List of Famous people named Alexander

Alexander Altmann was an Orthodox Jewish scholar and rabbi born in Kassa, Austria-Hungary. He emigrated to England in 1938 and later settled in the United States, working productively for a decade and a half as a professor within the Philosophy Department at Brandeis University. He is best known for his studies of the thought of Moses Mendelssohn, and was indeed the leading Mendelssohn scholar since the time of Mendelssohn himself. He also made important contributions to the study of Jewish mysticism, and for a large part of his career he was the only scholar in the United States working on this subject in a purely academic setting. Among the many Brandeis students whose work he supervised in this area were Elliot Wolfson, Arthur Green, Heidi Ravven, Paul Mendes-Flohr, Lawrence Fine, and Daniel Matt.

Alexander Petersson is an Icelandic handball player, of Latvian and Baltic German origin, for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the Icelandic national team.

Takashi Otsuka , better known by his ring name Alexander Otsuka and Otoko Sakari, is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. Having competed for multiple pro wrestling organizations in his career, most recently with Antonio Inoki's Inoki Genome Federation, he is known for his work in the promotion Battlarts.

Alexander James Dallas was an American statesman who served as the U.S. Treasury Secretary under President James Madison.

Alexander Vasilievich Alexeev was a Soviet and Russian conductor and academic teacher, who received the Honored Artist of the RSFSR award. He was head of the department of opera and symphony conducting at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory between 2000 and 2008.

Alexander Otto is a German billionaire businessman.

Alexander Vikentyevich Skvortsov was a Russian ice hockey player, who competed for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the Olympic Games. Skvortsov scored 2 goals during the 1980 games en route to a silver medal, and scored 4 goals in the 1984 games as the Soviets won the gold. He was also a three-time world champion with the Soviet national team.

Alexander Ivanovich Bodunov was a professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League.

Alexander Sergeyevich Morozov is a Russian singer and composer.

Alexander Schlager is an Austrian footballer who plays for LASK as a goalkeeper.