Alex

Alex (Aleck or Alec is the Scottish form) may be a diminutive of the male given name Alexander, or its female equivalent Alexandra or Alexandria,[1] or a given name in its own right. Alexander is derived from the Greek "Ἀλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros).

The East European male name Alexey (Aleksei, Alexis, Aleksa) is also sometimes shortened to Alex. It is a commonly used nickname in Spanish for Alejandro, Alexandro, Alejandrino and Alexandrino, and related names like Alexa and Alexis.

People whose first name is Alex

Alex Allan (born 1951), British diplomat
Alex Arthur (born 1978), British boxer
Alex Asensi (born 1984), Norwegian pingpongo player
Alex Attwood (born 1959), Northern Irish politician
Alex Auld (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
Alex Avila (born 1987), American baseball player
Alex Azar (born 1967), American government official and lawyer
Alex Bregman (born 1994), American baseball player
Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
Alex Brooker (born 1984), British journalist and presenter of The Last Leg
Alex Bulmer, Canadian playwright and theatre artist
Alex Chilton (1950–2010), American singer-songwriter, guitarist, the lead singer of the Box Tops
Alex Chu (born 1979), Korean-Canadian singer of Clazziquai
Alex Chu (born 1992), American professional gamer, usually known by his in-game name Xpecial
Alex Day (born 1989), English musician
Alex Ferrer (born 1960), a Cuban-born judge currently residing in Miami, Florida
Alex Gaskarth (born 1987), American lead singer of All Time Low
Alex Glenn (born 1988), New Zealand Rugby League player
Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple people
Alex Harvey (musician) (1935–1982), British rock musician
Alex James (musician) (born 1968), British bass player for Blur
Alex Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
Alexander Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
Alex Katz (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player
Alex Konanykhin (born 1966), Russian Entrepreneur, former banker
Alex O'Loughlin (born 1976), Australian actor
Alex Pierzchalski (born 1991), Canadian football player
Alex Russell (actor) (born 1987), Australian actor
Alex Salmond (born 1954), Scottish politician, former First Minister of Scotland
Alex Koslov, ring name of Alex Sherman (born 1984) a Moldovan-born professional wrestler
Alex Taylor (disambiguation), multiple people
Alex Trebek (born 1940), Canadian host of the syndicated game show Jeopardy!
Alex Tripolski (born 1962), Israeli Olympic sport shooter, and President of the Israel Curling Federation
Alex Tyus (born 1988), American-Israeli professional basketball player, also plays for the Israeli national basketball team
Alex Wagner (born1977), American political analyst and MSNBC anchor
Alex Whittle (born 1993), English footballer

People commonly named or nicknamed Alex

American football

Alex Anzalone (born 1994), American football player, NFL linebacker
Alex Barnes (American football), American football player, NFL running back
Alex Bars (born 1995), American football player, NFL offensive guard
Alex Barrett, American football player, NFL defensive end
Alex Cappa, American football player, NFL offensive tackle
Alex Highsmith (born 1997), American football player, NFL defensive end
Alex Hornibrook (born 1997), American football player, NFL quarterback
Alex Karras (1935–2012), Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle who went on to a long acting career
Alex Light (born 1996), American football player, NFL offensive tackle
Alex Mack, American football player, NFL center, Pro Bowler, and 2nd Team All-Pro for the Atlanta Falcons
Alex McGough, American football player, NFL quarterback
Alex Redmond, American football player, NFL offensive guard
Alex Smith (born 1984), American football player, NFL quarterback

Association footballers

Alex (footballer, born 1976), Brazilian footballer
Alex (footballer, born 1977), full name Alexsandro de Souza, Brazilian footballer
Alex (footballer, born 1979), full name Domingos Alexandre Martins Costa, Portuguese footballer
Alex (footballer, born 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 1990), full name Alexssander Medeiros de Azeredo, Brazilian footballer
Alex Cazumba (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
Alessandro Del Piero (born 1974), Italian footballer
Alex Ferguson (born 1941), Scottish football manager and player
Alex Freitas (footballer, born 1988), Brazilian footballer
Alex Freitas (footballer, born 1991), Portuguese footballer
Álex Pérez (born 1991), Spanish footballer
Alex Manninger (born 1977), Austrian footballer
Alex Raphael Meschini (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Alex Monteiro de Lima (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
Alex Morgan (born 1989), American women's soccer player
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (born 1993), English footballer
Alessandro Santos (born 1977), Brazilian-Japanese international footballer
Alex Stepney (born 1942), English footballer

Music

Alex Koehler (born 1991), American vocalist for Chelsea Grin
Alex Jolig (born 1963), German actor, singer and motorcycle racer
Alex (singer) (born 1978), Danish singer
Alex Lifeson, stage name for Canadian musician Alexandar Zivojinovich (born 1953), a guitarist for Rush
Alex Sharpe (fl. 1991–present), Irish singer
Alex Turner (musician) (born 1986), British guitarist and lead singer of Arctic Monkeys
Alex Van Halen (born 1953), Dutch drummer for Van Halen
Alex Vargas (born 1988), Danish singer

Other

Alex King (basketball) (born 1985), German basket-baller
Alex Kingston (born 1963), English actress
Alex Pompez (1890–1974), American executive in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball scout

Animals

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

Fictional characters

Alex (A Clockwork Orange)
Alex (Power Rangers)
Alex (Street Fighter)
Alex (Totally Spies)
Alex Cross, from the Alex Cross novel and film series
Alex Fierro, from the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard novels by Rick Riordan
Alex the Lion, from the Madagascar animated films and franchise
Alex Millar (Being Human)
Alex Rider (character), from the Alex Rider novels by Anthony Horowitz
Alex Standall, a character in the novel and Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
Alex Vause, a character in the television series Orange Is the New Black
Alex, the default female avatar in the video game Minecraft
Alex, one of the marriageable male characters in the video game Stardew Valley
Alex Taylor, the main character in the video game The Crew

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References

Hanks, P.; Hardcastle, K.; Hodges, F. (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

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[Hanks_Hardcastle_Hodges_2006-1] Hanks, P.; Hardcastle, K.; Hodges, F. (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. Retrieved 13 October 2018.