Famous People with Name Alexander

Alexander Papagos            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Alexander Papagos: was a Greek General who led the Greek Army in the Greco-Italian War and the later stages of the Greek Civil War and became the country's Prime Minister.

Alexander Tzonis            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Alexander Tzonis: is a Greek architect, researcher and author. He has made contributions to architectural theory, history, and design cognition bringing together scientific and humanistic approaches in a rare synthesis. Since 1975 he has been collaborating in most projects with Liane Lefaivre. In 1985 he founded and directed Design Knowledge Systems (DKS), a multidisciplinary research institute for the study of architectural methodology and the development of design thinking tools. Tzonis is known for his work on creative design by analogy, the classical canon, history of the emergence and development of modern architectural thinking, and introducing the idea of critical regionalism.

Alexander S. Onassis            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Alexander S. Onassis: was the only son of Aristotle Onassis and Athina Livanos (alternate spelling: Livanou), also known as Tina. He had one sibling, Christina Onassis, the mother of Athina Onassis Roussel. Onassis had no formal schooling nor did he have friends of his own age, and despite not being gifted academically, he was very knowledgeable about automobiles and motors, which impressed Gianni Agnelli from Fiat. Onassis also fostered vocational ambitions of becoming a pilot, but extremely poor eyesight prevented this from materializing.

Alexander Philadelpheus            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Alexander Philadelpheus: was a distinguished Greek archaeologist, historian, painter, writer and philosopher. In 1896 he was appointed associate professor in Archaeology at the University of Athens. He was later appointed director of the Acropolis, (Acropolis Museum), Epidaurus and the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. As an Ephor of Antiquities, he directed a number of important excavations in Greece, including Nicopolis, Corinth, Hermione, Mycenae and Athens amongst others.

Alexander Mohr            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Alexander Mohr: was a German Expressionist artist. In 1919 he illustrated a book for famed German expressionist writer Carl Maria Weber and later rendered avant-garde illustrations for other publications. Commencing in 1920 Mohr began a lifelong friendship with the French-German writer Joseph Breitbach (1903–1980).

Nathaniel Alexander            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nathaniel Alexander: was the 13th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1805 to 1807. Returning to his native North Carolina, Alexander was elected to the North Carolina House of Commons in 1797, to the North Carolina Senate in 1801, and to the United States House

Sydenham Benoni Alexander            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sydenham Benoni Alexander: was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1891 and 1895. After the Civil War, Alexander was a member of the North Carolina Senate in 1879, 1883, 1885, 1887, where he was instrumental in the establishment of the North Carolina College o

Joseph Alexander            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Joseph Alexander: was an Austrian diplomat, born in Vienna. His real name was Josef Hafenbredl, which he changed to Hübner. He began his public career in 1833 under Metternich, whose confidence he soon gained, and who sent him in 1837 as attaché to Paris. In 1841 he became

Robert Keith Alexander            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Keith Alexander: was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 to 1985.Alexander ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the 1982 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Edmonton-Whitemud with a landslide victory to hold it for the governing Progressive Conservative party.

Christopher "Chris" A. Alexander            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Christopher "Chris" A. Alexander: is the Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament for Ajax-Pickering in Ontario. In 1997, he became Deputy Director (Russia) of the Eastern Europe Division responsible for political and trade relations. In 2002 he returned to the Canadian embassy in Moscow as Minister Counsellor (Political). He received a Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) award in 2003. Considered a star candidate, Alexander became the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the suburban Toronto riding of Ajax—Pickering on September 21, 2009 and he and his family moved to Ajax, Ontario. The riding was considered a key battleground riding. Alexander won the seat at the 2011 federal election. He has remained active on Afghanistan related issues, frequently speaking and writing on this subject.