Alex 2259 226009114 2008-07-16T12:38:39Z WikiwikiwikiwikiWildWildWest 1413655 Removed boring vandalism {{splitdab|Alex|List of people with given name Alex}} '''Alex''' shortened version of the male personal name '''Alexander''' or the female equivalent '''Alexandra'''. Both names mean "protector of men" or "defender of men". ==Art and entertainment== *[[Alex Cox]] (born 1954), British film director *[[Alex Grey]] (born 1953), American artist *[[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 currently playing for Internacional *[[Alex Costa dos Santos|Alex]], Brazilian defender playing for ACF Fiorentina ==Fictional characters== *[[Alex DeLarge]], ''A Clockwork Orange'' *[[Alex Fernandez (Ghostwriter)]].. *'''Alex Masterley''', the main character in the''Daily Telegraph's'' daily comic strip, [[Alex (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 Row]], anime series ''Last Exile'' *[[Alex (Lost)|Alex Rowe]], character from the TV series, [[Lost (TV series)|Lost]] *[[Alex (Street Fighter)]], ''Street Fighter III'' video game series *[[Alex (Tekken)]], ''Tekken'' fighting game series *[[Alex (comics)]], Marvel comics universe *[[List of characters in Golden Sun#Alex|Alex]], video game ''Golden Sun'' *[[Alex (Madagascar)]], [[Madagascar (film)|''Madagascar'']] *''[[Alex the Dog]]'', the mascot of Stroh's Beer from 1984–1989 *[[Dr. Alex Karev]], TV series ''Grey's Anatomy'' *[[List of characters in Totally Spies!#Alex|Alex]], ''[[Totally Spies!]]'' Alex Arruda mls soccer player ==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 ==Other usage== *[[Alex George]] (born 1939), Australian botanist *[[Alex (videotex service)]], by Bell Canada in the early 1990s *[[Tropical Storm Alex]], a number of named tropical cyclones *[[Alex (sniper rifle)]], a Polish sniper rifle *[[Alex (1908 Automobile)]], an early British automobile *[[Alex (parrot)]], talking parrot studied by Dr. Irene Pepperberg *[[Alex's Lemonade Stand]], pediatric cancer charity fundraiser *[[Alexandria, Romania]] ==See also== *[[Special:Allpages/Alex]] {{disambig}} {{given name}} [[Category:Unisex given names]] [[Category:Ambiguous place names]] [[ceb:Alex]] [[de:Alex]] [[es:Álex]] [[fr:Alex]] [[ko:알렉스]] [[it:Alex (disambigua)]] [[nl:Alex]] [[ja:アレックス]] [[pt:Alex]] [[ru:Алекс]] [[simple:Alex]] [[fi:Alex]] [[th:Alex]] [[tr:Alex]]