Alexander (family name)
Alexander is a family name derived from the first name Alexander . For the origin and meaning see there.
Name bearer
A.
- Aaron Alexander (also Aaron Alexandre ; around 1766-1850), Franco-German publisher
- Adam Rankin Alexander (1781–1848), American politician
- Adolph Alexander (1799–1869), German politician
- Alan Alexander (born 1941), Scottish football player
- Albert Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough (1885–1965), British Secretary of Defense (1946–1950)
- Alex Alexander (soccer player) ( Alexander Alexander ; 1924–2005), Scottish soccer player
- Alex Alexander (swimmer) ( Fleming Alexander ; * 1945), Australian swimmer
- Alexander Maria von Alexander (1844–1930), Austrian major general
- Alfred Alexander (1880–1950), German-British doctor and President of the Berlin Medical Association
- Ana Alexander (long jumper) (* 1954), Cuban long jumper
- Ana Alexander (actress) (* 1979), Serbian-American actress
- Andreas Alexander (* around 1475; † after 1504), German mathematician
- Andrew Alexander (1935–2015), British journalist and author
- Andrey Alexander , Russian artist, director and writer
- Annie Montague Alexander (1867–1950), American paleontologist
- Archibald Alexander (politician) (1755–1822), American doctor and politician
- Archibald Alexander (theologian) (1772-1851), American theologian
- Archibald S. Alexander (1906–1979), American lawyer, civil servant and politician
- Archie Alexander ( Archibald Alphonso Alexander ; 1888–1958), American civil engineer and politician
- Armstead M. Alexander (1834-1892), American politician
- Arthur Alexander (1940–1993), American soul singer, songwriter and pioneer of country soul
- Arthur Alexander (medic) , German medic
- Ayanna Alexander (* 1982), triple jumper from Trinidad and Tobago
B.
- Ben Alexander (1911–1969), American actor
- Benjamin F. Alexander (1849–1911), American politician
- Benny Alexander ( Khoisan X ; 1955–2010), South African politician
- Bill Alexander (1915–1997), German painter, see William Alexander (painter, 1915)
- Bill Alexander (* 1934), American politician, see William Vollie Alexander
- Bill Alexander (director) ( William Alexander Paterson ; born 1948), British theater director
- Blasius Alexander (1590–1622), Swiss pastor
- Boniface Alexandre (* 1936), Haitian judge and politician
- Boyd Alexander (1873-1910), British ornithologist
- Brigitte Alexander (1911–1995), German writer and actress
- Bruno Alexander (* 1999), young German actor
- Buffy-Lynne Alexander (born 1977), Canadian rower, see Buffy-Lynne Williams
C.
- Caroline Alexander (* 1968), British cyclist
- Cameron Alexander (* 1997), Canadian ski racer
- Cedric Alexander (* 1989), American wrestler
- Charles Alexander (politician) (1816–1905), Canadian businessman and politician
- Charles Paul Alexander (1889–1981), American entomologist
- Charlie Alexander (1890–1970), American jazz pianist
- Chris Alexander (* 1968), Canadian politician (Conservative Party of Canada), Minister for Citizenship and Immigration
- Christian Alexander (* 1990), American actor
- Christian Alexander (lawyer) (* 1974), German lawyer and university professor
- Christopher Alexander (* 1936), Austrian architect and architectural theorist
- Claire Alexander (* 1945), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Claudia Alexander (1959–2015), American geophysicist and planetologist
- Clifford Alexander (* 1933), American lawyer, businessman and politician
- Clyde Alexander (1892–1963), American officer in the US Army
- Cole Alexander (* 1989), South African soccer player
- Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander (1909–1974), British chess player and cryptologist
- Connie Alexander (born 1950), British judoka
- Craig Alexander (* 1973), Australian triathlete
- Curt Alexander (1900 – between 1942 and 1945), German screenwriter
D.
- Dale Alexander (born 1949), American sprinter
- Daniel Alexander (soccer player) (* 1994), Eritrean soccer player
- Daniel Asher Alexander (1786–1846), English architect and engineer
- Danny Alexander (* 1972), British politician
- Dave Alexander (blues musician) (1938–2012), American blues pianist and singer
- Dave Alexander (rock musician) (1947–1975), American rock bassist
- David Alexander (soccer player) (1869–1941), Scottish soccer player
- David Alexander (director) (1914–1983), American director
- David Alexander (singer) (ca.1929–1995), Welsh singer and entertainer
- David Alexander (theologian) (1932-2010), American theologian
- David Alexander (politician, 1952) (born 1952), American politician
- David Alexander (politician, 1958) (born 1958), Scottish politician
- David Alexander ( American football player ) (born 1964), American football player
- David Alexander (actor, 1967) (born 1967), American actor
- David Alexander (actor, II) , British actor
- David Alexander (soccer goalkeeper) (* 1985), soccer goalkeeper from Guadeloupe
- David M. Alexander (* 1945), American writer
- David W. Alexander (1812-1887), American politician
- De Alva S. Alexander (1846–1925), American politician
- Dee Alexander , American jazz singer
- Demetrius Alexander (* 1975), American basketball player
- Denise Alexander (* 1939), American actress
- Devon Alexander (* 1987), American boxer
- Dietrich Alexander (1934–1999), German philosopher
- Dorothy Alexander (1904–1986), American dancer and choreographer
- Douglas Alexander (* 1967), British politician (Labor Party)
E.
- Eben Alexander (* 1953), American neurosurgeon
- Eberhard Alexander-Burgh (1929-2004), German writer
- Edan Alexander , American child actor
- Eduard Ludwig Alexander (1881–1945), German lawyer and politician (KPD)
- Edward Alexander (cyclist) (born 1964), British cyclist
- Edward Johnston Alexander (1901–1985), American botanist
- Edward Porter Alexander (1835–1910), Confederate Brigadier General in the Civil War
- Edwina Tops-Alexander (* 1974), Australian show jumper
- Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair (1865–1945), British admiral
- Elisabeth Alexander (1922–2009), German writer
- Elizabeth Alexander (* 1962), American poet and essayist
- Elle Alexander , American stunt woman, stunt coordinator and actress
- Eric Alexander (* 1968), American jazz saxophonist
- Eric Alexander (soccer player) (* 1988), American soccer player
- Erika Alexander (* 1969), American actress
- Ernest Alexander ( Ehrman Alexander ; 1921–1974), American photographer and artist
- Ernie Alexander (1933–2012), American politician
- Ernst Alexander (1914–1942), German football player (1938 emigrated to the Netherlands, 1942 deportation, murdered in Auschwitz )
- Evan Shelby Alexander (around 1767–1809), American politician
F.
- Felix Alexander (1888–1973), German-American economist
- Flex Alexander (* 1970), American comedian
- Francesca Alexander (1837–1917), American illustrator and author
- Francis Alexander (1800–1880), American painter
- Franz Alexander (1891–1964), Hungarian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
- Fred Alexander (tennis player) (1880–1969), American tennis player
- Fred Alexander (actor) (1927–2012), German actor
- Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869–1955), Australian actor
- Fritz Alexander , pseudonym of Peter Walther Andreas-Dränert (1900–1979), German writer
- Fritz Alexander ( Fritz Winfred Alexander II ; 1926–2000), American lawyer and judge
G
- Garrett Alexander (* 1987), German actor.
- Gary Alexander (wrestler) ( Gary Joseph Alexander ; * 1944), American wrestler
- Gary Alexander (sound engineer) (* before 1976), American sound engineer
- Gary Alexander (basketball player) ( Gary R. Alexander ; * 1969), American basketball player
- Gary Alexander (soccer player) (* 1979), English soccer player
- Georg Alexander (1888–1945), German actor, director and producer
- George Alexander (politician, 1814) (1814–1903), Canadian politician, senator
- George Alexander (Politician, 1839) (1839–1923) Irish-American politician, Mayor of Los Angeles
- Gerda Alexander (1908–1994), German reform pedagogue
- Gerhard Alexander (1903–1988), German librarian
- Gerry Alexander (1928-2011), West Indian cricketer
- Gertrud Alexander (1882–1967), German-Soviet politician, publicist and art critic
- Gordon Alexander (1885-1917), British fencer
- Graham Alexander (born 1971), Scottish football player
- Gregg Alexander (* 1970), American musician
- Gustav Alexander (athlete) (1881-1967), British lacrosse player
- Gustav Alexander (physician) (1873–1932), Austrian otologist
H
- Haim Alexander (1915–2012), Israeli composer
- Hanns Alexander (medic) (1881–1955), German medic
- Hanns Alexander (businessman) (1917–2006), German-British businessman
- Hans Alexander (chemist) (1865 – after 1935), German chemist
- Hans Alexander (manufacturer) (1874–1942 / 1943), German manufacturer (deported in 1942, murdered in the Warsaw ghetto )
- Hans Alexander (Reichsbanner) (1890–1933), German political activist
- Hans Alexander (actor) , German actor
- Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891–1969), British Field Marshal and Governor General
- Hartley Burr Alexander (1873–1939), American philosopher and university professor
- Hattie Elizabeth Alexander (1901–1968), American physician and microbiologist
- Heather Alexander , American musician, see Alexander James Adams
- Helmut Alexander (1928–2009), German physicist and university professor
- Henry Alexander (* 1946), German medic
- Henry P. Alexander (1801–1867), American politician
- Henry Templer Alexander (1911–1977), British major general
- Herbrand Charles Alexander (1888–1965), British officer
- Hermann Alexander-Katz (1892–?), German lawyer
- Hirsch Alexander (1790–1842), German policeman
- Horace Alexander (1889–1989), British ornithologist
- Hugh Quincy Alexander (1911–1989), American politician
- Hugo Alexander-Katz (1846–1928), German lawyer and writer
I.
- Iradj Alexander (* 1975), Swiss racing driver
- Isaak Alexander (1722–1802), German rabbi and philosopher of the Enlightenment
- Iulius Alexander († around 190), Roman Venator and rebel of Syrian descent
J
- JW Alexander (1916–1996), American singer, songwriter, manager, and music entrepreneur
- Jace Alexander (* 1964), American actor and director
- Jack Alexander (entertainer) (1935-2013), British entertainer and comedian
- Jack Alexander (modern pentathlon) ( John W. Alexander ; * 1954), Canadian modern pentathlon
- Jaimie Alexander (* 1984), American actress
- Jaire Alexander (born 1997), American football player
- James Alexander junior (1789–1846), American politician
- James Alexander (mathematician) (1888–1971), American mathematician
- James Alexander (actor) (1914–1961), American actor
- James Edward Alexander (1803–1885), British officer and travel writer
- James Lynne Alexander (1801–1879), Canadian teacher, poet and clergyman
- James R. Alexander (1930–2019), American sound engineer
- Jane Alexander (born 1939), American actress
- Jane Alexander (swimmer) (born 1958), British swimmer
- Jane Alexander (Bishop) (* 1959), British-Canadian clergyman, Bishop of Edmonton
- Jason Alexander (born 1959), American actor, director and producer
- Jay Alexander (* 1971), German tenor
- Jean Alexander (1926-2016), British actress
- Jeff Alexander (1910–1989), American composer
- Jerry Alexander (* 1970), Barbadian football player
- Joe Alexander (football player) ( Joseph A. Alexander ; 1898–1975), American doctor, American football player and coach
- Joe Alexander (record holder) , German stuntman and event manager
- Joe Alexander (basketball player) (* 1986), American-Israeli basketball player
- Joey Alexander (* 2003), Indonesian jazz pianist
- John Alexander (politician) (1777–1848), American politician
- John Alexander (actor) (1897–1982), American actor
- John Alexander (singer) (1935–1990), American opera singer (tenor)
- John Alexander (tennis player) (born 1951), Australian tennis player and politician
- John Alexander (filmmaker) , American actor and choreographer
- John Alexander (director) , American director
- John Alexander (saxophonist) (1948–2017), American jazz musician
- John G. Alexander (1893–1971), American politician
- John White Alexander (1856–1915), American painter and illustrator
- Joseph Alexander (musician) (around 1770–1840), German cellist and composer
- Joseph Addison Alexander (1809-1860), American theologian
- Joshua W. Alexander (1852–1936), American politician
K
- Kaitlyn Alexander (* 1992), Canadian actor and screenwriter
- Karl Alexander (fish steamer captain) (1890–1940), German fish steamer captain
- Karl Alexander (Author) (1938-2015), American writer
- Karl Friedrich Alexander (1925–2017), German physicist and university professor
- Keith Alexander (soccer player) (1956-2010), English soccer player and coach
- Keith Alexander (musician) (1963-2005), American musician and tattoo artist
- Keith B. Alexander (* 1951), American general and intelligence officer
- Keith Alexander (actor) (bl. 1966), British actor and radio play speaker
- Kemoi Alexander (* 1985), Antiguan football player
- Kenneth C. Alexander (* 1966), American politician
- Khandi Alexander (* 1957), American actress
- Kineke Alexander (* 1986), athlete from St. Vincent
- Klaus Alexander (1932–2019), German physician and university rector
- Kwon Alexander (born 1994), American football player
L.
- Lamar Alexander (* 1940), American politician
- Lee Alexander (* 1991), Scottish soccer player
- Leni Alexander (1924–2005), German-Chilean composer and radio play author
- Leo Alexander (1905–1985), Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
- Leslie Alexander (entrepreneur) (born 1943), American investment entrepreneur and basketball team owner
- Leslie M. Alexander (* 1970), American historian and university professor
- Lexi Alexander , German director and martial artist
- Lincoln Alexander (1922–2012), Canadian politician
- Lisa Alexander (* 1968), Canadian synchronized swimmer
- Lloyd Alexander (1924-2007), American writer
- Logan Alexander (* 1986), Bermuda football player
- Lorenzo Alexander (born 1983), American football player
M.
- Manfred Alexander (* 1939), German historian
- Maria Alexander (* 1936), Austrian actress
- Mark Alexander (politician) (1792-1883), American politician
- Mark Alexander (musician) (* around 1963), American keyboardist, singer and songwriter
- Mark Alexander (painter) (born 1966), British painter
- Martin Alexander , Lucian soccer player
- Martin Alexander , pseudonym of the British writer Leonard Daventry
- Max Alexander (singer) (1885-1942), German opera singer (bass)
- Max Alexander (film producer) (1908–1964), German-American film producer
- Max Alexander (actor) (1953-2016), American actor and comedian
- Meena Alexander (* 1951), Indian writer
- Mervyn Alexander (1925-2010), British clergyman, Bishop of Clifton
- Meta Alexander (1924–1999), German internist
- Michael Alexander (diplomat) (1936–2002), British diplomat and fencer
- Michael Braun Alexander (* 1968), German journalist and writer
- Michael Alexander-Eichler (pseudonym Michail Alexander ; * 1924), German-Australian journalist and writer
- Michael Charles Alexander (1920–2004), British officer and author
- Michael Solomon Alexander (1799–1845), Evangelical Bishop of Jerusalem
- Michelle Alexander (* 1967), American lawyer, civil rights activist and university lecturer
- Monique Alexander (* 1982), American porn actress and nude model
- Monty Alexander (* 1944), American jazz pianist
- Morgan Alexander (* 1982), Canadian bobsleigh athlete
- Moses Alexander (1853–1932), American politician
- Mousie Alexander (also Mousey Alexander ; 1922–1988), American jazz drummer and percussionist
N
- Nathaniel Alexander (1756–1808), American politician
- Neil Alexander (* 1978), Scottish football player
- Neville Alexander (1936–2012), South African linguist and civil rights activist
- Nicconnor Alexander (* 1977), athlete from Trinidad and Tobago
- Nicholas Alexander ( Nick Alexander ; * 1988), American ski jumper
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker (* 1998), Canadian basketball player
- Nicole Alexander (* 1983), American television star
- Niconnor Alexander (* 1977), athlete from Trinidad and Tobago
- Norman Alexander (actually Sascha Smolinski ; * 1990), German magician and mentalist
O
- Olly Alexander (* 1990), British film and theater actor and singer
- Oskar Alexander (1876–1953), Austro-Hungarian painter
P
- PC Alexander (1921–2011), Indian politician and diplomat
- Patrick Alexander (writer) (1926-2003), British writer
- Patrick Young Alexander (1867–1943), British aviation pioneer
- Paul Alexander (* 1987), Barbadian football player
- Paul Alexander-Katz (1854 – after 1918), lawyer and university professor
- Pero Alexander (also Peter Alexander , nee Hans Eduard Pfingstler ; 1921–2011), German actor
- Pete Alexander (1887–1950), American baseball player
- Peter Alexander (1926–2011), Austrian singer, actor and television presenter
- Peter Alexander (biochemist) (1922-1993), biochemist
- Peter Alexander (painter) (1939-2020), American painter
- Peter Alexander (England) (* 1952), English actor and director
- Peter Alexander (journalist) (* 1976), American journalist
Q
- Quincy Alexander (* 1993), cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago
R.
- Ray Alexander (1925–2002), American jazz musician
- Reed Alexander (* 1993), American actor
- Richard Alexander (actor, 1852) (1852–1923), German actor
- Richard Alexander (actor, 1902) (1902–1989), American actor
- Richard Alexander (singer) (1920–1985), German singer
- Richard Alexander (politician) (1934-2008), British politician
- Richard Alexander (hockey player) (born 1981), British field hockey player
- Richard D. Alexander (1929-2018), American evolutionary biologist
- Richard Henry Alexander (1844-1914), Canadian businessman
- Rick Alexander , American sound engineer
- Robert Alexander (politician) (around 1740–1805), American plantation owner, lawyer and politician
- Robert Alexander (politician, Newfoundland) (around 1822–1884), Canadian businessman and politician
- Robert Alexander (officer) (1863–1941), American lawyer and officer
- Robert Alexander (writer) (born 1952), American writer
- Robert Alexander, Baron Alexander of Weedon (1936–2005), British politician
- Robert J. Alexander (1918–2010), American political scientist
- Robert McNeill Alexander (1934-2016), British zoologist
- Roberta Alexander (* 1949), American singer
- Robin Alexander (* 1975), German journalist
- Rodney Alexander (* 1946), American politician
- Roger Alexander (* 1981), British Virgin Islands football player
- Roland Alexander (1935–2006), American jazz musician
- Ronald Alexander (* 1993), Indonesian badminton player
- Ross Alexander (born Alexander Ross Smith ; 1907–1937), American actor
- Rue J. Alexander (1889–1949), American politician
S.
- Samuel Alexander (1859–1938), British philosopher
- Samuel N. Alexander (1910–1967), American computer scientist
- Sarah Alexander (born 1971), British actress
- Sasha Alexander (* 1973), American actress
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (* 1998), Canadian basketball player
- Shana Alexander (1925–2005), American journalist
- Sharon Alexander (born 1962), Israeli actor
- Shaun Alexander (born 1977), American football player
- Siegfried Alexander (1886 – around 1944), German rabbi (murdered in Auschwitz)
- Stephen Alexander (1806-1883), American astronomer
- Sydenham Benoni Alexander (1840–1921), American politician
T
- Tansy Alexander , American actress
- Taru Alexander (* 1967), American jazz musician
- Tatjana Alexander (* 1969), German actress
- Terence Alexander (1923–2009), British actor
- Texas Alexander (1900–1954), American blues singer
- Thomas Cecil Alexander (1884–1968), British boy scout
- Thomas G. Alexander ( Thomas Glen Alexander ; * 1935), American historian
- Tiberius Iulius Alexander (father) (before 10 BC – after 50 AD), Romanized Jew, Roman customs officer in Alexandria
- Tiberius Iulius Alexander (son) (around 10 AD – after 70 AD), Prefect of Judea and Egypt
- Tim Alexander (special effects artist) , special effects artist
- Tim Alexander (drummer) (born 1965), American drummer
- Timothy Alexander (* 1949), Australian sailor
- Tom Alexander (soccer player) (1873-1939), Northern Irish soccer player
- Tom Alexander (swimmer) ( Thomas Alexander ; * 1958), Canadian swimmer
- Tom Alexander (actor) (born Thomas John Grella ; 1963–1992), American actor
- Tom Alexander (writer) ( Thomas Christopher Peter Alexander ; * 1963), American writer, composer and speaker
- Trent Alexander-Arnold (* 1998), English soccer player
- Tyler Alexander (1940-2016), American motorsport engineer
V
- Van Alexander (actually Alexander Van Vliet Feldman ; 1915–2015), American jazz composer, arranger and band leader
- Victoria Alexander , American writer
- Victoria D. Alexander (* 1959), British sociologist
- Volbert Alexander (* 1944), German economist and university professor
W.
- Wendy Alexander (* 1963), Scottish politician
- Wilfred Backhouse Alexander (1885-1965), British zoologist
- William Alexander (politician, † 1446) († 1446), English politician
- William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling (around 1576–1640), Scottish nobleman, poet and politician
- William Alexander (colony founder) (around 1602–1638), Canadian colony founder
- William Alexander (politician, 1690) (around 1690–1761), Scottish politician and Provost of Edinburgh
- William Alexander, Lord Stirling (1726–1783), American general in the War of Independence
- William Alexander (painter, 1767) (1767-1816) British painter
- William Alexander (Bishop) (1824–1911), Irish clergyman, Bishop of Derry
- William Alexander (politician, 1874) (1874–1954), Scottish politician and officer
- William Alexander (soldier) (1880–1917), Canadian soldier
- William Alexander, Baron Alexander of Potterhill (1905–1993), British educator and life peer
- William Alexander (painter, 1915) ( Bill Alexander ; 1915–1997), German painter, art educator, and television presenter
- William Alexander (Author) (born 1976), American writer
- William Hardy Alexander (1878–1962), American classical philologist
- William Lindsay Alexander (1808-1884), Scottish clergyman
- William Stewart Alexander (1919-2013), New Zealand pathologist
- William Vollie Alexander ( Bill Alexander ; born 1934), American politician (Democratic Party)
Z
- Zac Alexander (* 1989), Australian squash player