Английская Википедия:Alexander (surname)

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Alexander is a surname originating in Scotland, 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

Architecture

• Cecil Alexander (1918–2013), American architect
• Charles A. Alexander (1827–1888), American architect
• Christopher Alexander (1936–2022), Austrian-American architect and design theorist

Arts and entertainment

• AJ Alexander (born 1980), American model and Playboy Playmate
• Ann Dunlop Alexander (1896–1969), Scottish artist
• Beatrice Alexander (1895–1990), American dollmaker and businesswoman
• Dorothy Alexander, professional name of Dorothy Bohm (1924–2023), naturalised British photographer
• Francesca Alexander (1837–1917), American illustrator, author, and translator
• J. Alexander (model) (born 1958), American model, runway coach and panelist on America's Next Top Model
• Jay Alexander (born 1968), American magician, comedian and entertainer
• Lena Alexander (1899–1983), Scottish artist
• Lloyd Alexander (1924–2007), American author
• Mo Alexander (born 1970), American comedian
• Nykolai Aleksander (born 1978), German artist
• Sally Hobart Alexander (born 1943), American writer of children's literature
• Sue Alexander (1933–2008), American children's author
• Vanessa Aleksander (born 1996), Polish actress

Music and dance

• Birdie Alexander (1870–1960), American musician and educator
• Cecil Frances Alexander (1818–1895), British hymn-writer and poet
• Dottie Alexander (born 1972), American keyboardist
• Kita Alexander (born 1996), Australian pop singer-songwriter
• Margie Alexander (1948–2013), American singer
• Olly Alexander (born 1990), English musician; lead singer of Years & Years
• Ora Alexander (born c.1896–unknown), American classic female blues singer
• Shane Alexander (musician) (late 20th/early 21st c.), American singer-songwriter and musician
• Van Alexander (1915–2015), American bandleader, arranger and composer, born Alexander Van Vliet Feldman

Television and film

• Cris Alexander (1920–2012), American actor, singer, dancer, designer, and photographer
• Dari Alexander (born 1969), American news anchor
• F. Matthias Alexander (1869–1955), Australian actor/orator, founder of the Alexander Technique
• Jace Alexander (born 1964), American television director and actor
• Jane Alexander (born 1939), American actress and author
• Jean Alexander (1926–2016), British actress
• Joan Alexander (1915–2009), American actress
• Kaitlyn Alexander (born 1992), Canadian actress
• Lucy Alexander (born 1970), British television presenter
• Ross Alexander (1907–1937), American actor
• Sarah Alexander (born 1971), British actress
• Sofia Alexander, Mexican animator and voice actor

Law and politics

• A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough (1885–1965), British politician
• Albert R. Alexander (1859–1966), American judge
• Archibald S. Alexander (1906–1979), American lawyer, civil servant, and Democratic politician
• Cecil L. Alexander (born 1935), American politician
• Danny Alexander (born 1972), British politician
• Douglas Alexander (born 1967), British politician
• Ethel Skyles Alexander (1925–2016), American politician
• Evan Shelby Alexander (1767–1809), American politician
• Lamar Alexander (born 1940), American politician
• Lawrence A. Alexander (born 1943), American law professor
• Lincoln Alexander (1922–2012), Canadian politician
• Louise Alexander (born 1960), American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives

Military

• Barton S. Alexander (1819–1878), U.S. Army brigadier general and engineer during the American Civil War
• Bevin Alexander (born 1929), American military historian and author
• Boyd Alexander (1873–1910), British army officer, explorer and ornithologist
• Edward Porter Alexander (1835–1910), U.S. and Confederate States Army officer
• Milton Alexander (1796–1856), American militia officer, attorney, and politician

Religion

• Archibald Alexander (1772–1851), American theologian, professor, and first principal of Princeton Seminary
• Caleb Alexander (1755–1828), American clergyman, writer, teacher
• Irene Alexander, Australian spiritual director, writer and lecturer

Science and medicine

• Annie Lowrie Alexander (1864–1929), American physician and educator
• Archibald Alexander (politician) (1755–1822), American physician and politician
• Archibald Alphonso Alexander (1888–1958), American design and construction engineer
• Archie Alexander (1888–1958), American engineer and architect
• Charles Paul Alexander (1889–1981), American entomologist
• Christopher James Alexander (1887–1917), British ornithologist
• Claudia Alexander (1959–2015), American planetary scientist
• Duane Alexander (1940–2020), American doctor
• Eben Alexander (author) (born 1953), American neurosurgeon
• Franz Alexander (1891–1964), Hungarian-American psychoanalyst and physician
• Horace Alexander (1889–1989), English writer, pacifist and ornithologist
• Howard Wright Alexander (1911–1985), Canadian-American mathematician
• Mary C. Alexander (1893–1955), American aviation pioneer
• Patrick Young Alexander (1867–1943), British aviation pioneer
• Richard D. Alexander (1930–2018), American zoologist and professor
• Stephanie B. Alexander, American mathematician
• Wilfred Backhouse Alexander (1885–1965), English ornithologist and entomologist

Sports

• Adonis Alexander (born 1996), American football player
• Ana Alexander (born 1954), Cuban long-jumper
• Blaise Alexander (1976–2001), American racing driver
• Chuffie Alexander (1902–1989), American baseball player
• Cory Alexander (born 1973), American basketball player
• Courtney Alexander (born 1977), American basketball player
• Devon Alexander (born 1987), American professional boxer
• Doc Alexander (1897–1975), American NFL football player and coach
• Frank Alexander (cricketer) (1911–2005), Australian cricketer
• Grover Cleveland Alexander (1887–1950), American baseball player
• Gus Alexander (1934–2010), Scottish footballer
• Hubbard Alexander (1939–2016), American football player
• Jaire Alexander (born 1997), American football player
• Joe Alexander (born 1986), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Kyle Alexander (born 1996), Canadian basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Manny Alexander (born 1971), Dominican Republic-born American baseball player
• Neil Alexander (born 1978), Scottish footballer
• Odicci Alexander (born 1998), American softball player
• Rex Alexander (1924–1982), American college sports coach
• Scott Alexander (born 1989), American baseball player
• Shane Alexander (volleyball) (born 1986), Australian volleyball player
• Shaun Alexander (born 1977), American football player
• Stan Alexander (1905–1961), English footballer
• Tyler Alexander (born 1994), American baseball player
• Ty-Shon Alexander (born 1998), American basketball player
• Victor Alexander (born 1969), American basketball player

Other professions

• Amir Alexander (born 1963), Israeli-American historian
• Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander (1909–1974), British cryptanalyst, chess player, and chess writer
• Holmes Alexander (1906–1985), American historian, journalist, and columnist
• Jane Grace Alexander (1848–1932), American banker
• Jeffrey C. Alexander (born 1947), American sociologist
• Juliet Alexander (born 1950s), Guyanese-born British journalist and TV presenter
• Robin Alexander, British educationist and academic
• Robin Alexander (journalist) (born 1975), German journalist and author
• Samuel Alexander (1859–1938), Australian/British philosopher and essayist
• Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis (born 1935), British peer
• Travis Alexander, murder victim – see Murder of Travis Alexander

Disambiguation lists

• Donald Alexander (disambiguation), several people
• Fred Alexander (disambiguation), several people
• Gary Alexander (disambiguation), several people
• Harry Alexander (disambiguation), including Harold Alexander, several people
• James Alexander (disambiguation), several people
• Jason Alexander (disambiguation), several people
• John Alexander (disambiguation), several people
• Joseph Alexander (disambiguation), several people
• Peter Alexander (disambiguation), several people
• Robert Alexander (disambiguation), several people
• Thomas Alexander (disambiguation), several people
• William Alexander (disambiguation), several people

See also

• Aleksander (Hasidic dynasty)
• J. Alexander (disambiguation)
• Alexander (disambiguation)