Famous People with Name Alexander

Alexander ("Alex") "Sasha" Baumann            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alexander ("Alex") "Sasha" Baumann: is a Canadian athlete, who won two gold medals and set two world records in swimming at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Born in Prague (former Czechoslovakia), Baumann was raised in Canada after his family moved there in 1969 following the Prague Spring

Alexander Lüderitz            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Alexander Lüderitz: is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who swam in the qualifying heats of the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. In the final he was replaced by Christian Tröger who, alongside Bengt Zikarsky, Björn Zikarsky, an

Alexander Nikolayevich Sukhorukov            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Alexander Nikolayevich Sukhorukov: is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Alexander Smith Cochran            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alexander Smith Cochran: was a wealthy manufacturer, sportsman and philathropist from Yonkers, New York. Cochran was a member of the New York Yacht Club. Initially not a very enthusiastic yachtsman, he owned and raced the sloop Avenger in 1909 and had won the Astor Cup. He decide

Alexander Stuart "Jock" Sturrock            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Alexander Stuart "Jock" Sturrock: In 1962 Jock Sturrock was Australian of the Year, Australian Yachtsman of the Year, and Australian Sportsperson of the Year (the Lindy Trophy). In 1975 he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to yachting.. And in 19

William "Billy" Alexander            Origin/Culture/Country: Welsh

William "Billy" Alexander: was a Welsh international rugby union prop who played club rugby for Llwynypia. Alexander as a strong prop forward was first selected to represent Wales in the 1898 Home Nations Championship in a game against Ireland, under the captaincy of Billy Bancroft

Gwen Wentz Cheeseman Alexander            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gwen Wentz Cheeseman Alexander: is a former field hockey goalkeeper from the United States, who was a member of the national team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

William Vollie ?Bill? Alexander, Jr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Vollie ?Bill? Alexander, Jr: is a retired politician who represented the U.S. state of Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1993, rising to the post of Chief Deputy Majority Whip.He was elected as a Democrat from the 1st District of Arkansas in 1968 and

Robert Jackson "Bob" Alexander            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Jackson "Bob" Alexander: was a scholar at Rutgers University. He is best remembered for his pioneering studies on the trade union movement in Latin America and dissident communist political parties, including ground-breaking monographs on the Right Opposition, Maoist, and Trotsky

Stewart Alexis Alexander            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Stewart Alexis Alexander: is an American democratic socialist politician and former Socialist Party USA nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2008 election and is seeking the presidential candidacy of the Socialist Party USA in the 2012 election. In August 2010, A