Alexander (surname)
| Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Language(s) | English |
| Other names | |
| See also | MacAlasdair, Mac Alsandair |
Alexander is a surname originating in Scotland. It is originally an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic MacAlasdair. It is a somewhat common Scottish name, and the region of Scotland where it traditionally is most commonly found is in the Highlands region of Scotland.
Notable people with the surname include:
- AJ Alexander (born 1980), American model and Playboy Playmate
- A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough (1885–1965), British politician
- Albert R. Alexander (1859-1966), American judge
- Amir Alexander (born 1963), Israeli-American historian
- Ana Alexander (born 1954), Cuban long jumper
- Annie Lowrie Alexander (1864–1929), American physician and educator
- Archibald Alexander (1772–1851), American theologian, professor, and first principal of Princeton Seminary
- Archibald S. Alexander (1906–1979), American lawyer, civil servant, and Democratic politician
- Archibald Alexander (Delaware) (1755–1822), American physician and politician
- Archibald Alphonso Alexander (1888-1958), American design and construction engineer
- Barton S. Alexander (1819–1878), U.S. Army brigadier general and engineer during the American Civil War
- Beatrice Alexander (1895-1990), American dollmaker and businesswoman
- Boyd Alexander (1873-1910), British army officer, explorer and ornithologist
- Caleb Alexander (died 1828), American clergyman, writer, teacher
- Cecil Alexander (disambiguation), several people with this name
- Cecil Alexander (1918–2013), American architect
- Cecil L. Alexander (born 1935), American politician
- Cecil Frances Alexander (1818–1895), British hymn-writer and poet
- Christopher Alexander (born 1936), Austrian-American architect and design theorist
- Christopher James Alexander (1887-1917), British ornithologist
- Claudia Alexander (1959–2015), American planetary scientist
- Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander (1909–1974), British cryptanalyst, chess player, and chess writer
- Cory Alexander (born 1973), American basketball player
- Courtney Alexander (born 1977), American basketball player
- Danny Alexander (born 1972), British politician
- Dari Alexander (born 1969), American news anchor
- Devon Alexander (born 1987), American professional boxer
- Donald Alexander (1921–2009), American lawyer
- Donald Alexander (1928–2007), Irish physician and researcher
- Dorothy Alexander, professional name of Dorothy Bohm (born 1924), naturalized British photographer
- Dottie Alexander (born 1972), American keyboardist
- Douglas Alexander (born 1967), British politician
- Duane Alexander (born 1940), American doctor
- Eben Alexander (author) (born 1953), American neurosurgeon
- Edward Porter Alexander (1835–1910), U.S. and Confederate States Army officer
- Ethel Skyles Alexander (1925-2016), American politician
- Ernie Alexander (born 1933), American politician
- Evan Shelby Alexander (1767–1809), American politician
- F. Matthias Alexander (1869–1955), Australian actor/orator, founder of the Alexander Technique
- Francesca Alexander (1837-1917), American illustrator, author, and translator
- Frank Alexander (cricketer) (1911–2005), Australian cricketer
- Franz Alexander (1891–1964), Hungarian-American psychoanalyst and physician
- Fred Alexander (1870–1937), South African rugby union player
- Gary Alexander (disambiguation), several people with this name
- Gary Alexander (baseball) (born 1953), United States baseball player
- Gary Alexander (basketball) (born 1969), United States basketball player
- Gary Alexander (footballer) (born 1979), English footballer
- Gary Alexander (sound engineer), American sound engineer
- Gary Alexander (martial art pioneer), American martial artist
- Gary Alexander (politician), American politician in Washington
- Jules Gary Alexander (20th c.) American musician and singer from the band The Association, known also as Gary Alexander
- Grover Cleveland Alexander (1887–1950), American baseball player
- Gus Alexander, (1934–2010), Scottish footballer
- Harold Alexander (1900-1987), American politician
- Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891–1969), British general
- Harvey Alexander (early 20th c.), American baseball player
- Holmes Alexander (1906–1985), American historian, journalist, and columnist
- Horace Alexander (1889–1989), English writer, pacifist and ornithologist
- Howard Wright Alexander (1911–1985), Canadian-American mathematician
- Hubbard Alexander (born 1939), American football player
- James Waddel Alexander (1804–1859), American Presbyterian minister and theologian
- James Waddell Alexander II (1888–1971), American mathematician
- Jason Alexander (born 1959), stage name of American actor Jason Scott Greenspan
- Jason Allen Alexander (late 20th/early 21st c.), American ex-husband of Britney Spears
- Jean Alexander (1926–2016), British actress
- Jeffrey C. Alexander (born 1947), American sociologist
- John White Alexander (1856–1915), American artist
- Joseph Alexander (disambiguation), several people with this name
- Joseph Alexander (c. 1770-1828), German cellist and music teacher
- Joseph Addison Alexander (1809–1860), American bible scholar
- J. Grubb Alexander (1887–1932), full name Joseph Grubb Alexander, American screenwriter
- Joseph A. "Doc" Alexander (1898–1975), American football player and coach
- Joseph H. Alexander (c. 1938–2014), retired American marine
- Joseph W. Alexander (born 1947), American politician
- Joe Alexander (born 1986), American-Israeli basketball player
- Lamar Alexander (born 1940), American politician
- Lincoln Alexander (1922–2012), Canadian politician
- Lloyd Alexander (1924–2007), American author
- Lucy Alexander (born 1970), British television presenter
- Manny Alexander (born 1971), Dominican Republic-born American baseball player
- Margie Alexander (1948–2013), American singer
- Neil Alexander (born 1978), Scottish footballer
- Patrick Young Alexander (1867–1943), British aviation pioneer
- Peter Alexander (1926–2011), Austrian singer and actor
- Randy Alexander (born 1951), American politician
- Richard D. Alexander (born 1930), American professor and curator emeritus of insects at American the Museum of Zoology of the University of Michigan
- Rex Alexander (1924–1982), American college sports coach
- Robert McNeill Alexander (1934–2016), British zoologist
- Robert P. Alexander (1904–1985), American philatelist
- Ross Alexander (1907–1937), American actor
- Samuel Alexander (1859–1938) Australian/British philosopher and essayist
- Sarah Alexander (born 1971), British actress
- Shane Alexander (late 20th/early 21st c.), American singer-songwriter and musician
- Shane Alexander (born 1986), Australian volleyball player
- Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis (born 1935), British peer
- Shaun Alexander (born 1977), American football player
- Shawn Alexander (born 1976), American football player
- Stan Alexander (1905–1961), English footballer
- Sue Alexander (1933–2008), American children's author
- Victor Alexander (born 1969), American basketball player
- Wilfred Backhouse Alexander (1885–1965), English ornithologist and entomologist
- William Alexander (bishop) (1824–1911), Irish cleric
- William Alexander (rugby player) (1874–1937), Welsh rugby player
- William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling (c.1567-1640), Scottish noble
- Willie Alexander (born 1949), American football player
Other:
- Murder of Travis Alexander, a crime perpetrated by Jodi Arias in 2008
See also
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