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 Hamilton

First Name Alexander
Last Name Hamilton
Died on January 1, 1768
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Alexander Volfovich

First Name Alexander
Last Name Volfovich
Born on November 30, 1966 (age 59)

Alexander Grigoryevich Volfovich is a Belarusian general who is the current Secretary of the State Security Council of the Republic of Belarus. He is also a former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus.

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Alexander Maitland

First Name Alexander
Last Name Maitland
Born on January 1, 1674
Died on May 31, 1721 (aged 47)

Alexander Arbuthnot was appointed a Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland after the Union of England and Scotland in 1707.

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Alexandros Balas

First Name Alexandros
Born on November 30, -0151
Died on January 1, -0145 (aged 6)
Born in İzmir Province

Alexander I Theopator Euergetes, surnamed Balas, was the ruler of the Greek Seleucid kingdom in 150/Summer 152 – August 145 BC. Alexander defeated Demetrius I Soter for the crown in 150 BC. Ruling briefly, he lost the crown to Demetrius II Nicator during his defeat at the Battle of Antioch in Syria, dying shortly after. His reign marks the beginning of the disintegration of the Seleucid realm, with important eastern satrapies such as Media being lost to the nascent Parthian Empire.

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Alexander Charles Vasa

First Name Alexander
Last Name Vasa
Born on November 4, 1614
Died on November 19, 1634 (aged 20)

Alexander Charles Vasa was the fifth son of King Sigismund III of Poland and his wife Constance of Austria.

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Alexander Burnett of Leys

First Name Alexander
Last Name Leys
Born on November 30, 1500
Died on July 5, 1619 (aged 118)

Alexander Burnett, 12th Laird of Leys was a Scottish landowner.

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Alexander Forbes

First Name Alexander
Last Name Forbes
Born on October 13, 1788
Died on February 3, 1843 (aged 54)
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Alexander III of Scotland

First Name Alexander
Last Name Scotland
Died on March 26, 1286

Alexander III was King of Scots from 1249 until his death. He concluded the Treaty of Perth, by which Scotland acquired sovereignty over the Western Isles and the Isle of Man. His heir, Margaret, Maid of Norway, died before she could be crowned.

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Alexander Abernethy, 6th Lord Saltoun

First Name Alexander
Last Name Saltoun
Died on March 31, 1587

Alexander Abernethy, 6th Lord Saltoun was a Scottish landowner and courtier.

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Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke

First Name Alexander
Last Name Carisbrooke
Born on November 23, 1886
Died on February 23, 1960 (aged 73)

Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, was a British Royal Navy officer, a member of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and a grandson of Queen Victoria.

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