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Alex

Alex Raymond (born 1909, died 1956)
American cartoonist.
- Flash Gordon; Jungle Jim (see list of Cartoonists)

Alex Kozinski
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)

Alex Colville (born 1920)
Canadian painter.
- Born in Toronto, Ontario (see list of Famous Canadians)
Alex Currie
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
Alex Haley (born 1921, died 1992)
American journalist and author. Best known for Roots, a historical novel recounting an ancestor's sale into slavery and following the family fortunes up to modern times.
- 1977 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
Alex Trebek (born 1940)
Canadian television personality. Host of ''Jeopardy!'' since 1984.
- Born in Sudbury, Ontario (see list of Famous Canadians)

K. Alex Müller
Swiss scientist known for his discovery of new superconducting materials.
- 1987 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with J. Georg Bednorz (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)

Alex Baumann
Canadian athlete.
- 1984 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 200m and 400m Individual Medley (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Individual Medley)
Alex English
American basketball player.
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
Alex Johnson
Baseball player.
- 1970 American League Batting Champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)
Alex Karras
Football player.
- 1957 Outland Trophy winner (see list of Outland Trophy Winners)
Alex Olmedo
American tennis player.
- 1959 Wimbledon tennis champion (see list of Wimbledon Tennis Champions)
- 1959 Australian Open tennis champion (see list of Australian Open Tennis Champions)
Alex Rodriguez
Baseball player.
- 1996 American League batting champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)
Alex Ross
American golfer.
- 1907 U.S. Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
Alex Smith
Scottish-American golfer.
- 1906, 1910 U.S. Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
Alex Wojciechowicz
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1968 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
Alex Yermolinsky
- 1993 U.S. Chess champion (see list of United States Chess Champions)

Agent Alex Krycek
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Nicholas Lea (see list of Characters on ''The X-Files'')
Alex Masters
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''Loving'''' (see list of Characters on the Soap Opera ''Loving'')
Alex Rieger
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Judd Hirsch (see list of Characters on ''Taxi'')

Alex Delaware
Fictional detective.
- Created by author Jonathan Kellerman (see list of Fictional Detectives)
Alex Haley (born 1921, died 1992)
American journalist and author. Best known for Roots, a historical novel recounting an ancestor's sale into slavery and following the family fortunes up to modern times.
- 1977 recipient of a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, for Roots (see list of Winners of a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation)
- Author of the 1977 nonfiction best-seller Roots (see list of Bestselling Nonfiction Authors in the U.S.)
- Co-author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X (see list of Authors of some of the most frequently banned books between 1990-99, in the United States)
Alex S. Jones
- 1987 Pulitzer Prize winner for Specialized Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting)
Alex Tizon
- 1997 Pulitzer Prize winner for Investigative Reporting, with Deborah Nelson and Eric Nalder (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting)