Alexander (surname)

Alexander is a surname originating in Scotland, originally an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic MacAlasdair. It is a somewhat common Scottish name, and the region of Scotland where it traditionally is most commonly found is in the Highlands region of Scotland.

Architecture

 * Cecil Alexander (1918–2013), American architect
 * Charles A. Alexander (1827–1888), American architect
 * Christopher Alexander (1936–2022), Austrian-American architect and design theorist

Arts and entertainment

 * AJ Alexander (born 1980), American model and Playboy Playmate
 * Ann Dunlop Alexander (1896–1969), Scottish artist
 * Beatrice Alexander (1895–1990), American dollmaker and businesswoman
 * Dorothy Alexander, professional name of Dorothy Bohm (1924–2023), naturalised British photographer
 * Francesca Alexander (1837–1917), American illustrator, author, and translator
 * J. Alexander (model) (born 1958), American model, runway coach and panelist on America's Next Top Model
 * Jay Alexander (born 1968), American magician, comedian and entertainer
 * Lena Alexander (1899–1983), Scottish artist
 * Lloyd Alexander (1924–2007), American author
 * Mo Alexander (born 1970), American comedian
 * Nykolai Aleksander (born 1978), German artist
 * Sally Hobart Alexander (born 1943), American writer of children's literature
 * Sue Alexander (1933–2008), American children's author
 * Vanessa Aleksander (born 1996), Polish actress

Music and dance

 * Birdie Alexander (1870–1960), American musician and educator
 * Cecil Frances Alexander (1818–1895), British hymn-writer and poet
 * Dottie Alexander (born 1972), American keyboardist
 * Kita Alexander (born 1996), Australian pop singer-songwriter
 * Margie Alexander (1948–2013), American singer
 * Olly Alexander (born 1990), English musician; lead singer of Years & Years
 * Ora Alexander (born c.1896–unknown), American classic female blues singer
 * Shane Alexander (musician) (late 20th/early 21st c.), American singer-songwriter and musician
 * Van Alexander (1915–2015), American bandleader, arranger and composer, born Alexander Van Vliet Feldman

Television and film

 * Cris Alexander (1920–2012), American actor, singer, dancer, designer, and photographer
 * Dari Alexander (born 1969), American news anchor
 * F. Matthias Alexander (1869–1955), Australian actor/orator, founder of the Alexander Technique
 * Jace Alexander (born 1964), American television director and actor
 * Jane Alexander (born 1939), American actress and author
 * Jean Alexander (1926–2016), British actress
 * Joan Alexander (1915–2009), American actress
 * Kaitlyn Alexander (born 1992), Canadian actress
 * Lucy Alexander (born 1970), British television presenter
 * Ross Alexander (1907–1937), American actor
 * Sarah Alexander (born 1971), British actress
 * Sofia Alexander, Mexican animator and voice actor

Law and politics

 * A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough (1885–1965), British politician
 * Albert R. Alexander (1859–1966), American judge
 * Archibald S. Alexander (1906–1979), American lawyer, civil servant, and Democratic politician
 * Cecil L. Alexander (born 1935), American politician
 * Danny Alexander (born 1972), British politician
 * Douglas Alexander (born 1967), British politician
 * Ethel Skyles Alexander (1925–2016), American politician
 * Evan Shelby Alexander (1767–1809), American politician
 * Lamar Alexander (born 1940), American politician
 * Lawrence A. Alexander (born 1943), American law professor
 * Lincoln Alexander (1922–2012), Canadian politician
 * Louise Alexander (born 1960), American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives

Military

 * Barton S. Alexander (1819–1878), U.S. Army brigadier general and engineer during the American Civil War
 * Bevin Alexander (born 1929), American military historian and author
 * Boyd Alexander (1873–1910), British army officer, explorer and ornithologist
 * Edward Porter Alexander (1835–1910), U.S. and Confederate States Army officer
 * Milton Alexander (1796–1856), American militia officer, attorney, and politician

Religion

 * Archibald Alexander (1772–1851), American theologian, professor, and first principal of Princeton Seminary
 * Caleb Alexander (1755–1828), American clergyman, writer, teacher
 * Irene Alexander, Australian spiritual director, writer and lecturer

Science and medicine

 * Annie Lowrie Alexander (1864–1929), American physician and educator
 * Archibald Alexander (politician) (1755–1822), American physician and politician
 * Archibald Alphonso Alexander (1888–1958), American design and construction engineer
 * Archie Alexander (1888–1958), American engineer and architect
 * Charles Paul Alexander (1889–1981), American entomologist
 * Christopher James Alexander (1887–1917), British ornithologist
 * Claudia Alexander (1959–2015), American planetary scientist
 * Duane Alexander (1940–2020), American doctor
 * Eben Alexander (author) (born 1953), American neurosurgeon
 * Franz Alexander (1891–1964), Hungarian-American psychoanalyst and physician
 * Horace Alexander (1889–1989), English writer, pacifist and ornithologist
 * Howard Wright Alexander (1911–1985), Canadian-American mathematician
 * Mary C. Alexander (1893–1955), American aviation pioneer
 * Patrick Young Alexander (1867–1943), British aviation pioneer
 * Richard D. Alexander (1930–2018), American zoologist and professor
 * Stephanie B. Alexander, American mathematician
 * Wilfred Backhouse Alexander (1885–1965), English ornithologist and entomologist

Sports

 * Adonis Alexander (born 1996), American football player
 * Ana Alexander (born 1954), Cuban long-jumper
 * Blaise Alexander (1976–2001), American racing driver
 * Chuffie Alexander (1902–1989), American baseball player
 * CJ Alexander (born 1996), American baseball player
 * Cory Alexander (born 1973), American basketball player
 * Courtney Alexander (born 1977), American basketball player
 * Devon Alexander (born 1987), American professional boxer
 * Doc Alexander (1897–1975), American NFL football player and coach
 * Frank Alexander (cricketer) (1911–2005), Australian cricketer
 * Grover Cleveland Alexander (1887–1950), American baseball player
 * Gus Alexander (1934–2010), Scottish footballer
 * Hubbard Alexander (1939–2016), American football player
 * Jaire Alexander (born 1997), American football player
 * Joe Alexander (born 1986), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
 * Kyle Alexander (born 1996), Canadian basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Manny Alexander (born 1971), Dominican Republic-born American baseball player
 * Neil Alexander (born 1978), Scottish footballer
 * Odicci Alexander (born 1998), American softball player
 * Posh Alexander (born 2001), American basketball player
 * Rex Alexander (1924–1982), American college sports coach
 * Scott Alexander (baseball) (born 1989), American baseball player
 * Shane Alexander (volleyball) (born 1986), Australian volleyball player
 * Shaun Alexander (born 1977), American football player
 * Stan Alexander (1905–1961), English footballer
 * Trey Alexander (basketball) (born 2003), American basketball player
 * Tyler Alexander (born 1994), American baseball player
 * Ty-Shon Alexander (born 1998), American basketball player
 * Victor Alexander (born 1969), American basketball player
 * Zy Alexander, American football player

Other professions

 * Amir Alexander (born 1963), Israeli-American historian
 * Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander (1909–1974), British cryptanalyst, chess player, and chess writer
 * Grace Alexander (1872–1951), American writer, journalist, teacher
 * Holmes Alexander (1906–1985), American historian, journalist, and columnist
 * Jane Grace Alexander (1848–1932), American banker
 * Jeffrey C. Alexander (born 1947), American sociologist
 * Juliet Alexander (born 1950s), Guyanese-born British journalist and TV presenter
 * Robin Alexander, British educationist and academic
 * Robin Alexander (journalist) (born 1975), German journalist and author
 * Samuel Alexander (1859–1938), Australian/British philosopher and essayist
 * Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis (born 1935), British peer
 * Travis Alexander, murder victim – see Murder of Travis Alexander

Disambiguation lists

 * Donald Alexander (disambiguation), several people
 * Fred Alexander (disambiguation), several people
 * Gary Alexander (disambiguation), several people
 * Harry Alexander (disambiguation), including Harold Alexander, several people
 * James Alexander (disambiguation), several people
 * Jason Alexander (disambiguation), several people
 * John Alexander (disambiguation), several people
 * Joseph Alexander (disambiguation), several people
 * Peter Alexander (disambiguation), several people
 * Robert Alexander (disambiguation), several people
 * Thomas Alexander (disambiguation), several people
 * William Alexander (disambiguation), several people