Famous People with Name Aleksander

Aleksander Sznapik            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Aleksander Sznapik: a Polish chess master.He won four times Polish Chess Championship (1976, 1980, 1984, 1991), and was a Sub-Champion in 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981.[1] He won at Warsaw 1979 and shared first at Copenhagen (Politiken Cup) in 1984 and 1989, shared second at

Aleksander Stavre Drenova            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Aleksander Stavre Drenova: was one of the most well-known Albanian poets. One of his most recognizable poems is the Albanian national anthem, Hymni i Flamurit.Born in the village of Drenova, near Korçë, he studied at a Greek school in his village. His father died when he was just t

Aleksander Hetland            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Aleksander Hetland: is a Norwegian swimmer. Hetland, who represents Bærumssvømmerne, has his strength in the Medley events.At the 2004 World Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, Hetland came 4th in the 100 m medley event, and at the same time he sat the Norwegian record with the time 54.44

Aleksander Kotsis            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Aleksander Kotsis: was a Polish painter renowned for his landscapes, portraits and genre depictions of contemporary rustic scenes.In 1850, he attended the Kraków College of Fine Arts, where he studied under Wojciech Stattler.

Aleksandër Gabriel Meksi            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Aleksandër Gabriel Meksi: was the prime minister of Albania from April 13, 1992 to March 11, 1997. A former archaeologist, he was the first person to be prime minister of Albania after the end of communist rule. He was a co-founder and member of the Democratic Party of Albania and

Arkadiusz Aleksander            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Arkadiusz Aleksander: an Polish footballer who currently plays for Odra Wodzislaw.

Åge Aleksandersen            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Åge Aleksandersen: is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is one of his country's most famous singer/songwriters, musicians. Some of his most well known songs are "Lys og Varme" (Light and Warmth), "Fire Pils og en Pizza" (Four Pilseners and a Pizza) and "Rosalita". He also wrote and performed the official song of the 1997 Nordic skiing World Championship (held in Trondheim) together with two other musicians from the region, Ulf Risnes and Bjarne Brøndbo and the Nidaros Cathedral Boys' Choir. The song was called "Snørosa" (The Snowrose).

Oddny Aleksandersen            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Oddny Aleksandersen: is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Born in Vadsø, she chaired the local party chapter in Vadsø from 1979 to 1982 and was a member of the executive committee of Vadsø municipal council from 1979 to 1983. Elected to the county council in 1983, she served as deputy county mayor for one term, and acting county mayor from May 1986 to April 1987, during the illness of county mayor Helmer Mikkelsen. On the national level, she served briefly as personal secretary (today known as political advisor) in the Ministry of Justice and the Police in 1981. She was later Minister of Government Administration and Labour from September 1992 to October 1993, in the third cabinet Brundtland. She was the third woman in a row to hold this position; the first man to be Minister of Government Administration was Nils Olav Totland, who succeeded Aleksandersen in 1993.