Alexander

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Meaning of Alexander: Name Alexander in the ग्रीक origin, means Defender of Mankind. Name Alexander is of ग्रीक origin and is a Boy name. People with name Alexander are usually by religion.

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Defender of Mankind

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Famous people with name Alexander (Namesakes)

Christopher Alexander

Christopher Wolfgang Alexander (born 4 October 1936 in Vienna, Austria) is a widely influential British-American architect and design theorist, and currently emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
Jason Alexander

Jay Scott Greenspan (born September 23, 1959), known by his stage name Jason Alexander, is an American actor, comedian, singer, and director.
Jane Alexander

Jane Alexander (born October 28, 1939) is an American author, actress, and former director of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Lamar Alexander

Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is an American politician who is currently serving as the senior United States Senator from Tennessee, a seat he has held since 2003.
Douglas Alexander

Douglas Garven Alexander (born 26 October 1967) is a British Labour Party politician who served in the Cabinet from 2006 to 2010 under Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown in the roles of Secretary of State for Scotland, Secretary of State for Transport and Secretary of State for International Development.
Alexander Payne
Constantine Alexander Payne (; born February 10, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, known for the films Election (1999), About Schmidt (2002), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), Nebraska (2013), and Downsizing (2017).
Alexander Armstrong

Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong (born 2 March 1970) is an English actor, television and radio presenter and singer, best known as one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller and as host of the BBC TV game show Pointless.
Shaun Alexander

Shaun Edward Alexander (born August 30, 1977) is a former American football running back who played for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL).
Greg Alexander

Gregory Peter Stephen "Greg" Alexander (born 4 March 1965), also known by the nickname of "Brandy", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, who has since become a radio, television commentator and noted rugby league journalist.
Alexander Hleb

Aliaksandr Paulavich Hleb (Belarusian: Аляксандр Паўлавіч Глеб, pronounced [alʲaˈksandar ɣlʲeb]; Russian: Александр Павлович Глеб; born 1 May 1981), commonly referred to in English as Alexander Hleb, is a Belarusian former professional footballer.
Willie Alexander
Willie "Loco" Alexander (born January 13, 1943) is an American singer and keyboardist based in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Alexander Zickler

Alexander Zickler (born 28 February 1974) is a German retired footballer who played as a striker.
Kermit Alexander
Kermit Joseph Alexander (born January 4, 1941) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League.
Graham Alexander

Graham Alexander (born 10 October 1971) is a professional football manager and former player who is the manager of League Two club Salford City.
Alexander Ludwig
Alexander Ludwig (born May 7, 1992) is a Canadian actor, singer and model.
Alexander Gustafsson

Alexander Lars-Åke Gustafsson (born 15 January 1987) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist.
Alexander Dobrindt
Alexander Dobrindt (born 7 June 1970) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU).
Cliff Alexander

Cliff Alexander (born November 16, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Le Mans Sarthe of the LNB Pro A. He completed his freshman season at the University of Kansas for the Jayhawks' on their 2014–15 team.
Alexander Gauland

Eberhardt Alexander Gauland (born 20 February 1941) is a right-wing German politician, journalist and lawyer who has served as leader of the German political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the Bundestag since September 2017 and co-leader of the party from December 2017 to November 2019.
Alexander Dreymon
Alexander Dreymon (born Alexander Doetsch; 7 February 1983) is a German-born actor.

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Pythagorean Numerology (Western Numerology) - 3

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