŭr), Сашко (Sashko)
* [[Catalan language|Catalan]]: Alexandre/Aleixandre
* [[Chinese languages|Chinese]]:
** Historical:
*** ''[[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]'': {{lang|zh-Hant|烏弋山離}}, ''[[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]'': {{lang|zh-Hans|乌弋山离}}, ''[[Reconstructions of Old Chinese#Baxter–Sagart (2014)|Baxter-Sagart]]'': {{IPA|/*[ʔ]ˤa lək s-ŋrar [r]aj/}}
*** ''Traditional and Simplified'': {{lang|zh-Hant|阿荔散}}, ''[[Baxter's transcription for Middle Chinese|Baxter Romanization]]'': 'a lejH sanH
** Contemporary: ''[[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]'': {{lang|zh-Hant|亞歷山大}}, ''[[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]'': {{lang|zh-Hans|亚历山大}}, ''[[Hanyu Pinyin|Pinyin]]'': Yàlìshāndà, ''[[Jyutping]]'': aa<sup>3</sup> lik<sup>6</sup> saan<sup>1</sup> daai<sup>6</sup>, ''[[Romanization of Wu Chinese|Wugniu]]'': iá-liq-sé-da, ''[[Bang-ua-ce|BUC]]'': Ā-lĭk-săng-dâi
* [[Czech language|Czech]]: Alexandr, Alexander
* [[Danish language|Danish]]: Aleksander, Alexander
* [[Dutch language|Dutch]]: Alexander
* [[Esperanto]]: Aleksandro
* [[Estonian language|Estonian]]: Aleksander
* [[English language|English]]: Alexander
* [[Finnish language|Finnish]]: Aleksanteri
* [[French language|French]]: Alexandre
* [[Galician language|Galician]]: Alexandre
* [[Georgian language|Georgian]]: ალექსანდრე (Aleksandre)
* [[German language|German]]: Alexander
* [[Greek language|Greek]]
**[[Mycenaean Greek]]: 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀫 (Aléxandros)
**[[Ancient Greek]]: Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros)
** [[Biblical Greek|Koine Greek]]: Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros)
** [[Modern Greek]]: Αλέξανδρος (Aléxandros)
* [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]]: Alekanekelo
* [[Hebrew]]: אלכסנדר (Aleksander)
* [[Hindi]]: सिकंदर (Sikandar)
* [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: Sándor, Alexander, Elek
* [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]: Alexander
* [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]: Iskandar, Alexander
* [[Irish language|Irish]]: Alastar
* [[Italian language|Italian]]: Alessandro
* [[Japanese language|Japanese]]: アレキサンダー (Arekisandā)
* [[Korean language|Korean]]: 알렉산더 (Alleksandeo)
* [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]: Искандер (Iskander)
* [[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]]: Искендер (Iskender)
* [[Latin]]: Alexander
* [[Latvian language|Latvian]]: Aleksandrs
* [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]: Aleksandras
* [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]: Александар (Aleksandar), Сашко (Sashko, Saško)
* [[Malay language|Malay]]: Iskandar
* [[Malayalam]]
** [[Syriac language|Syriac Origin]] : ചാണ്ടി (t͡ʃaːɳʈI), ഇടിക്കുള (IʈIkkʊɭa)
** [[Greek language|Greek Origin]] : അലക്സിയോസ് (alaksIyos), അലക്സി (alaksI)
** [[English language|Anglican Origin]] : അലക്സാണ്ടര്‍ (alaksa:ndar), അലക്സ് (alaks)
* [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]]: Александр (Alyeksandr)
* [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: Aleksander, Alexander
* [[Pashto]]: سکندر (Sikandar)
* [[Persian language|Persian]]: {{lang|fa|الکساندر}} (Aleksânder), {{lang|fa|اسکندر}} (Eskandar)
* [[Polish language|Polish]]: Aleksander
* [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Alexandre, Alexandro, Alessandro, Leandro
* [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]: Sikandar
* [[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Alexandru, Alex, Sandu
* [[Russian language|Russian]]: Александр (Aleksandr), Саша (Sasha)
* [[Rusyn language|Rusyn]]: Александер (Aleksander)
* [[Sanskrit]]: अलक्षेन्द्र (Alakṣendra)
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: Alasdair
* [[Scots language|Scots]]: Alastair, Alistair, Alister, Sandy
* [[Serbo-Croatian]]: Александар / Aleksandar
* [[Slovak language|Slovak]]: Alexander
* [[Slovene language|Slovene]]: Aleksander
* [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Alejandro
* [[Swedish language|Swedish]]: Alexander
* [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]: Alejandro
* {{langx|th|อเล็กซานเดอร์}}
* [[Turkish language|Turkish]]: İskender
* [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: Олександр (Oleksandr, sometimes anglicized Olexander), Сашко (Sashko), Олесь (Oles), Олелько (Olelko)
* [[Urdu]]: سکندر (Sikandar)
* [[Valencian language|Valencian]]: Alecsandro, Aleksandro, Aleixandre, Alexandre
* [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]: Alexander, A Lịch San
* [[Welsh language|Welsh]]: Alexander
* [[Yiddish]]: אלעקסאנדער (Aleksander), סענדער ([[Sender (name)|Sender]])
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==Variants and diminutives==
*[[Alex]]
*[[Alexsander]]
*[[Alexey]]
*[[Sasha (name)|Sasha/Sash]]
*[[Sandy (given name)|Sandy]]
*[[Xander]]
==See also==
*[[Alex (disambiguation)]]
*[[Alexandra]]
*[[Justice Alexander (disambiguation)]]
*[[Alexander (surname)]]
*{{Lookfrom|Alexander}}
*[[Hera Alexandros]], epithet of the Greek goddess Hera
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