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.

• 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

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

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

• 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