List of Famous people named Alexander

Alexander Van der Bellen is the current president of Austria. He previously served as a professor of economics at the University of Vienna, and after joining politics, as the spokesman of the Austrian Green Party.

Rene Alexander Acosta is an American attorney and politician, who served as the 27th United States Secretary of Labor from 2017 to 2019. President Donald Trump nominated Acosta to be Labor Secretary on February 16, 2017, and he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 27, 2017.

Alexander Leonidovich Kaidanovsky was a Soviet and Russian actor and film director.

Alexander Dreymon is a German-born actor. He is best known for portraying Uhtred of Bebbanburg in the television series The Last Kingdom (2015–). Dreymon's other notable roles were in Christopher and His Kind (2011) and American Horror Story: Coven (2013–2014). Dreymon also appeared in the WWII film Resistance. He is fluent in German, English, and French.

Alexander Garrievich Gordon is a Russian radio and television presenter, journalist, actor and director, of Russian Jewish descent. Head of the Moscow Institute Workshop of journalism TV and Radio "Ostankino" (Mitra), a lecturer in a Makgaffina Film School. Five-time winner TEFI. His surname is pronounced with stress on the last syllable, i.e. rhyming with "anon", unlike the regular pronunciation of "Gordon" rhyming with "colon".

Alexander Albon Ansusinha is a British-Thai racing driver set to race in the 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters alongside Liam Lawson. He is also the current reserve and development driver for Red Bull Racing in Formula One having raced for the team from the middle of the 2019 season to the end of the 2020 season. Albon had previously raced in Formula One for Scuderia Toro Rosso throughout the first half of 2019, before being promoted to Red Bull. He was replaced as a race driver by Sergio Pérez at Red Bull for the 2021 season and was subsequently demoted to his current role.

Alexander Glebovich Nevzorov is a Russian and Soviet television journalist, a film director and a former member of the Russian parliament. He is the founder of a horsemanship school, Nevzorov Haute École. He also engaged in criticism of religion.

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler for the Soviet Union and Russia. Nicknamed the "Russian Bear", "Russian King Kong", "Alexander the Great" and "The Experiment", he is considered the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler of all time. Karelin won gold medals at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games under a different flag each time, and a silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games. His wrestling record is 887 wins and two losses, both by a single point. Prior to his farewell match versus Rulon Gardner in September 2000, a point had not been scored on him within the previous six years. Karelin was the national flag bearer at three consecutive Olympics: in 1988 for the Soviet Union, in 1992 for the Unified Team, and in 1996 for Russia.

Alexander Semyon Vindman is a retired United States Army lieutenant colonel who was the Director for European Affairs for the United States National Security Council (NSC) until he was reassigned on February 7, 2020. Vindman came to national attention in October 2019 when he testified before the United States Congress regarding the Trump–Ukraine scandal. His testimony provided evidence that resulted in a charge of abuse of power in the impeachment of Donald Trump.

Alexander Gustafsson is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).