Alex
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.[1] 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 Azar, American government official and lawyer
- 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 Gaskarth, lead singer of All Time Low
- Alex Glenn, New Zealand Rugby League player
- Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alex Harvey, Scottish rock musician
- 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 theorist
- Alexander Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alex Katz (baseball), American baseball player
- Alex Konanykhin, Entrepreneur, former banker, former Russian oligarch
- Alex Manninger, Austrian footballer
- Alex O'Loughlin, Australian actor
- Alex Russell (actor), Australian actor
- Alex Pierzchalski, Canadian football player
- Alex Salmond, politician, former First Minister of Scotland
- Alex Sherman, Moldovan-born professional wrestler
- 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 Anzalone, American football player, NFL linebacker
- Alex Barrett, American football player, NFL defensive end
- Alex Cappa, American football player, NFL offensive tackle
- Alex Light, 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, American football player, NFL quarterback
Association footballers
- Alex Cazumba, Brazilian footballer
- Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, Brazilian international footballer
- Alex Ferguson, British footballer and Manchester United manager
- 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
Music
- Alex Koehler, vocalist for Chelsea Grin
- Alex Jolig, German actor, singer and motorcycle racer
- Alex (singer) (born 1978), Danish 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
- Alex Vargas (born 1988), Danish singer
Other
- Alex King (basketball), German basketballer
- Alex Pompez (1890–1974), American executive in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball scout
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 Fierro, the character of a series of Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
- Alex the Lion of the Madagascar series of films
- Alex Millar (Being Human), a lead character in the British television series Being Human
- Alex Rider (character)
- Alex Vause, a character in the television series Orange Is the New Black
- Alex Taylor, The Main Character in the Video Game The Crew
See also
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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