Alex

Alex (Aleck or Alec is the Scottish form) may be a diminutive of the male given name Alexander, or its female equivalent Alexandra or Alexandria, or a given name in its own right. Alexander is derived from the Greek "Ἀλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros).

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 (born 1951), British diplomat
• Alex Arthur (born 1978), British boxer
• Alex Asensi (born 1984), Norwegian pingpongo player
• Alex Attwood (born 1959), Northern Irish politician
• Alex Auld (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
• Alex Avila (born 1987), American baseball player
• Alex Azar (born 1967), American government official and lawyer
• Alex Bregman (born 1994), American baseball player
• Alex Brooker (born 1984), British journalist and presenter of The Last Leg
• Alex Chu (born 1979), Korean-Canadian singer of Clazziquai
• Alex Chu (born 1992), American professional gamer, usually known by his in-game name Xpecial
• Alex Day (born 1989), English musician
• Alex Ferrer (born 1960), a Cuban-born judge currently residing in Miami, Florida
• Alex Gaskarth (born 1987), American lead singer of All Time Low
• Alex Glenn (born 1988) , New Zealand Rugby League player
• Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alex Harvey (musician) (1935–1982), British rock musician
• Alex James (musician) (born 1968), British bass player for Blur
• Alex Jones (British presenter) (born 1977), presenter of The One Show
• Alex Jones (radio host) (born 1974), American talk show host, author and conspiracy theorist
• Alexander Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alex Katz (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player
• Alex Konanykhin (born 1966), Russian Entrepreneur, former banker
• Alex O'Loughlin (born 1976), Australian actor
• Alex Pierzchalski (born 1991) , Canadian football player
• Alex Russell (actor) (born 1987) , Australian actor
• Alex Salmond (born 1954), Scottish politician, former First Minister of Scotland
• Alex Koslov, ring name of Alex Sherman (born 1984) a Moldovan-born professional wrestler
• Alex Trebek (born 1940), Canadian host of the syndicated game show Jeopardy!
• Alex Tripolski (born 1962), Israeli Olympic sport shooter, and President of the Israel Curling Federation
• Alex Tyus (born 1988), American-Israeli professional basketball player, also plays for the Israeli national basketball team
• Alex Wagner (born1977), American political analyst and MSNBC anchor
• Alex Whittle (born 1993), English footballer

People commonly named or nicknamed Alex

American footballers

• Alex Anzalone (born 1994) , American football player, NFL linebacker
• Alex Barnes (American football), American football player, NFL running back
• Alex Barrett, American football player, NFL defensive end
• Alex Cappa, American football player, NFL offensive tackle
• Alex Light (born 1996), 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 (born 1984), American football player, NFL quarterback

Association footballers

• Alex Cazumba (born 1988), 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 (born 1982), Brazilian international footballer
• Alex Manninger (born 1977), Austrian 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 (born 1988), Brazilian footballer

Music

• Alex Koehler (born 1991), American vocalist for Chelsea Grin
• Alex Jolig (born 1963), German actor, singer and motorcycle racer
• Alex (singer) (born 1978), Danish singer
• Alex Lifeson, stage name for Canadian musician Alexandar Zivojinovich (born 1953), a guitarist for Rush
• Alex Sharpe (fl. 1991–present), Irish singer
• Alex Turner (musician) (born 1986) , British guitarist and lead singer of Arctic Monkeys
• Alex Van Halen (born 1953), Dutch drummer for Van Halen
• Alex Vargas (born 1988), Danish singer

Other

• Alex King (basketball) (born 1985) , German basket-baller
• Alex Kingston (born 1963), English actress
• Alex Pompez (1890–1974), American executive in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball scout

Animals

• Alex (parrot) (1976–2007), an African Grey Parrot and the subject of language experiments

Fictional characters

• Alex (A Clockwork Orange)
• Alex (Power Rangers)
• Alex (Street Fighter)
• Alex (Totally Spies)
• Alex Cross, from the Alex Cross novel and film series
• Alex Fierro, from the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard novels by Rick Riordan
• Alex the Lion, from the Madagascar animated films and franchise
• Alex Millar (Being Human)
• Alex Rider (character), from the Alex Rider novels by Anthony Horowitz
• Alex Vause, a character in the television series Orange Is the New Black
• Alex, a character in the video game Minecraft
• Alex Taylor, the main character in the video game The Crew