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

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.