Alex shortened version of the male personal names Alexander and Alexey (Aleksei) or the female equivalent Alexandra. All names mean "protector of men" or "defender of men".
Art and entertainment
- Alex Cox (born 1954), British film director
- Alex Greenwald (born 1979), American singer for the Californian band Phantom Planet
- Alex Grey (born 1953), American artist
- Alex Heimberg, also known as Miss Understood, American drag queen
- Alex Jones (radio) (born 1974), American radio show host
- Alex Kapranos (born 1972), Greek/British singer for the Scottish band Franz Ferdinand
- Alex Lifeson (born 1953), Canadian guitarist for the rock band Rush
- Alex Naumik (born 1951), Polish Norwegian funk rock musician
- Alex Pettyfer (born 1990), English actor who plays Alex Rider in the film Stormbreaker
- Alex Trebek (born 1940), Canadian/American TV personality and game show host
- Alex Turner (musician) (born 1986), English singer for the Arctic Monkeys
- Alex Van Halen (born 1953), Dutch/American drummer with the band Van Halen
- Alex Varkatzas (born 1982), American lead vocalist with the alternative metal band Atreyu
- Alex Jolig (born 1963), German actor, singer and motorcycle racer
- Alex Webster (born 1969), American bassist for the death metal band Cannibal Corpse
Sport
- Alex Rodriguez (born 1975), baseball player for the New York Yankees
- Alex Shelley (born 1983), Patrick Martin, professional wrestler
- Sir Alex Ferguson (born 1941), manager of Manchester United Football Club
- Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa (born 1982), a central defender for Chelsea F.C. and the Brazil national football team
- Alessandro dos Santos (born 1977), a defensive midfielder for Red Bull Salzburg and the Japan national football team
- Alexandro de Souza (born 1977), an attacking midfielder for Fenerbahçe S.K.
- Alex McLeish (born 1959), Scottish footballer and manager of the national side for 10 months
- Alex Menzies (c.1932- 1990), Scottish professional footballer
- Alex Raphael Meschini (born 1982), Brazilian football player
- Alex, Brazilian football defender
- Alex Ottiano (born 1976), American judoka
Fictional characters
- Alex DeLarge, A Clockwork Orange
- Alex Fernandez (Ghostwriter)..
- Alex Masterley, the main character in theDaily Telegraph's daily comic strip, Alex,
- Alex Kidd, a video game character for the Sega company
- Alex Krycek, TV series The X-files
- Alex P. Keaton, TV series Family Ties
- Alex Power, Marvel Universe
- Alex Rider, eponymous series
- Alex Rover, character in "Nim's Island"
- Alex Row, anime series Last Exile
- Alex Rowe, character from the TV series, Lost
- Alex (Street Fighter), Street Fighter III video game series
- Alex (Tekken), Tekken fighting game series
- Alex (comics), Marvel comics universe
- Alex, video game Golden Sun
- Alex (Madagascar), Madagascar
- Alex the Dog, the mascot of Stroh's Beer from 1984–1989
- Dr. Alex Karev, TV series Grey's Anatomy
- Alex, Totally Spies!
- Alex Russo, character from the Disney Channel TV series, Wizards of Waverly Place
- Alex Shrub, a character from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Places
- Alex, Haute-Savoie, France
- Alex, Oklahoma, USA
- Alexanderplatz, Berlin
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Alexandra, Gauteng, near Johannesburg, South Africa
- Alexandra College, Dublin
- Alex (restaurant), Las Vegas, USA
- Alexandria, Minnesota
- Alexandria, Virginia
Other usage
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