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Revision as of 23:55, 12 October 2005
Alex is a short form of the given name 'Alexander' or 'Alexandra' or 'Alexandria' or 'Alexandru'. In particular, it may refer to—
- a famous talking parrot studied by Irene Pepperberg.
- Alex, the antihero of A Clockwork Orange
- (the eponymous hero of) a cartoon strip in the Daily Telegraph.
- Alex Kidd, a fictional video game character.
- Alex, a fictional video game character in Golden Sun.
- Alex (NZ), the name given to a quartet of childrens novels and a movie made of them staring an eponymous New Zealand school girl swimming star created by Tessa Duder, see also http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/duder.html and http://www.tessaduder.com/
- Alessandro dos Santos, a Brazilian-born Japanese football (soccer) player typically referred to as Alex.
- Alexsandro de Souza, a Brazilian football (soccer) player also referred to as Alex.
- Alex Katsopolis, a character on the sitcom Full House.
- Alex Lam, a Hong Kong individual music producer.
In the United States, Alex may refer to—
Other locations by the same name include—
- a commune in the Haute-Savoie département of France.
Other uses of Alex:
- Alex was the name of a NAPLPS videotex service offered by Bell Canada in the early 1990s.
See also
- Ice-Cold in Alex a war movie starring John Mills
- Alex Trebek, Host of the game show Jeopardy