Alex
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Alex is a common given name commonly associated with the Greek name Alexandros. In English, it is usually a diminutive of the male given name Alexander, or its female equivalent Alexandra or Alexandria. Aleck or Alec is the Scottish form of Alex. 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, British diplomat
- Alex Arthur, British boxer
- Alex Asensi, pingpongo player
- Alex Attwood, Northern Irish politician
- Alex Auld, Canadian ice hockey player
- Alex Avila, American baseball player
- Alex Brooker, journalist and presenter of The Last Leg
- Alex Bregman, American baseball player
- Alex Chu, Korean-Canadian singer of Clazziquai
- Alex Chu, usually known by his in-game name Xpecial, American professional gamer
- Alex Ferrer, a Cuban-born judge currently residing in Miami, Florida.
- Alex Glenn, New Zealand Rugby League player
- Alex James (musician), bass player for Blur
- Alex Jones (British presenter), presenter of The One Show
- Alex Jones (radio host), American talk show host, author and conspiracy theorists
- Alex Harvey, Scottish rock musician
- Alexander Johnson (disambiguation), Multiple people
- Alex Konanykhin, Entrepreneur, former banker, former Russian oligarch
- Alex Sherman, Moldovan-born professional wrestler
- Alex O'Loughlin, Australian actor
- Alex Pierzchalski, Canadian football player
- Alex Salmond, politician, former First Minister of Scotland
- Alex Sensation, American radio personality and DJ of Mega 97.9 in New York
- Alex Trebek, host of the syndicated game show Jeopardy!
- Alex Tripolski (born 1962), Israeli Olympic sport shooter, and President of the Israel Curling Federation
- Alex Tyus, American-Israeli professional basketball player, also plays for the Israeli national basketball team
- Alex Wagner, political analyst and MSNBC anchor
- Alex Whittle, English footballer
People commonly named or nicknamed Alex
American footballers
- Alex Smith, US American football player, NFL quarterback
Association footballers
- Alex Cazumba, Brazilian footballer
- Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, Brazilian international footballer
- Alejandro Pérez Navarro, Spanish footballer
- Alessandro Del Piero, Italian international footballer
- Alex Raphael Meschini, Brazilian international footballer
- Alex Morgan, American women's international striker
- Alessandro dos Santos, Brazilian-Japanese international footballer
- Alexsandro de Souza, Brazilian international footballer
- Alex Stepney, England International goalkeeper
- Alexandre Gonçalves, Portuguese footballer
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, English footballer
- Alex Monteiro de Lima, Brazilian footballer
Basketballers
- Alex King (basketball), German basketballer
Music
- Alex Jolig, German actor, singer and motorcycle racer
- Alex (singer), Danish singer
- Alex (X Factor Denmark singer)
- Alex Lifeson, guitarist for Rush
- Alex Sharpe, Irish singer
- Alex Turner (musician), guitarist and lead singer of Arctic Monkeys
- Alex Van Halen, drummer for Van Halen
Animals
- Alex (parrot), an African Grey Parrot and the subject of language experiments
Fictional characters
- Alex (A Clockwork Orange)
- Alex (Street Fighter III: New Generation)
- Alex (Power Rangers)
- Alex Cross, the protagonist of a series of novels of the same name
- Alex the Lion of the Madagascar series of films
- Alex Rider (character)
- Alex Vause, a character in the television series Orange Is the New Black