Famous People with Name Alexandria

Alexandria "Sandi" Thom            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Alexandria "Sandi" Thom: is a French international football player of Ivorian descent who plays as a striker for both the France national football team and Sunderland of the Premier League, on loan from Ligue 1 side Olympique Marseille. He is noted particularly for his speed and acceleration, as well as his often eye-catching hairstyles. Since 2005, he has held the title of Lord of the Manor of Frodsham.CissT signed for the French club AJ Auxerre at the age of 15. He won the French Cup with Auxerre in May 2003.CissT was also the top scorer in the French Ligue 1 in the 2001

Alexandria "Zsa Zsa" Riordan-Niechcielska            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Alexandria "Zsa Zsa" Riordan-Niechcielska: Polish-Irish-American figure skater. She competes internationally on the junior level.She competed for the USA until the early autumn of 2005. Not placing high enough to qualify for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships or to represent the USA internationally, she decided to compete for Poland, as a member of Unia Dwory skating-club in Oswiecim (which she changed recently for RSK Marymont in Warsaw). Due to some ISU restrictions though, she was not allowed to compete internationally for almost three years, even though she placed high enough in the Polish Figure Skating Championships to represent the country internationally. At the same time, she has been starting in the American regional competitions, trying to qualify for the National Championships.

Hypatia Of Alexandria            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Hypatia Of Alexandria: was a Greek] scholar from Alexandria in Egypt, considered the first notable woman in mathematics, who also taught philosophy and astronomy4] She lived in Roman Egypt, and was killed by a Coptic Christian mob who blamed her for religious turmoil. She has been hailed as a "valiant defender of science against religion"[5], and some suggest that her murder marked the end of the Hellenistic Age.[6][7]

Nana Georgievna Alexandria            Origin/Culture/Country: Armenian

Nana Georgievna Alexandria: is a Georgian chess Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She was the challenger in two matches for the Women's World Chess Championship.

Hero (or Heron) Of Alexandria            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Hero (or Heron) Of Alexandria: was an ancient Greek mathematician and engineer who was active in Alexandria, Ptolemaic Egypt. He is considered the greatest experimenter of antiquity[1] and his work is representative of the Hellenistic scientific tradition.[2] Among his most famous inventions were the first documented steam-powered device, the aeolipile, and a windwheel, constituting one of the earliest instances of wind harnessing.[3][4] He is said to have been a follower of the Atomists. Some of his ideas were derived from the works of Ctesibius.A number of references mention dates around 150 BC, but these are inconsistent with the dates of his publications and inventions. This may be due to a misinterpretation of the phrase "first century" or because Hero was a common name.