Alex
Alex [ al-iks ][1] shortened version of the male name Alexander or the female version Alexandria. Both names mean "protector of men" or "defender of men".[2] This name was ranked #194 on the US Popular Names in 2021.[3]
Art and entertainment
- Alex Cox (born 1954), British film director
- Alex Grey (born 1953), American artist
- Alex Kapranos (born 1972), Greek/British singer for the Scottish band Franz Ferdinand
- Alex Lifeson (born 1953), Canadian guitarist for the rock band Rush
- Alex Naumik (born 1951), Polish Norwegian funk rock musician
- Alex Pettyfer (born 1990), English actor who plays Alex Rider in the film Stormbreaker
- Alex Trebek (born 1940), Canadian/American TV personality and game show host
- Alex Turner (musician) (born 1986), English singer for the Arctic Monkeys
- Alex Van Halen (born 1953), Dutch/American drummer with the band Van Halen
- Alex Varkatzas (born 1982), American lead vocalist with the alternative metal band Atreyu
- Alex Jolig (born 1963), German actor, singer and motorcycle racer
- Alex Webster (born 1969), American bassist for the death metal band Cannibal Corpse
- Alex Murrin (born 1996), South African survived zombie apocalypse
Sport
- Alex Rodriguez (born 1975), baseball player for the New York Yankees
- Alex Shelley (born 1983), Patrick Martin, professional wrestler
- Sir Alex Ferguson (born 1941), manager of Manchester United Football Club
- Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa (born 1982), a central defender for Chelsea F.C. and the Brazil national football team
- Alessandro dos Santos (born 1977), a defensive midfielder for Red Bull Salzburg and the Japan national football team
- Alexandro de Souza (born 1977), an attacking midfielder for Fenerbahçe S.K.
- Alex McLeish (born 1959), Scottish footballer and manager of the national side for 10 months
- Alex Menzies (c.1932- 1990), Scottish professional footballer
- Alex Raphael Meschini (born 1982), Brazilian football player currently playing for Internacional
- Alex Song,Cameroonian football player
Fictional characters
- Alex DeLarge, A Clockwork Orange
- Alex Fernandez (Ghostwriter)
- Alex Masterley, the main character in the Daily Telegraph's daily comic strip, Alex
- Alex Kidd, a video game character for the Sega company
- Alex Krycek, TV series The X-files
- Alex P. Keaton, TV series Family Ties
- Alex Power, Marvel Universe
- Alex Rider, eponymous series
- Alex Row, anime series Last Exile
- Alex Rowe, character from the TV series, Lost
- Alex (Street Fighter), Street Fighter III video game series
- Alex (Tekken), Tekken fighting game series
- Alex (comics), Marvel comics universe
- Alex, video game Golden Sun
- Alex (Madagascar), Madagascar
- Alex the Dog, the mascot of Stroh's Beer from 1984–1989
- Dr. Alex Karev, TV series Grey's Anatomy
- Alex, Totally Spies!
Places
- Alex, Haute-Savoie, France
- Alex, Oklahoma, USA
- Alex (restaurant), Las Vegas, USA
Other usage
- Alex George (born 1939), Australian botanist
- Alex (videotex service), by Bell Canada in the early 1990s
- Tropical Storm Alex, a number of named tropical cyclones
- Alex (sniper rifle), a Polish sniper rifle
- Alex (1908 Automobile), an early British automobile
- Alex (parrot), talking parrot studied by Dr. Irene Pepperberg
- Alex's Lemonade Stand, pediatric cancer charity fundraiser
Related pages
- Special:Allpages/Alex
References
- "Definition of Alex | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- "Alex name Meaning and Origin". babys.name. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- OACT. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
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