List of Famous people named Alexander

Name Alexander is among the most common names in Russia, Germany, England, Austria. Often it's a shorthand for Aleksandr. Similar names: Aleksandr, Aleksander. Here are some famous Alexanders:

Alexander von Brill

First Name Alexander
Last Name Brill
Born on September 20, 1842
Died on June 8, 1935 (aged 92)
Born in Germany, Hesse

Alexander Wilhelm von Brill was a German mathematician.

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Alexander Loyd

First Name Alexander
Last Name Loyd
Born on August 19, 1805
Died on May 7, 1872 (aged 66)

Alexander Loyd served one term as mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1840 until 1841 for the Democratic Party.

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Alexander Witting

First Name Alexander
Last Name Witting
Born on December 18, 1861
Died on November 29, 1946 (aged 84)
Born in Germany, Saxony

Carl Johann Adolf Alexander Witting was a German mathematician.

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Alexander Rueb

First Name Alexander
Last Name Rueb
Born on December 27, 1882
Died on February 2, 1959 (aged 76)

Alexander Rueb was a Dutch lawyer, diplomat, and chess official.

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Alexander St John

First Name Alexander
Last Name John
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Alexander Jackson Davis

First Name Alexander
Last Name Davis
Born on July 24, 1803
Died on January 14, 1892 (aged 88)

Alexander Jackson Davis, or A. J. Davis, was an American architect, known particularly for his association with the Gothic Revival style.

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Alexander Wilkens

First Name Alexander
Last Name Wilkens
Born on January 1, 1881
Died on January 1, 1968 (aged 87)
Born in Germany
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Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev

First Name Alexander
Last Name Zaytsev
Born on June 20, 1841
Died on August 19, 1910 (aged 69)

Aleksander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev, also spelled as Saytzeff and Saytzev, was a Russian chemist. He worked on organic compounds and proposed Zaitsev's rule, which predicts the product composition of an elimination reaction.

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Alexander Key

First Name Alexander
Last Name Key
Born on September 21, 1904
Died on July 25, 1979 (aged 74)

Alexander Hill Key was an American science fiction writer, most of whose books were aimed at a juvenile audience.

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Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov

First Name Alexander
Last Name Vinogradov
Born on August 9, 1895
Died on November 16, 1975 (aged 80)

Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov was a Soviet geochemist, academician (1953), and Hero of Socialist Labor.

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