# Alexander (surname)

Alexander is a surname originating in Scotland, originally an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic MacAlasdair. It is a somewhat common Scottish name, and the region of Scotland where it traditionally is most commonly found is in the Highlands region of Scotland.

## Notable people
### Architecture

* Cecil Alexander (1918–2013), American architect
* Charles A. Alexander (1827–1888), American architect
* Christopher Alexander (1936–2022), Austrian-American architect and design theorist

### Arts and entertainment

* AJ Alexander (born 1980), American model and Playboy Playmate
* Ann Dunlop Alexander (1896–1969), Scottish artist
* Beatrice Alexander (1895–1990), American dollmaker and businesswoman
* Dorothy Alexander, professional name of Dorothy Bohm (1924–2023), naturalised British photographer
* Francesca Alexander (1837–1917), American illustrator, author, and translator
* J. Alexander (model) (born 1958), American model, runway coach and panelist on America's Next Top Model
* Jay Alexander (born 1968), American magician, comedian and entertainer
* Lena Alexander (1899–1983), Scottish artist
* Lloyd Alexander (1924–2007), American author
* Mo Alexander (born 1970), American comedian
* Nykolai Aleksander (born 1978), German artist
* Sally Hobart Alexander (born 1943), American writer of children's literature
* Sue Alexander (1933–2008), American children's author
* Vanessa Aleksander (born 1996), Polish actress

#### Music and dance

* Arthur Alexander (1940–1993), American soul singer and songwriter
* Birdie Alexander (1870–1960), American musician and educator
* Cecil Frances Alexander (1818–1895), British hymn-writer and poet
* Dottie Alexander (born 1972), American keyboardist
* Kita Alexander (born 1996), Australian pop singer-songwriter
* Linsey Alexander (1942–2025), American blues songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist
* Margie Alexander (1948–2013), American singer
* Olly Alexander (born 1990), English musician, lead singer of Years & Years
* Ora Alexander (born c.1896–unknown), American classic female blues singer
* Shane Alexander (musician) (late 20th/early 21st c.), American singer-songwriter and musician
* Van Alexander (1915–2015), American bandleader, arranger and composer
* The Alexander Brothers, Scottish folk duo, Tom Alexander (1934–2020) and Jack Alexander (1935–2013)

#### Television and film

* Cris Alexander (1920–2012), American actor, singer, dancer, designer, and photographer
* Dari Alexander (born 1969), American news anchor
* F. Matthias Alexander (1869–1955), Australian actor/orator, founder of the Alexander Technique
* Jace Alexander (born 1964), American television director and actor
* Jane Alexander (born 1939), American actress and author
* Jean Alexander (1926–2016), British actress
* Joan Alexander (1915–2009), American actress
* Kaitlyn Alexander (born 1992), Canadian actress
* Lucy Alexander (born 1970), British television presenter
* Ross Alexander (1907–1937), American actor
* Sarah Alexander (born 1971), British actress
* Shannon Alexander, Australian filmmaker
* Sofia Alexander, Mexican animator and voice actor

### Law and politics

* A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough (1885–1965), British politician
* Albert R. Alexander (1859–1966), American judge
* Archibald S. Alexander (1906–1979), American lawyer, civil servant, and Democratic politician
* Cecil L. Alexander (born 1935), American politician
* Danny Alexander (born 1972), British politician
* Douglas Alexander (born 1967), British politician
* Ethel Skyles Alexander (1925–2016), American politician
* Evan Shelby Alexander (1767–1809), American politician
* Lamar Alexander (born 1940), American politician
* Lawrence A. Alexander (born 1943), American law professor
* Lincoln Alexander (1922–2012), Canadian politician
* Louise Alexander (born 1960), American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives
* Morris Alexander (1877–1946), South African politician

### Military

* Barton S. Alexander (1819–1878), U.S. Army brigadier general and engineer during the American Civil War
* Bevin Alexander (born 1929), American military historian and author
* Boyd Alexander (1873–1910), British army officer, explorer and ornithologist
* Edward Porter Alexander (1835–1910), U.S. and Confederate States Army officer
* Milton Alexander (1796–1856), American militia officer, attorney, and politician

### Religion

* Archibald Alexander (1772–1851), American theologian, professor, and first principal of Princeton Seminary
* Caleb Alexander (1755–1828), American clergyman, writer, teacher
* Irene Alexander, Australian spiritual director, writer and lecturer

### Science and medicine

* Annie Lowrie Alexander (1864–1929), American physician and educator
* Archibald Alexander (politician) (1755–1822), American physician and politician
* Archibald Alphonso Alexander (1888–1958), American design and construction engineer
* Archie Alexander (1888–1958), American engineer and architect
* Charles Paul Alexander (1889–1981), American entomologist
* Christopher James Alexander (1887–1917), British ornithologist
* Claudia Alexander (1959–2015), American planetary scientist
* Duane Alexander (1940–2020), American doctor
* Eben Alexander (author) (born 1953), American neurosurgeon
* Franz Alexander (1891–1964), Hungarian-American psychoanalyst and physician
* Horace Alexander (1889–1989), English writer, pacifist and ornithologist
* Howard Wright Alexander (1911–1985), Canadian-American mathematician
* Mary C. Alexander (1893–1955), American aviation pioneer
* Patrick Young Alexander (1867–1943), British aviation pioneer
* Richard D. Alexander (1930–2018), American zoologist and professor
* Stephanie B. Alexander, American mathematician
* Wilfred Backhouse Alexander (1885–1965), English ornithologist and entomologist

### Sports

* Adonis Alexander (born 1996), American football player
* Ana Alexander (born 1954), Cuban long-jumper
* Blaise Alexander (1976–2001), American racing driver
* Chuffie Alexander (1902–1989), American baseball player
* CJ Alexander (born 1996), American baseball player
* Cory Alexander (born 1973), American basketball player
* Courtney Alexander (born 1977), American basketball player
* Devon Alexander (born 1987), American professional boxer
* Doc Alexander (1897–1975), American NFL football player and coach
* Frank Alexander (cricketer) (1911–2005), Australian cricketer
* Greg Alexander (born 1965), Australian rugby league player and commentator
* Grover Cleveland Alexander (1887–1950), American baseball player
* Gus Alexander (1934–2010), Scottish footballer
* Hubbard Alexander (1939–2016), American football player
* Jaire Alexander (born 1997), American football player
* Joe Alexander (born 1986), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
* Kyle Alexander (born 1996), Canadian basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Mackenzie Alexander (born 2006), Canadian ice hockey player
* Manny Alexander (born 1971), Dominican Republic-born American baseball player
* Neil Alexander (born 1978), Scottish footballer
* Odicci Alexander (born 1998), American softball player
* Posh Alexander (born 2001), American basketball player
* Rex Alexander (1924–1982), American college sports coach
* Scott Alexander (baseball) (born 1989), American baseball player
* Shane Alexander (volleyball) (born 1986), Australian volleyball player
* Shaun Alexander (born 1977), American football player
* Stan Alexander (1905–1961), English footballer
* Trey Alexander (basketball) (born 2003), American basketball player
* Tyler Alexander (born 1994), American baseball player
* Ty-Shon Alexander (born 1998), American basketball player
* Victor Alexander (born 1969), American basketball player
* Zy Alexander, American football player

### Other professions

* Amir Alexander (born 1963), Israeli-American historian
* Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander (1909–1974), British cryptanalyst, chess player, and chess writer
* Grace Alexander (1872–1951), American writer, journalist, teacher
* Holmes Alexander (1906–1985), American historian, journalist, and columnist
* Jane Grace Alexander (1848–1932), American banker
* Jeffrey C. Alexander (born 1947), American sociologist
* Juliet Alexander (born 1950s), Guyanese-born British journalist and TV presenter
* Rachel Frances Alexander (1875–1964), British social campaigner
* Robin Alexander, British educationist and academic
* Robin Alexander (journalist) (born 1975), German journalist and author
* Samuel Alexander (1859–1938), Australian/British philosopher and essayist
* Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis (born 1935), British peer
* Tammy Alexander (1963–1979), American murder victim
* Travis Alexander, murder victim – see Murder of Travis Alexander

### Disambiguation lists

* Donald Alexander (disambiguation), several people
* Fred Alexander (disambiguation), several people
* Gary Alexander (disambiguation), several people
* Harry Alexander (disambiguation), including Harold Alexander, several people
* James Alexander (disambiguation), several people
* Jason Alexander (disambiguation), several people
* John Alexander (disambiguation), several people
* Joseph Alexander (disambiguation), several people
* Peter Alexander (disambiguation), several people
* Robert Alexander (disambiguation), several people
* Thomas Alexander (disambiguation), several people
* William Alexander (disambiguation), several people