Alex

Alex shortened version of the male personal names Alexander and Alexey (Aleksei) or the female equivalent Alexandra. All names mean "protector of men" or "defender of men".

Art and entertainment

• Alex Chu (born 1979), Canadian-Korean singer, male vocalist of Clazziquai
• Alex Cox (born 1954), British film director
• Alex Greenwald (born 1979), American singer for the Californian band Phantom Planet
• Alex Grey (born 1953), American artist
• Alex Heimberg, also known as Miss Understood, American drag queen
• Alex Jones (radio) (born 1974), American radio show host
• Alex Kapranos (born 1972), Greek/British singer for the Scottish band Franz Ferdinand
• Alex Klein (born 1964), Brazilian oboist
• Alex Lifeson (born 1953), Canadian guitarist for the rock band Rush
• Alex Naumik (born 1951), Polish Norwegian funk rock musician
• Alex Pettyfer (born 1990), English actor who plays Alex Rider in the film Stormbreaker
• Alex Trebek (born 1940), Canadian/American TV personality and game show host
• Alex Turner (musician) (born 1986), English singer for the Arctic Monkeys
• Alex Van Halen (born 1953), Dutch/American drummer with the band Van Halen
• Alex Varkatzas (born 1982), American lead vocalist with the alternative metal band Atreyu
• Alex Jolig (born 1963), German actor, singer and motorcycle racer
• Alex Webster (born 1969), American bassist for the death metal band Cannibal Corpse

Sport

• Alex Rodriguez (born 1975), baseball player for the New York Yankees
• Alex Shelley (born 1983), Patrick Martin, professional wrestler
• Sir Alex Ferguson (born 1941), manager of Manchester United Football Club
• Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa (born 1982), a central defender for Chelsea F.C. and the Brazil national football team
• Alessandro dos Santos (born 1977), a defensive midfielder for Red Bull Salzburg and the Japan national football team
• Alexandro de Souza (born 1977), an attacking midfielder for Fenerbahçe S.K.
• Alex McLeish (born 1959), Scottish footballer and manager of the national side for 10 months
• Alex Menzies (c.1932–1990), Scottish professional footballer
• Alex Raphael Meschini (born 1982), Brazilian football player
• Alex Costa dos Santos, Brazilian football defender
• Alex Ottiano (born 1976), American judoka

Fictional characters

• Alex DeLarge, A Clockwork Orange
• Alex Fernandez (Ghostwriter)
• Alex Masterley, the main character in the Daily Telegraph's daily comic strip, Alex
• Alex Kidd, a video game character for the Sega company
• Alex Krycek, TV series The X-files
• Alex P. Keaton, TV series Family Ties
• Alex Power, Marvel Universe
• Alex Rider, eponymous series
• Alex Rover, character in "Nim's Island"
• Alex Row, anime series Last Exile
• Alex Rowe, character from the TV series, Lost
• Alex (Street Fighter), Street Fighter III video game series
• Alex (Tekken), Tekken fighting game series
• Alex (comics), Marvel comics universe
• Alex, video game Golden Sun
• Alex (Madagascar), character in the film Madagascar
• Alex the Dog, the mascot of Stroh's Beer from 1984 to 1989
• Dr. Alex Karev, TV series Grey's Anatomy
• Alex, character from Totally Spies!
• Alex Russo, character from the Disney Channel TV series, Wizards of Waverly Place
• Alex Shrub, a character from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Places

• Alex, Haute-Savoie, France
• Alex, Oklahoma, USA
• Alexanderplatz, Berlin
• Alexandria, Egypt
• Alexandra, Gauteng, near Johannesburg, South Africa
• Alexandra College, Dublin
• Alex (restaurant), Las Vegas, USA
• Alexandria, Minnesota
• Alexandria, Virginia

Other usage

• Alex George (born 1939), Australian botanist
• Alex (videotex service), by Bell Canada in the early 1990s
• Tropical Storm Alex, a number of named tropical cyclones
• Alex (sniper rifle), a Polish sniper rifle (Bor)
• Alex (1908 Automobile), an early British automobile
• Alex (parrot), talking African gray parrot studied by psychologist Irene Pepperberg
• Alex's Lemonade Stand, pediatric cancer charity fundraiser
• Alexandria, Romania

See also

• Special:Allpages/Alex