Alexander

Alexander may refer to:

articles in 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica:
Mononymous Alexanders
- "Alexander (prince of Bulgaria)," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Alexander (rhetorician)," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Alexander (despot)," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Alexander (popes)," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Alexander (king of Servia)," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Alexander (king)," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- Alexander, king of Poland (1461–1506)
- Alexander, king of Servia [i.e. Serbia] (Alexander Obrenovich) (1876–1903)
- Alexander, prince of Bulgaria (Alexander of Battenberg) (1875–1893)
- Alexander, Greek rhetorician (fl. 2nd century a.d.)
- Alexander of Aphrodisias (fl. c. a.d. 200), Greek commentator on the writings of Aristotle
- Alexander of Hales (Alexander Halensis) (fl. 13th century), English theologian
- Alexander the Paphlagonian (fl. 2nd century a.d.), celebrated imposter and worker of false oracles
- Alexander of Pherae, a Thessalian despot (r. 369–358 b.c.)
- Alexander of Tralles (Alexander Trallianus) (fl. c. a.d. 550), Greek physician
- Alexander I., pope (r. c. 106–115)
- Alexander I., emperor of Russia (Aleksander Pavlovich) (1777–1825)
- Alexander I., king of Epirus (fl. c. 342 b.c.), king of Epirus
- Alexander I., king of Scotland (c. 1078–1124)
- Alexander II., pope (Anselmo Baggio) (r. 1061–1073)
- Alexander II., emperor of Russia (1818–1881)
- Alexander II., king of Epirus (fl. c. 272 b.c.), king of Epirus
- Alexander II., king of Scotland (1198–1249)
- Alexander III., pope (Orlando Bandinelli) (r. 1159–1181)
- Alexander III., emperor of Russia (1845–1894)
- Alexander III., king of Scotland (1241–1285)
- Alexander IV., pope (Rinaldo) (r. 1254–1261)
- Alexander V., pope (Peter Philargès) (r. 1409–1410)
- Alexander VI., pope (Rodrigo Borgia) (1431–1503)
- Alexander VII., pope (Fabio Chigi) (r. 1655–1667)
- Alexander VIII., pope (Pietro Ottoboni) (r. 1689–1691)
- Alexander Aetolus of Pleuron (fl. c. 280 b.c.), Greek poet
- Alexander Balas, king of Syria (r. 150–146 b.c.)
- Alexander Cornelius Polyhistor (fl. c. 70 b.c.), Greek grammarian
- Alexander Jannaeus, king of the Jews (r. 103–76 b.c.)
- Saint Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263), grand-duke of Vladimir
- Alexander Severus (Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander) (208–235), Roman emperor

Messrs Alexander
- Archibald Alexander (1772–1851), American divine
- Francis Alexander (1800–1881), American portrait-painter
- George Alexander (1858–), English actor
- Sir James Edward Alexander (1803–1885), British soldier and traveller
- John White Alexander (1856–), American painter
- Joseph Addison Alexander (1809–1860), American Biblical scholar
- Natalis Alexander (Noël Alexandre) (1639–1724), French theologian and ecclesiastical historian
- William Alexander (1824–), Protestant archbishop of Armagh
- William Lindsay Alexander (1808–1884), Scottish divine

surnames for figures with the given name Alexander
- Alexanders
- The Alexandrian School
- The Alexandrists
- Alexis
- Alexius

articles in The New Student's Reference Work:
- "Alexander (Severus)," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- "Alexander (popes)," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
articles in Complete Encyclopaedia of Music:
- "Alexander," by John Weeks Moore in Complete Encyclopaedia of Music, Boston: Oliver Ditson Company (1880)
articles in the Dictionary of National Biography:
- "Alexander (d.1148)," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
articles in Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897):
- "Alexander," in Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
articles in Catholic Encyclopedia (1913):
- "Alexander (Early Bishops)," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
"Alexander" in Plutarch's Lives (Dryden translation)
"Alexander" in Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History.

Authors

Alexander III of Macedon, a.k.a. Alexander the Great (356 BCE–323 BCE)
Pope Alexander I (died c. 115)
Alexander of Jerusalem, Christian martyr (died 251)
Patriarch Alexander of Alexandria (died 326)
Alexander of Lycopolis, Christian theologian (4th century)
Pope Alexander II (died 1073)
Pope Alexander III (died 1181)
Alexander of Hales, English philosopher (1185–1245)
Pope Alexander IV (1185/1199–1261)
Pope Alexander VI (1431–1503)
Pope Alexander VII (1599–1667)
Pope Alexander VIII (1610–1691)
Emperor Alexander I of Russia (1777–1825)
Emperor Alexander II of Russia (1818–1881)